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Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 201.001. Findings, Purpose, and Policy - Sec. 201.001. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND POLICY. (a) The legislature finds...
Section 201.002. Definitions - Sec. 201.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Conservation district" means...
Section 201.003. Eligible Voter - Sec. 201.003. ELIGIBLE VOTER. (a) A person is eligible to...
Section 201.004. Notice; Election Informalities - Sec. 201.004. NOTICE; ELECTION INFORMALITIES. (a) If this chapter requires...
Section 201.005. Water Code Not Applicable - Sec. 201.005. WATER CODE NOT APPLICABLE. Section 12.081, Water Code,...
Section 201.006. Confidentiality of Certain Information - Sec. 201.006. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 201.007. Confidentiality of Participants in Invasive Species Eradication Programs - Sec. 201.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PARTICIPANTS IN INVASIVE SPECIES ERADICATION PROGRAMS....
Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Section 201.011. Composition - Sec. 201.011. COMPOSITION. The State Soil and Water Conservation Board...
Section 201.0111. Appointments - Sec. 201.0111. APPOINTMENTS. Appointments to the state board shall be...
Section 201.012. State Districts - Sec. 201.012. STATE DISTRICTS. (a) For purposes of this chapter,...
Section 201.013. State District Conventions - Sec. 201.013. STATE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. (a) For the purpose of...
Section 201.014. Election - Sec. 201.014. ELECTION. (a) The delegates at a state district...
Section 201.0141. Ineligibility to Serve on Board; Ineligibility for Certain Positions - Sec. 201.0141. INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON BOARD; INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN...
Section 201.0142. Training Program for Members of State Board - Sec. 201.0142. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD. (a)...
Section 201.015. Term - Sec. 201.015. TERM. (a) Members of the state board serve...
Section 201.0151. Removal From Board - Sec. 201.0151. REMOVAL FROM BOARD. (a) It is a ground...
Section 201.016. Vacancy - Sec. 201.016. VACANCY. Vacancies in the state district positions on...
Section 201.017. Oath; Compensation - Sec. 201.017. OATH; COMPENSATION. (a) Each member of the state...
Section 201.018. Majority Vote Requirement - Sec. 201.018. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT. The concurrence of a majority...
Section 201.019. Officers and Employees - Sec. 201.019. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The state board shall...
Section 201.0191. Equal Opportunity Employment - Sec. 201.0191. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT. (a) The executive director or...
Section 201.020. Records; Hearings; Rules - Sec. 201.020. RECORDS; HEARINGS; RULES. (a) The state board shall...
Section 201.021. Office - Sec. 201.021. OFFICE. The board may select the location of...
Section 201.022. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 201.022. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) In addition to...
Section 201.0225. Carrizo Cane Eradication Program - Sec. 201.0225. CARRIZO CANE ERADICATION PROGRAM. The state board shall...
Section 201.0227. Ten-Year Dam Repair and Maintenance Plan; Reports - Sec. 201.0227. TEN-YEAR DAM REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PLAN; REPORTS. (a)...
Section 201.023. Funds Management - Sec. 201.023. FUNDS MANAGEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Section...
Section 201.0231. Complaints - Sec. 201.0231. COMPLAINTS. (a) The state board shall maintain a...
Section 201.024. Contracts for Watershed Protection and Flood Control Plans - Sec. 201.024. CONTRACTS FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD CONTROL PLANS....
Section 201.025. Sunset Provision - Sec. 201.025. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Soil and Water Conservation...
Section 201.026. Nonpoint Source Pollution - Sec. 201.026. NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION. (a) The state board is...
Section 201.027. Enforcement Referral Records - Sec. 201.027. ENFORCEMENT REFERRAL RECORDS. (a) The state board shall...
Section 201.028. Annual Report - Sec. 201.028. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than January 1 of...
Section 201.029. Grant Program Administration - Sec. 201.029. GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. (a) In this section, "grant...
Section 201.030. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 201.030. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The state...
Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Section 201.041. Petition - Sec. 201.041. PETITION. (a) The eligible voters of any territory...
Section 201.042. Hearing - Sec. 201.042. HEARING. (a) Not later than the 30th day...
Section 201.043. Election - Sec. 201.043. ELECTION. (a) Within a reasonable time after determining...
Section 201.044. State Board Determination of Administrative Practicability and Feasibility - Sec. 201.044. STATE BOARD DETERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICABILITY AND FEASIBILITY....
Section 201.045. Subsequent Petitions - Sec. 201.045. SUBSEQUENT PETITIONS. If the state board denies a...
Section 201.046. Establishment of District Subdivisions; Appointment of Initial Directors - Sec. 201.046. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT SUBDIVISIONS; APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL DIRECTORS....
Section 201.047. Application for Certificate of Organization - Sec. 201.047. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION. (a) The two...
Section 201.048. Issuance of Certificate - Sec. 201.048. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The secretary of state...
Section 201.049. Effect of Certificate; Admissibility - Sec. 201.049. EFFECT OF CERTIFICATE; ADMISSIBILITY. In a suit, action,...
Section 201.050. Change in Conservation District or Subdivision Boundaries - Sec. 201.050. CHANGE IN CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR SUBDIVISION BOUNDARIES. (a)...
Section 201.051. Dissolution of Conservation District - Sec. 201.051. DISSOLUTION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICT. (a) A conservation district...
Section 201.0511. Effect of Dissolution - Sec. 201.0511. EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION. (a) On issuance of a...
Subchapter D. Soil and Water Conservation District Administration
Section 201.071. Composition of Board of Directors - Sec. 201.071. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Except as...
Section 201.072. Qualifications of Directors - Sec. 201.072. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS. In order to serve as...
Section 201.073. Election of Directors - Sec. 201.073. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Except as provided for...
Section 201.074. Election of Initial Directors - Sec. 201.074. ELECTION OF INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) Not later than...
Section 201.075. Terms of Directors - Sec. 201.075. TERMS OF DIRECTORS. (a) Except as provided for...
Section 201.076. Vacancy; Removal - Sec. 201.076. VACANCY; REMOVAL. (a) If a vacancy occurs in...
Section 201.077. Compensation and Mileage Allowance - Sec. 201.077. COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. (a) A director may...
Section 201.078. Majority Vote Requirement - Sec. 201.078. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT. The concurrence of a majority...
Section 201.079. Officers and Employees; Surety Bonds - Sec. 201.079. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; SURETY BONDS. (a) The directors...
Section 201.080. Records, Reports, Accounts, and Audits - Sec. 201.080. RECORDS, REPORTS, ACCOUNTS, AND AUDITS. (a) The directors...
Section 201.081. Annual Meeting of Directors - Sec. 201.081. ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS. (a) The state board...
Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Section 201.101. Corporate Powers - Sec. 201.101. CORPORATE POWERS. (a) A conservation district is a...
Section 201.102. Preventive and Control Measures - Sec. 201.102. PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MEASURES. A conservation district may...
Section 201.103. Cooperation and Agreements With Other Entities - Sec. 201.103. COOPERATION AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES. (a) A...
Section 201.104. Acquisition, Administration, and Sale of Real or Personal Property - Sec. 201.104. ACQUISITION, ADMINISTRATION, AND SALE OF REAL OR PERSONAL...
Section 201.105. Acquisition, Administration, and Sale of Materials and Equipment - Sec. 201.105. ACQUISITION, ADMINISTRATION, AND SALE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT....
Section 201.106. Construction and Maintenance of Structures - Sec. 201.106. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES. A conservation district...
Section 201.107. Conservation Plans and Information - Sec. 201.107. CONSERVATION PLANS AND INFORMATION. (a) A conservation district...
Section 201.108. Assumption of Government Projects; Acceptance of Government Grants - Sec. 201.108. ASSUMPTION OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS; ACCEPTANCE OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS....
Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation
Section 201.121. Regulatory Powers; Petition for Adoption - Sec. 201.121. REGULATORY POWERS; PETITION FOR ADOPTION. (a) If petitioned...
Section 201.122. Hearing - Sec. 201.122. HEARING. The directors of a conservation district may...
Section 201.123. Election - Sec. 201.123. ELECTION. (a) The directors may not adopt an...
Section 201.124. Effect of Ordinance - Sec. 201.124. EFFECT OF ORDINANCE. An ordinance adopted under this...
Section 201.125. Distribution of Copies of Ordinance - Sec. 201.125. DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF ORDINANCE. The directors shall...
Section 201.126. Amendment or Repeal of Ordinance - Sec. 201.126. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ORDINANCE. (a) An owner...
Section 201.127. Frequency of Elections - Sec. 201.127. FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS. An election on the adoption,...
Section 201.128. Enforcement - Sec. 201.128. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The directors are entitled to go...
Section 201.129. Board of Adjustment - Sec. 201.129. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. (a) If the directors of...
Section 201.130. Procedures of Board of Adjustment - Sec. 201.130. PROCEDURES OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. (a) A board...
Section 201.131. Petition for Variance - Sec. 201.131. PETITION FOR VARIANCE. (a) An owner or occupier...
Section 201.132. Hearing on Variance Petition - Sec. 201.132. HEARING ON VARIANCE PETITION. (a) After receiving a...
Section 201.133. Granting of Variance - Sec. 201.133. GRANTING OF VARIANCE. (a) If, on the basis...
Subchapter G. Powers and Duties of Other Governmental Subdivisions
Section 201.151. Use of County Machinery and Equipment - Sec. 201.151. USE OF COUNTY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT. (a) A...
Section 201.152. Contracts for Flood Control and Drainage - Sec. 201.152. CONTRACTS FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE. (a) A...
Subchapter H. Technical Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures
Section 201.201. Creation of Program - Sec. 201.201. CREATION OF PROGRAM. A technical assistance program for...
Section 201.202. Use of Funds - Sec. 201.202. USE OF FUNDS. (a) The State Soil and...
Section 201.203. Designation of Local Districts - Sec. 201.203. DESIGNATION OF LOCAL DISTRICTS. (a) The State Soil...
Section 201.204. Rules - Sec. 201.204. RULES. The State Soil and Water Conservation Board...
Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures
Section 201.301. Creation of Program - Sec. 201.301. CREATION OF PROGRAM. The state board shall administer...
Section 201.302. Use of Funds - Sec. 201.302. USE OF FUNDS. (a) The state board may...
Section 201.303. Allocation of Funds - Sec. 201.303. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (a) The state board may...
Section 201.304. Eligibility for Cost-Share Assistance - Sec. 201.304. ELIGIBILITY FOR COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE. As a condition for...
Section 201.305. Eligible Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures - Sec. 201.305. ELIGIBLE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION LAND IMPROVEMENT MEASURES....
Section 201.306. Application for Cost-Share Assistance - Sec. 201.306. APPLICATION FOR COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE. An application for cost-share...
Section 201.307. Approval of Application - Sec. 201.307. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. (a) A conservation district may...
Section 201.308. Cost-Share Rates - Sec. 201.308. COST-SHARE RATES. (a) The state board shall establish...
Section 201.309. Standards and Specifications - Sec. 201.309. STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. The state board shall establish...
Section 201.310. Cost-Share Payments - Sec. 201.310. COST-SHARE PAYMENTS. (a) The state board shall make...
Section 201.311. Designation of Local Districts - Sec. 201.311. DESIGNATION OF LOCAL DISTRICTS. The state board may...
Subchapter J. On-the-Ground Conservation Program
Section 201.351. Definitions - Sec. 201.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Priority conservation measure"...
Section 201.352. Creation of Program - Sec. 201.352. CREATION OF PROGRAM. The state board may develop...
Section 201.353. Program Functions - Sec. 201.353. PROGRAM FUNCTIONS. (a) The state board may provide...
Section 201.354. Program Cost-Share Rates - Sec. 201.354. PROGRAM COST-SHARE RATES. The state board may establish...
Section 201.355. Priority Conservation Measures - Sec. 201.355. PRIORITY CONSERVATION MEASURES. (a) The state board may...
Section 201.356. Certification - Sec. 201.356. CERTIFICATION. The state board may provide certification that...
Section 201.357. Report - Sec. 201.357. REPORT. The state board shall include information regarding...
Chapter 203 - Water Supply Enhancement
Section 203.001. Definitions - Sec. 203.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 203.002. Purpose of Program - Sec. 203.002. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM. The water supply enhancement program...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 203.011. Authority of Board - Sec. 203.011. AUTHORITY OF BOARD. The board has jurisdiction over...
Section 203.012. Rules - Sec. 203.012. RULES. The board, after consulting with local districts,...
Section 203.013. Authority of Districts - Sec. 203.013. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICTS. Each district may carry out...
Section 203.014. Personnel - Sec. 203.014. PERSONNEL. The board may employ or contract with...
Section 203.015. Expenditures - Sec. 203.015. EXPENDITURES. In addition to any other expenditures authorized...
Section 203.016. Consultation - Sec. 203.016. CONSULTATION. The State Soil and Water Conservation Board...
Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties of Board
Section 203.051. State Plan - Sec. 203.051. STATE PLAN. (a) The board shall prepare and...
Section 203.052. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 203.052. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) Before the board adopts...
Section 203.053. Criteria for Accepting and Prioritizing Water Supply Enhancement Projects - Sec. 203.053. CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTING AND PRIORITIZING WATER SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT...
Section 203.054. Amending Plan - Sec. 203.054. AMENDING PLAN. At least every two years the...
Section 203.055. Approved Methods for Brush Control - Sec. 203.055. APPROVED METHODS FOR BRUSH CONTROL. (a) The board...
Section 203.056. Report - Sec. 203.056. REPORT. (a) Before January 31 of each year,...
Section 203.057. Feasibility Studies - Sec. 203.057. FEASIBILITY STUDIES. (a) The board shall establish a...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Districts
Section 203.101. General Authority - Sec. 203.101. GENERAL AUTHORITY. Each district may administer the aspects...
Section 203.102. Provide Information Relating to Program - Sec. 203.102. PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO PROGRAM. The board shall...
Section 203.103. Acceptance and Comment on Application - Sec. 203.103. ACCEPTANCE AND COMMENT ON APPLICATION. (a) Each district...
Section 203.104. Supervision of Cost-Sharing Contracts - Sec. 203.104. SUPERVISION OF COST-SHARING CONTRACTS. (a) Each district on...
Subchapter E. Cost Sharing for Water Supply Enhancement
Section 203.151. Creation of Cost-Sharing Program - Sec. 203.151. CREATION OF COST-SHARING PROGRAM. As part of the...
Section 203.154. Limit on Cost-Sharing Participation - Sec. 203.154. LIMIT ON COST-SHARING PARTICIPATION. (a) Not more than...
Section 203.156. Application for Cost Sharing - Sec. 203.156. APPLICATION FOR COST SHARING. A person, including a...
Section 203.157. Considerations in Passing on Application - Sec. 203.157. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION. In passing on...
Section 203.158. Approval of Application - Sec. 203.158. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. The board may approve an...
Section 203.160. Contract for Cost Sharing - Sec. 203.160. CONTRACT FOR COST SHARING. (a) On approval of...
Section 203.161. Administration of Expenditures - Sec. 203.161. ADMINISTRATION OF EXPENDITURES. The district board may administer...
Section 203.162. Water Supply Enhancement Plans - Sec. 203.162. WATER SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT PLANS. (a) The board shall...