86R12681 GRM-D By: Paddie H.B. No. 4509 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the metering of certain wells by the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8819, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8819.106 to read as follows: Sec. 8819.106. METERING OF CERTAIN WELLS PROHIBITED. The district may not require a meter for a well that is not capable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day. 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, 2019.