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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water intake requirements for the Lower Colorado River |
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Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 8503.032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8503.032. WATER INTAKE REQUIREMENTS. The authority |
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shall include in its water management plan a requirement that a |
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water intake that provides water for a municipality must be located |
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at or below the lowest water level recorded during the drought of |
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record for the reservoir in which the intake is located. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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construction of a water intake structure that commences on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |