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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the equalization of the rates of production fees |
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charged on certain wells by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer |
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Conservation District; authorizing an increase in the rate of the |
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fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8802.1045(g), Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) This subsection applies only to a well located in the |
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shared territory described by Section 8802.0035. Notwithstanding |
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Subsection (b), before September 1, 2023, the district may not |
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charge an annual production fee of more than 17 cents per thousand |
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gallons of water authorized to be produced under a permit from a |
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well under this subsection, if the water is permitted for any use |
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other than agricultural use. The district may increase the annual |
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production fee under this subsection by not more than 10 cents per |
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thousand gallons per year beginning on September 1, 2023, for water |
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permitted for nonagricultural purposes, until the annual |
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production fee is equal to the maximum amount set forth in |
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Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |