HB 1690
AN ACT relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Requires groundwater conservation districts to establish rules for notifying adjacent districts, county commissioners, and local newspapers when an application is filed to transfer groundwater out of the district. The notice must be paid for by the applicant and sent via certified mail to specified parties, ensuring transparency and awareness of potential groundwater transfers. The new requirements aim to improve communication and provide local stakeholders with information about proposed groundwater movement across district boundaries.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 36.122, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d-1) The district shall adopt rules requiring that notice be given for an application filed to comply with this section. The (1) paid for by the applicant; (2) sent by certified mail to: (A) each district that is adjacent to the district considering the application; (B) the commissioners court of each county in which the district considering the application is located; and (C) the commissioners court of each county in which a district that receives notice under Paragraph (A) is (A) a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district considering the application is (B) a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which a district that receives notice under Subdivision SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of
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