81R25539 PMO-D
By: Chisum H.B. No. 4819
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of groundwater by the Panhandle
Groundwater Conservation District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1C, Chapter 19, Acts of the 55th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1C. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, notwithstanding [Notwithstanding] other provisions of
this Act, the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District may
regulate any underground water resources inside of the boundaries
of the district, including any aquifer, perched water formation, or
alluvium deposit, in the manner provided by Sections 2 and 3 of this
Act and general law governing groundwater conservation districts.
(b) The district may not regulate underground water
resources in Hemphill County.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.