84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 655, Chapter 505 Page: 3 of 20
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H.B. No. 655
retrieved for beneficial use. The board shall undertake the
studies, investigations, and surveys in the following order of
priority:
(1) [the aqifers describedin'Sectionr11.13(a);
[-(-2-)-] areas designated by the commission as "priority
groundwater management areas" under Section 35.008; and
(2) [4-)-] other areas of the state in a priority to be
determined by the board's ranking of where the greatest need
exists.
SECTION 3. Chapter 27, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter G to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER G. AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY PROJECTS
Sec. 27.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Aquifer storage and recovery project" means a
project involving the injection of water into a geologic formation
for the purpose of subsequent recovery and beneficial use by the
project operator.
(2) "ASR injection well" means a Class V injection
well used for the injection of water into a geologic formation as
part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.
(3) "ASR recovery well" means a well used for the
recovery of water from a geologic formation as part of an aquifer
storage and recovery project.
(4) "Native groundwater" means the groundwater
naturally occurring in a geologic formation.
(5) "Project operator" means a person holding an
authorization under this subchapter to undertake an aquifer storage
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 655, Chapter 505, legislative document, June 16, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705600/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.