88R18967 LRM-D
By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 1699
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1699:
By: Thompson of Brazoria C.S.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) a combined production and export fee on water
exported from the District in an amount not to exceed 20 cents for
each thousand gallons of water exported from the District; 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.