Amend CSHB 1784 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1.02 (1) of the bill, (page 1, lines 19
through 24) insert "help" between "to" and "regulate".
(2) In SECTION 1.02 (2) of the bill, (page 1, lines 25
through 30) strike "regional".
(3) In SECTION 2.06 of the bill, strike Subsection (c) (2)
(page 2, lines 22 through 26) and substitute the following:
(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed
17 cents per thousand gallons for water used.
(4) In SECTION 2.12 (b) of the bill, (page 4, lines 14
through 16) strike "2.14" and substitute "2.13".
(5) In SECTION 2.13 (f) of the bill, (page 4, lines 58
through 68) strike "2.16" and substitute "2.15".
(6) In SECTION 2.15 of the bill, strike Subsections (c) and
(d) (page 5, lines 15 through 21) and substitute the following:
(c) If the majority of qualified voters in a county who vote
in the election vote to confirm the creation of the district, that
county is included in the district. If the majority of qualified
voters in a county who vote in the election vote not to confirm the
creation of the district, that county is excluded from the
district.
(d) The district is dissolved and this articles expires on
August 31, 2003, unless the voters confirm the creation of the
district before that date.
(7) In SECTION 3.06 (b) (1) of the bill, (page 5, lines
63-64) strike "one dollar" and substitute "$0.25".
(8) In SECTION 3.06 of the bill, strike Subsection (c) (2)
(page 6, lines 3 through 7) and substitute the following:
(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed
17 cents per thousand gallons for water used.
(9) In SECTION 3.13 (a) (1) of the bill, (page 8, lines
15-16) and SECTION 3.13 (b) (1) of the bill, (page 8, lines 27
through 28) strike "represent municipal interests" and substitute
"be an elected official of an incorporated muncipality".
(10) In SECTION 3.13 (a) (2) of the bill, (page 8, lines
17-18) and SECTION 3.13 (b) (2) of the bill, (page 8, lines 29
through 30) strike "represent agricultural interests" and
substitute "be a bona fide agricultural producer who derives a
substantial portion of his or her income from agriculture".
(11) In SECTION 3.13 (a) (3) of the bill, (page 8, lines 19
through 20) and SECTION 3.13 (b) (3) of the bill, (page 8, lines 31
through 32) strike "represent rural water suppliers' interests" and
substitute "be a director of a rural water supply corporation".
(12) In SECTION 3.13 (a) (4) of the bill, (page 8, lines 21
through 22) and SECTION 3.13 (b) (4) of the bill, (page 8, lines 33
through 34) insert "active" between "represent" and "industrial".
(13) In SECTION 3.15 of the bill, strike Subsections (c) and
(d) (page 8, lines 66 through page 9, line 3) and substitute the
following:
(c) If the majority of qualified voters in a county who vote
in the election vote to confirm the creation of the district, that
county is included in the district. If the majority of qualified
voters in a county who vote in the election vote not to confirm the
creation of the district, that county is excluded from the
district.
(d) The district is dissolved and this article expires on
August 31, 2003, unless the voters confirm the creation of the
district before that date.
(14) In SECTION 4.06 (b) (1) of the bill, (page 9, lines 54
through 55) strike "one dollar" and substitute "$0.25."
(15) In SECTION 4.06 of the bill, strike Subsection (c) (2)
(page 9, lines 63 through 67) and substitute the following:
(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed
17 cents per thousand gallons for water used.
(16) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, strike Subsection (a) (1),
(page 12, lines 5 through 6), and substitute "one must be a
director of a rural water supply corporation or an elected official
of an incorporated municipality in the county, or both;"
(17) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, strike Subsection (b) (1),
(page 12, lines 13 through 14), and substitute "one must be a
director of a rural water supply corporation or an elected official
of an incorporated municipality in the county, or both;"
(18) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, strike Subsection (c) (1),
(page 12, lines 12 through 22)and substitute "one must be a
director of a rural water supply corporation or an elected official
of an incorporated municipality in the county, or both;"
(19) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, strike Subsection (a) (2),
(page 12, lines 7 through 8), and substitute "one must be a bona
fide agricultural producer who derives a substantial amount of his
or her income from the agriculture".
(20) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, strike Subsection (b) (2),
(page 12, lines 15 through 16), and substitute "one must be a bona
fide agricultural producer who derives a substantial amount of his
or her income from the agriculture".
(21) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, strike Subsection (c) (2),
(page 12, lines 23 through 24) and substitute "one must be a bona
fide agricultural producer who derives a substantial amount of his
or her income from the agriculture".
(22) In SECTION 4.13 of the bill, in Subsection (a) (3),
(page 12, lines 9 through 10), Subsection (b) (3), (page 12, lines
17 through 18), and Subsection (c) (3), (page 12, lines 25 through
26) insert "active" between "represent" and "industrial".
(23) In SECTION 4.15 of the bill, strike Subsection (d)
(page 12, lines 64 through 67) and substitute the following:
(d) The district is dissolved and this article expires on
August 31, 2003, unless the voters confirm the creation of the
district before that date.
(24) In SECTION 5.01 (c) of the bill, (page 13, line 5)
strike "regional".
(25) In SECTION 5.05 of the bill, (page 13, lines 36 through
40) add a new Subsection and letter accordingly as follows:
Subsection ___. The council's authority is limited to
groundwater produced from and wells drilled into the Carrizo-Wilcox
aquifer, as identified by the Texas Water Development Board in the
current state water plan, within the boundaries of the council.
(26) In SECTION 5.10 of the bill, (page 14, line 51 through
page 15, line 8) add a new Subsection (c) as follows:
(c) The district shall use existing research, surveys, and
information from state agencies or other sources to the greatest
extent possible for developing the management plan, conducting
research or other projects, and determining withdrawal limits and
equitable allocations between districts before conducting or
contracting for similar or complementary research, surveys, and
information.
(27) In SECTION 5.11 of the bill, (page 15, lines 9 through
27) add a new Subsection (c) as follows:
(c) The council shall seek to minimize its costs and
expenditures to the greatest extent feasible.
(28) In SECTION 5.16 of the bill, strike Subsection (a)
(page 15, lines 60-62) and substitute as follows:
(a) Each district shall appoint three of its directors to
serve on the council's board of directors. The appointees to the
council's board of directors shall serve at the pleasure of their
respective districts.