Sec. 15.401. PROGRAM CREATION. The research and planning program is created to provide money for research into and planning of the proper conservation, management, and development of the state's water resources, for regional planning by political subdivisions, for facility engineering in economically distressed areas, and for flood control planning by political subdivisions. The program may also provide money for research and planning by Texas political subdivisions related to the proper conservation, management, and development of water resources of areas outside Texas if such research or planning will result in water being available for use in or for the benefit of Texas or will maintain and enhance the quality of water in Texas.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 102, ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 10, 1981. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle C - Water Development
Chapter 15 - Texas Water Assistance Program
Subchapter F. Research and Planning Program
Section 15.401. Program Creation
Section 15.402. Research and Planning Fund
Section 15.404. Research Contracts
Section 15.405. Flood Control Planning Contracts
Section 15.406. Regional Facility Planning
Section 15.4061. Funding for Regional Water Plans
Section 15.4063. Environmental Flows Funding
Section 15.407. Facility Engineering in Economically Distressed Areas