Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1699 by Hilderbran (Relating to the power of a groundwater conservation district to regulate the use of groundwater. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Water Code to authorize a groundwater conservation district before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment to consider whether the proposed use of water is wholly or partly to provide water to a pond, lake, or reservoir to enhance the appearance of the landscape. The bill would also authorize a district to require a well to be permitted by the district and to comply with all district rules if the withdrawals from a well exempted under Subsection (b)(1) of Section 36.117 are no longer used solely for domestic use or to provide water for livestock or poultry.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.