Texas HB 193: Relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.

Bill Text

By:AAAshby H.B.ANo.A193
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through
the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTIONA1.AASection 36.1132(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a)AAA district may not[, to the extent possible, shall]
issue permits that hinder the achievement of [up to the point that
the total volume of exempt and permitted groundwater production
will achieve] an applicable desired future condition under Section
36.108 by authorizing a volume of groundwater production that, when
considered together with exempt groundwater production, exceeds
the volume of modeled available groundwater determined by the
executive administrator.
SECTIONA2.AAThis Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.
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