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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption for groundwater used for certain purposes |
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from production fees assessed by the Upper Trinity Groundwater |
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Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8830.152, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The district shall exempt from the payment of production |
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fees established under this section any groundwater used for |
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firefighting purposes by: |
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(1) an emergency services district; or |
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(2) a fire department. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8830.152(f), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to the assessment of a |
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groundwater production fee by the Upper Trinity Groundwater |
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Conservation District on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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The assessment of a groundwater production fee by the Upper Trinity |
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Groundwater Conservation District before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the fee was |
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assessed, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |