Texas Water Code 36.1025 – Petition to Change Rules
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(a) A person with a real property interest in groundwater may petition the district where the property that gives rise to the real property interest is located to adopt a rule or modify a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b) The district by rule shall prescribe the form for a petition submitted under this section and the procedure for the submission, consideration, and disposition of the petition.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 36.1025
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Not later than the 90th day after the date the district receives the petition, the district shall:
(1) deny the petition and provide an explanation for the denial; or
(2) engage in rulemaking consistent with the granted petition.
(d) Nothing in this section may be construed to create a private cause of action for a decision to accept or deny a petition filed under this section.