Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater
Chapter 8834 - Fort Bend Subsidence District

Section 8834.001. Definitions - Sec. 8834.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural crop": (A)...

Section 8834.002. Nature of District - Sec. 8834.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is: (1) a...

Section 8834.003. Purpose; Legislative Intent - Sec. 8834.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a) The purpose of this...

Section 8834.004. Findings of Public Use and Benefit - Sec. 8834.004. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. The district...

Section 8834.005. District Territory - Sec. 8834.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district includes the territory in...

Section 8834.006. Certain Other Statutes Inapplicable - Sec. 8834.006. CERTAIN OTHER STATUTES INAPPLICABLE. (a) Other laws governing...

Subchapter B. District Administration

Section 8834.051. Directors - Sec. 8834.051. DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed by a...

Section 8834.052. Board Powers and Duties - Sec. 8834.052. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board has...

Section 8834.053. Official Board Actions - Sec. 8834.053. OFFICIAL BOARD ACTIONS. The affirmative vote of a...

Section 8834.054. Director's Bond - Sec. 8834.054. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) A director shall execute a...

Section 8834.055. Officers - Sec. 8834.055. OFFICERS. (a) Each year, at the first meeting...

Section 8834.056. Meetings - Sec. 8834.056. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular meetings...

Section 8834.057. Applicability of Open Meetings Law - Sec. 8834.057. APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW. (a) The board...

Section 8834.058. Compensation and Reimbursement of Directors - Sec. 8834.058. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF DIRECTORS. (a) A director...

Section 8834.059. Vacancies - Sec. 8834.059. VACANCIES. If a vacancy occurs on the board,...

Section 8834.060. District Policies - Sec. 8834.060. DISTRICT POLICIES. The board shall adopt the following...

Section 8834.061. General Manager - Sec. 8834.061. GENERAL MANAGER. (a) The board may employ a...

Section 8834.062. Personnel - Sec. 8834.062. PERSONNEL. (a) The general manager shall employ personnel...

Section 8834.063. Benefits - Sec. 8834.063. BENEFITS. (a) The board may provide for and...

Section 8834.064. Bond for Employee Responsible for Money - Sec. 8834.064. BOND FOR EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONEY. (a) The...

Section 8834.065. District Office - Sec. 8834.065. DISTRICT OFFICE. The board shall maintain its principal...

Section 8834.066. Maintenance of Records; Public Inspection - Sec. 8834.066. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION. (a) The district...

Section 8834.067. Seal - Sec. 8834.067. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal. Added...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 8834.101. District Plan - Sec. 8834.101. DISTRICT PLAN. (a) The board shall formulate a...

Section 8834.102. Adoption of District Plan - Sec. 8834.102. ADOPTION OF DISTRICT PLAN. (a) The board shall...

Section 8834.103. Water Conservation Measures - Sec. 8834.103. WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES. (a) The board may adopt...

Section 8834.104. Annual Groundwater Withdrawal Determination - Sec. 8834.104. ANNUAL GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL DETERMINATION. (a) The board shall...

Section 8834.105. Monitoring and Supervision by District - Sec. 8834.105. MONITORING AND SUPERVISION BY DISTRICT. (a) The district...

Section 8834.106. District Research - Sec. 8834.106. DISTRICT RESEARCH. (a) The board may conduct studies...

Section 8834.107. Studies by Board Staff - Sec. 8834.107. STUDIES BY BOARD STAFF. At least once each...

Section 8834.108. Sale or Distribution of Water Prohibited - Sec. 8834.108. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PROHIBITED. The district...

Section 8834.109. Access to Property - Sec. 8834.109. ACCESS TO PROPERTY. (a) To carry out technical...

Section 8834.110. General Powers Related to Property and Contracts - Sec. 8834.110. GENERAL POWERS RELATED TO PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS. (a)...

Section 8834.111. Cooperation With Governmental Entities - Sec. 8834.111. COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. In implementing this chapter,...

Section 8834.112. Rules - Sec. 8834.112. RULES. (a) After notice and hearing, the board...

