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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8866.151. Fees

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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(2) the actual, authorized, or anticipated amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.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. (Acts 77th Leg., R.S., Ch. 966, Secs. 3.1506(a), (c); Acts 77th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1307, Sec. 4.06.)

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