85R11343 SLB-D     By: Workman H.B. No. 3038       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the explanatory reports issued by the district   representatives in groundwater management areas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 36.108(d-3), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (d-3)  After the earlier of the date on which all the   districts have submitted their district summaries or the expiration   of the public comment period under Subsection (d-2), the district   representatives shall reconvene to review the reports, consider any   district's suggested revisions to the proposed desired future   conditions, and finally adopt the desired future conditions for the   management area.  The desired future conditions must be adopted as a   resolution by a two-thirds vote of all the district   representatives.  The district representatives shall produce a   desired future conditions explanatory report for the management   area and submit to the development board and each district in the   management area proof that notice was posted for the joint planning   meeting, a copy of the resolution, and a copy of the explanatory   report.  The report must:                (1)  identify each desired future condition;                (2)  provide the policy and technical justifications   for each desired future condition;                (3)  include documentation that the factors under   Subsection (d) were considered by the districts and a discussion of   how the adopted desired future conditions impact each factor;                (4)  include an assessment of the brackish groundwater   resources of the management area, categorized by salinity level;                (5)  demonstrate that the adopted desired future   condition achieves a balance between the highest practicable level   of groundwater production and the conservation and preservation of   groundwater;                (6) [(4)]  list other desired future condition options   considered, if any, and the reasons why those options were not   adopted; and                (7) [(5)]  discuss reasons why recommendations made by   advisory committees and relevant public comments received by the   districts were or were not incorporated into the desired future   conditions.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.