84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3405, Chapter 975 Page: 1 of 18
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Chapter 975
H.B. No. 3405
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the territory, jurisdiction, and powers of the Barton
3 Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, including its
4 authority to regulate certain wells for the production of
5 groundwater; imposing a cap on certain fees.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 8802, Special District
8 Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8802.0035 to read as
9 follows:
10 Sec. 8802.0035. SHARED TERRITORY; JURISDICTION. (a) The
11 territory of the district includes any territory that is:
12 (1) inside the boundaries of:
13 (A) the Edwards Aquifer Authority; and
14 (B) Hays County; and
15 (2) not within the boundaries of the Plum Creek
16 Conservation District as those boundaries existed on February 1,
17 2015.
18 (b) The Edwards Aquifer Authority has jurisdiction over any
19 well that is drilled to produce water from the Edwards Aquifer in
20 the shared territory described by Subsection (a).
21 (c) The district has jurisdiction over groundwater and any
22 well that is drilled to produce water from any aquifer other than
23 the Edwards Aquifer in the shared territory described by Subsection
24 (a).1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3405, Chapter 975, legislative document, June 19, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704548/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.