HB 1529
AN ACT relating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Increases the maximum production fee that the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District can charge for water wells from 20 to 50 cents per unit of water withdrawn. The change applies to non-exempt wells, allowing the district to potentially raise more revenue from water production. Water users and well owners in the district will be directly impacted by the potential fee increase.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing an increase BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8871.154, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8871.154. PRODUCTION FEE. The district may impose reasonable production fees on each well that is not exempt from permitting under Section 8871.103 based on the amount of water actually withdrawn from the well. The district may not impose a production fee under this section in an amount greater than 50 [20] SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis
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