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TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.060. Expenditures

Sec. 8801.060.  EXPENDITURES.  (a)  The district's money may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, electronic funds transfer, or other instrument.  The board may by resolution allow disbursements to be transferred by federal reserve wire system to accounts in the name of the district.(b)  Disbursements must be signed by at least two directors unless the board by resolution allows certain employees of the district, or a combination of employees and directors, to sign disbursements on behalf of the board.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.061. Fiscal Year

Sec. 8801.061.  FISCAL YEAR.  The fiscal year of the district is the calendar year.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.062. Annual Audit

Sec. 8801.062.  ANNUAL AUDIT.  (a)  The board annually shall order an audit to be made of the financial condition of the district.(b)  The annual audit and other district records must be open for inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.063. Annual Budget

Sec. 8801.063.  ANNUAL BUDGET.  (a)  The board shall adopt an annual budget.(b)  The budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:(1)  the outstanding obligations of the district;(2)  the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;(3)  the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;(4)  the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;(5)  the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;(6)  the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and(7)  the estimated fee revenues that will be required.(c)  The board may amend the annual budget adopted under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.064. Depository

Sec. 8801.064.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall name one or more banks to serve as depository for district money.(b)  District money must be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit.  This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of the district's money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit or other authorized investments.(c)  To the extent that money in the depository is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured as provided by Chapter 2257, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.065. Investments

Sec. 8801.065.  INVESTMENTS.  (a)  District money may be invested and reinvested in accordance with Chapter 2256, Government Code.(b)  The board, by resolution, may provide that an authorized representative of the district may invest and reinvest district money and provide for money to be withdrawn from the appropriate district accounts for investments on terms that the board considers advisable.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8801.066. Investment Officer

Sec. 8801.066.  INVESTMENT OFFICER.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 2256.005(f), Government Code, the board may contract with a person to act as investment officer of the district.(b)  The investment officer shall:(1)  not later than the first anniversary of the date the officer takes office or assumes the officer's duties, attend a training session of at least six hours of instruction relating to investment responsibilities under Chapter 2256, Government Code; and(2)  attend at least four hours of additional investment training within each two-year period after the first year.(c)  Training under this section must be from an independent source approved by:(1)  the board; or(2)  a designated investment committee advising the investment officer.(d)  Training under this section must include education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks, diversification of investment portfolio, and compliance with Chapter 2256, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.101. District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8801.101.  DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  Except as provided by Section 8801.103, the district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and authority necessary and convenient to exercise its jurisdiction and powers as provided by this chapter, whether the jurisdiction and powers are specifically authorized by this chapter or implied from this chapter or other law.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 7, eff. May 27, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.102. Nonapplicability of Other Law

Sec. 8801.102.  NONAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  (a)  Other laws governing the administration or operation of conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 36 and 49, Water Code, do not apply to the district.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 36.052, Water Code, this chapter prevails over any other law in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 7, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.103. Sale or Distribution of Water Prohibited

Sec. 8801.103.  SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PROHIBITED.  The district may not sell or distribute surface water or groundwater for any purpose.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.104. Authority to Compel Testimony, Administer Oaths, and Issue Subpoenas

Sec. 8801.104.  AUTHORITY TO COMPEL TESTIMONY, ADMINISTER OATHS, AND ISSUE SUBPOENAS.  If necessary to carry out its powers, duties, and functions under this chapter, the board may:(1)  compel the testimony of a person;(2)  administer an oath to a person compelled to testify before the board or a person designated by the board;  and(3)  issue a subpoena to compel the testimony of a person and the production of a document.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.105. Suits by or Against the District; Representation by Attorney General

Sec. 8801.105.  SUITS BY OR AGAINST THE DISTRICT; REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  The district may sue and be sued in the courts of this state in the name of the district by and through the board.(b)  At the request of the district, the attorney general shall defend the district in suits brought against the district in all district and appellate courts of this state and in the courts of the United States.(c)  The district may engage outside attorneys to initiate or defend suits on behalf of the district.(d)  The general manager is the agent of the district on whom process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the district may be served.(e)  The district is not required to give bond for appeal, injunction, or costs in any suit to which it is a party.(f)  If the district prevails in any suit other than a suit in which it voluntarily intervenes, the district may seek and the court shall grant, in the same action, recovery for attorney's fees, costs for expert witnesses, and other costs incurred by the district before the court.  The court shall set the amount of the attorney's fees.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 7, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.106. Grants; Contracts

Sec. 8801.106.  GRANTS; CONTRACTS.  (a)  The district may make or accept a grant, gratuity, advance, or loan in any form to or from any public source approved by the board, including a governmental entity, and may enter into a contract, agreement, or covenant that the board considers appropriate in connection with a grant, gratuity, advance, or loan.(b)  The district may enter into contracts only in the district's name.(c)  The district may purchase property from another governmental entity by negotiated contract without securing appraisals or advertising for bids.(d)  The district may use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by Section 2155.062, Government Code, for purchasing.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 7, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.107. Cooperation With Governmental Entities

Sec. 8801.107.  COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  In implementing this chapter, the board may request the assistance of and cooperate with a local government or an agency of this state or of the United States.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.108. Rules

Sec. 8801.108.  RULES.  (a)  After notice and hearing, the board shall adopt rules designed to expeditiously and effectively implement this chapter and accomplish its purpose, including rules governing procedures before the board.  The board may adopt rules to prevent the waste of groundwater or the degradation of water quality. The board shall enforce the rules.(b)  The board shall compile its rules in a book and make the rules available for use and inspection at the district's principal office.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 8, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.109. Hearings

