By: Hegar S.B. No. 1241
(In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2013; March 13, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
March 27, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 10, Nays 0; March 27, 2013, sent to printer.)
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 (S.B. 1477), 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.
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