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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to administrative completeness requirements for permit |
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and permit amendment applications for groundwater conservation |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 36.113(c), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A district may require that only the following be |
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included in the permit or permit amendment application, as |
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applicable under the rules of the district: |
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(1) the name and mailing address of the applicant and |
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the owner of the land on which the well will be located; |
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(2) if the applicant is other than the owner of the |
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property, documentation establishing the applicable authority to |
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construct and operate a well for the proposed use; |
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(3) a statement of the nature and purpose of the |
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proposed use and the amount of water to be used for each purpose; |
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(4) a water conservation plan or a declaration that |
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the applicant will comply with the district's management plan; |
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(5) the location of each well and the estimated rate at |
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which water will be withdrawn; |
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(6) a water well closure plan or a declaration that the |
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applicant will comply with well plugging guidelines and report |
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closure to the commission; [and] |
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(7) a drought contingency plan; and |
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(8) other information: |
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(A) included in a rule of the district in effect |
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on the date the application is submitted that specifies what |
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information must be included in an application for a determination |
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of administrative completeness; and |
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(B) reasonably related to an issue that a |
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district is authorized to consider under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 36.114(h), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) An application is administratively complete if it |
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contains the [application requires] information set forth under [in
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accordance with] Sections 36.113 and 36.1131. A district shall not |
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require that additional information be included in an application |
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for a determination of administrative completeness. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |