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3'1H' 4.2.3. Under the terms of this Contract, the Medina District and the Uvalde District shall not be obligated to pay production fees for water use from the Aquifer up to their Aquifer Management Guideline, .as defined hereinafter in Section 4.9 as being 120,000 acre feet for the Medina District and 160,000 acre feet for the Uvalde District on a per annum basis. 4.2.4. Upon receiving legislative authorization, the Edwards District will assess a reasonable base fee per acre-foot for water use from zero acre-feet to the total acre-feet designated as its Aquifer Management Guideline, as defined in Section 4.9 as being a cumulative total of 370,000 acre feet for the Edwards District, with 325,000 acre feet for all of Bexar County, 30,000 acre feet for Comal County, 15,000 acre feet for Hays County on a per annum basis. Fees for water use in excess of the Edwards District's Aquifer Management Guideline will be set on a progressive rate schedule. . The Edwards District may also assess fees on a progressive rate schedule . when its conditions warrant. 4.3. Production Surchar~e Fees.. The Parties may seek legislative authority to individually decide to levy and collect production surcharge fees for different types of users and uses in times of drought, or other appropriate condition, to finance water supply enhancements, and to distribute produc~ion reductions equitably and cost-effectively among Aquifer users. 4.4. Transport and Export Fees.. Both transport and export fees may be imposed at the discretion of each Party pursuant to Sections 5.11 and 5.12 of this Contract. 4.5. General Obli~ation Bonds and Revenue Bonds. The Parties agree to consider the issuance of general obligation and/or revenue bonds pursuant to their statutory requirements, in order to finance projects to implement this Contract. , 4.6. Makin~ Loans and Grants. The Parties may seek legislative authority to make loans and/or grants to water users within their respective districts in order to implement goals consistent with this Contract. 4.7. Receivin~ Loans and Grants. The parties may currently receive loans and grants under their enabling statutes. -r 4.8. Research Costs. The Parties agree to voluntarily contribute to research projects relating to the hydrology, geology, meteorology and other scientific characteristics and dynamics of the hydrological systems found in the Aquifer. A Party's voluntary contribution toward such research projects will be based upon that Party's expected benefits. - 4 -