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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of groundwater by the Panhandle |
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Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1C, Chapter 19, Acts of the 55th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1C. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, notwithstanding [Notwithstanding] other provisions of |
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this Act, the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District may |
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regulate any underground water resources inside of the boundaries |
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of the district, including any aquifer, perched water formation, or |
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alluvium deposit, in the manner provided by Sections 2 and 3 of this |
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Act and general law governing groundwater conservation districts. |
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(b) The district may not regulate underground water |
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resources in Hemphill County. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |