{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8870.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.153","heading":"FEES.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the board may impose fees on each nonexempt well in the district.\n(b) A fee may be assessed annually, based on:\n(1) the size of column pipe used in the well;\n(2) the production capacity of the well; or\n(3) actual, authorized, and anticipated pumpage.\n(c) A fee imposed under this section may not exceed:\n(1) $1 per acre-foot for water used for agricultural purposes; or\n(2) $40 per acre-foot for water used for a purpose other than an agricultural purpose.\n(d) The board may use fees as a regulatory mechanism or a revenue-producing mechanism.\n(e) The board shall adopt rules regarding:\n(1) fee rates;\n(2) the manner and form for filing reports of fees; and\n(3) the manner of collecting fees.\n(f) To secure payment of a fee imposed under this section, a lien attaches to the property on which the well is located. The lien has the same priority and characteristics as a lien for district taxes. The district may use the lien and all other powers that the district possesses to collect the payment of the fee.\n(g) If the district imposes a tax under Section 8870.151, the district may not impose a fee under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER","CHAPTER 8870. TRINITY GLEN ROSE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8870.htm#8870.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"e693a24dd1b53ef600c3606fff07ba3f143fbaaf6bc1fe170477b914c0afdb88","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8870.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8870.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}