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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 8801.001. Definitions - Sec. 8801.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural crop": (A)...
Section 8801.002. Nature of District - Sec. 8801.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...
Section 8801.003. Purpose; Legislative Intent - Sec. 8801.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a) The purpose of this...
Section 8801.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose - Sec. 8801.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The...
Section 8801.005. District Territory - Sec. 8801.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district includes the territory located...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 8801.051. Directors - Sec. 8801.051. DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed by a...
Section 8801.052. Fees of Office; Reimbursement - Sec. 8801.052. FEES OF OFFICE; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A director is...
Section 8801.053. Board Powers and Duties - Sec. 8801.053. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) In addition to...
Section 8801.054. Officers - Sec. 8801.054. OFFICERS. (a) Each year, at the first meeting...
Section 8801.055. Meetings - Sec. 8801.055. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular meetings...
Section 8801.0551. Quorum - Sec. 8801.0551. QUORUM. A majority of the membership of the...
Section 8801.0552. Sworn Statement, Bond, and Oath of Office - Sec. 8801.0552. SWORN STATEMENT, BOND, AND OATH OF OFFICE. (a)...
Section 8801.056. Vacancies - Sec. 8801.056. VACANCIES. If a vacancy occurs on the board,...
Section 8801.057. General Manager - Sec. 8801.057. GENERAL MANAGER. (a) The board shall employ a...
Section 8801.058. Employees; Bond - Sec. 8801.058. EMPLOYEES; BOND. (a) The general manager shall employ...
Section 8801.059. Employee Benefits - Sec. 8801.059. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. (a) The board may provide for...
Section 8801.060. Expenditures - Sec. 8801.060. EXPENDITURES. (a) The district's money may be disbursed...
Section 8801.061. Fiscal Year - Sec. 8801.061. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the district...
Section 8801.062. Annual Audit - Sec. 8801.062. ANNUAL AUDIT. (a) The board annually shall order...
Section 8801.063. Annual Budget - Sec. 8801.063. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The board shall adopt an...
Section 8801.064. Depository - Sec. 8801.064. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name one or...
Section 8801.065. Investments - Sec. 8801.065. INVESTMENTS. (a) District money may be invested and...
Section 8801.066. Investment Officer - Sec. 8801.066. INVESTMENT OFFICER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2256.005(f), Government Code,...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 8801.101. District Powers and Duties - Sec. 8801.101. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as provided by...
Section 8801.102. Nonapplicability of Other Law - Sec. 8801.102. NONAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. (a) Other laws governing...
Section 8801.103. Sale or Distribution of Water Prohibited - Sec. 8801.103. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PROHIBITED. The district...
Section 8801.104. Authority to Compel Testimony, Administer Oaths, and Issue Subpoenas - Sec. 8801.104. AUTHORITY TO COMPEL TESTIMONY, ADMINISTER OATHS, AND ISSUE...
Section 8801.105. Suits by or Against the District; Representation by Attorney General - Sec. 8801.105. SUITS BY OR AGAINST THE DISTRICT; REPRESENTATION BY...
Section 8801.106. Grants; Contracts - Sec. 8801.106. GRANTS; CONTRACTS. (a) The district may make or...
Section 8801.107. Cooperation With Governmental Entities - Sec. 8801.107. COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. In implementing this chapter,...
Section 8801.108. Rules - Sec. 8801.108. RULES. (a) After notice and hearing, the board...
Section 8801.109. Hearings - Sec. 8801.109. HEARINGS. (a) Board hearings must be conducted as...
Section 8801.110. Notice of Hearings - Sec. 8801.110. NOTICE OF HEARINGS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 8801.111. District Plan - Sec. 8801.111. DISTRICT PLAN. (a) The board shall formulate a...
Section 8801.112. Adoption of District Plan - Sec. 8801.112. ADOPTION OF DISTRICT PLAN. (a) The board shall...
Section 8801.113. Water Conservation Measures - Sec. 8801.113. WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES. (a) The board may adopt...
Section 8801.114. District Research - Sec. 8801.114. DISTRICT RESEARCH. (a) The district may conduct studies...
Section 8801.115. Studies by Board Staff - Sec. 8801.115. STUDIES BY BOARD STAFF. At least once each...
Section 8801.116. Access to Property - Sec. 8801.116. ACCESS TO PROPERTY. (a) To perform technical and...
Section 8801.117. Annual Groundwater Withdrawal Determination - Sec. 8801.117. ANNUAL GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL DETERMINATION. (a) The board shall...
Section 8801.118. Monitoring and Supervision by District - Sec. 8801.118. MONITORING AND SUPERVISION BY DISTRICT. (a) The district...
Section 8801.119. Regulation of Spacing and Groundwater Withdrawal - Sec. 8801.119. REGULATION OF SPACING AND GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL. (a) To...
Section 8801.120. Water-Metering Devices - Sec. 8801.120. WATER-METERING DEVICES. The board may require water-metering devices...
Section 8801.121. Required Written Policies - Sec. 8801.121. REQUIRED WRITTEN POLICIES. The board shall adopt the...
Section 8801.122. Records - Sec. 8801.122. RECORDS. The board shall maintain a complete account...
Section 8801.123. Open or Uncovered Wells - Sec. 8801.123. OPEN OR UNCOVERED WELLS. (a) The district may...
Subchapter D. Regulatory Provisions
Section 8801.151. Groundwater Withdrawals Subject to Board Rule - Sec. 8801.151. GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS SUBJECT TO BOARD RULE. (a) Groundwater...
Section 8801.152. Certain Groundwater Uses Exempt - Sec. 8801.152. CERTAIN GROUNDWATER USES EXEMPT. The permit requirements of...
Section 8801.154. Well Registration - Sec. 8801.154. WELL REGISTRATION. The board by rule may require...
Section 8801.155. Permit Required - Sec. 8801.155. PERMIT REQUIRED. (a) A well owner must obtain...
Section 8801.156. Application for Permit - Sec. 8801.156. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) A person must submit...
Section 8801.157. Notice and Hearing on Permit - Sec. 8801.157. NOTICE AND HEARING ON PERMIT. (a) On receiving...
Section 8801.158. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 8801.158. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) Within a reasonable period...
Section 8801.159. Term of Permit - Sec. 8801.159. TERM OF PERMIT. (a) A permit issued under...
Section 8801.160. Renewal of Permit - Sec. 8801.160. RENEWAL OF PERMIT. The board may renew a...
Section 8801.161. Permit Fees - Sec. 8801.161. PERMIT FEES. (a) When the board issues or...
Section 8801.162. Annual Report - Sec. 8801.162. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Before January 31 each year,...
Section 8801.163. Conversion to Alternative Water Supply - Sec. 8801.163. CONVERSION TO ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY. (a) Repealed by...
Subchapter E. Appeal and Enforcement Provisions
Section 8801.201. Appeal of Surface Water Rates - Sec. 8801.201. APPEAL OF SURFACE WATER RATES. (a) A person...
Section 8801.202. Appeal of District Actions - Sec. 8801.202. APPEAL OF DISTRICT ACTIONS. (a) A person who...
Section 8801.204. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 8801.204. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If it appears...