By: Gutierrez S.B. No. 1687
AN ACT
relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer by
certain entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.34, Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended by amending
Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as
follows:
(a) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning
assigned by Chapter 13, Water Code.
(a-1) Except as provided by this section, water [Water]
withdrawn from the aquifer must be used within the boundaries of the
authority.
(a-2) A retail public utility that is an initial regular
permit holder and the service area of which is contained wholly or
partly inside the boundaries of the authority may use water
withdrawn from the aquifer to provide water service to customers in
Atascosa County within the retail public utility's certificated
service area.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.