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1	2		By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 1959
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2025; March 17, 2025, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Water, Agriculture and
4		-	Rural Affairs; April 29, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable
5		-	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
6		-	April 29, 2025, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1959 By: Hancock
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13	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
14	8		AN ACT
15		-	relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater
16		-	Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting
17		-	or denying a permit.
	9	+	relating to permit considerations for the North Texas Groundwater
	10	+	Conservation District.
18	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
19	12		SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8856, Special District
20		-	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8856.~~1055~~ to read as
	13	+	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8856.108 to read as
21	14		follows:
22		-	Sec. 8856.1055. PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS; PONDS AND LAKES.
23		-	Before granting or denying a permit or a permit amendment issued in
24		-	accordance with Section 36.1146, Water Code, the district shall
25		-	consider whether the proposed use of water from the well is wholly
26		-	or partly to provide water to a pond or lake to enhance the
27		-	appearance of the landscape.
28		-	SECTION 2. Section 8856.1055, Special District Local Laws
29		-	Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for a
30		-	permit or permit amendment submitted on or after the effective date
31		-	of this Act.
32		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
33		-	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
34		-	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
35		-	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
36		-	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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	15	+	Sec. 8856.108. PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS. Before granting or
	16	+	denying a permit, or a permit amendment issued in accordance with
	17	+	Section 36.1146, the district shall consider whether the proposed
	18	+	use of water from the well is wholly or partly to provide water to a
	19	+	pond or lake to enhance the appearance of the landscape.