(a) The district by rule may require a person to obtain a permit from the district for the transfer of groundwater out of the district consistent with Section 36.122, Water Code, and may regulate the terms on which a permit holder under those rules may conduct such a transfer.(b) A retail public utility as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, is not required to obtain a permit to transfer groundwater out of the district if:(1) the source of the water is one or more wells located within the district; and(2) the water is used by the retail public utility to provide retail water utility service, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, in a service area located in a county adjacent to the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.