TITLE: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the mapping of groundwater in confined and unconfined aquifers.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the mapping of groundwater in confined and unconfined aquifers.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the mapping of groundwater in confined and unconfined aquifers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The Texas Water Development Board shall conduct a study to define the quality and quantity of groundwater in this state in confined and unconfined aquifers. In conducting the study, the board shall produce a map that shows the area and water quality of confined and unconfined groundwater aquifers. SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2016, the Texas Water Development Board shall report the results of the study conducted under this Act to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees in the senate and the house of representatives that have jurisdiction over natural resources. 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.