Bill Text: TX HB3525 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to permit considerations for the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-28 - Filed [HB3525 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB3525-Introduced.html

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By: Spiller H.B. No. 3525

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permit considerations for the North Texas Groundwater
Conservation District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8856, Special District
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8856.108 to read as
follows:
Sec. 8856.108. PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS. Before granting or
denying a permit, or a permit amendment issued in accordance with
Section 36.1146, the district shall consider whether the proposed
use of water from the well is wholly or partly to provide water to a
pond or lake to enhance the appearance of the landscape.