Water For Environmental Flows - 78th R.S. (2003)

Committee Members
Ken Armbrister, Co-Chair Robert Puente, Co-Chair Ray Allen William "Bill" Callegari	Charlie Geren Todd Staples Jeff Wentworth
Joseph J. Beal Jerry Clark Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons David Herndon E.G. Rod Pittman	Andrew Sansom Ben F. Vaughan IV W.E. West Kathleen Hartnett White
Charges
• The study commission shall conduct public hearings and study public policy implications for balancing the demands on the water resources of the state resulting from a growing population with the requirements of the riverine, bay, and estuary systems including granting permits for instream flows dedicated to environmental needs or bay and estuary inflows, use of the Texas Water Trust, and any other issues that the study commission determines have importance and relevance to the protection of environmental flows. In evaluating the options for providing adequate environmental flows, the study commission shall take notice of the strong public policy imperative that exists in this state recognizing that environmental flows are important to the biological health of our parks, game preserves, and bay and estuary systems and are high priorities in the permitting process. The study commission shall specifically address ways that the ecological soundness of these systems will be ensured in the water allocation process.
Note: Created by SB 1639, 78th Legislature.

Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.