Sec. 12.014. USE OF COMMISSION SURVEYS; POLICY. The commission shall make use of surveys, studies, and investigations conducted by the staff of the commission in order to ascertain the character of the principal requirements of the district regional division of the watershed areas of the state for beneficial uses of water, to the end that distribution of the right to take and use state water may be more equitably administered in the public interest, that privileges granted for recognized uses may be economically coordinated so as to achieve the maximum of public value from the state's water resources, and that the distinct regional necessities for water control and conservation and for control of harmful floods may be recognized.
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.031, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights
Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights
Section 12.011. Permit Applications
Section 12.012. Evaluation of Outstanding Permits
Section 12.013. Rate-Fixing Power
Section 12.014. Use of Commission Surveys; Policy
Section 12.015. Power to Condemn Works