Sec. 15.004. TRANSBASIN DIVERSION. Money on deposit in a fund created under Article III, Section 49-d-3, of the Texas Constitution shall not be used to finance or in aid of any project under this chapter that contemplates or results in the removal from the basin of origin of any surface water necessary to supply the reasonably foreseeable future water requirements for the next ensuing 50-year period within the river basin of origin, except on a temporary, interim basis.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 2.03.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle C - Water Development
Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 15.003. Power to Define Purposes
Section 15.004. Transbasin Diversion
Section 15.005. Consideration of Certain Applications
Section 15.006. Open Meetings and Open Records Laws
Section 15.007. Considerations for Certain Financial Assistance