88R6146 KBB-D
By: Tinderholt H.B. No. 1889
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study of seawater desalination processes used in
Israel and the feasibility of using similar processes in Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "center" means the
Texas State University Meadows Center for Water and the
Environment.
SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The center shall conduct a study of
seawater desalination processes used in Israel.
(b) In conducting the study, the center shall:
(1) identify the similarities and differences between
the desalination processes used in Israel and the desalination
processes used in this state;
(2) determine the feasibility and practicability of
using the processes used in Israel for the desalination of water
from the Gulf of Mexico; and
(3) provide any necessary information and
recommendations for the use in this state of the desalination
processes used in Israel.
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2025, the
center shall report the results of the study conducted under this
Act to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate
and the house of representatives that have jurisdiction over
natural resources.
SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2025.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2023.