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AN ACT
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relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater |
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Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8831.151, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8831.151. DISTRICT REVENUE AND FEES. To accomplish |
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the regulatory goals of the district, to pay the district's |
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maintenance and operating costs, and to pay any bonds issued by the |
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district, the district may: |
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(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed |
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2.5 cents for each $100 of taxable value of property in the |
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district, subject to voter approval; |
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(2) assess production fees as authorized by Section |
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36.205, Water Code [for services or for water withdrawn from
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wells]; [or] |
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(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or |
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private source; and |
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(4) assess: |
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(A) an export fee on groundwater exported from |
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the district in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the maximum |
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wholesale water rate charged by the City of Houston; and |
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(B) other fees authorized by Chapter 36, Water |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1421 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1421 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |