85R231 GRM-F
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 645
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to regulation of production of wells for retail public
utilities by a groundwater conservation district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 36.116(c), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) In regulating the production of groundwater based on
tract size or acreage, a district shall [may] consider the service
needs or service area of the [a] retail public utility that serves
the territory where production is regulated by the district. For
the purposes of this subsection, "retail public utility" has [shall
have] the meaning assigned [provided] by Section 13.002. A
district may determine whether it is appropriate to base the
production amount on a retail public utility's service needs or
service area under this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.