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TX Water Code § 36.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.016. Appointment of Temporary Directors

Sec. 36.016.  APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  If the commission certifies a petition to create a district under Section 36.015, the commission shall appoint the temporary directors named in the petition.  If the commission dissolves a district's board under Section 36.303, it shall appoint five temporary directors.(b)  If the commission creates a district under Section 36.0151, the county commissioners court or courts of the county or counties that contain the area of the district shall, within 90 days after receiving notification by the commission under Section 36.0151(b), appoint five temporary directors, or more if the district contains the territory of more than five counties, for the district's board using the method provided by Section 36.0161.  A county commissioners court shall not make any appointments after the expiration of the 90-day period.  If fewer than five temporary directors have been appointed at the expiration of the period, the commission shall appoint additional directors so that the board has at least five members.(c)  Temporary directors appointed under this section shall serve until the initial directors are elected and have qualified for office or until the voters fail to approve the creation of the district.(d)  If an appointee of the commission or of a county commissioners court fails to qualify or if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the commission or the county commissioners court, as appropriate, shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.(e)  As soon as all temporary directors have qualified, the directors shall meet, take the oath of office, and elect a chairman and vice chairman from among their membership.  The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board and, in the chairman's absence, the vice chairman shall preside.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 2.38, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 36.0161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.0161. Method for Appointing Temporary Directors for District in Priority Groundwater Management Area

Sec. 36.0161.  METHOD FOR APPOINTING TEMPORARY DIRECTORS FOR DISTRICT IN PRIORITY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA.  (a)  If a district in a priority groundwater management area is:(1)  contained within one county, the county commissioners court of that county shall appoint five temporary directors for the district;(2)  contained within two counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint at least one temporary director, with the appointments of the three remaining directors to be apportioned as provided by Subsection (b);(3)  contained within three counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint at least one temporary director, with the appointments of the two remaining directors to be apportioned as provided by Subsection (b);(4)  contained within four counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint at least one temporary director, with the appointment of the remaining director to be apportioned as provided by Subsection (b);  or(5)  contained within five or more counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint one temporary director.(b)(1) In this subsection, "estimated groundwater use" means the estimate of groundwater use in acre-feet developed by the commission under Subsection (c) for the area of a county that is within the district.(2)  The apportionment of appointments under Subsection (a) shall be made by the commission so as to reflect, as closely as possible, the proportion each county's estimated groundwater use bears to the sum of the estimated groundwater use for the district as determined under Subsection (c).  The commission shall by rule determine the method it will use to implement this subdivision.(c)  If a district for which temporary directors are to be appointed is contained within two, three, or four counties, the commission shall develop an estimate of annual groundwater use in acre-feet for each county area within the district.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.26, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 36.0171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.0171. Tax Authority and Directors' Election for District in a Priority Groundwater Management Area

Sec. 36.0171.  TAX AUTHORITY AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION FOR DISTRICT IN A PRIORITY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA.  (a)  For a district created under Section 36.0151, not later than the 120th day after the date all temporary directors have been appointed and have qualified, the temporary directors shall meet and order an election to be held within the boundaries of the proposed district to authorize the district to assess taxes and to elect permanent directors.(b)  In the order calling the election, the temporary directors shall designate election precincts and polling places for the election.  In designating the polling places, the temporary directors shall consider the needs of all voters for conveniently located polling places.(c)  The temporary directors shall publish notice of the election at least once in at least one newspaper with general circulation within the boundaries of the proposed district.  The notice must be published before the 30th day preceding the date of the election.(d)  The ballot for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The levy of a maintenance tax by the ___________________ Groundwater Conservation District at a rate not to exceed ______ cents for each $100 of assessed valuation."  The same ballot or another ballot must provide for the election of permanent directors, in accordance with Section 36.059.(e)  Immediately after the election, the presiding judge of each polling place shall deliver the returns of the election to the temporary board, and the board shall canvass the returns, declare the result, and turn over the operations of the district to the elected permanent directors.  The board shall file a copy of the election result with the commission.(f)  If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the levy of a maintenance tax, the temporary board shall declare the levy approved and shall enter the result in its minutes.(g)  If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against the levy of a maintenance tax, the temporary board shall declare the levy defeated and shall enter the result in its minutes.(h)  If the majority of the votes cast at the election are against the levy of a maintenance tax, the district shall set fees authorized by this chapter in accordance with Section 35.013(g-1) to pay for the district's regulation of groundwater in the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 2.40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (S.B. 313), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 36.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.018. Inclusion of Municipality

