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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater |
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Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8829.151, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8829.151. DISTRICT REVENUE AND FEES. To accomplish |
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the regulatory goals of the district, and to pay the district's |
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maintenance and operating costs, the district may: |
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(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed |
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five cents for each $100 of taxable value of property in the |
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district; |
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(2) assess [general] production fees as authorized by |
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Section 36.205, Water Code; |
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(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or |
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private source; [and] |
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(4) assess an export [a transfer] fee on water |
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exported from the district in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of |
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the maximum wholesale water rate charged by the City of Houston; and |
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(5) assess other fees authorized by Chapter 36, Water |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |