The bill, S.B. No. 41, amends the Water Code by adding a new provision to Section 36.1132 that restricts groundwater conservation districts from issuing permits for the production and transfer of groundwater out of the district. Specifically, it states that a district cannot issue a permit if the total amount of groundwater authorized for production and transfer, when combined with all other permits issued to the same applicant, would exceed five percent of the total modeled available groundwater allocated to the district, as determined by the executive administrator.

This new regulation aims to ensure sustainable groundwater management by limiting the amount of groundwater that can be extracted and transferred out of the district. The provision applies only to permits issued on or after the effective date of the Act, which is set to take effect 91 days after the conclusion of the legislative session.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Water Code 36.1132 (Water Code 36)