By: Kacal H.B. No. 4122
 
 
 
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.