Bill Text: TX SB1579 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of a watermaster for the Brazos River Basin.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Referred to Natural Resources [SB1579 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB1579-Introduced.html

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83R3403 JAM-F
By: Taylor S.B. No. 1579

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a watermaster for the Brazos River
Basin.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.325, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 11.325. WATER DIVISIONS. (a) Subject to Subsection
(b), the [The] commission shall divide the state into water
divisions for the purpose of administering adjudicated water
rights. Water divisions may be created from time to time as the
necessity arises. The divisions shall be constituted to secure the
best protection to the holders of water rights and the most
economical supervision on the part of the state.
(b) The commission shall create a water division that
includes the entire Brazos River Basin.
SECTION 2. Section 11.326(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The executive director:
(1) shall appoint a watermaster for the water division
created under Section 11.325(b); and
(2) may appoint one watermaster for each other water
division.
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, 2013.