Sec. 26.560. COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES. (a) The commission is the principal authority in the state on matters relating to the implementation of this subchapter. All other state agencies engaged in water quality or water pollution control activities in a water quality protection area shall coordinate those activities with the commission.
(b) The executive director, with the consent of the commission, may enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements with other state agencies for purposes of developing effluent or other water quality requirements, including requirements for financial responsibility, adequate to protect the water resources in a water quality protection area, in any individual or general permit or other authorization issued under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 374 (S.B. 1354), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle D - Water Quality Control
Chapter 26 - Water Quality Control
Subchapter M. Water Quality Protection Areas
Section 26.552. Applicability; Pilot Program
Section 26.553. Regulation of Quarries Within Water Quality Protection Area
Section 26.555. Inspections of and Sampling of Water in John Graves Scenic Riverway
Section 26.557. Emergency Orders
Section 26.558. Recovery of Costs for Unauthorized Discharges Within Water Quality Protection Area
Section 26.559. Reclamation and Restoration Fund Account