Bill: SB 696, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| 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
