Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8843 - Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8843.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation...
• Texas Section 8843.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 8843.003 - Findings Of Public Use And Benefit
  (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8843.004 - District Territory
  The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Hays County, excluding any area that on September 1, 2001, was within another groundwater conservation district...
• Texas Section 8843.051 - 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 8843.052 - Election Of Directors
  (a) The district is divided into five numbered single-member districts for electing directors. (b) One director is elected from each single-member district. A director elected...
• Texas Section 8843.053 - Election Date
  On the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...
• Texas Section 8843.054 - Qualifications For Office
  To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director, a person must be a registered voter in the single-member district that...
• Texas Section 8843.055 - Board Vacancy
  If there is a vacancy on the board, the Hays County Commissioners Court shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term. Added...
• Texas Section 8843.056 - Revision Of Single-member Districts
  (a) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate. (b) The board shall revise each single-member district after each federal decennial census...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8843.057 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director may not receive a salary or other compensation for service as a director but may be reimbursed for actual expenses of attending meetings...
• Texas Section 8843.101 - Groundwater Conservation District Powers And Duties
  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to...
• Texas Section 8843.103 - Well Construction Notification
  Notwithstanding Section 8843.104, a landowner must notify the district before the construction of a new well that is to be completed after September 1, 2013....
• Texas Section 8843.104 - Exempt Wells
  (a) Groundwater withdrawals from the following wells may not be regulated, permitted, or metered by the district: (1) a well used for domestic use by...
• Texas Section 8843.105 - Standards For Residential Wells
  The district may not adopt standards for the construction of a residential well that are more stringent than state standards for a residential well. Added...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8843.106 - Elections Other Than Directors' Elections
  Sec. 8843.106. ELECTIONS OTHER THAN DIRECTORS' ELECTIONS.An election held by the district, other than an election under Section 8843.053, must be scheduled to coincide with...
• Texas Section 8843.151 - Well Construction Fee
  The district may charge and collect a new well construction fee not to exceed $1,000 for a new well. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...
• Texas Section 8843.1515 - Permit Renewal Application Fee
  The district may charge and collect a permit renewal application fee not to exceed $400. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B....
• Texas Section 8843.152 - Service Connection Fee
  (a) This section does not apply to a water utility that has surface water as its sole source of water. (b) The district may levy...
• Texas Section 8843.153 - Taxes And Other Fees Prohibited
  Notwithstanding Section 8843.101 or Subchapter G, Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may not: (1) impose a tax; or (2) assess or collect any fees...
• Texas Section 8843.154 - Budget
  (a) The district shall annually: (1) prepare a budget showing proposed expenditures and disbursements and estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and...

Last modified: September 28, 2016