Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.

HB 1689 restricts how groundwater conservation districts in Texas can use funds from increased groundwater export fees collected after January 1, 2024. Districts may only spend these funds on: maintaining wells affected by groundwater development (including outside their district), developing alternative water supplies, or conducting aquifer monitoring and science. The bill requires districts to enter into formal agreements with other districts if they want to use these funds to maintain wells located in a different district. This law takes effect September 1, 2025, and directly affects groundwater conservation districts managing export fee revenues.