Section 8834.113. Considerations for Rules and Orders - Sec. 8834.113. CONSIDERATIONS FOR RULES AND ORDERS. When adopting a...

Section 8834.114. Hearings - Sec. 8834.114. HEARINGS. (a) At a regular meeting of the...

Section 8834.115. Notice of Hearings - Sec. 8834.115. NOTICE OF HEARINGS. (a) Not later than the...

Section 8834.116. Board Bylaws and Policies - Sec. 8834.116. BOARD BYLAWS AND POLICIES. The board may adopt...

Section 8834.117. Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Administer Oaths - Sec. 8834.117. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS. (a)...

Section 8834.118. Suits - Sec. 8834.118. SUITS. (a) The district may sue and be...

Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions

Section 8834.151. Disbursement of Money - Sec. 8834.151. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY. The district may disburse its...

Section 8834.152. District Accounts - Sec. 8834.152. DISTRICT ACCOUNTS. The district shall keep a complete...

Section 8834.153. Fiscal Year - Sec. 8834.153. FISCAL YEAR. The district's fiscal year is the...

Section 8834.154. Budget - Sec. 8834.154. BUDGET. (a) The board shall adopt an annual...

Section 8834.155. Audit - Sec. 8834.155. AUDIT. The district shall have its affairs audited...

Section 8834.156. Copy of Audit - Sec. 8834.156. COPY OF AUDIT. The board shall keep one...

Section 8834.157. Depository and Investments - Sec. 8834.157. DEPOSITORY AND INVESTMENTS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 8834.158. Investment Officer - Sec. 8834.158. INVESTMENT OFFICER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2256.005(f), Government Code,...

Subchapter E. Regulatory Provisions

Section 8834.201. Groundwater Withdrawals Subject to Board Rule - Sec. 8834.201. GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS SUBJECT TO BOARD RULE. (a) Groundwater...

Section 8834.202. Certain Groundwater Uses Exempt - Sec. 8834.202. CERTAIN GROUNDWATER USES EXEMPT. The permit requirements of...

Section 8834.203. Regulation of Spacing and Groundwater Withdrawal - Sec. 8834.203. REGULATION OF SPACING AND GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL. (a) To...

Section 8834.204. Water-Metering Devices - Sec. 8834.204. WATER-METERING DEVICES. The board may: (1) require water-metering...

Section 8834.205. Well Registration - Sec. 8834.205. WELL REGISTRATION. The board by rule may require...

Section 8834.206. Permit Required - Sec. 8834.206. PERMIT REQUIRED. (a) A well owner must obtain...

Section 8834.207. Application for Permit - Sec. 8834.207. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) A person must submit...

Section 8834.208. Notice and Hearing on Permit Application - Sec. 8834.208. NOTICE AND HEARING ON PERMIT APPLICATION. (a) The...

Section 8834.209. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 8834.209. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) Not later than the...

Section 8834.210. Term of Permit - Sec. 8834.210. TERM OF PERMIT. (a) A permit issued under...

Section 8834.211. Renewal of Permit - Sec. 8834.211. RENEWAL OF PERMIT. The board may renew a...

Section 8834.212. Permit Fees - Sec. 8834.212. PERMIT FEES. (a) When the board issues or...

Section 8834.213. Transferring Permit - Sec. 8834.213. TRANSFERRING PERMIT. (a) A permit is transferable only...

Section 8834.214. Annual Report - Sec. 8834.214. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Before January 31 each year,...

Section 8834.215. Reduction of Groundwater Use - Sec. 8834.215. REDUCTION OF GROUNDWATER USE. (a) The board by...

Section 8834.216. Open or Uncovered Wells - Sec. 8834.216. OPEN OR UNCOVERED WELLS. (a) The district may...

Subchapter F. Appeal and Enforcement Provisions

Section 8834.251. Appeal of District Actions - Sec. 8834.251. APPEAL OF DISTRICT ACTIONS. (a) A person who...

Section 8834.252. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 8834.252. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If a person...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater Chapter 8834 - Fort Bend Subsidence District

Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater
Chapter 8834 - Fort Bend Subsidence District