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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of |
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groundwater out of 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 36.122, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The district shall adopt rules requiring that notice |
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be given for an application filed to comply with this section. The |
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notice must be: |
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(1) paid for by the applicant; |
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(2) sent by certified mail to: |
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(A) each district that is adjacent to the |
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district considering the application; |
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(B) the commissioners court of each county in |
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which the district considering the application is located; and |
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(C) the commissioners court of each county in |
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which a district that receives notice under Paragraph (A) is |
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located; and |
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(3) published in: |
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(A) a newspaper of general circulation in the |
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county in which the district considering the application is |
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located; and |
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(B) a newspaper of general circulation in each |
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county in which a district that receives notice under Subdivision |
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(2)(A) is located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |