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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by |
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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 36.207, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A district may use funds obtained from the amount that |
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an export fee is increased under Section 36.122(e-1) on or after |
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January 1, 2024, only for costs related to assessing and addressing |
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impacts associated with groundwater development, including: |
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(1) maintaining operability of wells significantly |
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affected by groundwater development, including wells located |
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outside the district; |
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(2) developing or distributing alternative water |
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supplies; and |
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(3) conducting aquifer monitoring, data collection, |
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and aquifer science. |
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(c) A district may use funds described by Subsection (b) to |
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maintain the operability of wells described by Subsection (b)(1) |
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that are located in another district only if the district enters |
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into an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code, |
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with the other district authorizing the funds to be used for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |