84R13313 JNC-D
	By: Frank	H.R. No. 1824

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Population growth in the arid and semiarid regions
	of the United States is expanding at a rate that far exceeds the
	growth rate in other parts of the nation, yet it is this same region
	where water sources have become limited in their capacity to
	sustain future population growth; and
	WHEREAS, Traditional approaches to meeting growing water
	demand in urban areas require exploitation of surface and
	subsurface resources to the maximum extent possible, but these
	approaches are becoming increasingly costly; and
	WHEREAS, Future growth and development in our state will
	require cost-effective solutions to provide sustainable water
	supplies, and this effort will require collaboration among all of
	the communities, organizations, and institutions that have a stake
	in the region's well-being; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby request the speaker to direct the House
	Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an interim study on the
	interconnectivity of Texas water resources; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the study specifically identify:
	(1)  which legal issues obstruct localities from
	entering into agreements to transfer water;
	(2)  the financial barriers that restrict local water
	suppliers from completing water transfer projects without state
	assistance;
	(3)  any organizational problems that inhibit
	cooperation between local water providers or regional water
	planners in moving water; and
	(4)  potential partners among bordering states and the
	potential challenges to water transfers between Texas suppliers and
	suppliers in those states; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including
	its findings and recommendations, to the House of Representatives
	of the 85th Texas Legislature before it convenes in January 2017.