Bill Text: TX HR584 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 27, 2011, as Texas Water Conservation Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR584 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR584-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 584 |
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WHEREAS, Texas is a diverse state with a variety of | ||
ecological and hydrogeological regions and a wide range of | ||
rainfall, surface water, and groundwater availability; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Water Development Board estimates that the | ||
state's population will more than double between 2000 and 2060, | ||
growing from about 21 million to some 46 million; the board further | ||
estimates that the demand for water will increase by 27 percent, | ||
from nearly 17 million acre-feet of water in 2000 to 21.6 million | ||
acre-feet in 2060, and that existing water supplies will decrease | ||
by about 18 percent, from approximately 17.9 million acre-feet in | ||
2010 to around 14.6 million acre-feet in 2060; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the easiest and most cost-effective solutions | ||
to help the state meet water supply needs now and in the future is | ||
water conservation, which includes not only the reduction of | ||
overall demand for water but also the increase in efficiency of | ||
water systems; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Water Conservation Advisory Council was created | ||
in 2007 to develop information on best conservation practices and | ||
to report biennially to the legislature on water conservation | ||
efforts; the 2007 State Water Plan recommends that 600,000 | ||
acre-feet of municipal water be conserved statewide, and many | ||
believe additional water conservation is achievable by a number of | ||
new conservation methods, including increased energy efficiency; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Some regional water plans also set ambitious water | ||
conservation goals and must meet those goals to be able to match | ||
water demand with water supply; in addition, most cities are | ||
required by state law to develop written water conservation plans, | ||
and several have adopted exemplary water conservation programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Education about water conservation opportunities | ||
and practices is needed so that consumers, municipalities, and | ||
agricultural and industrial users consume less, waste less, and | ||
reuse more; taking the lead in providing such education are the | ||
Texas Water Development Board, the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the | ||
Texas Department of Agriculture, and the Texas Water Foundation; | ||
moreover, groundwater conservation districts, water utilities, | ||
irrigation districts, river authorities, communities, businesses, | ||
nonprofit organizations, and individuals are also involved in this | ||
vital initiative; and | ||
WHEREAS, The legislature recognizes the critical importance | ||
of bringing together water conservation leaders to educate Texans | ||
about water conservation opportunities and practices and to promote | ||
the need for additional conservation; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Texans across the state for their | ||
efforts to conserve water, urge them to continue to conserve even | ||
more water, and recognize April 27, 2011, as Texas Water | ||
Conservation Day at the State Capitol. | ||
Ritter | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 584 was adopted by the House on March | ||
31, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||