HB 2109
AN ACT relating to the removal of a proposed reservoir project from the
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires the removal of any proposed reservoir project from the state water plan if construction has not begun within 50 years of being initially included. Once removed, such a project becomes permanently ineligible for future inclusion in the state water plan. The legislation aims to streamline water planning by eliminating long-stalled reservoir proposals and will apply to projects that have been in the plan for 50 years or more.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the removal of a proposed reservoir project from the BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.0511, Water Code, is added as Sec. 16.0511. REMOVAL OF A PROPOSED RESERVOIR PROJECT FROM THE STATE WATER PLAN. (a) The executive administrator shall remove a proposed reservoir project from the state water plan if construction has not begun within 50 years of being included in any version of the plan by the Board or its preceding authority. SECTION 2. Section 16.0511, Water Code, as added by this Act, applies to a proposed reservoir project included in any version of the state water plan for the previous 50 years or more. Once a proposed project has been removed by the executive administrator, the project is not eligible for inclusion in any SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the removal of a proposed reservoir project from the
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