Bill Text: TX HB2701 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells with limited production capabilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-16 - Companion considered in lieu of in committee [HB2701 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB2701-Introduced.html

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83R10115 SGA-F
By: Miller of Comal H.B. No. 2701

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells
with limited production capabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.33, Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended by amending
Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(c) A well [within or] serving a subdivision requiring
platting does not qualify for an exempt use.
(d) A well drilled on or before June 1, 2013, for any purpose
authorized under this article is exempt from the requirement to
obtain a withdrawal permit provided that the well:
(1) is not capable of producing more than 1,250
gallons of water a day; or
(2) is metered and does not produce more than 1.4
acre-feet of water in a calendar year.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.