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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 81(R)

House Bill 4785

House Author:  Weber

Effective:  6-19-09

Senate Sponsor:  Jackson, Mike


            House Bill 4785 amends the law relating to the Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District to require the election of directors to be held biennially on the uniform election date in May, rather than on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and provides for the term of a director whose term expires in November 2010 and a director whose term expires in November 2012. The bill specifies that the production fee established and imposed by the board of directors is based on the amount of groundwater authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well or the amount of groundwater actually withdrawn from a well in an amount not to exceed 17 cents per thousand gallons.