88R3935 LRM-F By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 1699 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District to impose certain fees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 197, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended by adding Section 22A to read as follows: Sec. 22A. FEES. The Board may impose: (1) an export fee on water transferred out of the District in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the maximum wholesale water rate charged by the San Antonio Water System; and (2) other fees as authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code. 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, 2023.