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Amend HB 1378 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION of the bill to read as follows and renumbering SECTIONS
appropriately:
SECTION _____. Section 16.012, Water Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
(n) Information collected by the executive administrator for
use in the development of groundwater availability models under
Subsection (1) that reveals site-specific landowner information is
not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be
disclosed to any person if the landowner has requested that the
information be confidential. The executive director or the
executive director's designee shall advise the landowner of the
right to request that the information be confidential under this
subsection when the permission is request from the landowner to
conduct groundwater studies or surveys on the landowner's property.
If the landowner requests that the information be confidential, the
executive administrator may release information regarding
groundwater information only if the information is summarized in a
manner that prevents the identification of an individual, including
the landowner, or specific parcel of land. This subsection does not
apply to a parcel of land that is not privately owned.