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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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Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: |
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(e-1) In addition to other remedies provided by law, the |
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district is entitled to recover the district's attorney's fees, |
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court costs, and reasonable expenses incurred in closing or capping |
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the well from the owner of the land on which the well is located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |