Tex. Water Code § 36.1025
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 36.1025, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 36.1025. PETITION TO CHANGE RULES.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
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