By: Hegar  S.B. No. 1241
         (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2013; March 13, 2013, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
  March 27, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 10, Nays 0; March 27, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells
  with limited production capabilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1.33, Chapter 626 (S.B. 1477), Acts of
  the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended by amending
  Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (c)  A well [within or] serving a subdivision requiring
  platting does not qualify for an exempt use.
         (d)  A well drilled on or before June 1, 2013, for any purpose
  authorized under this article is exempt from the requirement to
  obtain a withdrawal permit provided that the well:
               (1)  is not capable of producing more than 1,250
  gallons of water a day; or
               (2)  is metered and does not produce more than 1.4
  acre-feet of water in a calendar year.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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