By: Nichols S.B. No. 2052
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permit fees for groundwater wells imposed by the
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 8868.153(c), Special district local laws
code, is amended to read as follows: The district by rule may
impose a reasonable fee on each well that is not exempt from
regulation by the district and for which a permit is issued by the
district. The fee must be based on the amount of water to be
withdrawn from the well.
(c) The fee may not exceed seven [one] cent per thousand
gallons of groundwater withdrawn for any purpose.
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.