H.B. No. 2109 amends the Texas Water Code to establish new provisions regarding the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan. Specifically, it introduces Section 16.0511, which mandates that the board must remove a site designated as a unique value reservoir site if construction has not commenced within 50 years of the site's initial inclusion in any version of the state water plan. Additionally, any site removed under this provision cannot be included in future versions of the plan. The bill also clarifies that this removal process does not apply to sites for which a water right was issued by the commission on or before September 1, 2025.

The bill modifies existing language in Section 16.051(g-1) by removing certain provisions and inserting new language that specifies the conditions under which a site is considered a designated site of unique value. The designation of such sites will terminate on September 1, 2015, unless a project sponsor takes affirmative action to advance the construction or permitting process. Overall, the bill aims to streamline the management of reservoir sites in the state water plan and ensure that outdated or unutilized sites are removed in a timely manner. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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