Sec. 8801.109.  HEARINGS.  (a)  Board hearings must be conducted as provided by this section and Section 8801.110.(b)  At a regular meeting of the board, the board shall set the dates, times, and locations for hearings to be held under this chapter.  The board may hold hearings at any location in the district and may recess a hearing from day to day.(c)  A person may appear at a hearing and present testimony, evidence, exhibits, or other information in person or by counsel, or both.(d)  The board may use hearing examiners to hear a subject set for the hearing, but the board must make the decision on the subject.  Procedures for use of hearing examiners shall be provided by rule.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.110. Notice of Hearings

Sec. 8801.110.  NOTICE OF HEARINGS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, notice of hearings shall be provided according to Chapter 551, Government Code.(b)  At a meeting at which the board sets a hearing, the board shall direct the general manager of the district to give notice of the hearing.(c)  Written notice of a hearing other than a hearing on a permit application must be given to:(1)  each county, regional water supplier, and municipal government in the district; and(2)  each person that the board believes has an interest in the subject matter of the hearing.(d)  Notice of a hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the district.(e)  A copy of the notice must be provided to each county clerk to be posted in the place where notices are usually posted at the county courthouse of each county in the district.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 9, eff. May 27, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.111. District Plan

Sec. 8801.111.  DISTRICT PLAN.  (a)  The board shall formulate a plan to control and prevent subsidence in the district.(b)  The plan must:(1)  reduce groundwater withdrawals to amounts that will restore and maintain sufficient artesian pressure to control and prevent subsidence;  and(2)  specify in as much detail as practicable the acts, procedures, performance, and avoidance that are necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.(c)  Information gathered for formulating the plan must include:(1)  a list of all wells in the district that are subject to regulation under this chapter;(2)  a list of all available sources of water, other than groundwater, in the district;(3)  the purposes for which the water described by Subdivision (2) is used and for which it is proposed to be used;(4)  accurate estimates of:(A)  groundwater withdrawal from all wells or proposed wells in the district;(B)  the amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn from each area in the district without causing a reduction of artesian pressure that will lead to subsidence in the district;  and(C)  current and future water needs in the district;(5)  information relating to formulating a permit system;  and(6)  other information and material necessary to manage groundwater in the district and to effectively and expeditiously accomplish the purpose of this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.112. Adoption of District Plan

Sec. 8801.112.  ADOPTION OF DISTRICT PLAN.  (a)  The board shall hold a hearing to consider a plan formulated under Section 8801.111.(b)  After the hearing, the board shall:(1)  make any changes it considers necessary according to evidence and material presented at the hearing;  and(2)  adopt the plan.(c)  The board may amend or repeal a plan adopted under this section and may adopt a new plan as provided by this section for the adoption of the original plan.(d)  An adopted plan remains in effect until a new plan is adopted.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.113. Water Conservation Measures

Sec. 8801.113.  WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES.  (a)  The board may adopt rules requiring the use of water conservation measures to reduce groundwater withdrawals.(b)  The district may cooperate with the commission and any local government to establish water conservation goals, guidelines, and plans to be used in the district.(c)  The district may contract with a local government in the district to provide services needed to meet water conservation requirements that the commission establishes.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.114. District Research

Sec. 8801.114.  DISTRICT RESEARCH.  (a)  The district may conduct studies and research that the board considers necessary to implement this chapter.  In conducting studies and research, the district may use the services of geologists, hydrologists, licensed professional engineers, licensed professional geoscientists, or other expert personnel.(b)  The district may collect any information that the board determines is necessary to implement this chapter, including information regarding the use of groundwater, water conservation, and the practicability of recharging a groundwater reservoir.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 10, eff. May 27, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.115. Studies by Board Staff

Sec. 8801.115.  STUDIES BY BOARD STAFF.  At least once each year and at any other time the board considers necessary, the board shall have its staff and, if necessary, the staff of the Texas Water Development Board make a complete study of the groundwater in the district and determine:(1)  the water level;(2)  the rates and amounts of groundwater withdrawal; and(3)  other information relating to groundwater withdrawal that may affect subsidence in the district.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.116. Access to Property

Sec. 8801.116.  ACCESS TO PROPERTY.  (a)  To perform technical and other investigations needed to implement this chapter, the board and its agents and employees are entitled to access to all property in the district.(b)  Before entering property for the purposes of this section, the person seeking access shall:(1)  give notice to the owner of the property as provided by district rules;  and(2)  present proper credentials.(c)  The board and its agents and employees who enter private property shall observe the establishment's rules concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8801.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8801 - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8801.117. Annual Groundwater Withdrawal Determination

Sec. 8801.117.  ANNUAL GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL DETERMINATION.  (a)  The board shall hold an annual hearing to determine the effects of groundwater withdrawal during the preceding calendar year on subsidence in the district.(b)  At the hearing, the board shall consider information provided under Sections 8801.115 and 8801.162 and information presented by persons appearing before the board.(c)  After the hearing, the board shall:(1)  consider all information presented to it;(2)  determine groundwater withdrawal in the district during the preceding calendar year;  and(3)  make findings on the effects of groundwater withdrawal during the preceding calendar year on subsidence in the district.(d)  The board's findings and determinations under Subsection (c) shall be included in a report adopted by the board.  The board shall make the report available for examination by any interested person.(e)  The board shall submit the report adopted under Subsection (d) and a copy of the most recent district plan adopted under Section 8801.112 to the appropriate regional water planning group.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 11, eff. May 27, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|