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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8843, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8843.102 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8843.102. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING METERING OF CERTAIN |
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WELLS. The district may not require a meter to be placed on a well: |
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(1) used solely for domestic or agricultural purposes; |
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and |
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(2) drilled, completed, and equipped so that the well |
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is not capable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater |
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per day. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8843.153, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8843.153. TAXES [AND OTHER FEES] PROHIBITED. |
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Notwithstanding Section 8843.101 or Subchapter G, Chapter 36, Water |
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Code, the district may not[: |
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[(1)] impose a tax[; or |
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[(2) assess or collect any fees except as authorized |
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by Section 8843.151 or 8843.152]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 8843, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8843.1511 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8843.1511. PRODUCTION FEE. (a) The district may |
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assess a production fee as provided by Section 36.205, Water Code. |
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(b) A fee assessed under this section may not exceed the |
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greater of 30 cents per 1,000 gallons of groundwater withdrawn. |
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(c) The district may use revenues generated by fees assessed |
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under this section for any lawful purpose. |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a well used exclusively for an agricultural use, |
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as defined by Section 36.001, Water Code; or |
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(2) a well used exclusively for domestic use that is |
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exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit under district |
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rules. |
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SECTION 4. The following provisions of Chapter 8843, |
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Special District Local Laws Code, are repealed: |
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(1) Section 8843.055; |
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(2) Section 8843.103; |
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(3) Section 8843.104; and |
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(4) Section 8843.152. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |