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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer by |
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certain entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.34, Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (a-3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning |
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assigned by Chapter 13, Water Code. |
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(a-1) Except as provided by this section, water [Water] |
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withdrawn from the aquifer must be used within the boundaries of the |
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authority. |
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(a-2) A retail public utility that is an initial regular |
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permit holder and the service area of which is contained wholly or |
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partly inside the boundaries of the authority may use water |
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withdrawn from the aquifer to provide retail water service in a |
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county adjacent to the boundaries of the authority within the |
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utility's certificated service area. |
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(a-3) A municipally owned utility owned by the City of San |
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Antonio may sell not more than 6,000 acre feet of water withdrawn |
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from the aquifer per year at wholesale to a retail public utility or |
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river authority for use in any county adjacent to Bexar County. The |
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municipally owned utility owned by the City of San Antonio must |
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obtain the consent of the Kendall County Commissioners Court for a |
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sale of water under this subsection if: |
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(1) the water is sold for use in Kendall County; and |
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(2) the sale would cause the total sales of water under |
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this subsection for use in Kendall County to exceed 1,500 acre feet |
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of water per year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |