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Texas Senate Bill SR711

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12 By: Perry S.R. No. 711
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4- SENATE RESOLUTION
5+ R E S O L U T I O N
56 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
67 Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
78 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
8- conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
9- Senate Bill 28 (relating to financial assistance provided and
10- programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board) to
11- consider and take action on the following matters:
9+ conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
10+ Bill 28 (relating to financial assistance provided and programs
11+ administered by the Texas Water Development Board) to consider and
12+ take action on the following matters:
1213 (1) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
13- committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2
14- of the bill, by omitting text in added Section 15.153(a), Water
14+ committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2 of
15+ the bill, by omitting text in added Section 15.153(a), Water Code.
16+ The omitted text reads:
17+ the acquisition or creation of
18+ Explanation: The change is necessary to limit the purposes
19+ for which money in the new water supply for Texas fund may be used.
20+ (2) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
21+ committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2 of
22+ the bill, by omitting added Section 15.153(b)(1)(A), Water Code.
23+ The omitted text reads:
24+ (A) the acquisition of water from other states;
25+ Explanation: The change is necessary to limit the purposes
26+ for which money in the new water supply for Texas fund may be used.
27+ (3) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
28+ committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2 of
29+ the bill, by omitting text in added Section 15.153(b)(3), Water
1530 Code. The omitted text reads:
16- the acquisition or creation of
17- Explanation: The change is necessary to limit the
18- purposes for which money in the new water supply for Texas fund
19- may be used.
20- (2) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
21- committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2
22- of the bill, by omitting added Section 15.153(b)(1)(A), Water
23- Code. The omitted text reads:
24- (A) the acquisition of water from other
25- states;
26- Explanation: The change is necessary to limit the
27- purposes for which money in the new water supply for Texas fund
28- may be used.
29- (3) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
30- committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2
31- of the bill, by omitting text in added Section 15.153(b)(3),
32- Water Code. The omitted text reads:
3331 only for the acquisition or transfer of water originating outside
3432 this state
35- Explanation: The change is necessary to limit the
36- purposes for which money in the new water supply for Texas fund
37- may be used.
33+ Explanation: The change is necessary to limit the purposes
34+ for which money in the new water supply for Texas fund may be used.
3835 (4) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
39- committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 6
40- of the bill, by omitting added Section 15.502(d), Water Code.
41- The omitted text reads:
42- (d) The comptroller may not use the fund for
43- certification under Section 49a, Article III, Texas
44- Constitution.
45- Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify the
46- purposes for which the Texas water fund may be used.
47- _______________________________
48- President of the Senate
49- I hereby certify that the
50- above Resolution was adopted by
51- the Senate on May 28, 2023, by
52- the following vote: Yeas 31,
53- Nays 0.
54- _______________________________
55- Secretary of the Senate
36+ committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 6 of
37+ the bill, by omitting added Section 15.502(d), Water Code. The
38+ omitted text reads:
39+ (d) The comptroller may not use the fund for certification
40+ under Section 49a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
41+ Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify the purposes
42+ for which the Texas water fund may be used.