Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle C - Water Development

Section 15.1071. Sale of Political Subdivision Bonds to Texas Water Resources Finance Authority - Sec. 15.1071. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS TO TEXAS WATER...

Section 15.108. Recommendations for Funding by Legislature - Sec. 15.108. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING BY LEGISLATURE. (a) If money...

Section 15.109. Delivery of Loans of Financial Assistance - Sec. 15.109. DELIVERY OF LOANS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) As...

Section 15.110. Requirements for Political Subdivisions and Federal Agencies - Sec. 15.110. REQUIREMENTS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a)...

Section 15.111. Approval and Registration - Sec. 15.111. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. The board shall not contract...

Section 15.112. Contracts Incontestable - Sec. 15.112. CONTRACTS INCONTESTABLE. Contracts entered into by the board...

Section 15.113. Inspection of Projects - Sec. 15.113. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS. (a) The board may inspect...

Section 15.114. Alteration of Plans - Sec. 15.114. ALTERATION OF PLANS. After approval of engineering plans,...

Section 15.115. Certificate of Approval - Sec. 15.115. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. The executive administrator may consider...

Section 15.116. Sale of Bonds by the Board - Sec. 15.116. SALE OF BONDS BY THE BOARD. The board...

Subchapter D. Water Bond Insurance Program

Section 15.201. Definitions - Sec. 15.201. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter: (1) "Program" means...

Section 15.202. Creation and Administration of Program - Sec. 15.202. CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The water...

Section 15.203. Eligible Bonds - Sec. 15.203. ELIGIBLE BONDS. (a) Only revenue, general obligation, tax,...

Section 15.204. Rules - Sec. 15.204. RULES. The board shall adopt necessary rules to...

Section 15.205. Insurance - Sec. 15.205. INSURANCE. The board may pledge the general credit...

Section 15.206. Application for Insurance - Sec. 15.206. APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE. (a) An issuer may apply...

Section 15.207. Considerations in Passing on Application - Sec. 15.207. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION. In addition to...

Section 15.208. Approval of Application - Sec. 15.208. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. (a) After notice and hearing,...

Section 15.209. Contracts, Agreements, and Other Documents - Sec. 15.209. CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. (a) On approval...

Section 15.210. Limitation on Insurance Coverage - Sec. 15.210. LIMITATION ON INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) Except as provided...

Section 15.211. Insurance Fees - Sec. 15.211. INSURANCE FEES. (a) The board shall adopt a...

Section 15.212. Payment by State - Sec. 15.212. PAYMENT BY STATE. (a) On receipt by the...

Section 15.213. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 15.213. REFUNDING BONDS. Without the express written consent of...

Section 15.214. Inspection of Projects - Sec. 15.214. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS. (a) The board may inspect...

Section 15.215. Alteration of Plans - Sec. 15.215. ALTERATION OF PLANS. After approval of engineering plans,...

Section 15.216. Certificate of Approval - Sec. 15.216. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. The board may consider the...

Section 15.217. Open Records and Open Meetings Laws - Sec. 15.217. OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS LAWS. Water supply...

Section 15.218. Report - Sec. 15.218. REPORT. (a) Not later than January 1 of...

Subchapter E. Storage Acquisition Program

Section 15.301. Fund Created - Sec. 15.301. FUND CREATED. There is created a fund in...

Section 15.302. Authorized Projects - Sec. 15.302. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. (a) The board may use the...

Section 15.303. Joint Ventures - Sec. 15.303. JOINT VENTURES. The board may act singly or...

Section 15.304. Permits Required - Sec. 15.304. PERMITS REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section 15.3041...

Section 15.3041. Reservation and Appropriation for Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses - Sec. 15.3041. RESERVATION AND APPROPRIATION FOR BAYS AND ESTUARIES AND...

Section 15.305. Storing Water - Sec. 15.305. STORING WATER. The board may use any reservoir...

Section 15.306. Board Findings - Sec. 15.306. BOARD FINDINGS. Before the board may acquire storage...

Section 15.3061. Recommendations for Funding by Legislature - Sec. 15.3061. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING BY LEGISLATURE. (a) If money...

Section 15.307. Facilities Wanted by Political Subdivision - Sec. 15.307. FACILITIES WANTED BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. The board shall...

Section 15.308. Contracts: General Authority - Sec. 15.308. CONTRACTS: GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) The board may execute...

Section 15.309. Specific Contracts Authorized - Sec. 15.309. SPECIFIC CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED. Contracts authorized by Section 15.308...

