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TX SB2568
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judith Zaffirini
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AI Summary
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Exempts qualified local sponsors from obtaining a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) permit to construct or maintain dams or reservoirs with normal storage of not more than 200 acre-feet of water for erosion, floodwater, and sediment control purposes
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Defines "qualified local sponsor" as a district or authority created under the Texas Constitution that has an agreement with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to operate and maintain such dams or reservoirs
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Allows qualified local sponsors to divert water from exempt dams or reservoirs as needed for repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation without a permit
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Maintains the permit exemption even if the agreement with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service terminates, provided the dam or reservoir continues to be used for erosion, floodwater, and sediment control purposes
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Requires TCEQ to adopt implementing rules by January 1, 2026, with the act taking effect immediately upon two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.
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Last Action
Placed on General State Calendar
5/27/2025