TITLE: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create a groundwater conservation district in certain counties.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create a groundwater conservation district in certain counties.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create a groundwater conservation district in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 36.0151(f), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) The [Before September 1, 2015, the] commission may not create a groundwater conservation district under this section in a county: (1) in which the annual amount of surface water used is more than 50 times the annual amount of groundwater produced; (2) that is located in a priority groundwater management area; and (3) that has a population greater than 2.3 million. 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.