Sec. 8871.023.  AUTHORITY OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d) or as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the temporary directors of the district have the same permitting and general management powers as those provided for initial and permanent directors under this chapter and Chapter 36, Water Code.
(b)  The temporary directors or their designees have the authority to enter any public or private property located in the district to inspect a water well that is not exempt under Section 8871.103, as provided by Section 36.123, Water Code.
(c)  Except as provided by Section 8871.024, the temporary directors do not have the authority granted by the following provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code:
(1)  Sections 36.017, 36.019, 36.020, and 36.059;
(2)  Sections 36.105, 36.1071, 36.1072, 36.1073, and 36.108;
(3)  Sections 36.171-36.181;
(4)  Sections 36.201-36.204; and
(5)  Subchapters J and K.
(d)  The temporary directors may regulate the transfer of groundwater out of the district as provided by Section 36.122, Water Code, but may not prohibit the transfer of groundwater out of the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4345), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2017.