Sec. 36.018.  INCLUSION OF MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  If part of the territory to be included in a district is located in a municipality, a separate voting district may not be established in the municipality for the purpose of determining whether the municipality as a separate area is to be included in the district.(b)  If for any other reason the territory in a municipality is established as a separate voting district, the failure by the voters in the municipal territory to confirm the creation of the district or the annexation of territory to a district does not prevent the territory in the municipality from being included in the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.019. Confirmation Election in District Including Land in More Than One County

Sec. 36.019.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING LAND IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.  (a)  A district, the major portion of which is located in one county, may not be organized to include land in another county unless the election held in the other county to confirm and ratify the creation of the district is approved by a majority of the voters of the other county voting in an election called for that purpose.(b)  This section does not apply to districts created under Section 36.0151.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 2.41, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 36.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.020. Bond and Tax Proposal

Sec. 36.020.  BOND AND TAX PROPOSAL.  (a)  At an election to create a district, the temporary directors may include a proposition for the issuance of bonds or notes, the levy of taxes to retire all or part of the bonds or notes, and the levy of a maintenance tax.  The maintenance tax rate may not exceed 50 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation.(b)  The board shall include in any bond and tax proposition the maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued and their maximum maturity date.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 36.021. Notification of County Clerk

Sec. 36.021.  NOTIFICATION OF COUNTY CLERK.  Within 30 days following the creation of a district or any amendment to the boundaries of a district, the board of directors shall file with the county clerk of each county in which all or part of the district is located a certified copy of the description of the boundaries of the district.  Each county clerk shall record the certified copy of the boundaries in the property records of that county.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.051. Board of Directors

Sec. 36.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The governing body of a district is the board of directors, which shall consist of not fewer than five and not more than 11 directors elected for four-year terms.  The number of directors may be changed as determined by the board when territory is annexed by the district.(b)  A member of a governing body of another political subdivision is ineligible for appointment or election as a director.  A director is disqualified and vacates the office of director if the director is appointed or elected as a member of the governing body of another political subdivision.  This subsection does not apply to any district with a population less than 50,000.(c)  Vacancies in the office of director shall be filled by appointment of the board.  If the vacant office is not scheduled for election for longer than two years at the time of the appointment, the board shall order an election for the unexpired term to be held as part of the next regularly scheduled director's election.  The appointed director's term shall end on qualification of the director elected at that election.(d)  In a district with a population of less than 50,000, the common law doctrine of incompatibility does not disqualify:(1)  a member of the governing body or officer of another political subdivision other than a municipality or county from serving as a director of the district;  or(2)  a director of the district from serving as a member of the governing body or officer of another political subdivision other than a municipality or county.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 78, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 36.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.052. Other Laws Not Applicable

Sec. 36.052.  OTHER LAWS NOT APPLICABLE.  (a)  Other laws governing the administration or operations of districts created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, shall not apply to any district governed by this chapter.  This chapter prevails over any other law in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter, except any special law governing a specific district shall prevail over this chapter.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the following provisions prevail over a conflicting or inconsistent provision of a special law that governs a specific district:(1)  Sections 36.107-36.108;(2)  Sections 36.159-36.161;  and(3)  Subchapter I.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 36.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.053. Quorum

Sec. 36.053.  QUORUM.  A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum for any meeting, and a concurrence of a majority of the entire membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any business of the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.054. Officers

