Section 36.415 - Rules; Additional Procedures(a) A district by rule shall adopt procedural rules to implement this subchapter and may adopt notice and hearing procedures in addition to those provided by this subchapter.(b) In adopting the rules, a district shall:(1) define under what circumstances an application is considered contested;(2) limit participation in a hearing on a contested application to persons who have a personal justiciable interest related to a legal right, duty, privilege, power, or economic interest that is within a district's regulatory authority and affected by a permit or permit amendment application, not including persons who have an interest common to members of the public; and(3) establish the deadline for a person who may participate under Subdivision (2) to file in the manner required by the district a protest and request for a contested case hearing.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 405,Sec. 8, eff. 6/10/2015.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970, Sec. 17, eff. 9/1/2005.