Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8865.151 · Subchapter D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board by rule may impose a reasonable fee on each well that is not exempt from regulation by the district and for which a permit is issued by the district. The fee may be based on:
(1) the size of column pipe used by the well; or
(2) the actual, authorized, or anticipated amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.
(b) Fees may not exceed:
(1) 25 cents per acre-foot for water used for irrigating agricultural crops; or
(2) 17 cents per thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose.
(c) In addition to the fee authorized under Subsection (a), the district may impose a reasonable fee or surcharge for an export fee using one of the following methods:
(1) a fee negotiated between the district and the transporter; or
(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed 17 cents per thousand gallons of water used.
(d) Fees authorized by this section may be:
(1) assessed annually; and
(2) used to pay the cost of operating the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8865.htm
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