Bill Text: TX SB991 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a requirement that the General Land Office conduct a study regarding the use of wind or solar power to desalinate brackish groundwater.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Effective immediately [SB991 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB991-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 991 | ||
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| relating to a requirement that the General Land Office conduct a | ||
| study regarding the use of wind or solar power to desalinate | ||
| brackish groundwater. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Development board" means the Texas Water | ||
| Development Board. | ||
| (2) "Land office" means the General Land Office. | ||
| SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The land office in consultation | ||
| with the development board shall conduct a study regarding the use | ||
| of wind or solar power to desalinate brackish groundwater on real | ||
| property owned by the state. | ||
| (b) The land office and the development board may request | ||
| data from any state agency in conducting the study. An agency | ||
| receiving a request under this subsection shall provide the | ||
| requested data. | ||
| (c) The land office may coordinate with a research division | ||
| of a university in conducting the study. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 31, 2016, | ||
| the land office shall report the results of the study conducted | ||
| under this Act to the governor and the legislature. | ||
| (b) The report described by this section may not disclose | ||
| information that is excepted from the requirements of Section | ||
| 552.021, Government Code. | ||
| SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 991 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 991 passed the House on | ||
| May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 7, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
