This bill mandates a groundwater study by the Texas Water Development Board for certain aquifers within the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District prior to the issuance of any new permits or amendments for groundwater production. The study aims to analyze the sustainable annual groundwater production, compare it to modeled available groundwater, and assess the hydrological impacts of proposed groundwater production and transfers outside the district. The findings must be reported to key state officials by January 12, 2027, and a moratorium on new permits will be in effect until 270 days after this report is submitted.

Additionally, the bill specifies that the district cannot issue new permits or amendments until the study is completed and the report is submitted. It also clarifies that the new regulations do not apply to permits issued before the bill's effective date. The provisions of this section will expire on November 1, 2027.

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