Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 8888.156
Production Fees

(a)

The authority may charge the owner of a well located in the authority a fee on the amount of water pumped from the well. The board shall establish the rate of a fee under this subsection only after a special meeting on the fee.

(b)

The board by rule shall exempt from the fee established under Subsection (a) each class of wells that is not subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district. If an exempted class of wells becomes subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district, the authority may charge the fee established under Subsection (a) on the wells of that class. The board by rule may exempt any other class of wells from the fee established under Subsection (a).

(c)

Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may charge a fee established under Subsection (a) on a well or class of wells located in the authority that, on or after June 30, 2013:

(1)

ceases to be subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district; or

(2)

is no longer subject to the regulatory provisions, permitting requirements, or jurisdiction of the subsidence district.

(d)

The board may not apply the fee established under Subsection (a) to a well:

(1)

with a casing diameter of less than five inches that serves a single-family dwelling;

(2)

regulated under Chapter 27 (Injection Wells), Water Code;

(3)

used for irrigation of agricultural crops; or

(4)

used solely for electric generation.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.

Source: Section 8888.156 — Production Fees, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­8888.­htm#8888.­156 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

8888.001
Definitions 8888.002
Nature of Authority 8888.003
Findings of Public Use and Benefit 8888.004
Districts in Authority’s Boundaries 8888.005
Applicability of Other Law 8888.051
Authority Territory 8888.052
Local Government Annexation 8888.053
Addition of Water System Service Area 8888.054
Inclusion of Certain Territory 8888.101
Composition of Board 8888.102
Election of Directors 8888.103
Election Date 8888.104
Qualification for Office 8888.105
Board Vacancy 8888.106
Meetings 8888.107
General Manager 8888.108
Employees 8888.109
Fidelity Bond 8888.151
General Powers and Duties 8888.152
Additional Powers 8888.153
Authority Rules 8888.154
Fees, Rates, and Charges 8888.155
Fee Amounts 8888.156
Production Fees 8888.157
Groundwater Reduction Plan 8888.158
Water Supply and Drought Contingency Plans 8888.159
Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Systems 8888.160
Storage, Sale, or Reuse of Water or By-product 8888.161
General Contracting Authority 8888.162
Specific Contracting Authority 8888.163
Purchase of Surplus Property 8888.164
Purchase of Interest in Project 8888.165
Cooperation with Public Entities 8888.166
Surface Water Delivery System 8888.167
Conditional Approval of Construction Projects 8888.168
Statement of Amounts of Water to Be Delivered 8888.169
Effect of Municipal Annexation on Fees and Services 8888.170
Civil Penalty 8888.171
Eminent Domain 8888.201
Gift or Grant from Subsidence District 8888.202
Authorization of Disbursement 8888.203
Ad Valorem Tax Prohibited 8888.204
Cooperative Funding 8888.251
Revenue Notes 8888.252
Revenue and Bond Anticipation Notes 8888.253
Bonds and Notes 8888.254
Bonds Secured by Contract Proceeds: Approval 8888.255
Refunding Bonds 8888.256
Validity of Bonds After Addition of Territory
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 8888.156’s source at texas​.gov