86R8485 JAM-F
By: Shine H.B. No. 1594
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of
groundwater availability in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. In order to engage in a scientific inquiry and
analysis regarding current and projected groundwater production in
Williamson and northern Travis Counties, and to fully assess the
effects on groundwater resources associated with that production,
the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board
shall:
(1) update the findings made in Texas Water
Development Board Report 350, issued in 1999 - "Changes in
Groundwater Conditions in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers,
1987-1997, for Portions of Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam,
Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas"; and
(2) update all portions of the Edwards Aquifer and
Trinity Aquifer groundwater availability models in order to better
address the interaction between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers
and to reflect current and projected groundwater production in
light of the increased development and population growth in the
areas overlying those aquifers.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the executive
administrator of the Texas Water Development Board shall:
(1) complete the updates to the report and models
described by Section 1 of this Act; and
(2) make copies of the updated report and models
available to the public.
SECTION 3. This Act expires September 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. 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, 2019.