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TX HB2015
Bill
Status
5/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erin Zwiener
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AI Summary
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Requires petitions to create municipal utility districts (MUDs) located wholly or partly in counties within the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area to include a water conservation plan meeting Section 13.146 requirements
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Adds water conservation as a factor the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) must consider when evaluating whether proposed MUDs in the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area would have unreasonable effects
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Expands TCEQ's feasibility review criteria for MUD petitions to include consideration of impacts on water conservation alongside existing factors like groundwater levels, subsidence, water quality, and recharge capability
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Applies only to MUD creation petitions filed with TCEQ on or after the effective date; petitions filed before remain under prior law
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the consideration of water conservation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of certain municipal utility districts.
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Last Action
Received from the House
5/15/2025