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  2025S0131-1 02/21/25     By: Johnson S.B. No. 1623     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the dedication of certain water rights to the Texas   Water Trust.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 15.7031(c), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  The dedication of any surface water rights placed in   trust must be reviewed and approved by the commission, in   consultation with the board and the Parks and Wildlife Department.   In addition, the Department of Agriculture may provide input to the   commission, as appropriate, during the review and approval process   for dedication of surface water rights.   The dedication of any   groundwater rights placed in trust must be reviewed and approved by   the board and reviewed and acknowledged by any district or   authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59,   Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has the authority to regulate   the spacing of water wells, the production from water wells, or both   in the aquifer, subdivision of an aquifer, or geologic stratum   where the groundwater rights are located.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.