,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4   
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to limit claims "u ,f$]al law seek+    
judicial review ( any environm5tal      
impact /atem5t1 environm5tal review1 or 
au?orization = ! ,l[] ,bois d',arc      
,creek ,res]voir ,project 9 ,fann9      
,c\nty1 ,texas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,nor? ,texas ,wat] ,supply ,security    
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,limitations on c]ta9
 claims "u ,f$]al law relat+ to ! ,l[]  
,bois d',arc ,creek ,res]voir ,project 9
 ,fann9 ,c\nty1 ,texas  7a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m     
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7#b7 ,au?orization ,! t]m au?orization  
means any lic5se1 p]mit1 approval1 f9d+1
 det]m9ation1 c]tification1 or o!r      
adm9i/rative decision issu$ by an ag5cy 

or a ,/ate ag5cy act+ "u delegat$ or o!r
 ,f$]al au?ority t is requir$ or        
au?oriz$ "u ,f$]al law 9 ord] to site1  
con/ruct1 recon/ruct1 or comm5ce        
op]ations ( ! res]voir project4  7#c7   
,environm5tal impact /atem5t ,! t]m     
environm5tal impact /atem5t means !     
detail$ /atem5t requir$ "u section      
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7b77;,c774  7#d7 ,environm5tal     
review ,! t]m environm5tal review means 
proc$ures & processes conduct$ to comply
 ) section #ajb ( ! ,national           
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74  7#e7 ,project sponsor
 ,! t]m project sponsor means ! ,nor?   
,texas ,municipal ,wat] ,di/rict4  7#f7 
,res]voir project ,! t]m res]voir       
project means ! ,l[] ,bois d',arc ,creek
 ,res]voir ,project locat$ 9 ,fann9     
,c\nty1 ,texas1 propos$ = con/ruction by
 ! project sponsor4  7b7 ,judicial      
review  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b71 not)/&+ any o!r        

provision ( law1 a claim aris+ "u ,f$]al
 law seek+ judicial review ( any        
environm5tal impact /atem5t1            
environm5tal review1 or au?orization = !
 res]voir project %all be b>r$4  7#b7   
,exception ,a claim describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 may proce$ if-- 7,a7 ! claim is    
fil$ n lat] ?an #aje days aft] ! date ( 
! f9al record ( decision or approval1   
unless a %ort] "t is specifi$ 9 ,f$]al  
law "u :i* judicial review is all[$2 &  
7,b7 9 ! case ( a claim ) respect to an 
environm5tal impact /atem5t =1          
environm5tal review (1 or au?orization =
 ! res]voir project1 ! claim is fil$ by 
a p>ty t submitt$ a comm5t dur+ ! public
 comm5t p]iod on ! revis$ draft         
environm5tal impact /atem5t = ! res]voir
 project4  7c7 ,sep>ate action ,=       
purposes ( subsection 7b77#b77;,a71 !   
f9al ag5cy action t foll[s prep>ation ( 
a supplem5tal environm5tal impact       
/atem5t1 if requir$1 %all be consid]$ a 
sep>ate f9al ag5cy action4  7d7 ,di/rict
 c\rt v5ue & deadl9e ,all claims relat$ 

to ! res]voir project-- 7#a7 %all be    
br\ght 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt 
= ! ,ea/]n ,di/rict ( ,texas2 &  7#b7   
%all be resolv$ z exp$iti\sly z         
practicable4  7e7 ,injunctive relief    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to consid]+   
any o!r applicable equitable factors1 9 
any motion = a tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or 
any injunction aga9/ an ag5cy1 a ,/ate  
ag5cy act+ "u delegat$ or o!r ,f$]al    
au?ority1 or ! project sponsor 9        
connection ) judicial review "u         
subsection 7b77#b71 ! c\rt--  7,a7 %all 
consid] ! pot5tial effects on public    
heal?1 safety1 & ! environm5t1 & !      
pot5tial = significant negative economic
 effects result+ f an ord] or           
injunction2  7,b7 may n presume t ! h>ms
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 are        
rep>able2  7,c7 may n waive or limit !  
requirem5ts ( ,rule #fe7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al  
,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure z to any      
movant = a tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or     
injunction2 &  7,d7 %all det]m9e ! am\nt
 ( security "u ,rule #fe7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al 

,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure 9 ! same      
proce$+ 9 :i* ! c\rt consid]s ! tempor>y
 re/ra9+ ord] or any injunction4  7#b7  
,security ,) respect to ! security      
requir$ "u ,rule #fe7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure-- 7,a7 an ord]
 grant+ injunctive relief %all n be     
effective unless & until ! security has 
be5 po/$ by ! movant2  7,b7 an ord]     
grant+ injunctive relief %all require ! 
security to be po/$ n lat] ?an #ae      
cal5d> days f ! date ( issuance ( !     
ord]2 &  7,c7 if ! movant fails to po/ !
 security )9 ! "t requir$ by ! c\rt "u  
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ord] grant+         
injunctive relief %all automatically    
t]m9ate4  7f7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9  
?is section-- 7#a7 creates a "r to      
judicial review2  7#b7 sup]s$es1 am5ds1 
or modifies any ,f$]al law or affects ! 
responsibility ( any ,/ate or ,f$]al    
(fic] to comply ) or en=ce any law2     
7#c7 creates a presumption t ! res]voir 
project w be approv$ or favorably       
review$ by any ag5cy or a ,/ate ag5cy   

act+ "u delegat$ or o!r ,f$]al au?ority2
 or  7#d7 places any limit on fil+ a    
claim t a p]son has violat$ ! t]ms or   
conditions ( a p]mit1 lic5se1 approval1 
or c]tification4  7g7 ,application  7#a7
 ,effective date ,subject to p>agraph   
7#b71 ?is ,act takes effect on ,febru>y 
#a1 #bjah4  7#b7 ,gr&fa!r clause ,any   
claim ) respect to ! res]voir project   
comm5c$ prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act %all be deem$ to h compli$ ) any  
requirem5ts t w\ld h be5 applicable to t
 claim "u subsection 7b77#b77;,a74