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AN ACT
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relating to reports regarding certain water wells required by a |
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groundwater conservation district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 36.111, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 36.111. RECORDS AND REPORTS. (a) The district may |
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[shall] require that records be kept and reports be made of the |
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drilling, equipping, and completing of water wells and of the |
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production and use of groundwater. |
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(b) In implementing Subsection (a), a district may adopt |
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rules that require an owner or operator of a water well that is |
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required to be registered with or permitted by the district, except |
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for the owner or operator of a well that is exempt from permit |
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requirements under Section 36.117(b)(1), to report groundwater |
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withdrawals using reasonable and appropriate reporting methods and |
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frequency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 714 passed the Senate on |
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April 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 714 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |