The Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee has authorized a measure to recognize groundwater ownership interest for a landowner in the water beneath his property.
The bill sets forth a vested ownership interest that will allow a landowner to produce groundwater from below the surface but does not entitle him or her to capture a specific amount of that groundwater. New language in the bill clarifies that state law still affords groundwater conservation districts the authority to regulate groundwater.
Senators worked with the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the Texas Farm Bureau, and other interested organizations throughout the state. The proposed bill, having been approved by the committee, will now be introduced to the full Senate for their deliberation.
To read TX SB 332, click here.
