Sec. 8504.153. POWERS RELATING TO WATER. (a) The authority may own the water rights and appropriate and divert water of this state under the permits and contracts previously owned by and acquired from the Devers Canal Rice Producers Association, Inc.
(b) Except as provided by Section 8504.154, the authority may distribute, sell, and use water of this state for any purpose approved by the commission.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle G - River Authorities
Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority
Subchapter D. Powers Relating to Devers Canal System and Its Water Rights and Associated Property
Section 8504.152. Powers Relating to Canal System
Section 8504.153. Powers Relating to Water
Section 8504.154. Right of First Refusal for Certain Water Contracts