By: Harris of Anderson (Senate Sponsor - Springer) H.B. No. 2388
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 17, 2023;
May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Water,
Agriculture & Rural Affairs; May 4, 2023, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 4, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
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PerryX
HancockX
BlancoX
FloresX
GutierrezX
JohnsonX
KolkhorstX
SparksX
SpringerX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to memoranda of understanding between the Texas Water
Development Board and other state agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.104, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 6.104. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. The board may
enter into a memorandum of understanding with any other state
agency [and shall adopt by rule any memorandum of understanding
between the board and any other state agency].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
6.104, Water Code, applies only to a memorandum of understanding
that is entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. A
memorandum of understanding that is entered into before that date
is governed by the law in effect on the date the memorandum of
understanding was entered into, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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