85R13038 JAM-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 2716
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Department of Agriculture of the transfer
of water from the Mississippi River.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the
Department of Agriculture.
(b) The department shall conduct a study of the feasibility
of and the costs and benefits associated with the transfer of water
from the Mississippi River to this state by an underground aqueduct
or covered canal.
(c) In conducting the study, the department shall consult
with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Water
Development Board, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and
the appropriate governmental agencies of any state that would be
affected by the transfer.
(d) The department may accept grants or private donations
for the purposes of conducting the study under this section.
(e) Not later than January 1, 2019, the department shall
submit to the legislature a report containing the findings of the
study conducted under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act expires January 2, 2019.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.