89R4861 JBD-D
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1720
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis
County Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing an increase
in the rate of the fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 8871.154, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8871.154. PRODUCTION FEE. The district may impose
reasonable production fees on each well that is not exempt from
permitting under Section 8871.103 based on the amount of water
actually withdrawn from the well. The district may not impose a
production fee under this section in an amount greater than 50 [20]
cents per thousand gallons.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.