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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of production of wells for retail public |
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utilities by a groundwater conservation district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 36.116(c), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) In regulating the production of groundwater based on |
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tract size or acreage, a district shall [may] consider the service |
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needs or service area of the [a] retail public utility that serves |
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the territory where production is regulated by the district. For |
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the purposes of this subsection, "retail public utility" has [shall
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have] the meaning assigned [provided] by Section 13.002. A |
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district may determine whether it is appropriate to base the |
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production amount on a retail public utility's service needs or |
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service area under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |