Sec. 35.017. STATE-OWNED LAND. If state-owned land or a portion of state-owned land is located in a priority groundwater management area, the state agency that has management and control over that land under the constitution or by statute may elect by written agreement with the commission and the district to include the state-owned land in the district. The agreement shall be entered into as provided by the Texas Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, Chapter 741, Government Code, and may include provisions for the payment by the state agency of reasonable fees to the district. If the state does not elect to enter into the agreement to include the state-owned land in the district, the state agency must establish a groundwater management plan that will conserve, protect, and prevent the waste of groundwater on that state-owned land.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle E - Groundwater Management
Chapter 35 - Groundwater Studies
Section 35.003. Surface Water Laws Not Applicable
Section 35.004. Designation of Groundwater Management Areas
Section 35.007. Identifying, Designating, and Delineating Priority Groundwater Management Areas
Section 35.009. Notice and Hearing
Section 35.012. Creation of District in Priority Groundwater Management Area
Section 35.013. Adding Priority Groundwater Management Area to Existing District
Section 35.014. Costs of Elections
Section 35.015. State Assistance
Section 35.017. State-Owned Land
Section 35.019. Water Availability
Section 35.020. Public Participation in Groundwater Management Process