Bill

SB 696

85(R) - 2017
Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Environment
Water

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral

Author(s)

Charles Perry

Bill Caption

Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability models for certain river basins.

Fiscal Notes

An impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

Bill Analysis

SB 696 would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create updated water availability models for the  Brazos, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Sulphur, and Rio Grande River basins by December, 2020.

Vote Recommendation Notes

SB 696 neither uplifts nor offends our liberty principles, therefore we remain neutral.

Organizations Supporting

North Texas Municipal Water District
San Antonio River Authority
Texas Association of Business
Texas Business Leadership Council
Texas Water Conservation Association
The Nature Conservancy
The Sierra Club