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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through |
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the issuance of permits 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 36.1132(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A district may not[, to the extent possible, shall] |
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issue permits that hinder the achievement of [up to the point that |
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the total volume of exempt and permitted groundwater production |
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will achieve] an applicable desired future condition under Section |
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36.108 by authorizing a volume of groundwater production that, when |
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considered together with exempt groundwater production, exceeds |
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the volume of modeled available groundwater determined by the |
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executive administrator. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |