Sec. 16.052. INTERREGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. (a) The board, at an appropriate time in each five-year cycle for the adoption of a new state water plan, shall appoint an interregional planning council. The members of the council serve until a new state water plan is adopted.
(b) The council consists of one member of each regional water planning group. Each regional water planning group shall nominate one or more members for appointment to the council, and the board shall consider the nominations in making appointments to the council.
(c) The purposes of the council are to:
(1) improve coordination among the regional water planning groups, and between each regional water planning group and the board, in meeting the goals of the state water planning process and the water needs of the state as a whole;
(2) facilitate dialogue regarding water management strategies that could affect multiple regional water planning areas; and
(3) share best practices regarding operation of the regional water planning process.
(d) The council shall:
(1) hold at least one public meeting; and
(2) prepare a report to the board on the council's work.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 745 (H.B. 807), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle C - Water Development
Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development
Section 16.051. State Water Plan: Drought, Conservation, Development, and Management; Effect of Plan
Section 16.052. Interregional Planning Council
Section 16.053. Regional Water Plans
Section 16.054. Local Water Planning
Section 16.055. Drought Response Plan
Section 16.0551. State Drought Preparedness Plan
Section 16.056. Federal Assistance in Financing Regional Water Plans
Section 16.058. Collection of Bays and Estuaries Data; Conduct of Studies
Section 16.059. Collection of Instream Flow Data; Conduct of Studies
Section 16.060. Desalination Studies and Research