TITLE: Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.

SUMMARY: Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8829.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8829.151. DISTRICT REVENUE AND FEES.To accomplish the regulatory goals of the district, and to pay the district's maintenance and operating costs, the district may: (1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed five cents for each $100 of taxable value of property in the district; (2) assess [general] production fees as authorized by Section 36.205, Water Code;(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or private source; [and] (4) assess an export [a transfer] fee on water exported from the district in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the maximum wholesale water rate charged by the City of Houston; and (5) assess other fees authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.