By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2568               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the exempt use of flood control reservoirs constructed   pursuant to Public Law P.L. 83-566 by qualified local sponsors.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1: Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Water Code, is amended   by adding Section 11.1423 to read as follows:          Sec. 11.1423.  PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR SPONSORED FLOOD CONTROL   RESERVOIRS. (a) Without obtaining a permit a District operating as   a Qualified Local Sponsor may:                (1)  construct or maintain on property owned or   controlled by the Sponsor a dam or reservoir with normal storage of   not more than 200 acre-feet of water for purposes of erosion,   floodwater, and sediment control; and                (2)  divert water from the reservoir as needed for the   limited purpose of using the water to repair, maintain,   rehabilitate the impoundment and associated works of improvement to   maintain the operational integrity and purpose of the dam or   reservoir.          (b)  As used in this Section, the term "Qualified Local   Sponsor" means any district or authority created by authority of   either Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59,   Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of how created that has   entered into an agreement with the United States Department of   Agriculture, Natural Resources pursuant to Public Law 83-566 to   serve as a local sponsor to operate and maintain the reservoir for   purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.          (c)  The exempt status of the reservoir and the beneficial   uses authorized by this Section shall not be affected by the   subsequent termination of the agreement between the district and   United States so long as the reservoir continues to be owned or   controlled by the district for the purposes contemplated by this   Section.          SECTION 2.  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality   shall adopt rules to implement Section 11.1423, Water Code, as   amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2026.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.