78R7564 RCJ-F

By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 1639



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to regulation of spacing and production of groundwater 
from aquifers by a groundwater conservation district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 36.116, Water Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  For better management of the groundwater resources 
located in a district or if a district determines that conditions in 
or use of an aquifer differ substantially from one geographic area 
of the district to another, the district may adopt different rules 
for:
		(1)  each aquifer or subdivision of an aquifer located 
in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district; or
		(2)  each geographic area overlying an aquifer or 
subdivision of an aquifer located in whole or in part within the 
boundaries of the district.
	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, 2003.