84R7821 SLB-D
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 580
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to water intake requirements for the Lower Colorado River
Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code,
is amended by adding Section 8503.032 to read as follows:
Sec. 8503.032. WATER INTAKE REQUIREMENTS. The authority
shall include in its water management plan a requirement that a
water intake that provides water for a municipality must be located
at or below the lowest water level recorded during the drought of
record for the reservoir in which the intake is located.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
construction of a water intake structure that commences on or after
the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.