TITLE: Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right.

SUMMARY: Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.122, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-4) to read as follows: (b-4) The commission may waive a requirement described by Subsection (b-3)(3)(B) or (F) if the commission makes a finding that the waiver would not adversely affect: (1) the environment; or (2) the rights of another person who holds a permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication issued under Section 11.323. SECTION 2. This Act applies to an application to amend a water right that is filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act or is pending as of the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. 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.