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TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8821.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8821.004.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of McLennan County, Texas.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8821.005. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 8821.005.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the legislative intent and purposes of Chapter 36, Water Code.  A power granted by Chapter 36, Water Code, or this chapter shall be broadly interpreted to achieve that intent and those purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8821.006. Applicability of Other Groundwater Conservation District Law

Sec. 8821.006.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8821.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8821.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors' terms expiring December 31 of each even-numbered year.(c)  A director may not serve more than three consecutive terms.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8821.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 8821.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The McLennan County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director from each of the four commissioners precincts and one director to represent the district at large.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), to be eligible to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.  To serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.(c)  When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are redrawn after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or a director appointed before the effective date of the change whose term of office begins on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve in the precinct to which appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was appointed.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8821.101. Groundwater Conservation District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8821.101.  GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  Except as provided by this chapter, the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, applicable to groundwater conservation districts.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8821.102. Registration and Reporting Requirements for Certain Exempt Wells

Sec. 8821.102.  REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EXEMPT WELLS.  The district may adopt rules that require the owner or operator of a well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Section 36.117, Water Code, to register the well with the district and, if the well is not exempt under Section 36.117(b)(1), Water Code, to report groundwater withdrawals from the well using reasonable and appropriate reporting methods and frequency.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8821.103. Well Spacing Rules; Exemptions

Sec. 8821.103.  WELL SPACING RULES; EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district shall exempt from the well spacing requirements adopted by the district any well that is completed on or before the effective date of those requirements.(b)  The district may provide by rule that a well may lose its exemption under this section if the well is modified in a manner that substantially increases the capacity of the well after the effective date of the well spacing requirements adopted by the district.(c)  Except as provided by this section, the district may require any well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Chapter 36, Water Code, to comply with the well spacing requirements adopted by the district.  The district shall apply well spacing requirements uniformly to any well or class of wells based on the size or capacity of the well and without regard to the type of use of the groundwater produced by the well.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8821.104. Adoption of Rules and Issuance of Permits

Sec. 8821.104.  ADOPTION OF RULES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.  Before the district adopts a management plan, the district may adopt rules and issue permits.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8821.105. Contracts With Other Governmental Entities

Sec. 8821.105.  CONTRACTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  The district and another governmental entity, including a river authority located in the district, may contract for the performance by that entity of a district function.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8821.106. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 8821.106.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8821.151. Revenue

Sec. 8821.151.  REVENUE.  To pay the maintenance and operating costs of the district and to pay any bonds or notes issued by the district, the district may:(1)  assess fees for services or for water withdrawn from nonexempt wells; or(2)  solicit and accept grants from any private or public source.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8821.152. District Revenues

Sec. 8821.152.  DISTRICT REVENUES.  (a)  The district by rule, resolution, or order may establish, amend, pledge, encumber, expend the proceeds from, and assess to any person fees for services or production fees based on the amount of groundwater authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well, or on the amount of water actually withdrawn, to enable the district to fulfill its purposes and regulatory functions as provided by this chapter.  The district may use revenues generated by fees it assesses for any lawful purpose.(b)  Notwithstanding any provision of general law to the contrary, a fee authorized by Subsection (a) may not exceed:(1)  $1 per acre-foot annually for groundwater used for agricultural purposes; or(2)  30 cents per thousand gallons annually for groundwater used for nonagricultural purposes.(c)  Notwithstanding any provision of general law or this chapter to the contrary, if any, the district may assess a production fee under this section for groundwater produced from a well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Section 36.117, Water Code, except for a well exempt from permitting under Section 36.117(b)(1), Water Code.  A production fee assessed by the district under this subsection must be based on the amount of groundwater actually withdrawn from the well and may not exceed the amount established by the district for permitted uses under Subsection (b)(2) of this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1248 (S.B. 2513), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8821.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8821 - Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter E. Dissolution|Section 8821.201. Election for Dissolution

