Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8802.104: USER FEES.

(a) The board by rule may impose reasonable fees on each well for which the district issues a permit and which is not exempt from regulation by the district.

(b) The board may assess the fees on an annual basis according to:

(1) the size of column pipe used in the well;

(2) the production capacity of the well; or

(3) the actual, authorized, or anticipated pumpage of the well.

(c) The board may use fees as both a regulatory mechanism and a revenue-producing mechanism.

(d) The board shall adopt rules relating to:

(1) the rates of fees;

(2) the manner and form for filing reports of fees; and

(3) the manner of collecting fees.

(e) The district may use money collected from fees to:

(1) manage and operate the district; and

(2) pay all or part of the principal of and interest on district bonds or notes.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.07, eff. April 1, 2007.