85R13821 SLB-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1814
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transference of certain territory from one
groundwater conservation district to another.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 36, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter J-1 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER J-1. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TERRITORY
Sec. 36.341. PETITION TO TRANSFER. The owner of a parcel of
land that is greater than 1,000 acres in area and is included in the
territory of two or more groundwater conservation districts by a
petition presented to the districts may request that the districts
transfer portions of their territories as necessary for the entire
parcel to be included in the territory of a single district.
Sec. 36.342. CONTENTS OF PETITION. A petition submitted
under this subchapter must:
(1) accurately describe the boundaries of the parcel;
and
(2) provide a statement from a district that is
proposed to receive the portion of the parcel that the district is
willing to accept the land into its territory.
Sec. 36.343. ACTIONS ON RECEIVING PETITION. (a) Each
district on receiving a petition under this subchapter shall
undertake to enter into an agreement with the other district or
districts to effectuate the transfer of territory as requested and
within a reasonable period of time. If a district from which
territory is to be removed under this section has outstanding debt
or obligations, that district and the district to which the
territory is to be added shall enter into an agreement that ensures
that the debts of the originating district are not impaired by the
transfer of the territory.
(b) On entering the agreement, the districts shall adopt a
joint resolution approving the petition. The resolution must
provide the date on which the transfer is to be effective. On that
date, the requested land is annexed to the territory of the district
that is proposed to receive the land.
Sec. 36.344. NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSION. Each district
that adds or removes territory under this subchapter shall notify
the commission of the change in territory.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.