Sec. 8825.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The purpose of this chapter is to create a locally controlled district to:
(1)  protect and recharge groundwater;
(2)  prevent pollution or waste of groundwater;
(3)  control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from the groundwater reservoirs in the area; and
(4)  regulate the transport of water out of the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.