89R16264 CMO-D
By: Darby H.B. No. 5518
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an
amendment to a water right.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.122, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (b-4) to read as follows:
(b-4) The commission may waive a requirement described by
Subsection (b-3)(3)(B) or (F) if the commission makes a finding
that the waiver would not adversely affect:
(1) the environment; or
(2) the rights of another person who holds a permit,
certified filing, or certificate of adjudication issued under
Section 11.323.
SECTION 2. This Act applies to an application to amend a
water right that is filed with the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act or
is pending as of the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2025.