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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permit fees for groundwater wells imposed by the |
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Southeast Texas 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 8868.153(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The fee may not exceed seven cents [one cent] per |
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thousand gallons of groundwater withdrawn for any purpose. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |