CHAPTER 8831. COASTAL PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER
CHAPTER 8831. COASTAL PLAINS GROUNDWATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 8831.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2) "Director" means a board member.
(3) "District" means the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation
District.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
groundwater conservation district in Matagorda County created
under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.003. 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 the works and projects accomplished by the district
under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district's boundaries
are coextensive with the boundaries of Matagorda County, Texas,
unless the district's territory has been modified under:
(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
(2) other law.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Sec. 8831.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district
is governed by a board of seven directors.
(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Three directors are
elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is
elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of
that precinct. The directors elected from precincts 1-4 occupy
positions 1-4, respectively, on the board. The at-large
directors occupy positions 5-7, respectively, on the board.
(b) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on
the ballot the position on the board for which the person is a
candidate.
(c) At the first election after the county commissioners
precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas
Constitution, each director in office on the effective date of
the change, or elected to a term of office beginning on or after
the effective date of the change, shall serve, unless otherwise
removed as provided by law, in the position to which each was
elected for the entire term to which elected, even though the
change in boundaries places the director's residence outside the
precinct from which the director was elected.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.053. ELECTION DATE. Each even-numbered year, the
board shall hold an election in the district on a uniform
election date provided by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, to
elect the appropriate number of directors. If the board changes
the election date, the district shall adjust the terms of office
to conform to the new election date.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.054. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to be a
candidate for or to serve as a director at large, a person must
be a registered voter of the district.
(b) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a
director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a
registered voter of that precinct, except as provided by Section
8831.052(c).
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.055. BOARD VACANCY. (a) The board shall appoint a
replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of director.
(b) The appointed replacement serves until the next directors'
election.
(c) At that election, a person is elected to fill the position.
If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election,
the person elected to fill the position serves only for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
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Sec. 8831.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND
DUTIES. Except as provided by this chapter, 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 groundwater conservation districts created under
Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8831.102. REGIONAL COOPERATION. To provide for uniformity
across districts in addressing the need to achieve a common
approach to managing the underlying aquifer and to ensure that
administration of the district will be cost-effective, the
district shall:
(1) attempt to coordinate meetings with adjacent districts;
(2) encourage sharing of personnel and resources to achieve
administrative cost savings;
(3) study a common approach for collecting and sharing
appropriate data to be used in managing the aquifer;
(4) support cooperation in the investigation of aquifer
contamination; and
(5) include adjacent districts on mailing lists for district
meeting announcements, newsletters, public meetings, and other
scheduled events.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 8831.151. DISTRICT REVENUE. To pay the district's
maintenance and operating costs and to pay any bonds issued by
the district, the district may:
(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 2.5 cents
for each $100 of taxable value of property in the district,
subject to voter approval;
(2) assess fees for services or for water withdrawn from wells;
or
(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or private source.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.