CHAPTER 8820. NORTHERN TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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.