CHAPTER 8820. NORTHERN TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER

CHAPTER 8820. NORTHERN TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8820.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Northern Trinity Groundwater

Conservation District.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

groundwater conservation district in Tarrant County created under

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the

district are coextensive with the boundaries of Tarrant County.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.004. CONFIRMATION ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. The board is

not required to hold an election to confirm the district's

creation.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 8820.051. GOVERNING BODY; 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.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. (a) The Tarrant

County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director from each

of the four commissioners precincts in the county to represent

the precinct in which the director resides.

(b) The county judge of Tarrant County shall appoint one

director who resides in the district to represent the district at

large.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

For expiration of this section, see Subsection (c).

Sec. 8820.053. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) Not later than the 45th

day after the effective date of this chapter:

(1) the Tarrant County Commissioners Court shall appoint one

director from each of the four commissioners precincts in the

county to represent the precinct in which the director resides;

and

(2) the county judge of Tarrant County shall appoint one

director who resides in the district to represent the district at

large.

(b) The initial board may agree on which three directors serve

four-year terms that expire at the end of the calendar year

following the fourth anniversary of the effective date of this

chapter, and which two directors serve two-year terms that expire

at the end of the calendar year following the second anniversary

of the effective date of this chapter. If the initial board

cannot agree, the directors shall draw lots to determine which

three directors serve the four-year terms and which two directors

serve the two-year terms.

(c) This section expires September 1, 2014.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8820.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND

DUTIES.The district has the powers and duties provided by the

general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code,

applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.102. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may not

exercise the power of eminent domain.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF OTHER DISTRICTS

Sec. 8820.151. REGULATION OF WELLS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT. Except

as provided by this subchapter, the district may not regulate the

drilling or equipping of, or the completion, operation, or

production of, a well located in the district and in another

conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59,

Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and that on January 1, 2007:

(1) had statutory authority to require a person to obtain a

permit before drilling, equipping, completing, altering, or

operating a well in its boundaries; and

(2) had adopted rules to implement that statutory authority.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.152. FEES ON WELLS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT. The district

may assess to the owner or operator of a well located in a

conservation and reclamation district described by Section

8820.151 a fee based on the amount of groundwater produced from

the well in the same manner and at the same rate as other wells

in the district.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 8820.153. COORDINATION WITH OTHER DISTRICTS. (a) The

district and any conservation and reclamation district described

by Section 8820.151 shall meet to:

(1) coordinate the adoption of rules by each district to promote

consistent planning and regulation; and

(2) develop procedures to ensure the expedited exchange of

technical and regulatory information between the districts.

(b) The district and a conservation and reclamation district

described by Section 8820.151 may enter into one or more

agreements to implement this section, including an interlocal

contract under Chapter 791, Government Code.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8820.201. TAXES AND BONDS PROHIBITED. The district may not

impose a tax or issue bonds.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1126, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.