Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8834.216 · Subchapter E. REGULATORY PROVISIONS
OPEN OR UNCOVERED WELLS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may require the owner or lessee of land on which an open or uncovered well is located to keep the well closed or capped with a covering capable of supporting not less than 400 pounds when the well is not in actual use.
(b) If the owner or lessee fails or refuses to close or cap a well as required, a person employed by the district may enter the land and close or cap the well safely and securely.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8834.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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