87R24696 BRG-D By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4618 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4618: By: Kacal C.S.H.B. No. 4618 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8843.056(c), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) At the first election after the single-member districts are revised, a new director shall be elected from each district. The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve two-year [one-year] terms and which three directors serve four-year [two-year] terms. SECTION 2. Section 8843.152(b), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) For each new water service connection made after September 1, 2021, the [The] district may assess [levy and collect] a water utility service connection fee only in accordance with the following schedule: Meter Size Maximum Fee Meter Size Maximum Fee Meter Size Maximum Fee 5/8" $1,000 5/8" $1,000 5/8" $1,000 3/4" $1,000 3/4" $1,000 3/4" $1,000 1" $1,250 1" $1,250 1" $1,250 1.5" $2,500 1.5" $2,500 1.5" $2,500 2" $4,000 2" $4,000 2" $4,000 3" $8,000 3" $8,000 3" $8,000 4" or larger $12,500 4" or larger $12,500 4" or larger $12,500 [not to exceed $1,000 for each new water service connection made after September 1, 2013.] SECTION 3. Section 8843.055, Special District Local Laws Code, is repealed. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. Meter Size Maximum Fee 5/8" $1,000 3/4" $1,000 1" $1,250 1.5" $2,500 2" $4,000 3" $8,000 4" or larger $12,500