H.B.ANo.A677

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AN ACT

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relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

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SECTIONA1.AASection 12.052(e-1), Water Code, is amended to

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read as follows:

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(e-1)AAThe commission shall exempt an owner of a dam located

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on private property from meeting requirements related to dam safety

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if the dam:
(1)AAat

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maximum

capacity

impounds

less

than

500

acre-feet;

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(2)AAhas a hazard classification of low or significant;

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(3)AAis located in a county with a population of less

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than 350,000 [215,000]; and
(4)AAis not located inside the corporate limits of a
municipality.

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SECTIONA2.AASection 12.052(e-3), Water Code, is repealed.

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SECTIONA3.AAThis Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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 H.B.ANo.A677

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AAAAPresident of the Senate

Speaker of the HouseAAAAAA

I certify that H.B. No. 677 was passed by the House on March
27, 2013, by the following vote:AAYeas 147, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.

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Chief Clerk of the HouseAAA

I certify that H.B. No. 677 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote:AAYeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the SenateAAAA

APPROVED:AA_____________________
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