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Senate Bill 1840 |
Senate Author: Nichols |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Paddie et al. |
Senate Bill 1840 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Deep East Texas Groundwater Conservation District in Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby Counties, subject to voter approval at a confirmation election. The bill establishes the district's powers and duties and provides for the addition of an adjacent county to the district, a permit to transfer groundwater, and the refund of certain permit fees. The bill caps the rate of property taxes that the district may impose at five cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district. The bill prohibits the district from purchasing groundwater rights, from producing groundwater for the purpose of sale, from requiring that a meter be placed on a well that is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day, and from exercising the power of eminent domain.