79R13328 HLT-F


By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 1604

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1604:                                   

By:  Puente                                                   C.S.S.B. No. 1604



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation 
District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 5, Chapter 1387, Acts of the 77th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended by adding Subsection 
(g) to read as follows:
	(g)  The district may not assess a fee of any type on a well 
if the well's production is used only for domestic, agricultural, 
or wildlife purposes within the district.
	SECTION 2.  Section 6, Chapter 1387, Acts of the 77th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended by adding 
Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows:
	(j)  A director may be removed from office in the same manner 
as provided for the removal of a county officer by Subchapter B, 
Chapter 87, Local Government Code.
	(k)  The validity of an action of the board of directors is 
not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for 
removal of a director exists.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.