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Broad water legislation introduced
Senate bill designates 19 reservoir sites
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Friday, February 23, 2007
Legislation was introduced in the Texas Senate on Thursday that would designate sites for future reservoirs, help ensure there's enough water in Texas rivers for fish and wildlife, and encourage conservation.
The bill's champions, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Sen. Kip Averitt, R-Waco, hope it's closer to an omnibus bill implementing the state's water plan, as opposed to an ominous bill that will draw the kind of heated opposition that defeated similar legislation two years ago.