Sec. 8834.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of groundwater withdrawal in the district to prevent subsidence, which contributes to or precipitates flooding or overflow in the district, including rising water resulting from a storm or hurricane.
(b) The legislature intends that the district administer and enforce this chapter and exercise the district's rights, powers, and duties in a manner that will effectively and expeditiously accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater
Chapter 8834 - Fort Bend Subsidence District
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 8834.002. Nature of District
Section 8834.003. Purpose; Legislative Intent
Section 8834.004. Findings of Public Use and Benefit