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Relating to the duty of the Water Conservation Advisory Council to submit a report and recommendations regarding water conservation in this state.
SB 551, if passed, would modify the Water Code by placing an
additional Requirement on the Water Conservation Advisory Council. Currently
the Council is required to submit a report to the governor, lieutenant
governor, and speaker of the House which details steps taken towards water
conservation in Texas. SB 551 would require that this report also include recommendations
for legislation which would advance further water conservation.
SB 551 would place additional reporting requirements on a council commissioned by the legislature. Though we are wary of what future legislation the council may suggest, their report would only make recommendations; authority to act would still lie with
the legislature. Ultimately, because this does not affect our liberty principles, we are
neutral on SB 551.