1. (a) A petition may be submitted to the executive director for the sole purpose of requesting that the commission designate a management area for all or part of one or more counties.

2. (b) A petition submitted pursuant to this section must be signed by:

   1. (1) a majority of the landowners in the proposed management area; or
   2. (2) if there are more than 50 landowners in the proposed management area, the petition must be signed by at least 50 of those landowners.
3. (c) A petition submitted pursuant to this section must contain the following statement: "Petitioners request that the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission designate a groundwater management area to include all or part of _____________ County (Counties). The management area shall be designated with the objective of providing the most suitable area for the management of groundwater resources of the part of the state in which a district is to be located. Petitioners understand that this petition requests only the designation of a management area, but that all or part of the land in the management area designated may later be added to an existing groundwater conservation district or become a new groundwater conservation district as provided by Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code."
4. (d) A petition shall include a map that shows the location of the proposed management area and may include any other information desired by the petitioners concerning the proposed management area.
5. (e) The petitioners shall submit the petition to the executive director.
6. (f) The petitioners shall supply any additional information requested by the commission or the executive director.

Source Note:The provisions of this §293.22 adopted to be effective October 22, 1996, 21 TexReg 9905.