87R6500 SLB-F     By: Wilson H.B. No. 2095       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to water research conducted by The University of Texas   Bureau of Economic Geology.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 2, Water Code, is amended by adding   Subtitle G to read as follows:   SUBTITLE G. WATER RESEARCH   CHAPTER 39. INTEGRATED WATER RESEARCH          Sec. 39.0101.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "bureau" means   The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.          Sec. 39.0102.  MONITORING AND MODELING. (a) The bureau   shall collect monitoring data related to surface water and   groundwater and the integration of surface water and groundwater.   For purposes of this section, the bureau may collect data related to   soil or atmospheric moisture, if appropriate.          (b)  The bureau shall use the data collected under Subsection   (a) to create a system of comprehensive surface water and   groundwater models, including models of the integration of surface   water and groundwater.          Sec. 39.0103.  COOPERATION. As is necessary to carry out its   duties under this chapter, the bureau may cooperate with:                (1)  Texas A&M University;                (2)  Texas Tech University;                (3)  a state agency; or                (4)  a private entity.          Sec. 39.0104.  RESULTS. The bureau shall make the results of   the monitoring and modeling required by this chapter available to   state agencies and state institutions of higher education.          Sec. 39.0105.  PUBLIC INFORMATION EXEMPTION. The data and   models produced as required by this chapter are not subject to   disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.