Sec. 8509.0156.  WATER APPROPRIATION PERMITS.  (a)  Through an appropriate hearing, the district may obtain an appropriation permit from the commission, as provided by Subchapters A-D, Chapter 11, and Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Water Code.
(b)  On application of the district or at the will of the commission and after an appropriate hearing, the commission may modify an appropriation permit obtained by the district from the commission to increase or decrease the amount of water that may be appropriated and the amount that may be stored by the district to meet fluctuating demands.
(c)  On application by the district or by the commission's own action, the commission shall redetermine the maximum amount of water that the district may store in the district's reservoir.  In making this determination, the commission shall consider the needs of the municipalities and other entities that purchase water from the district.
(d)  The district may acquire a water appropriation permit from a permit owner.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2021.