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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report on the water level of Falcon Lake in |
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Zapata and Starr Counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY. The Parks and Wildlife Department and the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall jointly conduct a |
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study on the water level of Falcon Lake in Zapata and Starr |
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Counties. The study must: |
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(1) evaluate the optimum water level for recreational |
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fishing on the lake; and |
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(2) examine the factors that contribute to or are |
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affected by the rise and fall of the lake's water levels, including |
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flood control, conservation, and hydroelectric power projects. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2022, the |
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Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality shall submit to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, and speaker of the house of representatives a report that |
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includes: |
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(1) the findings of the study conducted under Section |
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1 of this Act; and |
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(2) recommendations to achieve and maintain the |
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optimum water level for recreational fishing on Falcon Lake, |
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consistent with the purpose of the lake's construction. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, |
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2023. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |