89S10349 CMO-F     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 203       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality   to study and report about water rights that may be subject to   cancellation for nonuse.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.173, Water Code, is amended by adding   Subsections (c) and (c-1) to read as follows:          (c)  At least once every five years, the commission shall:                (1)  analyze permits, certified filings, and   certificates of adjudication under which all or part of the water   authorized to be appropriated has not been put to beneficial use at   any time during the immediately preceding 10-year period; and                (2)  prepare and submit to the board, the Parks and   Wildlife Department, and the Legislative Budget Board a written   report that:                      (A)  identifies permits, certified filings, and   certificates of adjudication analyzed under Subdivision (1) for   which an exemption from cancellation is provided under Subsection   (b);                      (B)  identifies permits, certified filings, and   certificates of adjudication analyzed under Subdivision (1) that   may be subject to cancellation under Subsection (a); and                      (C)  for each permit, filing, or certificate   identified under Paragraph (B), specifies:                            (i)  the volume of water associated with the   permit, filing, or certificate;                            (ii)  whether an action for cancellation of   the permit, filing, or certificate has been initiated by the   commission; and                            (iii)  whether the water associated with the   permit, filing, or certificate may be appropriate for dedication to   the Texas Water Trust established under Section 15.7031.          (c-1)  The commission shall submit the initial report   required by Subsection (c) not later than March 31, 2027. This   subsection expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.