Sec. 36.054.  OFFICERS.  (a)  After a district is created and the directors have qualified, the board shall meet, elect a president, vice president, secretary, and any other officers or assistant officers as the board may deem necessary and begin the discharge of its duties.(b)  After each directors' election, the board shall meet and elect officers.(c)  The president is the chief executive officer of the district, presides at all meetings of the board, and shall execute all documents on behalf of the district.  The vice president shall act as president in case of the absence or disability of the president.  The secretary is responsible for seeing that all records and books of the district are properly kept and shall attest the president's signature on all documents.(d)  The board may appoint another director, the general manager, or any employee as assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary, and any such person shall be entitled to certify as to the authenticity of any record of the district, including but not limited to all proceedings relating to bonds, contracts, or indebtedness of the district.(e)  After any election or appointment of a director, a district shall notify the executive director within 30 days after the date of the election or appointment of the name and mailing address of the director chosen and the date that director's term of office expires.  The executive director shall provide forms to the district for such purpose.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.055. Sworn Statement, Bond, and Oath of Office

Sec. 36.055.  SWORN STATEMENT, BOND, AND OATH OF OFFICE.  (a)  As soon as practicable after a director is elected or appointed, that director shall make the sworn statement prescribed by the constitution for public office.(b)  As soon as practicable after a director has made the sworn statement, and before beginning to perform the duties of office, that director shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for public officers.(c)  Before beginning to perform the duties of office, each director shall execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of that director's duties.  All bonds of the directors shall be approved by the board and paid for by the district.(d)  The sworn statement shall be filed as prescribed by the constitution.  The bond and oath shall be filed with the district and retained in its records.  A duplicate original of the oath shall also be filed with the secretary of state within 10 days after its execution and need not be filed before the new director begins to perform the duties of office.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 36.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.056. General Manager

Sec. 36.056.  GENERAL MANAGER.  (a)  The board may employ or contract with a person to perform such services as general manager for the district as the board may from time to time specify.  The board may delegate to the general manager full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the district subject only to orders of the board.(b)  The board may delegate to the general manager the authority to employ all persons necessary for the proper handling of the business and operation of the district and to determine the compensation to be paid all employees other than the general manager.(c)  Except in a district that is composed of the territory of more than one county, a director may be employed as general manager of the district.  The compensation of a general manager who also serves as a director shall be established by the other directors.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.057. Management of District

Sec. 36.057.  MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The board shall be responsible for the management of all the affairs of the district.  The district shall employ or contract with all persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, or other entities, public or private, deemed necessary by the board for the conduct of the affairs of the district, including, but not limited to, engineers, attorneys, financial advisors, operators, bookkeepers, tax assessors and collectors, auditors, and administrative staff.(b)  The board shall set the compensation and terms for consultants.(c)  In selecting attorneys, engineers, auditors, financial advisors, or other professional consultants, the district shall follow the procedures provided in the Professional Services Procurement Act, Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.(d)  The board shall require an officer, employee, or consultant who collects, pays, or handles any funds of the district to furnish good and sufficient bond, payable to the district, in an amount determined by the board to be sufficient to safeguard the district.  The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of that person's duties and on accounting for all funds and property of the district.  Such bond shall be signed or endorsed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state.(e)  The board may pay the premium on surety bonds required of officials, employees, or consultants of the district out of any available funds of the district, including proceeds from the sale of bonds.(f)  The board may adopt bylaws to govern the affairs of the district to perform its purposes.  The board may, by resolution, authorize its general manager or other employee to execute documents on behalf of the district.(g)  The board shall also have the right to purchase all materials, supplies, equipment, vehicles, and machinery needed by the district to perform its purposes.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 36.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.058. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 36.058.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  A director of a district is subject to the provisions of Chapters 171 and 176, Local Government Code, relating to the regulation of conflicts of officers of local governments.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 4, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 36.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle E - Groundwater Management|Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 36.059. General Elections

Sec. 36.059.  GENERAL ELECTIONS.  (a)  All elections shall be generally conducted in accordance with the Election Code except as otherwise provided for by this chapter.  Write-in candidacies for any district office shall be governed by Subchapter C, Chapter 146, Election Code.(b)  The directors of the district shall be elected according to the precinct method as defined by Chapter 12, page 1105, Special Laws, Acts of the 46th Legislature, Regular Session, 1939.  To be qualified to be elected as a director, a person must be a registered voter in the precinct that the person represents.  If any part of a municipal corporation is a part of one precinct, then no part of the municipal corporation shall be included in another precinct, except that a municipal corporation having a population of more than 200,000 may be divided between two or more precincts.  In a multicounty district, not more than two of the five precincts may include the same municipal corporation or part of the same municipal corporation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|