Except as provided by this subchapter, the district may not regulate the drilling or equipping of, or the completion, operation, or production of, a well located in the district and in another conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and that on January 1, 2007:

1. (1) had statutory authority to require a person to obtain a permit before drilling, equipping, completing, altering, or operating a well in its boundaries; and
2. (2) had adopted rules to implement that statutory authority.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 4028), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.