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Texas House Bill HB4618

Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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21 By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4618
3- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4618:
4- By: Kacal C.S.H.B. No. 4618
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74 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
85 AN ACT
96 relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District;
107 authorizing a fee.
118 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
129 SECTION 1. Section 8843.056(c), Special District Local Laws
1310 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1411 (c) At the first election after the single-member districts
1512 are revised, a new director shall be elected from each district. The
1613 directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve
1714 two-year [one-year] terms and which three directors serve four-year
1815 [two-year] terms.
19- SECTION 2. Section 8843.152(b), Special District Local Laws
16+ SECTION 2. Section 8843.104, Special District Local Laws
2017 Code, is amended to read as follows:
21- (b) For each new water service connection made after
22- September 1, 2021, the [The] district may assess [levy and collect]
23- a water utility service connection fee only in accordance with the
24- following schedule:
25- Meter Size Maximum Fee Meter Size Maximum Fee
26- Meter Size Maximum Fee
27- 5/8" $1,000 5/8" $1,000
28- 5/8" $1,000
29- 3/4" $1,000 3/4" $1,000
30- 3/4" $1,000
31- 1" $1,250 1" $1,250
32- 1" $1,250
33- 1.5" $2,500 1.5" $2,500
34- 1.5" $2,500
35- 2" $4,000 2" $4,000
36- 2" $4,000
37- 3" $8,000 3" $8,000
38- 3" $8,000
39- 4" or larger $12,500 4" or larger $12,500
40- 4" or larger $12,500
41- [not to exceed $1,000 for each new water service connection made
42- after September 1, 2013.]
43- SECTION 3. Section 8843.055, Special District Local Laws
44- Code, is repealed.
45- SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
18+ Sec. 8843.104. EXEMPT WELLS. (a) In this section,
19+ "existing well" means a well in the district that was completed on
20+ or before September 1, 2001.
21+ (a-1) The district may not require a permit to operate an
22+ existing well used for [Groundwater withdrawals from the following
23+ wells may not be regulated, permitted, or metered by the district]:
24+ (1) [a well used for] domestic use by a single-family
25+ [single private] residential household that is [and] incapable of
26+ producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day; or [and]
27+ (2) [a well used for] agricultural use [conventional
28+ farming and ranching activities, including such intensive
29+ operations as aquaculture, livestock feedlots, or poultry
30+ operations].
31+ (b) The district may not require a meter on [charge or
32+ collect a well construction fee for] a well described by Subsection
33+ (a-1)(1) [(a)(2)].
34+ (b-1) A well owner must obtain a permit and pay any required
35+ fees, including a well construction fee, before using any
36+ groundwater withdrawn from a well in the district for purposes
37+ other than those exempted by this chapter or Chapter 36, Water Code
38+ [section].
39+ (c) The owner of a [A] well used for commercial agricultural
40+ irrigation use shall:
41+ (1) register the well with the district;
42+ (2) install a meter that meets district standards for
43+ accuracy; and
44+ (3) annually report the total amount of groundwater
45+ production from the well on a form approved [dewatering and
46+ monitoring in the production of coal or lignite is exempt from
47+ permit requirements, regulations, and fees imposed] by the
48+ district.
49+ (d) The district may not enter property to inspect a [an
50+ exempt] well described by Subsection (a-1)(1) without the property
51+ owner's permission.
52+ SECTION 3. Section 8843.152, Special District Local Laws
53+ Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection
54+ (c) to read as follows:
55+ (b) The district may assess [levy and collect] a water
56+ utility service connection fee only in accordance with the
57+ following schedule and Subsection (c) based on the size of the meter
58+ to be installed:
59+ Meter Size Multiplier Maximum Fee Meter Size Multiplier Maximum Fee
60+Meter Size Multiplier Maximum Fee
61+ 5/8" 1.0 $1,000 5/8" 1.0 $1,000
62+5/8" 1.0 $1,000
63+ 3/4" 1.5 $1,500 3/4" 1.5 $1,500
64+3/4" 1.5 $1,500
65+ 1" 2.5 $2,500 1" 2.5 $2,500
66+1" 2.5 $2,500
67+ 1.5" 5.0 $5,000 1.5" 5.0 $5,000
68+1.5" 5.0 $5,000
69+ 2" 8.0 $8,000 2" 8.0 $8,000
70+2" 8.0 $8,000
71+ 3" 16.0 $16,000 3" 16.0 $16,000
72+3" 16.0 $16,000
73+ 4" 25.0 $25,000 4" 25.0 $25,000
74+4" 25.0 $25,000
75+ (c) The fee for a meter size smaller than five-eighths of an
76+ inch may not exceed $1,000 [not to exceed $1,000 for each new water
77+ service connection made after September 1, 2013].
78+ SECTION 4. Section 8843.153, Special District Local Laws
79+ Code, is amended to read as follows:
80+ Sec. 8843.153. TAXES [AND OTHER FEES] PROHIBITED.
81+ Notwithstanding Section 8843.101 or Subchapter G, Chapter 36, Water
82+ Code, the district may not[:
83+ [(1)] impose a tax[; or
84+ [(2) assess or collect any fees except as authorized
85+ by Section 8843.151 or 8843.152].
86+ SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 8843, Special District
87+ Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8843.155 to read as
88+ follows:
89+ Sec. 8843.155. FEES. (a) The district may assess
90+ production fees as authorized by Section 36.205, Water Code. The
91+ district may not assess production fees for water used for
92+ agricultural use.
93+ (b) The district may not charge for an annual period a
94+ production fee greater than 25 cents per 1,000 gallons authorized
95+ to be withdrawn under a permit issued by the district.
96+ SECTION 6. The following sections of the Special District
97+ Local Laws Code are repealed:
98+ (1) Section 8843.055;
99+ (2) Section 8843.105; and
100+ (3) Section 8843.106.
101+ SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
46102
47- Meter Size Maximum Fee
103+Meter Size Multiplier Maximum Fee
48104
49- 5/8" $1,000
105+5/8" 1.0 $1,000
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51- 3/4" $1,000
107+3/4" 1.5 $1,500
52108
53- 1" $1,250
109+1" 2.5 $2,500
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55- 1.5" $2,500
111+1.5" 5.0 $5,000
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57- 2" $4,000
113+2" 8.0 $8,000
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59- 3" $8,000
115+3" 16.0 $16,000
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61- 4" or larger $12,500
117+4" 25.0 $25,000