Bill Text: TX SB1241 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells with limited production capabilities.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB1241 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB1241-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 1241

AN ACT
relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells
with limited production capabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.33, Chapter 626 (S.B. 1477), Acts of
the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended by amending
Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(c) A well [within or] serving a subdivision requiring
platting does not qualify for an exempt use.
(d) A well drilled on or before June 1, 2013, for any purpose
authorized under this article is exempt from the requirement to
obtain a withdrawal permit provided that the well:
(1) is not capable of producing more than 1,250
gallons of water a day; or
(2) is metered and does not produce more than 1.4
acre-feet of water in a calendar year.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1241 passed the Senate on
April 4, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1241 passed the House on
May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor