S.B. No. 595
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the power of the North Fort Bend Water Authority to
  impose a charge on certain wells or classes of wells.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 8813.103, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection
  (e-1) to read as follows:
         (e)  For purposes of Subsection (d), a well is subject to a
  groundwater reduction requirement if the Harris-Galveston
  Subsidence District or the Fort Bend Subsidence District, as
  applicable, [subsidence district] has adopted or adopts a
  requirement or rule that groundwater withdrawals from the well, or
  from the well and other wells collectively, be reduced, including a
  groundwater reduction that is not required until a future date.
         (e-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the authority may
  impose a charge under Subsection (b) on a well or class of wells
  located in Harris or Fort Bend County that, on or after February 1,
  2013:
               (1)  ceases to be subject to a groundwater reduction
  requirement imposed by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District or
  the Fort Bend Subsidence District, as applicable; or
               (2)  is no longer subject to the regulatory provisions,
  permitting requirements, or jurisdiction of the Harris-Galveston
  Subsidence District or the Fort Bend Subsidence District, as
  applicable.
         SECTION 2.  The North Fort Bend Water Authority retains all
  rights, powers, privileges, authorities, duties, and functions
  that it had before the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  (a)  The legislature validates and confirms all
  governmental acts and proceedings of the North Fort Bend Water
  Authority that were taken before the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the
  effective date of this Act:
               (1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation
  ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
  judgment; or
               (2)  has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
         SECTION 4.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
  introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
  Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
  copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
  officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
  Government Code.
         (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
  submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
         (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
  its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
  lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
  representatives within the required time.
         (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
  state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
  to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 5.  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, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 595 passed the Senate on
  March 21, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 595 passed the House on
  May 2, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 3, two present
  not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor