86R11778 BRG-F
By: Hefner H.B. No. 2238
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study of the feasibility of converting quarries and
surface mine pits for use as water storage reservoirs to enhance
this state's available water supply.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The legislature shall establish a joint
interim committee to study the feasibility and desirability of
converting quarries and surface mine pits for use as water storage
reservoirs to enhance this state's available water supply.
(b) The committee is composed of:
(1) the members of the standing committee of the
senate that has primary jurisdiction over natural resources; and
(2) the members of the standing committee of the house
of representatives that has primary jurisdiction over natural
resources.
(c) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
representatives shall jointly designate a chair or, alternatively,
designate two co-chairs from among the committee membership.
(d) The committee may adopt rules necessary to carry out the
committee's duties under this section.
(e) Not later than December 1, 2020, the committee shall
report to the governor and the legislature the findings of the study
and any recommendations developed by the committee under this
section.
(f) The committee is abolished and this Act expires January
12, 2021.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.