84R10638 SLB-D
By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 991
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that the General Land Office and the Texas
Water Development Board conduct a study regarding the use of wind
and solar power to develop and desalinate brackish groundwater.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The General Land Office and the Texas Water
Development Board shall jointly conduct a study regarding the use
of wind and solar power to develop and desalinate brackish
groundwater.
(b) The General Land Office and the Texas Water Development
Board may coordinate with a research division of a university in
conducting the study.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2016, the General
Land Office and the Texas Water Development Board shall report the
results of the study conducted under this Act to the governor and
the legislature.
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.