2019S0325-1 03/04/19
By: Buckley H.B. No. 3264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of
groundwater conditions 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
and to assess the effects of that production on groundwater
conditions, the executive administrator of the Texas Water
Development Board shall, for the Trinity and Edwards Aquifers in
Bell, Burnet, Milam, Travis, and Williamson Counties:
(1) compile and evaluate current data on groundwater
levels, aquifer characteristics, and groundwater use and
production; and
(2) fully assess the effects of current and projected
groundwater production on groundwater conditions.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the executive
administrator of the Texas Water Development Board shall:
(1) complete the compilation and evaluation of data
and prepare a report responsive to the technical scope described by
Section 1 of this Act; and
(2) make copies of the report available to the public.
SECTION 3. The executive administrator of the Texas Water
Development Board is required to implement this Act only if the
legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act expires September 1, 2021.
SECTION 5. 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.