WMP Pipeline System Card

Active Constraint Rules

The following 18 rules are evaluated against every parcel before plan assembly. Each rule is derived from a named Texas or federal statute. No rule can be disabled, overridden, or suppressed for a specific deliverable.

1. 01When a property boundary intersects a pipeline with diameter exceeding 16 inches, the system flags a 660-foot statutory setback zone.

   Authority: Railroad Commission of Texas

2. 02When a property falls within a FEMA-designated regulatory floodway, the system records a development prohibition.

   Authority: 44 CFR 60.3(d)

3. 03When a property contains or adjoins an unplugged well, the system flags potential plugging liability exceeding $100,000.

   Authority: Texas Natural Resources Code Chapter 89

4. 04When a property intersects the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, the system flags a 20% impervious cover cap.

   Authority: 30 TAC Chapter 213

5. 05When a structure falls within 1,500 feet of an H2S-producing well, the system flags a blast zone exclusion for schools and hospitals.

   Authority: Railroad Commission Rule 36

6. 06When a property intersects USFWS-designated critical habitat, the system flags ESA Section 7 consultation requirements.

   Authority: 16 U.S.C. Section 1536

7. 07When slope exceeds 15% across more than 25% of the parcel, the system flags a steep slope constraint for development.

   Authority: Local subdivision ordinances (county-specific)

8. 08When a property falls within a transmission line easement, the system flags habitable structure restrictions.

   Authority: Public Utility Commission of Texas

9. 09When a property intersects a Groundwater Conservation District with export restrictions, the system flags water export limitations.

   Authority: Texas Water Code Chapter 36

10. 10When a property boundary falls within an FAA noise contour exceeding 65 DNL, the system flags residential use restrictions.

    Authority: 14 CFR Part 150

11. 11When a property intersects a mapped WUI zone, the system flags wildland-urban interface fire risk.

    Authority: Texas A&M Forest Service WUI assessment

12. 12When ERCOT interconnection queue shows active applications within 3 miles, the system flags potential energy infrastructure proximity.

    Authority: ERCOT Generation Interconnection Status

13. 13When a property lacks a minimum of three qualifying management practices for the assigned ecoregion, the system flags plan non-compliance.

    Authority: Tex. Tax Code Section 23.521(a)

14. 14When census methodology does not match the species group, the system flags practice-species mismatch.

    Authority: 34 TAC Section 9.2002

15. 15When a practice intensity falls below the ecoregion minimum threshold, the system flags insufficient management effort.

    Authority: TPWD Comprehensive Wildlife Management Planning Guidelines

16. 16When a property contains navigable waterways, the system flags public access and use restrictions.

    Authority: Texas Natural Resources Code Section 21.001

17. 17When a property is subject to ETJ and meets SB 2038 opt-out criteria, the system flags extraterritorial jurisdiction vulnerability.

    Authority: Senate Bill 2038 (88th Legislature)

18. 18When a property lacks a current agricultural appraisal or has a gap exceeding three tax years, the system flags wildlife management ineligibility.

    Authority: Tex. Tax Code Section 23.521(a)(1)