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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 Rolling Plains Groundwater |
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Conservation District; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8867.103, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a) The district may assess fees under Section 36.122(e) or |
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36.205(c), Water Code, in an annual amount not to exceed: |
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(1) $1 per acre-foot of water used for agricultural |
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use; [or] |
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(2) 17 cents per thousand gallons of water used for any |
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other purpose; or |
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(3) notwithstanding any limitations on the amount of |
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an export fee or surcharge authorized under Section 36.122(e), |
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Water Code, 150 percent of the maximum commercial water rate |
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charged by the City of Wichita Falls for groundwater exported from |
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the district. |
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(c) The district may use funds obtained from an export fee |
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imposed under Subsection (a)(3) only to enhance: |
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(1) aquifer monitoring, modeling, and data |
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collection; and |
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(2) research to advance the scientific understanding |
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of the district's groundwater resources. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |