ORDER NO. 25831
APPROVE RESOLUTION OPPOSING PASSAGE
OF SENATE PILL 143 AND ITS COMPANION PILL
HOUSE BILL 1E45
On this the 12th day of Apr^il 1999, upon motion made by
Commissioner- Leta, seconded by Commissioner- Paldwin, the Cour^t
unanimously approved by • vot• 0} 4-O~I~, adopting a
r-e solution opposing Senate Pill 143 and Ho~.ise Pill 1E45.
RESOLUTION
BE IT REMEMBERED at a meeting of Commissioners Co~_ir^t
of Herr- County, Texas, held on the i^cth day of Apr-il 1999, on
motion made by Jonathan Leta, Commissioner- of Pr^ecinct No. 3,
and seconded by H. A. Paldwin, Commissioner Pr^ecinct No. 1,
the following Resol~_ition was adopted:
WHEREAS, Rur-scant to Senate Bill i (75th Leg.), the Texas
Water- Development Poard has appointed r-egional gr-oups
to develop plans to address long ter-m water- supply
needs in Texas; and
WHEREAS, the wor-k of those gr-oups is in progress and will
serve as the fo~_indation for- a new state water' plan;
and
WHEREAS, Section 11.085(s) of the Texas Water Code provides
that transfer-s of water- from one r-iver^ basin to
another- are junior to rights held by people in the
basin or^ or-igin, pr-oviding much needed pr^otection
dur-ing times of dr-ought to ensur-e the water' supply
needs of the basin of origin ar-e satisfied befvr-e
tr-ansfer-r^ing water- to other areas; and
WHEREAS, even as the wor-k of the regional water planning
gr^oups is ~_inder-way, Senate Bill 143 and its
companion House Pill, HBiE45, have been introduced
to r-epeai Section 11.085(s) of the Water- Code,
setting the stage to tr^ansfer^ water- fr^om one ar^ea
of the state to another^, even in times of dr'ought
and befvr^e the needs of the basin of or-igin have
been met; and
WHEREAS, r^ather^ than eliminating safeguar^ds that protect
against transferring water from areas of the state
which will be dependent on that water^ during times
of drought, the Legislat~.ir^e should encour^age and
r^equir^e ar^eas for^ecasting long-term water^ shor^tages
to develop new water^ supplies to serve those regions.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Commissioners' Co~_ir^t of
N.er^r^ County, Texas opposes passage of Senate Bill
143, its companion bill, House Bill 1645, or^ any
other legislation that would eliminate pr^otect ions
• like those found in Sec. 11.085(s) of the Texas
Water^ Code, and calls upon members of the Legislature
r^epr^esenting ~:er^r^ County to wor^k in opposition to
passage of those bills.
Signed this icth day of Apr^il 1959.
RESOLUTION
STATE OF TEXAS § COMMISSIONERS COURT
COUNTY OF KERB § OF KERB COUNTY, TEXAS
BE IT REMEMBERED at a meeting of Commissioners Court of Ken County, Texas, held on the
12~' day of April, 1999, on motion made by Jonathan Letz, Commissioner of Precinct No. 3, and seconded
by H.A. Baldwin, Commissioner Precinct No. 1, the following Resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Senate Bill 1 (75`~ Leg.), the Texas Water Development Boazd has appointed
regional groups to develop plans to address long term water supply needs in Texas; and
WHEREAS, the work of those groups is in progress and will serve as the foundation for a new state
water plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 11.085(s) of the Texas Water Code provides that transfers of water from one river
basin to another are junior to rights held by people in the basin or origin, providing much-
needed protection during times of drought to ensure the water supply needs of the basin of
origin aze satisfied before transferring water to other azeas; and
WHEREAS, even as the work of the regional water planning groups is underway, Senate Bill 143 and its
companion House Bill, HB1645, have been urtroduced to repeal Section 11.085(s) of the
Water Code, setting the stage to transfer water from one azea of the state to another, even
in times of drought and before the needs of the basin of origin have been met; and
WHEREAS, rather than eliminating safeguazds that protect against transferring water from azeas of the
state which will be dependent on that water during times of drought, the Legislature should
encourage and require azeas forecasting long-term water shortages to develop new water
supplies to serve those regions.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Commissioners Court of Kerr County, Texas opposes
passage of Senate Bill 143, its companion bill, House Bill 1645, or any other legislation that
would eliminate protections like those found in Sec. 11.085(s) of the Texas Water Code,
and calls upon members of the Legislature representing Ken County to work in opposition
to passage of those bills.
Signed this 12'h day of April, 1999.
FRED HENNEKE, KERB COUNTY JUDGE