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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing a production fee on certain non-exempt |
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wells in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 8843, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8843.1516 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8843.1516. PRODUCTION FEE. The district by rule may |
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charge and collect a production fee not to exceed 10 cents for each |
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thousand gallons of groundwater permitted from a non-exempt |
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commercial well in the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8843.153, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8843.153. TAXES AND OTHER FEES PROHIBITED. |
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Notwithstanding Section 8843.101 or Subchapter G, Chapter 36, Water |
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Code, the district may not: |
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(1) impose a tax; or |
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(2) assess or collect any fees except as authorized by |
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this subchapter [Section 8843.151 or 8843.152]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 8843.1516, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to groundwater produced on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |