Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8806 - Coke County Underground Water Conservation District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8806.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the...
• Texas Section 8806.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of the...
• Texas Section 8806.003 - Findings Of Public Use And Benefit
  (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) Land included in the boundaries of the district will benefit. Added by...
• Texas Section 8806.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Coke County, Texas. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
• Texas Section 8806.005 - Administrative Procedures
  The administrative and procedural provisions of Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8806.006 - Conflict Of Law
  If there is a conflict between Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, Chapter 36 controls. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
• Texas Section 8806.051 - Composition Of Board; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 8806.052 - Method Of Electing Directors
  One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct in Coke County and one director is elected at large. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 8806.053 - Election Date
  The district shall hold an election in the district to elect directors on the uniform election date in May of each odd-numbered year. Added by...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8806.054 - Qualifications For Election
  (a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) at least 21 years...
• Texas Section 8806.101 - General Rights, Powers, Duties, Privileges, And Functions
  The district has: (1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and (2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges,...
• Texas Section 8806.102 - Well Permits
  (a) The board may: (1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in the groundwater reservoir; and (2) issue a permit subject...
• Texas Section 8806.103 - Well Spacing And Production
  The board may: (1) provide for the spacing of wells producing from groundwater reservoirs; and (2) regulate the production from those wells to minimize as...
• Texas Section 8806.104 - Records, Reports, And Logs
  (a) The board may require that records be kept and reports be made of: (1) the drilling, equipping, and completing of a well into a...
• Texas Section 8806.105 - Acquisition Of Land
  The district may acquire land to erect a dam or drain a lake, depression, or draw. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920...
• Texas Section 8806.106 - Recharge Of Reservoir
  The district may construct dams, drain lakes, depressions, draws, or creeks, and install pumps and other equipment necessary to recharge a groundwater reservoir. Added by...
• Texas Section 8806.107 - Surveys
  The district may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir and the facilities for the development, production, and use of that...
• Texas Section 8806.108 - District Plans
  (a) The district may develop comprehensive plans for the most efficient use of the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir and for the control and prevention...
• Texas Section 8806.109 - Research Projects
  The district may carry out research projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the withdrawal of groundwater from a...
• Texas Section 8806.110 - Collection And Preservation Of Information
  The district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir. Added by Acts 2007,...
• Texas Section 8806.111 - Dissemination Of Plans And Information
  The board may: (1) publish plans and information; (2) notify the users of groundwater in the district of the plans and information; and (3) encourage...
• Texas Section 8806.112 - Contract For And Sale And Distribution Of Water
  The district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or other agency. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 8806.113 - Annexation
  Territory may be added to the district under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. The board shall determine to which precinct the annexed land is...
• Texas Section 8806.114 - Dissolution
  Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the dissolution of the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.11, eff....

Last modified: September 28, 2016