{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8801.163","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.163","heading":"CONVERSION TO ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY.","body":"(a) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187, Sec. 12, eff. June 14, 2013.\n(b) The board may issue an order requiring a person to completely or partially discontinue the use of groundwater only if the person is able to:\n(1) acquire an alternative water supply needed to replace the water supply covered by the order; or\n(2) participate in a groundwater reduction plan or other agreement approved by the board that complies with the district's regulatory requirements.\n(c) A notice of public hearing must inform a person when the board will consider an order to convert to an alternative water supply.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238, Sec. 51, eff. May 27, 2005.\n(e) This section does not limit the board's authority to issue an order or adopt a rule requiring a person to reduce groundwater use by eliminating waste or implementing water conservation.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 19, eff. May 27, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 20, eff. May 27, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 51, eff. May 27, 2005.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 12, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER","CHAPTER 8801. HARRIS-GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATORY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8801.htm#8801.163","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"3c39fb9c2a36a39c4f9e99a8f80df6c90a5711e1343e56de94f840ab267d469a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8801.162","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8801.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}