| 1 | 1 | | 84R13313 JNC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Frank H.R. No. 1824 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Population growth in the arid and semiarid regions |
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| 7 | 7 | | of the United States is expanding at a rate that far exceeds the |
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| 8 | 8 | | growth rate in other parts of the nation, yet it is this same region |
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| 9 | 9 | | where water sources have become limited in their capacity to |
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| 10 | 10 | | sustain future population growth; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Traditional approaches to meeting growing water |
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| 12 | 12 | | demand in urban areas require exploitation of surface and |
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| 13 | 13 | | subsurface resources to the maximum extent possible, but these |
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| 14 | 14 | | approaches are becoming increasingly costly; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Future growth and development in our state will |
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| 16 | 16 | | require cost-effective solutions to provide sustainable water |
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| 17 | 17 | | supplies, and this effort will require collaboration among all of |
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| 18 | 18 | | the communities, organizations, and institutions that have a stake |
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| 19 | 19 | | in the region's well-being; now, therefore, be it |
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| 20 | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Legislature hereby request the speaker to direct the House |
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| 22 | 22 | | Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an interim study on the |
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| 23 | 23 | | interconnectivity of Texas water resources; and, be it further |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the study specifically identify: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) which legal issues obstruct localities from |
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| 26 | 26 | | entering into agreements to transfer water; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) the financial barriers that restrict local water |
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| 28 | 28 | | suppliers from completing water transfer projects without state |
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| 29 | 29 | | assistance; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) any organizational problems that inhibit |
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| 31 | 31 | | cooperation between local water providers or regional water |
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| 32 | 32 | | planners in moving water; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | (4) potential partners among bordering states and the |
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| 34 | 34 | | potential challenges to water transfers between Texas suppliers and |
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| 35 | 35 | | suppliers in those states; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including |
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| 37 | 37 | | its findings and recommendations, to the House of Representatives |
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| 38 | 38 | | of the 85th Texas Legislature before it convenes in January 2017. |
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