Educate yourself on the issues at hand by reading the background information on these complex mills and by checking out the current news articles for updates on the legislation. Read the list of FAQ generated as a result of the controversial proposed reservoirs. Write your legislator or contact them on-line concerning these bills and urge them NOT to support legislation in favor of constructing the Marvin Nichols reservoir.

BILL	AUTHOR	SPONSOR	DESCRIPTION
HOUSE BI LL'S
HB 3	Puente \| Hildebran	Averitt	Relating to the management of the water resources of the state, including the protection of instream flows and freshwater inflows
HB 4	Puente	Averitt	Relating to water conservation.
HB 713	Callegari	Seliger	Relating to the authority of a fresh water supply district to issue bonds or to enter into a contract to convey property to another water district or water supply corporation.
HB 911	Callegari		Relating to the requirements for interbasin water transfers.
HB 1032	Puente	Duncan	Relating to amendments to regional water plans.
HB 1502	Frost		Relating to conflicts between regional water plans prepared by regional water planning groups.
HB 1681	Geren		Relating to the preservation for development of sites of unique value for regional water supply reservoirs and the preservation of river and stream segments of unique ecological value.
HB 1698	Hildebran		Relating to the definition of "surface waters" for purposes of the prohibition on diverting or impounding the natural flow of surface waters in a manner that damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or impounded.
HB 2187 - companion to SB675	Harnett \| Branch \| Geren \| Goolsby \| Laubenberg		Relating to the development, management, and preservation of the water resources of the state.
HB 2470	Cook, Robby \| Hamilton \| McReynolds \| Frost \| Homer		Relating to the construction of reservoirs and assessing fees on water impounded in a reservoir.
SENATE BILLS
SB 3	Averitt	Puente	Relating to the development, management, and preservation of the water resources of the state; providing penalties.
SB3 Ammendment	Eltife		Should SB3 become law, it at least provides protective language requiring further study of Wright Patman, existing reservoirs, etc., BEFORE construction of Marvin Nichols. It also considers the option of mitigation following requesting reservoir region.
SB 576	Nichols		Relating to prohibiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for recreational purposes.
SB 675	Averitt		Relating to the preservation for development of regional water supply reservoirs and stream segments of unique ecological value.
SB 790	Duncan		Relating to amendments to regional water plans.