HB3525 - Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

  89R27008 JBD-F     By: Spiller H.B. No. 3525     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3525:     By:  Martinez C.S.H.B. No. 3525       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater   Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting   or denying a permit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8856, Special District   Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8856.1055 to read as   follows:           Sec.   8856.1055.     PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS; PONDS AND LAKES.   Before granting or denying a permit or a permit amendment issued in   accordance with Section 36.1146, Water Code, the district shall   consider whether the proposed use of water from the well is wholly   or partly to provide water to a pond or lake with a surface area   greater than two acres to enhance the appearance of the landscape.          SECTION 2.  Section 8856.1055, Special District Local Laws   Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for a   permit or permit amendment submitted on or after the effective date   of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.