2025S0131-1 02/21/25
By: Johnson S.B. No. 1623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dedication of certain water rights to the Texas
Water Trust.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.7031(c), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The dedication of any surface water rights placed in
trust must be reviewed and approved by the commission, in
consultation with the board and the Parks and Wildlife Department.
In addition, the Department of Agriculture may provide input to the
commission, as appropriate, during the review and approval process
for dedication of surface water rights. The dedication of any
groundwater rights placed in trust must be reviewed and approved by
the board and reviewed and acknowledged by any district or
authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has the authority to regulate
the spacing of water wells, the production from water wells, or both
in the aquifer, subdivision of an aquifer, or geologic stratum
where the groundwater rights are located.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.