HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 01-069 RESOLUTION NO. 01-059
WHEREAS, the availability of water in Southeast Texas is of vital concern to
citizens, industry and agriculture and of primary importance to the local economic
development efforts; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Water Code provisions commonly known as "Junior Water
Rights", seek to ensure a continued supply to this and other areas of the state, without
undue taking; and,
WHEREAS, water planning districts have studied their needs for the next 50 years
as required in state water law passed in the 1999 Texas Legislature and found no areas
of the state that cannot meet their water needs in that time frame with the Junior Water
Rights provisions in place; and,
WHEREAS, studies of the ecological water needs of each water basin, called for
in that 1999 legislation, have not been completed; and,
WHEREAS, removal of the Junior Water Rights would establish a dangerous
precedent of one area imposing its will on another area, without sound scientific studies
and without a documented need to raid the resources in ways that are not currently
allowed by state law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT it does strongly oppose the removal of Junior Water Rights provisions of the Texas
State Water Code as called for in Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 3290 of the 2001 Texas
Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to each state senator
and state representative representing this region and to each member of the Senate and
House Natural Resources Committees, to inform them of our opposition.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 20th day of
March, 2001.
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