Sec. 15.326. PREFERENCES. The board shall give political subdivisions a preferential right, but not an exclusive right, to purchase, acquire, or lease facilities and to purchase water from facilities. Preferences shall be given in these respects in accord with the provisions of Section 11.123 of this code. The board and the commission shall coordinate their efforts to meet these objectives and to assure that the public water of this state, which is held in trust for the use and benefit of the public, will be conserved, developed, and utilized in the greatest practicable measure for the public welfare.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle C - Water Development
Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program
Subchapter E. Storage Acquisition Program
Section 15.302. Authorized Projects
Section 15.303. Joint Ventures
Section 15.304. Permits Required
Section 15.3041. Reservation and Appropriation for Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses
Section 15.306. Board Findings
Section 15.3061. Recommendations for Funding by Legislature
Section 15.307. Facilities Wanted by Political Subdivision
Section 15.308. Contracts: General Authority
Section 15.309. Specific Contracts Authorized
Section 15.310. Contracts: Facilities Acquired for a Term of Years
Section 15.311. Maintenance Contracts
Section 15.312. Recreational Facilities
Section 15.313. Board May Sell or Lease Projects
Section 15.314. Permit Required
Section 15.315. Contract Must Be Negotiated
Section 15.316. Reservoir Land
Section 15.318. Price of Sale: Facilities Acquired Under Contracts With the United States
Section 15.320. Lease Payments
Section 15.321. Sale or Lease: Condition Precedent
Section 15.322. Disposition of Proceeds
Section 15.323. Sale of Stored Water
Section 15.324. Sale Contract: Provisions, Limitations
Section 15.325. Emergency Releases of Water
Section 15.327. Lease of Land Prior to Project Construction
Section 15.328. Lease Contribution Equivalent to Taxes
Section 15.329. Inspection of Projects