Texas Water Code

§ 36.001 — DEFINITIONS

WA § 36.001Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT · Ch. 36. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"District" means any district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has the authority to regulate the spacing of water wells, the production from water wells, or both.

(2)"Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3)"Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(4)"Executive administrator" means the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board. (4-a) "Federal conservation program" means the Conservation Reserve Program of the United States Department of Agriculture, or any successor program.

(5)"Groundwater" means water percolating below the surface of the earth.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 2423), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 18 (S.B. 737), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 660), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (S.B. 854), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 19.003, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 86, eff. September 1, 2025.