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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 313 (priority groundwater |
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management areas), to consider and take action on the following |
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matters: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 4 |
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of the bill, in added Section 35.013(g-1), Water Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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(g-1) If the voters do not approve the assumption of a |
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proportional share of the debts or taxes of a district under |
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Subsection (e), the board shall assess production fees in the added |
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territory based on the amount of water authorized by permit to be |
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withdrawn from a well or the amount actually withdrawn. A district |
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may use revenue generated for any purpose authorized by Section |
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36.206 or 36.207. Initial production fees may not exceed |
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production fees as set in Section 36.205(c), but may be increased by |
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the board on a majority vote after the first anniversary of the |
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commission order. Production fees may be raised incrementally by |
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40 percent and 10 percent every following year until the maximum |
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production fees equal: |
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(1) $2 per acre-foot, payable annually, for water used |
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for an agricultural purpose; or |
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(2) 30 cents per 1,000 gallons, payable annually, for |
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water used for any non-agricultural purpose. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to specify the amounts |
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to which a production fee may be set or increased. |