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      By: Muñoz H.B. No. 4951       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to nonirrigable land in irrigation districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 58.305, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  The board by order shall allocate a portion of the   estimated maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by   assessment against all land in the district to which the district   can furnish irrigation water through its water delivery system or   through an extension of its water delivery system.  This assessment   shall be levied against all irrigable land in the district on a per   acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated , except as   provided by Subsection (a-1) .           (a-1)     An assessment under this section may not be levied   against land that is not being irrigated because:                 (1)  the land is not irrigable;                 (2)     the owners of a majority of the acreage of the land   no longer intend to irrigate the land;                 (3)     the land has been subdivided into town lots, town   lots and blocks, or small parcels having the same general nature of   town lots, including lots and blocks designed, intended, or   suitable for a residential, commercial, or other nonagricultural   purpose; or                 (4)  the land is located on subdivided land and is:                       (A)     designated as a street, alley, parkway, or   park; or                       (B)  a railroad property or right-of-way.          SECTION 2.  Section 58.731, Water Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 58.731.  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NONIRRIGATED LAND. The   board shall [ may ] exclude from the district land that is not being   irrigated as provided by Sections 51.759 through 51.766.  This   section applies only to land that is eligible for exclusion under   Section 51.759.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.