SB 863
AN ACT relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.
Senate Bill • Perry
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1.34(b), Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended to read as follows: (b) Water withdrawn from the aquifer must be used within: (1) the boundaries of the authority; or (2) the certificated area of a retail public utility according to a certificate of convenience and necessity, as the certificate existed on September 1, 2025, any part of which was located within the boundaries of the authority on June 28, 1996. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.
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