| 1 | 1 | | 86R8485 JAM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Shine H.B. No. 1594 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of |
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| 8 | 8 | | groundwater availability in certain counties. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. In order to engage in a scientific inquiry and |
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| 11 | 11 | | analysis regarding current and projected groundwater production in |
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| 12 | 12 | | Williamson and northern Travis Counties, and to fully assess the |
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| 13 | 13 | | effects on groundwater resources associated with that production, |
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| 14 | 14 | | the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board |
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| 15 | 15 | | shall: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) update the findings made in Texas Water |
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| 17 | 17 | | Development Board Report 350, issued in 1999 - "Changes in |
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| 18 | 18 | | Groundwater Conditions in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1987-1997, for Portions of Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas"; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) update all portions of the Edwards Aquifer and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Trinity Aquifer groundwater availability models in order to better |
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| 23 | 23 | | address the interaction between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers |
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| 24 | 24 | | and to reflect current and projected groundwater production in |
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| 25 | 25 | | light of the increased development and population growth in the |
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| 26 | 26 | | areas overlying those aquifers. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the executive |
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| 28 | 28 | | administrator of the Texas Water Development Board shall: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) complete the updates to the report and models |
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| 30 | 30 | | described by Section 1 of this Act; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) make copies of the updated report and models |
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| 32 | 32 | | available to the public. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 35 | 35 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 36 | 36 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 37 | 37 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 38 | 38 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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