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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 7.142(a) and (b), Water Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates: |
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(1) Section 11.081; |
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(2) Section 11.083; |
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(3) Section 11.084; |
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(4) Section 11.087; |
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(5) Section 11.088; |
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(6) Section 11.089; |
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(7) Section 11.090; |
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(8) Section 11.091; |
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(9) Section 11.092; |
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(10) Section 11.093; |
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(11) Section 11.094; |
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(12) Section 11.096; or |
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(13) [Section 11.203; or |
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[(14)] Section 11.205. |
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(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(9), (a)(10), or (a)(13) |
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[(a)(14)] is punishable under Section 7.187(a)(1)(A) or (2)(B) |
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[Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(B)] or both. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 11, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 11.2011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.2011. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter, other than |
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Sections 11.202(c) and 11.206, applies only to an artesian well |
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drilled outside the boundaries of a groundwater conservation |
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district, subsidence district, or other conservation and |
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reclamation district with the authority to regulate the drilling, |
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spacing, or production of water wells. |
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SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Water Code are |
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repealed: |
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(1) Sections 11.202(d) and (e); |
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(2) Section 11.203; |
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(3) Section 11.204; and |
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(4) Section 11.207. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4630 was passed by the House on May |
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16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4630 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |