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Pending Rule Adoptions

Pending Adoptions are staff recommendations that have been filed with the Chief Clerk, but have not yet been voted on by the commissioners.

PENDING ADOPTIONS are staff recommendations that have been filed with the Chief Clerk, but have not yet been voted on by the commissioners. At a future date, the commissioners will discuss and either vote to adopt, continue the adoption to a future date, remand the adoption back to staff for revisions, or withdraw the rule package as proposed. If approved, the adoption will be filed with the Texas Register and moved to Adoptions. These drafts are courtesy copies and are subject to change. This site will be updated only if the agency makes substantive changes before the agenda date.

Pending Adoption Date	Rule Project Number	Short Title/Description	Pending Adoption (PDF)
Approval Date 07/25/18	2017-034-295-OW	HB 1600 and SB 567 (83rd), HB 1648, HB 3735, SB 864, SB 1430 (85th): Water Rights - Expedited Amendments, Notice, & Conservation, and PUC Transfer The proposed rulemaking would implement HB 1600 and SB 567, 83rd Texas Legislature, 2013, to amend requirements related to the transfer of the utilities and rates program to the PUC. The proposed rulemaking would also implement HB 1648, HB 3735, SB 864, SB 1430, 85th Texas Legislature, 2017, to amend requirements relating to certain retail public utilities and their designation of a water conservation coordinator; amend specific map requirements and to codify the commission's practice regarding consideration of the public welfare in water rights applications; amend notice requirements relating to alternate sources of water used in water rights applications; and amend provisions relating to applications to change the diversion point for existing non-saline surface water rights when the applicant begins using desalinated seawater.	Executive Summary Ch. 80 Ch. 288 Ch. 295 Ch. 297

Pending Adoption Date

Rule Project Number

Short Title/Description

Pending Adoption
(PDF)

Approval Date
07/25/18

2017-034-295-OW

HB 1600 and SB 567 (83rd), HB 1648, HB 3735, SB 864, SB 1430 (85th): Water Rights - Expedited Amendments, Notice, & Conservation, and PUC Transfer
The proposed rulemaking would implement HB 1600 and SB 567, 83rd Texas Legislature, 2013, to amend requirements related to the transfer of the utilities and rates program to the PUC. The proposed rulemaking would also implement HB 1648, HB 3735, SB 864, SB 1430, 85th Texas Legislature, 2017, to amend requirements relating to certain retail public utilities and their designation of a water conservation coordinator; amend specific map requirements and to codify the commission's practice regarding consideration of the public welfare in water rights applications; amend notice requirements relating to alternate sources of water used in water rights applications; and amend provisions relating to applications to change the diversion point for existing non-saline surface water rights when the applicant begins using desalinated seawater.