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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the territory and authority of the Barton |
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Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to regulate certain |
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wells for the production of groundwater. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 8802, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8802.0035 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8802.0035. SHARED TERRITORY; JURISDICTION. (a) The |
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territory of the district includes any territory that is: |
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(1) inside the boundaries of the Edwards Aquifer |
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Authority; and |
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(2) in Hays County. |
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(b) The Edwards Aquifer Authority has jurisdiction over any |
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well that is drilled to produce water from the Edwards Aquifer in |
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the shared territory described by Subsection (a). |
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(c) The district has jurisdiction over any well that is |
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drilled to produce water from any aquifer other than the Edwards |
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Aquifer in the shared territory described by Subsection (a). |
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(d) The district has jurisdiction over any well that is |
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drilled to produce water from the Edwards Aquifer or any other |
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aquifer in the territory described by Section 8802.003. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, and in conformance with the requirements of Section |
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8802.053, Special District Local Laws Code, the board of directors |
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of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District shall |
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revise the single-member districts as the board considers |
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appropriate to reflect the changes in territory made by Section |
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8802.0035, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all |
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acts and proceedings of the board of directors of the Barton |
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Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District that were taken |
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before the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any |
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matter that on the effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final |
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judgment of a court; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a |
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court. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |