HB3998 — Relating to the transfer of the administration of surface water rights permitting from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas Water Development Board and the regulation of groundwater; authorizing fees; authorizing civil penalties.

HB3998 — Relating to the transfer of the administration of surface water rights permitting from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas Water Development Board and the regulation of groundwater; authorizing fees; authorizing civil penalties. · Informed CitizenryHB3998 amends the Natural Resources Code and Water Code to transfer the administration of surface water rights permitting from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas Water Devel…Open in Informed Citizenry