HB3628 - Relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans adopted or approved by the board.

  89R18405 ANG-F     By: Villalobos H.B. No. 3628     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3628:     By:  Martinez C.S.H.B. No. 3628       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development   Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans   adopted or approved by the board.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 16.051, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as   follows:          (d)  The board, in coordination with the commission, the   Department of Agriculture, and the Parks and Wildlife Department,   shall adopt by rule guidance principles for the state water plan   which reflect the public interest of the entire state.  When   adopting guidance principles, due consideration shall be given to   the construction and improvement of surface water resources and the   application of principles that result in voluntary redistribution   of water resources.  The board shall review and update the guidance   principles and any other rules related to the state water plan , with   input from the commission, the Department of Agriculture, and the   Parks and Wildlife Department, as necessary but at least every five   years to coincide with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new   water plan as described in Subsection (a).           (d-1)     The requirement to review a rule not later than the   fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and   every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b),   Government Code, does not apply to a rule related to the state water   plan adopted under this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding   Subsections (f-1) and (f-2) to read as follows:           (f-1)     The board shall review and update rules adopted under   this section as necessary but at least every five years to coincide   with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new water plan as   described in Section 16.051.           (f-2)     The requirement to review a rule not later than the   fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and   every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b),   Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this   section.          SECTION 3.  Section 16.061, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as   follows:          (c)  The board, in coordination with the commission, the   Department of Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and   Wildlife Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management,   and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, shall adopt   guidance principles for the state flood plan that reflect the   public interest of the entire state.  The board shall review and   revise the guidance principles and any other rules related to the   state flood plan , with input from the commission, the Department of   Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife   Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the   State Soil and Water Conservation Board as necessary and at least   every fifth year to coincide with the five-year cycle for adoption   of a new state flood plan.           (c-1)     The requirement to review a rule not later than the   fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and   every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b),   Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this   section.          SECTION 4.  Section 16.062, Water Code, is amended by adding   Subsections (m) and (n) to read as follows:           (m)     The board shall review and update rules adopted under   this section as necessary but at least every five years to coincide   with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new state flood plan as   described in Section 16.061.           (n)     The requirement to review a rule not later than the   fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and   every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b),   Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this   section.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.