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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8886.003. Findings of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8886.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  The legislature finds that:
(1)  the organization of the district is feasible and practicable;
(2)  the land to be included in and the residents of the district will benefit from the creation of the district;
(3)  there is a public necessity for the district; and
(4)  the creation of the district will further the public welfare.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8886.004. Conflicts of Law

Sec. 8886.004.  CONFLICTS OF LAW.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, if there is a conflict between this chapter and Chapter 49, 51, or 36, Water Code, this chapter controls.
(b)  If there is a conflict between Chapter 49 or 51, Water Code, and Chapter 36, Water Code, Chapter 36 controls.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8886.051. District Territory

Sec. 8886.051.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Sutton County, unless the district's territory has been modified under:
(1)  Section 8886.052 or 8886.053 of this chapter or their predecessor statutes, former Section 11 or 14, Chapter 377, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985; or
(2)  other law.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (H.B. 4705), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8886.052. Land Exclusion

Sec. 8886.052.  LAND EXCLUSION.  Land may be excluded from the district in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Sections 49.303-49.308, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8886.053. Annexation of Territory

Sec. 8886.053.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.  (a)  Territory may be added to the district as provided by:
(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code.
(b)  If the district annexes territory, the board shall determine the precincts to which annexed territory is added for the purpose of electing directors.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter C. Board of Directors › Section 8886.101. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 8886.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  The directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter C. Board of Directors › Section 8886.102. Election of Directors

Sec. 8886.102.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct in Sutton County.  One director is elected at large.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter C. Board of Directors › Section 8886.103. Election Date

Sec. 8886.103.  ELECTION DATE.  The district shall hold an election to elect directors on the uniform election date in May of each odd-numbered year or another date authorized by law.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter C. Board of Directors › Section 8886.104. Qualifications for Office

Sec. 8886.104.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.  (a)  To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be:
(1)  a resident of the district; and
(2)  at least 18 years of age.
(b)  To be qualified for election as a director from a precinct, a person must be a resident of the precinct from which the person is elected.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.151. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8886.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district may exercise:
(1)  the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(2)  the rights, powers, and functions provided by this chapter and Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.152. Administrative Procedures

Sec. 8886.152.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.153. Well Permits

Sec. 8886.153.  WELL PERMITS.  (a)  The board may:
(1)  require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
(2)  issue a permit that imposes terms relating to drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.
(b)  The board may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that land or the right to produce groundwater from that well, subject to rules adopted under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.154. Well Spacing and Production

Sec. 8886.154.  WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION.  To minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of the artesian pressure, the board may provide for spacing wells that are producing water from a groundwater reservoir in the district and may regulate the production from those wells.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.155. Logs

Sec. 8886.155.  LOGS.  The board may require that:
(1)  accurate driller's logs be kept of wells in any groundwater reservoir in the district; and
(2)  a copy of driller's logs and of any electric logs that are made of the wells be filed with the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.156. Available Groundwater

Sec. 8886.156.  AVAILABLE GROUNDWATER.  The board shall determine the quantity of the groundwater available for production and use and the improvements, developments, and recharges that will be necessary for any groundwater reservoirs in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.157. Surveys

Sec. 8886.157.  SURVEYS.  The board may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater of any groundwater reservoir in the district and the facilities for the development, production, and use of groundwater from any reservoir in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.158. Research and Determinations Regarding Groundwater Withdrawal

Sec. 8886.158.  RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL.  The district may carry out research projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any, that should be placed on the withdrawal of groundwater.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.159. Collection and Preservation of Information

Sec. 8886.159.  COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.  The district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of the groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.160. Contract for Sale and Distribution of Water

Sec. 8886.160.  CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.  The district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or other agency.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.161. Acquisition of Land

Sec. 8886.161.  ACQUISITION OF LAND.  The board may acquire land to:
(1)  erect a dam;
(2)  drain a lake, draw, depression, or creek; and
(3)  install pumps and other equipment necessary to recharge a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8886.162. Elections

Sec. 8886.162.  ELECTIONS.  The district shall conduct elections in the manner provided by Chapter 51, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8886.201. Tax and Bond Provisions

Sec. 8886.201.  TAX AND BOND PROVISIONS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the tax and bond provisions of Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to the district.
(b)  On approval of the majority of the voters in an election called for that purpose, the district may impose an ad valorem tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds and to maintain the district.  The tax approved under this subsection may not exceed five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation.
(c)  At a regular meeting of the board, if the board determines that the tax imposed under Subsection (b) is no longer sufficient for the purposes stated in that subsection, the board may call an election to be held to approve the imposition of an ad valorem tax in excess of the limitation provided by Subsection (b).  If a majority of the voters approve the imposition of taxes in excess of the limitation provided by Subsection (b), the district may impose taxes in the amount approved by the voters at the election called and held under this subsection.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8886 - Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District › Subchapter F. Dissolution of District › Section 8886.251. Dissolution of District

Sec. 8886.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  The district may be dissolved as provided by Chapter 36, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8887.001. Definitions

Sec. 8887.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8887.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8887.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8887.003. Finding of Benefit

Sec. 8887.003.  FINDING OF BENEFIT.  (a)  All land and other property in the district benefit from the:
(1)  creation of the district;
(2)  carrying out of the purposes for which the district was created; and
(3)  acquisition and construction of improvements to carry out those purposes.
(b)  The district is necessary to carry out the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8887.004. District Territory

Sec. 8887.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 498, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
(2)  other law.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8887.051. Terms

Sec. 8887.051.  TERMS.  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8887.052. Election Date

Sec. 8887.052.  ELECTION DATE.  The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on a uniform election date in each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8887.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 36, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.102. Well Permits

Sec. 8887.102.  WELL PERMITS.  (a)  The district may:
(1)  require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
(2)  issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent waste or contamination.
(b)  The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that land or to produce groundwater from that well subject to rules adopted to prevent waste or contamination.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.103. Well Spacing and Production

Sec. 8887.103.  WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION.  To minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of the artesian pressure, the district may provide for the spacing of wells producing from a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and regulate the production from those wells.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.104. Records and Reports

Sec. 8887.104.  RECORDS AND REPORTS.  The district may require that records be kept and reports be made of the drilling, equipping, and completion of a well in a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the taking and use of groundwater from those reservoirs or subdivisions of those reservoirs.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.105. Logs

Sec. 8887.105.  LOGS.  The district may require that:
(1)  accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling, equipping, and completion of a well in a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
(2)  a copy of a driller's log and of any electric log that is made of the well be filed with the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.106. Surveys

Sec. 8887.106.  SURVEYS.  The district may have a licensed engineer or qualified groundwater scientist survey the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the facilities for the development, production, and use of that groundwater to determine the:
(1)  quantity of the groundwater available for production and use; and
(2)  improvements, developments, and recharges needed for the groundwater reservoir or subdivision of a groundwater reservoir.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.107. Research and Determinations Regarding Groundwater Withdrawal

Sec. 8887.107.  RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL.  The district may carry out research projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the withdrawal of water from a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.108. Collection and Preservation of Information

Sec. 8887.108.  COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.  The district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8887.109. Rules: Prevention of Waste

Sec. 8887.109.  RULES: PREVENTION OF WASTE.  (a)  In this section, "waste" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.001, Water Code.
(b)  The district may adopt and enforce rules to prevent the waste of the groundwater of any groundwater reservoir or subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8887.151. Limitation on Maintenance and Operation Tax

Sec. 8887.151.  LIMITATION ON MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.  To pay the maintenance and operating expenses of the district, including the maintenance of its installations and activities, the district may impose ad valorem taxes annually at a rate not to exceed five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation on property in the district subject to taxation.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8887.152. Maintenance and Operation Tax Election

Sec. 8887.152.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX ELECTION.  The district may order an election to impose taxes for the maintenance of the district and its installations and activities. The election must be held as is provided for elections authorizing the issuance of bonds.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8887 - North Plains Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8887.153. District Debt

Sec. 8887.153.  DISTRICT DEBT.  The district may incur all indebtedness necessary to the achievement of the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8888.001. Definitions

Sec. 8888.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Agricultural crop" means:
(A)  a food or fiber commodity grown for resale or commercial purposes that provides food, clothing, or animal feed; or
(B)  a nursery product or florist item that is in the possession of a nursery grower.
(2)  "Authority" means the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
(3)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.
(4)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(5)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(6)  "Florist item" means a cut flower, potted plant, blooming plant, inside foliage plant, bedding plant, corsage flower, cut foliage, floral decoration, or live decorative material.
(7)  "Groundwater reduction plan" means a plan adopted or implemented to supply water, reduce reliance on groundwater, regulate groundwater pumping and water usage, or require and allocate water usage among persons in order to comply with or exceed the minimum requirements imposed by the subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements.
(8)  "Local government" means a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of this state or a combination of two or more of those entities.
(9)  "Nursery grower" means a person who grows, in any medium, more than 50 percent of the nursery products or florist items that the person sells or leases, regardless of the variety sold, leased, or grown.  For the purposes of this definition, "grow" means the actual cultivation or propagation of the nursery product or florist item beyond the mere holding or maintaining of the item before sale or lease and typically includes activities associated with the production or multiplying of stock such as the development of new plants from cuttings, grafts, plugs, or seedlings.
(10)  "Nursery product" includes a tree, shrub, vine, cutting, graft, scion, grass, bulb, or bud that is grown for, kept for, or capable of propagation and distribution for sale or lease.
(11)  "Subsidence" means the lowering in elevation of the surface of land by the withdrawal of groundwater.
(12)  "Subsidence district" means the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.
(13)  "System" means a network of pipelines, conduits, canals, pumping stations, force mains, and treatment plants, and any other construction, device, or related appurtenance, used to treat or transport water.
(14)  "Water" includes:
(A)  groundwater, percolating or otherwise;
(B)  any surface water, natural or artificial, navigable or nonnavigable; and
(C)  industrial and municipal wastewater.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8888.002. Nature of Authority

Sec. 8888.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The authority is a regional water authority in Harris County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8888.003. Findings of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8888.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the authority will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the authority under the powers provided by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8888.004. Districts in Authority's Boundaries

Sec. 8888.004.  DISTRICTS IN AUTHORITY'S BOUNDARIES.  A district in the authority's boundaries retains the district's separate identity, powers, and duties.  The district is subject to the authority's powers and duties, including those powers and duties necessary to develop, implement, and enforce a groundwater reduction plan.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8888.005. Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 8888.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  (a)  This chapter prevails over any inconsistent provision of general law.
(b)  This chapter does not prevail over or preempt a provision of Chapter 8801 of this code or Chapter 36, Water Code, that is being implemented by the subsidence district.
(c)  The following laws do not apply to the authority:
(1)  Chapter 36, Water Code;
(2)  Section 49.052, Water Code; and
(3)  Sections 49.451-49.455, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8888.051. Authority Territory

Sec. 8888.051.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY.  The authority is composed of the territory described by Sections 1.03(a), (b), (b-1), (b-2), (c), and (e), Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  this subchapter or the following predecessor statutes:
(A)  Sections 1.03(f) and (g), Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999; or
(B)  Section 1.045, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999; or
(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8888.052. Local Government Annexation

Sec. 8888.052.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANNEXATION.  Territory annexed by a local government located in the authority becomes territory of the authority on the effective date of the annexation unless the annexed territory is included in another local government's approved groundwater reduction plan as of the effective date of the annexation.  The authority by rule may require the local government to send the authority:
(1)  written notice of the effective date of an annexation; and
(2)  copies of documents describing the annexed land and the new boundaries of the local government.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8888.053. Addition of Water System Service Area

Sec. 8888.053.  ADDITION OF WATER SYSTEM SERVICE AREA.  If territory is added to the service area of a person owning a water system located in the authority, the territory becomes territory of the authority on the effective date of the territory's addition to the service area unless the added territory is included in another local government's approved groundwater reduction plan as of the effective date of the addition.  The authority by rule may require the person to send the authority:
(1)  written notice of the effective date of an addition of territory; and
(2)  copies of documents describing the added territory and the new boundaries of the person's service area.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter B. Territory › Section 8888.054. Inclusion of Certain Territory

Sec. 8888.054.  INCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.  (a)  The board of directors of a district organized under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, all or part of which is not included in the authority, by petition may request the district's territory to be included in the authority's territory.  The petition must:
(1)  be filed with the authority; and
(2)  include an accurate legal description of the boundaries of the territory to be included.
(b)  If the authority has bonds, notes, or other obligations outstanding, the board shall require the petitioning district to assume the district's share of the outstanding bonds, notes, or other obligations.
(c)  Before the 61st day after the date the authority receives the petition, the board shall hold a hearing to consider the petition.  The board may grant the petition and order the territory described in the petition to be included in the authority's territory if:
(1)  it is feasible, practicable, and to the advantage of the authority; and
(2)  the authority's system and other improvements of the authority are sufficient or will be sufficient to supply the added territory without injuring the territory already included in the authority.
(d)  If the board grants the petition, the board shall file for recording in the office of the county clerk of Harris County:
(1)  a copy of the order; and
(2)  a description of the authority's boundaries as they exist after the inclusion of the territory.
(e)  The order including the territory is effective immediately after the order and description are recorded.
(f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), a district that petitions to be included in the authority's territory is subject to the fees and reimbursements that are in effect at the time of the district's petition and are applicable to such a petitioner.
(g)  The authority may not require a district that petitioned before January 1, 2002, to be included in the authority's territory to pay a fee to the authority for admission or reimbursement for activities the authority has undertaken since the authority's creation in the furtherance of the authority's duties and functions.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.101. Composition of Board

Sec. 8888.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The authority is governed by a board of five elected directors.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.102. Election of Directors

Sec. 8888.102.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  One director is elected from each of five single-member voting districts by the voters of the voting district.
(b)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot the voting district the person seeks to represent.
(c)  In the manner described by Section 49.103(d), Water Code, the board shall redraw the single-member voting districts as soon as practicable after each federal decennial census and as otherwise required by law.
(d)  At the first election after each time the voting districts are redrawn:
(1)  five new directors shall be elected to represent the single-member voting districts; and
(2)  the directors elected shall draw lots to determine the directors' terms so that:
(A)  two directors serve two-year terms; and
(B)  three directors serve four-year terms.
(e)  Subchapter C, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to the consideration of votes for a write-in candidate for director as if the authority were a municipality.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.103. Election Date

Sec. 8888.103.  ELECTION DATE.  The authority shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors to the board on a uniform election date in each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.104. Qualification for Office

Sec. 8888.104.  QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE.  To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be a qualified voter in the voting district from which the person is elected or appointed.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.105. Board Vacancy

Sec. 8888.105.  BOARD VACANCY.  (a)  The board shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of director.
(b)  The appointed person serves until the next directors' election.
(c)  If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.106. Meetings

Sec. 8888.106.  MEETINGS.  The board shall meet at least four times each year and may meet at any other time the board considers appropriate.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.107. General Manager

Sec. 8888.107.  GENERAL MANAGER.  (a)  The board shall employ a general manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of the authority.  The board may delegate to the general manager the full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the authority subject only to the orders of the board.
(b)  The duties of the general manager include:
(1)  administering board orders;
(2)  coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;
(3)  overseeing development of authority plans and programs; and
(4)  performing other duties assigned by the board.
(c)  The board shall determine the terms of office and employment and the compensation of the general manager.
(d)  The board may discharge the general manager by a majority vote of the board.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.108. Employees

Sec. 8888.108.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The general manager shall employ all persons necessary to properly handle authority business and operations.  The general manager may employ attorneys, bookkeepers, engineers, and other expert and specialized employees the board considers necessary.
(b)  The general manager shall determine the compensation to be paid by the authority.
(c)  The general manager may discharge an authority employee.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter C. Authority Administration › Section 8888.109. Fidelity Bond

Sec. 8888.109.  FIDELITY BOND.  The general manager and each authority employee or contractor who is charged with the collection, custody, or payment of any authority money shall execute a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the board and in a form and with a surety approved by the board.  The authority shall pay for the bond.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8888.151. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8888.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties necessary and convenient to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including those provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.
(b)  The authority shall exercise its rights, powers, and privileges in a manner that will promote regionalization of water treatment and distribution.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8888.152. Additional Powers

Sec. 8888.152.  ADDITIONAL POWERS.  The authority may:
(1)  provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of groundwater in a manner consistent with the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;
(2)  for the purposes of reducing groundwater withdrawals and subsidence, acquire or develop surface water and groundwater supplies from sources inside or outside the authority and may conserve, store, transport, treat, purify, distribute, sell, and deliver water to persons inside and outside the authority;
(3)  coordinate water services provided inside, outside, or into the authority;
(4)  provide for the reduction of groundwater withdrawals by the development, implementation, or enforcement of a groundwater reduction plan as provided by Section 8888.157;
(5)  identify sources of water other than groundwater to be provided by the authority;
(6)  specify the rates and terms under which sources of water other than groundwater will be provided by the authority, which may be changed as considered necessary by the authority;
(7)  specify the dates and extent to which each person in the authority shall accept water from the authority; and
(8)  administer and enforce this chapter.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8888.153. Authority Rules

Sec. 8888.153.  AUTHORITY RULES.  (a)  The authority shall adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board.
(b)  The board shall compile the authority's rules in a book and make the rules available for use and inspection at the authority's principal office.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8888.154. Fees, Rates, and Charges

Sec. 8888.154.  FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES.  As necessary to enable the authority to fulfill the authority's purposes and regulatory obligations provided by this chapter, the authority may establish:
(1)  fees, rates, and charges; and
(2)  classifications of fee and rate payers.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.