H.B. No. 2443
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a
  groundwater conservation district to change certain rules.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 36, Water Code, is amended
  by adding Section 36.1025 to read as follows:
         Sec. 36.1025.  PETITION TO CHANGE RULES. (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.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2023, a groundwater
  conservation district shall adopt rules to implement Section
  36.1025, Water Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2443 was passed by the House on May 5,
  2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2443 was passed by the Senate on May
  21, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor