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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a groundwater conservation district's recovery of |
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expenses in closing or capping a well. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 36.118, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (e-1) and (e-2) to read as follows: |
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(e-1) Except as provided by Subsection (e-2), in addition to |
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other remedies provided by law, the district is entitled to recover |
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the district's attorney's fees, court costs, and reasonable |
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expenses incurred in closing or capping the well from the owner of |
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the land on which the well is located. |
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(e-2) An entity that drills a well to develop subsurface |
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resources not owned by the landowner is liable for expenses |
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incurred in closing or capping the well, unless the landowner |
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assumes responsibility for the well. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |