TITLE: Relating to authorizing a production fee on certain non-exempt wells in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

SUMMARY: Relating to authorizing a production fee on certain non-exempt wells in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to authorizing a production fee on certain non-exempt wells in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 8843, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8843.1516 to read as follows: Sec. 8843.1516. PRODUCTION FEE. The district by rule may charge and collect a production fee not to exceed 10 cents for each thousand gallons of groundwater permitted from a non-exempt commercial well in the district. SECTION 2. Section 8843.153, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8843.153. TAXES AND OTHER FEES PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding Section 8843.101 or Subchapter G, Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may not: (1) impose a tax; or (2) assess or collect any fees except as authorized by this subchapter [Section 8843.151 or 8843.152].SECTION 3. Section 8843.1516, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, applies only to groundwater produced on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.