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      H.B. No. 1689         AN ACT   relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by   a groundwater conservation district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 36.207, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as   follows:          (b)  A district may use funds obtained from the amount that   an export fee is increased under Section 36.122(e-1) on or after   January 1, 2024, only for costs related to assessing and addressing   impacts associated with groundwater development, including:                (1)  maintaining operability of wells significantly   affected by groundwater development , including wells located   outside the district ;                (2)  developing or distributing alternative water   supplies; and                (3)  conducting aquifer monitoring, data collection,   and aquifer science.           (c)     A district may use funds described by Subsection (b) to   maintain the operability of wells described by Subsection (b)(1)   that are located in another district only if the district enters   into an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code,   with the other district authorizing the funds to be used for that   purpose.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1689 was passed by the House on April   24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1689 was passed by the Senate on May   14, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor