Texas Water Code
§ 11.02361 — TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WA § 11.02361Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 11. WATER RIGHTS · Art. B. RIGHTS IN STATE WATER
Statute text
View on source(a)The Texas environmental flows science advisory committee consists of at least five but not more than nine members appointed by the advisory group.
(b)The advisory group shall appoint to the science advisory committee persons who will provide an objective perspective and diverse technical expertise, including expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, water resources, aquatic and terrestrial biology, geomorphology, geology, water quality, computer modeling, and other technical areas pertinent to the evaluation of environmental flows.
(c)Members of the science advisory committee serve five-year terms expiring March 1. A vacancy on the science advisory committee is filled by appointment by the co-presiding officers of the advisory group for the unexpired term.
(d)Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the science advisory committee.
(e)The science advisory committee shall:
(1)serve as an objective scientific body to advise and make recommendations to the advisory group on issues relating to the science of environmental flow protection; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (S.B. 1397), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2023.