82R6121 SLB-D
 
  By: Seliger S.B. No. 728
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a groundwater conservation district's recovery of
  expenses in closing or capping a well.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 36.118, Water Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
         (e-1)  In addition to other remedies provided by law, the
  district is entitled to recover the district's attorney's fees,
  court costs, and reasonable expenses incurred in closing or capping
  the well from the owner of the land on which the well is located.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.