Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8832.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) Except as provided by Section 8832.055, the district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8832.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is divided into five numbered single-member districts for electing directors. (b) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate. (c) One director is elected from each single-member district. A d…

Sec. 8832.053. ELECTION DATE. A board election shall be held on a uniform election date in each even-numbered year. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8832.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION; ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE. (a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) at least 18 years of age. (b) To represent a single-member district, a director must own property in that si…

Sec. 8832.055. COMPOSITION OF BOARD AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING ANNEXATION. (a) Territory may be added to the district as provided by Chapter 36, Water Code. (b) If the district annexes territory, the board may: (1) add the annexed territory to one or more existing single…

Sec. 8832.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district may exercise: (1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and (2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and functions provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code,…

Sec. 8832.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Except as provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8832.103. WELL PERMITS. (a) As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may: (1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and (2) issue a permit that includes terms relating to drilling, equipping, or…

Sec. 8832.104. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of the artesian pressure, the district as permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, may provide for the spacing of wells producing from the groundwater reserv…

Sec. 8832.105. LOGS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may require that: (1) accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling, equipping, and completion of a well into a groundwater reservoir in the district; and (2) a copy of a driller's log and of any electric…

Sec. 8832.106. SURVEYS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the facilities for the development, production, and use of that groundwater and determine the quantity o…

Sec. 8832.107. RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, 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 g…

Sec. 8832.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir in the district. Added by Acts 2009,…

Sec. 8832.109. CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or other agency. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. …

Sec. 8832.151. FINANCIAL RECORDS. (a) The district shall file with the county treasurer of each county in which the district is located a copy of each audit, board order, or other document relating to district finances. The copy shall be filed not later than the 60th day after th…