H.B. No. 1421
AN ACT
relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater
Conservation District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 8831.151, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8831.151. DISTRICT REVENUE AND FEES. To accomplish
the regulatory goals of the district, to pay the district's
maintenance and operating costs, and to pay any bonds issued by the
district, the district may:
(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed
2.5 cents for each $100 of taxable value of property in the
district, subject to voter approval;
(2) assess production fees as authorized by Section
36.205, Water Code [for services or for water withdrawn from
wells]; [or]
(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or
private source; and
(4) assess:
(A) an export fee on groundwater exported from
the district in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the maximum
wholesale water rate charged by the City of Houston; and
(B) other fees authorized by Chapter 36, Water
Code.
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, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1421 was passed by the House on April
30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1421 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor