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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8817.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8817.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held before September 1, 2007:
(1)  the district is dissolved on September 1, 2007, except that:
(A)  any debts incurred shall be paid;
(B)  any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to San Patricio 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, 2010.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8817.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8817.004.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of San Patricio County, Texas.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8817.005. Applicability of Other Groundwater Conservation District Law

Sec. 8817.005.  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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8817.006. Creation of Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation Districts in San Patricio County

Sec. 8817.006.  CREATION OF AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY.  (a)  This chapter does not preclude the creation of an aquifer storage and recovery conservation district in San Patricio County.
(b)  The district may not limit or restrict an aquifer storage and recovery conservation district from recovering water stored by the aquifer storage and recovery conservation district in a municipal aquifer storage area located in the district.
(c)  To the extent that the boundaries of the aquifer storage and recovery conservation district and the district overlap, the power and authority of the two districts are joint and coextensive.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8817.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8817.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of seven directors.
(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with three or four directors' terms expiring November 15 of each even-numbered year.
(c)  Newly elected permanent directors take office at the first regular meeting of the board after the vote is canvassed.
(d)  The board shall adopt rules and procedures for the appointment of a permanent director to fill a vacancy or to complete an unexpired term.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8817.052. Election Date

Sec. 8817.052.  ELECTION DATE.  The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8817.053. Method of Electing Directors: Justice of the Peace Precincts

Sec. 8817.053.  METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS:  JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCTS.  (a)  The directors of the district shall be elected according to the 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 justice of the peace 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 a registered voter in the district.  To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a justice of the peace precinct, a person must be a registered voter 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)  When the boundaries of the justice of the peace 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 elected or 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 elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected or appointed.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 590 (S.B. 2029), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8817.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8817.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  Except as provided by Section 8817.006, the district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8817 - San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8817.151. Limitation on Taxes

Sec. 8817.151.  LIMITATION ON TAXES.  The district may not levy ad valorem taxes at a rate that exceeds five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3568), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8818 - Hickory Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8818.001. Definition

Sec. 8818.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Hickory Underground Water Conservation District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (H.B. 556), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8818 - Hickory Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8818.002. Election Procedures

Sec. 8818.002.  ELECTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 61.012, Election Code, for an election held by the district, other than an election that is held jointly with another election in which a federal office appears on the ballot, the use of a voting station that meets the requirements for accessibility under 42 U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3) is not required.
(b)  The board of directors of the district shall notify the secretary of state if the district does not provide at least one voting station at each polling place used in the election that meets the requirements for accessibility under 42 U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (H.B. 556), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8819.001. Definitions

Sec. 8819.001.  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 Panola County Groundwater Conservation District.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8819.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8819.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Panola County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8819.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8819.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held on or before December 31, 2008, the district is dissolved on that date, except that:
(1)  any debts incurred shall be paid;
(2)  any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Panola County; and
(3)  the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8819.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8819.004.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Panola County, Texas.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8819.005. Applicability of Other Groundwater Conservation District Law

Sec. 8819.005.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8819.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8819.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of nine directors.
(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each even-numbered year.
(c)  A director may serve consecutive terms.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8819.052. Method of Electing Directors: Commissioners Precincts

Sec. 8819.052.  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 two directors 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 a registered voter in the district.  To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter 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)  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 elected or 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 elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected or appointed.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8819.053. Election Date

Sec. 8819.053.  ELECTION DATE.  The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 1479), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8819.054. Compensation

Sec. 8819.054.  COMPENSATION.  (a)  Sections 36.060(a), (b), and (d), Water Code, do not apply to the district.
(b)  A director is entitled to receive compensation of not more than $50 a day for each day the director actually spends performing the duties of a director.  The compensation may not exceed $3,000 a year.
(c)  The board may authorize a director to receive reimbursement for the director's reasonable expenses incurred while engaging in activities on behalf of the board.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8819.055. Board Action

Sec. 8819.055.  BOARD ACTION.  A majority vote of a quorum is required for board action.  If there is a tie vote, the proposed action fails.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8819.101. General Powers

Sec. 8819.101.  GENERAL POWERS.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8819.102. Groundwater Wells Under Railroad Commission Jurisdiction

Sec. 8819.102.  GROUNDWATER WELLS UNDER RAILROAD COMMISSION JURISDICTION.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a groundwater well drilled or operated within the district under a permit issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas is under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission, and, in respect to such a well, the district has only the authority provided by Chapter 36, Water Code.
(b)  Groundwater produced in an amount authorized by a railroad commission permit may be used within or exported from the district without a permit from the district.
(c)  To the extent groundwater is produced in excess of railroad commission authorization, the holder of the railroad commission permit:
(1)  shall apply to the district for the appropriate permit for the excess production; and
(2)  is subject to the applicable regulatory fees.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8819.103. Prohibition on District Purchase, Sale, Transport, or Distribution of Water

Sec. 8819.103.  PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT PURCHASE, SALE, TRANSPORT, OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.  The district may not purchase, sell, transport, or distribute surface water or groundwater for any purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8819.104. Prohibition on District Use of Eminent Domain Powers

Sec. 8819.104.  PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8819.105. Regional Cooperation

Sec. 8819.105.  REGIONAL COOPERATION.  (a)  In this section, "designated groundwater management area" means an area designated as a groundwater management area under Section 35.004, Water Code.
(b)  To provide for regional continuity, the district shall comply with the requirements of Section 36.108, Water Code, and:
(1)  participate as needed in coordination meetings with other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area;
(2)  coordinate the collection of data with other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area in such a way as to achieve relative uniformity of data type and quality;
(3)  coordinate efforts to monitor water quality with other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area, local governments, and state agencies;
(4)  provide groundwater level data to other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area;
(5)  investigate any groundwater or aquifer pollution with the intention of locating its source;
(6)  notify other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area and all appropriate agencies of any groundwater pollution detected;
(7)  annually provide to other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area an inventory of water wells and an estimate of groundwater production in the district; and
(8)  include other groundwater conservation districts in its designated groundwater management area on the mailing lists for district newsletters, seminars, public education events, news articles, and field days.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8819.151. Limitation on Taxes

Sec. 8819.151.  LIMITATION ON TAXES.  The district may not impose ad valorem taxes at a rate that exceeds 1.5 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8819.152. Fees

Sec. 8819.152.  FEES.  (a)  The board by rule may impose reasonable fees on each well:
(1)  for which a permit is issued by the district; and
(2)  that is not exempt from district regulation.
(b)  A production fee may be based on:
(1)  the size of column pipe used by the well; or
(2)  the amount of water actually withdrawn from the well, or the amount authorized or anticipated to be withdrawn.
(c)  The board shall base the initial production fee on the criteria listed in Subsection (b)(2).  The initial production fee:
(1)  may not exceed:
(A)  25 cents per acre-foot for water used for agricultural irrigation; or
(B)  6.75 cents per thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose; and
(2)  may be increased at a cumulative rate not to exceed three percent per year.
(d)  In addition to the production fee authorized under this section, the district may assess an export fee on groundwater from a well that is produced for transport outside the district.
(e)  Fees authorized by this section may be:
(1)  assessed annually;
(2)  used to pay the cost of district operations; and
(3)  used for any other purpose allowed under Chapter 36, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8819 - Panola County Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8819.153. Limitation on Indebtedness

Sec. 8819.153.  LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS.  The district may issue bonds and notes under Subchapter F, Chapter 36, Water Code, except that the total indebtedness created by that issuance may not exceed $500,000 at any time.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8820.001. Definitions

Sec. 8820.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8820.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8820.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Tarrant County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8820.003. District Territory

Sec. 8820.003.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Tarrant County.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8820.004. Confirmation Election Not Required

Sec. 8820.004.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.  The board is not required to hold an election to confirm the district's creation.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8820.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8820.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8820.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 8820.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The Tarrant County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director from each of the four commissioners precincts in the county to represent the precinct in which the director resides.
(b)  The county judge of Tarrant County shall appoint one director who resides in the district to represent the district at large.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8820.101. Groundwater Conservation District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8820.101.  GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8820.102. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 8820.102.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. Regulation of Other Districts › Section 8820.151. Regulation of Wells in Another District

Sec. 8820.151.  REGULATION OF WELLS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.  Except as provided by this subchapter, the district may not regulate the drilling or equipping of, or the completion, operation, or production of, a well located in the district and in another conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and that on January 1, 2007:
(1)  had statutory authority to require a person to obtain a permit before drilling, equipping, completing, altering, or operating a well in its boundaries;  and
(2)  had adopted rules to implement that statutory authority.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. Regulation of Other Districts › Section 8820.152. Fees on Wells in Another District

Sec. 8820.152.  FEES ON WELLS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.  The district may assess to the owner or operator of a well located in a conservation and reclamation district described by Section 8820.151 a fee based on the amount of groundwater produced from the well in the same manner and at the same rate as other wells in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter D. Regulation of Other Districts › Section 8820.153. Coordination With Other Districts

Sec. 8820.153.  COORDINATION WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.  (a)  The district and any conservation and reclamation district described by Section 8820.151 shall meet to:
(1)  coordinate the adoption of rules by each district to promote consistent planning and regulation; and
(2)  develop procedures to ensure the expedited exchange of technical and regulatory information between the districts.
(b)  The district and a conservation and reclamation district described by Section 8820.151 may enter into one or more agreements to implement this section, including an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8820.201. Taxes and Bonds Prohibited

Sec. 8820.201.  TAXES AND BONDS PROHIBITED.  The district may not impose a tax or issue bonds.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater › Chapter 8820 - Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8820.202. Limitation on Assessment of Production Fees

Sec. 8820.202.  LIMITATION ON ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTION FEES.  A production fee assessed by the district on the amount of groundwater authorized by a permit to be withdrawn from a well or the amount of groundwater actually withdrawn may not exceed:
(1)  $1 for each acre-foot of groundwater permitted for or used in a year solely for agricultural use; or
(2)  20 cents for each 1,000 gallons of groundwater permitted for or used in a year for any purpose other than agriculture.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (H.B. 3818), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 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 8821.001. Definitions

Sec. 8821.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
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. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 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 8821.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8821.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in McLennan County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  The district is located in a priority groundwater management area designated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality pursuant to Section 35.008, Water Code.
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. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.