Amend CSHB 4309 (house committee printing) by striking page 6, line 27 through page 7, line 8 and substituting the following:
Sec. 7983.107. LIMITATION ON GROUNDWATER USE. In providing water services to users in the district, the district may not, except in emergency situations:
(1) develop groundwater on land owned by the district for use as a potable water source; or
(2) purchase or lease the rights to groundwater underlying land inside the district for use as a potable water source.