89R5944 SCR-D
By: Nichols S.B. No. 1055
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:
(c) The fee may not exceed seven cents [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thousand gallons of groundwater withdrawn for any purpose.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, 2025.