Sec. 8821.201.  ELECTION FOR DISSOLUTION.  (a)  If the district has no outstanding bond or other long-term indebtedness, the district may be dissolved by a favorable vote of a majority of the registered voters of the district at an election held for that purpose.(b)  The board shall hold a dissolution election if the board receives a petition for dissolution signed by at least 50 percent of the registered voters in the district as computed by using the list of registered voters for McLennan County.(c)  If the district is dissolved under this section, the board shall:(1)  notify the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the secretary of state of the dissolution; and(2)  transfer title to any assets of the district to McLennan County.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1985), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8823.001. Definitions

Sec. 8823.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8823.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8823.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Aransas County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8823.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8823.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held before September 1, 2019:(1)  the district is dissolved on September 1, 2019, except that:(A)  any debts incurred shall be paid;(B)  any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Aransas County; and(C)  the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and(2)  this chapter expires on September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8823.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8823.004.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Aransas County, Texas.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8823.005. Applicability of Other Groundwater Conservation District Law

Sec. 8823.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|For expiration of this subchapter, see Section 8823.026.
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions|Section 8823.021. Appointment of Temporary Directors

Sec. 8823.021.  APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day after September 1, 2015, the Aransas County Commissioners Court shall appoint five temporary directors as follows:(1)  one temporary director shall be appointed from each of the four commissioner precincts in the county to represent the precinct in which the temporary director resides; and(2)  one temporary director who resides in the district shall be appointed to represent the district at large.(b)  If there is a vacancy on the temporary board of directors of the district, the remaining temporary directors shall select a qualified person to fill the vacancy.  If, at any time, there are fewer than three qualified temporary directors, the Aransas County Commissioners Court shall appoint the necessary number of persons to fill all vacancies on the board.(c)  To be eligible to serve as a temporary director, a person must be a resident of Aransas County and at least 18 years of age.(d)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:(1)  the time the temporary directors become initial directors as provided by Section 8823.024; or(2)  the date the district is dissolved under Section 8823.003.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions|Section 8823.022. Organizational Meeting of Temporary Directors

Sec. 8823.022.  ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 36.055, Water Code, a majority of the temporary directors shall convene the organizational meeting of the district at a location within the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. If an agreement on location cannot be reached, the organizational meeting shall be at the Aransas County Courthouse.  At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary from among the temporary directors.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions|Section 8823.023. Confirmation Election

Sec. 8823.023.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  (a)  The temporary board shall order an election to be held on a uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in May of the first even-numbered year after the effective date of this Act to confirm the creation of the district.(b)  The ballot for the election must be printed to permit voting for or against the following proposition:  "The creation of the Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District and the imposition of an ad valorem tax in the district at a rate not to exceed one cent for each $100 of assessed valuation."(c)  The temporary board may include any other proposition on the ballot that it considers necessary.(d)  Except as provided by this section, a confirmation election must be conducted as provided by Sections 36.017(b)-(i), Water Code, and the Election Code.  The provision of Section 36.017(d), Water Code, relating to the election of permanent directors does not apply to a confirmation election under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions|Section 8823.024. Initial Directors

Sec. 8823.024.  INITIAL DIRECTORS.  (a)  If creation of the district is confirmed at an election held under Section 8823.023, the temporary directors of the district become the initial directors of the district and serve on the board of directors until permanent directors are elected under Section 8823.025.(b)  The initial directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8823.025 and which three directors serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8823.053.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions|Section 8823.025. Initial Election of Permanent Directors

Sec. 8823.025.  INITIAL ELECTION OF PERMANENT DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the creation of the district is confirmed at an election held under Section 8823.023, an election shall be held in the district for the election of two directors to replace the initial directors who, under Section 8823.024(b), serve until that election.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions|Section 8823.026. Expiration of Subchapter

Sec. 8823.026.  EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter expires September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8823.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8823.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8823.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8823 - Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8823.052. Method of Electing Directors: Commissioners Precincts

Sec. 8823.052.  METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS:  COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS.  (a)  The directors of the district shall be elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.(b)  One director shall be elected by the voters of the entire district, and one director shall be elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), to be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the district.  To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of that precinct.(d)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:(1)  the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or(2)  that the person seeks to represent the district at large.(e)  A person's eligibility to serve a term as director is not affected when the county commissioners precincts are redrawn after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes by a boundary change that:(1)  removes the person's residence from the precinct the person serves; and(2)  takes effect during the term for which the person was elected or appointed.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 4207), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|