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has appellate jurisdiction over rates of IOUs
operating inside a city. A Sunset Commis-
sion recommendation for the Public Utility
Commission intends to transfer rate
responsibility from the TCEQ to the PUC.
Groundwater
Groundwater Conservation Districts are
the state's preferred method of ground-
water management. GCDs permit water
wells, develop management plans, and
adopt the rules necessary to implement
the management plan for groundwater
within the district. Each district is gov-
erned by a locally selected board of direc-
tors. Lawmakers could consider expanding
these districts to include additional coun-
ties, or create new districts. In its 83rd
Legislative Report, the Texas Groundwater
Protection Committee recommended
adding Texas Parks and Wildlife as a
member agency to the committee. The
TCEQ and the Texas Water Development
Board are submitting to the 83rd Texas
Legislature a report on the creation of
new GCDs, the status and result of actions
in the Priority Groundwater Management
Areas, GCD management planning, and
agency-required interactions. 0
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oil and gas facilities compliance resources
mentioned in this story.
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