Texas Water Code
§ 36.406 — HEARING PROCEDURES
WA § 36.406Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT · Ch. 36. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS · Art. M. PERMIT AND PERMIT AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS;
Statute text
View on source(a)A hearing must be conducted by:
(1)a quorum of the board;
(2)an individual to whom the board has delegated in writing the responsibility to preside as a hearings examiner over the hearing or matters related to the hearing; or
(3)the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Section 36.416.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) or Section 36.416, the board president or the hearings examiner shall serve as the presiding officer at the hearing.
(c)If the hearing is conducted by a quorum of the board and the board president is not present, the directors conducting the hearing may select a director to serve as the presiding officer.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 53 (S.B. 693), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 405 (H.B. 2179), Sec. 5, eff. June 10, 2015.