Sec. 36.123. RIGHT TO ENTER LAND. (a) The directors, engineers, attorneys, agents, operators, and employees of a district or water supply corporation may go on any land to inspect, make surveys, or perform tests to determine the condition, value, and usability of the property, with reference to the proposed location of works, improvements, plants, facilities, equipment, or appliances. The cost of restoration shall be borne by the district or the water supply corporation.
(b) District employees and agents are entitled to enter any public or private property within the boundaries of the district or adjacent to any reservoir or other property owned by the district at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the quality of water in the state or the compliance with any rule, regulation, permit, or other order of the district. District employees or agents acting under this authority who enter private property shall observe the establishment's rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection and shall notify any occupant or management of their presence and shall exhibit proper credentials.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle E - Groundwater Management
Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 36.101. Rulemaking Power
Section 36.1011. Emergency Rules
Section 36.1015. Rules for Permits in Brackish Groundwater Production Zones
Section 36.102. Enforcement of Rules
Section 36.103. Improvements and Facilities
Section 36.104. Purchase, Sale, Transportation, and Distribution of Water
Section 36.105. Eminent Domain
Section 36.1071. Management Plan
Section 36.1072. Texas Water Development Board Review and Approval of Management Plan
Section 36.1073. Amendment to Management Plan
Section 36.108. Joint Planning in Management Area
Section 36.1081. Technical Staff and Subcommittees for Joint Planning
Section 36.1083. Appeal of Desired Future Conditions
Section 36.10835. Judicial Appeal of Desired Future Conditions
Section 36.1084. Modeled Available Groundwater
Section 36.1085. Management Plan Goals and Objectives
Section 36.1086. Joint Efforts by Districts in a Management Area
Section 36.109. Collection of Information
Section 36.110. Publication of Plans and Information
Section 36.111. Records and Reports
Section 36.112. Drillers' Logs
Section 36.113. Permits for Wells; Permit Amendments
Section 36.1131. Elements of Permit
Section 36.1132. Permits Based on Modeled Available Groundwater
Section 36.114. Permit; Permit Amendment; Application and Hearing
Section 36.1145. Operating Permit Renewal
Section 36.1146. Change in Operating Permits
Section 36.115. Drilling or Altering Well Without Permit
Section 36.116. Regulation of Spacing and Production
Section 36.117. Exemptions; Exception; Limitations
Section 36.118. Open or Uncovered Wells
Section 36.119. Illegal Drilling and Operation of Well; Citizen Suit
Section 36.121. Limitation on Rulemaking Power of Districts Over Wells in Certain Counties
Section 36.122. Transfer of Groundwater Out of District