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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Evergreen Underground Water |
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Conservation District to impose certain fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 197, Acts of the 59th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1965, is amended by adding Section 22A to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 22A. FEES. The Board may impose: |
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(1) a combined production and export fee on water |
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exported from the District in an amount not to exceed 20 cents for |
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each thousand gallons of water exported from the District; and |
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(2) other fees as authorized by Chapter 36, Water |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |