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What it is

Emergency drought measures: lower Tagus flow and new water rules

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 27 July 1995. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill adopting extraordinary, exceptional, and urgent measures regarding water supply as a result of the persistence of drought (originating from Royal Decree-Law 6/1995, of July 14).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000110· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. It allows the minimum flow of the Tagus River as it passes through Aranjuez to be temporarily reduced to 3 cubic meters per second, until September 30, 1996. The water saved in the Entrepeñas-Buendía system will go mainly to supplying towns.
  2. It adds to the Water Law that a second very serious offense during the drought can cost the offender their water concession, a penalty decided by the Council of Ministers.
  3. It reforms the rules for reviewing water concessions. The River Basin Authorities will run audits, and if the goal can be met with less water or better technology, the allocation will be cut with no right to compensation, though aid may be given to adapt facilities.
  4. It speeds up contracts for water and transport infrastructure projects: land availability is no longer required before processing the contract file, though actual occupation still waits for the occupation record.

Who it affects

  • Holders of water concessions (irrigation, town supply): Their concessions can be reviewed or lost if they commit a second very serious offense during the drought.
  • Towns that depend on the Entrepeñas-Buendía system: The water saved will go first to their supply.
  • Companies bidding for water and transport infrastructure works: Procedures are faster because land availability is no longer required before contracting.
  • Irrigation areas in the southern Segura basin: They will receive up to 10 cubic hectometers per year of water from the Almanzora reservoir until December 31, 1996.

Words worth knowing

Concesión (concession)
An administrative permit to use a public resource, such as river water, for a period of time.
Caudal (flow)
The amount of water a river carries or that is released at a given point.
Confederación Hidrográfica (River Basin Authority)
The public body that manages the water of each river basin in Spain.
Caducidad de la concesión (expiry of the concession)
The permanent cancellation of the permit to use the water.
Quita y espera (composition with creditors)
An old arrangement where a struggling company asks creditors to forgive part of the debt and defer the rest.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced27 July 1995Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 July 1995The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
Jul 199511. 27 July 1995: Presentación22. 28 July 1995: Calificación

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Law 9/1996, of January 15, by which extraordinary, exceptional and urgent measures are adopted in the field of water supply as a result of the persistence of the drought.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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