Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8875 - Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8875.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (3) "Commissioners court"...
• Texas Section 8875.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Comal County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution....
• Texas Section 8875.003 - Initial District Territory
  The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Comal County, Texas, except that the district does not include any territory that...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8875.004 - Conflicts Of Law
  This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 36, Water Code, that is in conflict or is inconsistent with...
• Texas Section 8875.051 - Composition Of Board
  The district is governed by a board of seven appointed directors. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (H.B. 2407), Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 8875.052 - Terms And Appointment Of Directors
  (a) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Directors are appointed by the commissioners court as follows: (1) three directors shall be appointed from the incorporated areas...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8875.053 - Vacancies
  If there is a vacancy on the board, the commissioners court shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term...
• Texas Section 8875.101 - 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 8875.102 - Contracts
  The district may contract with a state agency or political subdivision, including a municipality, a county, a river authority, or another district, to carry out...
• Texas Section 8875.103 - Best Management Practices
  (a) The district may participate in the development and implementation of best management practices for water resource management in the district and may engage in...
• Texas Section 8875.104 - Limitations On District Powers
  (a) The district may not: (1) require the owner of a well exempt from permitting to install a meter or measuring device on the well;...
• Texas Section 8875.105 - Production Limits And Permits For Certain Wells
  (a) In this section: (1) "Maximum production capacity" means the rated capacity of a well that is measured in gallons per minute of production as...
• Texas Section 8875.106 - Well Exemption
  A well is exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal permit provided that the well: (1) is used solely for domestic use or for...
• Texas Section 8875.107 - Measuring Devices
  (a) The owner of a nonexempt well shall install and maintain a water well meter, or alternative measuring device or method approved by the district,...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8875.108 - No Eminent Domain
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (H.B. 2407), Sec. 1, eff. June...
• Texas Section 8875.151 - Fees
  (a) The district may set a reasonable fee for administrative management on a per well basis. The district may set a fee for administrative management...

Last modified: September 28, 2016