Section 15.310. Contracts: Facilities Acquired for a Term of Years - Sec. 15.310. CONTRACTS: FACILITIES ACQUIRED FOR A TERM OF YEARS....

Section 15.311. Maintenance Contracts - Sec. 15.311. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. The board may execute contracts for...

Section 15.312. Recreational Facilities - Sec. 15.312. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. The board may execute contracts with...

Section 15.313. Board May Sell or Lease Projects - Sec. 15.313. BOARD MAY SELL OR LEASE PROJECTS. (a) The...

Section 15.314. Permit Required - Sec. 15.314. PERMIT REQUIRED. Before the board grants the application...

Section 15.315. Contract Must Be Negotiated - Sec. 15.315. CONTRACT MUST BE NEGOTIATED. The commission may issue...

Section 15.316. Reservoir Land - Sec. 15.316. RESERVOIR LAND. The board may lease acquired reservoir...

Section 15.317. Price of Sale - Sec. 15.317. PRICE OF SALE. (a) The price of the...

Section 15.318. Price of Sale: Facilities Acquired Under Contracts With the United States - Sec. 15.318. PRICE OF SALE: FACILITIES ACQUIRED UNDER CONTRACTS WITH...

Section 15.319. Costs Defined - Sec. 15.319. COSTS DEFINED. With reference to the sale of...

Section 15.320. Lease Payments - Sec. 15.320. LEASE PAYMENTS. In leasing a state facility for...

Section 15.321. Sale or Lease: Condition Precedent - Sec. 15.321. SALE OR LEASE: CONDITION PRECEDENT. (a) No sale,...

Section 15.322. Disposition of Proceeds - Sec. 15.322. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. (a) The money received from...

Section 15.323. Sale of Stored Water - Sec. 15.323. SALE OF STORED WATER. (a) The board may...

Section 15.324. Sale Contract: Provisions, Limitations - Sec. 15.324. SALE CONTRACT: PROVISIONS, LIMITATIONS. (a) The board may...

Section 15.325. Emergency Releases of Water - Sec. 15.325. EMERGENCY RELEASES OF WATER. (a) All water owned...

Section 15.326. Preferences - Sec. 15.326. PREFERENCES. The board shall give political subdivisions a...

Section 15.327. Lease of Land Prior to Project Construction - Sec. 15.327. LEASE OF LAND PRIOR TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. The...

Section 15.328. Lease Contribution Equivalent to Taxes - Sec. 15.328. LEASE CONTRIBUTION EQUIVALENT TO TAXES. The lease may...

Section 15.329. Inspection of Projects - Sec. 15.329. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS. (a) The board may inspect...

Section 15.330. Alteration of Plans - Sec. 15.330. ALTERATION OF PLANS. After approval of engineering plans,...

Section 15.331. Certificate of Approval - Sec. 15.331. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. The executive administrator may consider...

Subchapter F. Research and Planning Program

Section 15.401. Program Creation - Sec. 15.401. PROGRAM CREATION. The research and planning program is...

Section 15.402. Research and Planning Fund - Sec. 15.402. RESEARCH AND PLANNING FUND. The research and planning...

Section 15.403. Rules - Sec. 15.403. RULES. The board shall adopt rules to carry...

Section 15.404. Research Contracts - Sec. 15.404. RESEARCH CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into...

Section 15.405. Flood Control Planning Contracts - Sec. 15.405. FLOOD CONTROL PLANNING CONTRACTS. (a) In this section,...

Section 15.406. Regional Facility Planning - Sec. 15.406. REGIONAL FACILITY PLANNING. (a) The board may enter...

Section 15.4061. Funding for Regional Water Plans - Sec. 15.4061. FUNDING FOR REGIONAL WATER PLANS. (a) The board...

Section 15.4063. Environmental Flows Funding - Sec. 15.4063. ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS FUNDING. The board may authorize the...

Section 15.407. Facility Engineering in Economically Distressed Areas - Sec. 15.407. FACILITY ENGINEERING IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS. (a) In...

Subchapter G. State Water Implementation Fund for Texas

Section 15.431. Definitions - Sec. 15.431. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means...

Section 15.432. Fund - Sec. 15.432. FUND. (a) The state water implementation fund for...

Section 15.433. Management and Investment of Fund - Sec. 15.433. MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF FUND. (a) The trust...

Section 15.434. Use of Fund; Payments to and From Other Funds or Accounts - Sec. 15.434. USE OF FUND; PAYMENTS TO AND FROM OTHER...

Section 15.435. Bond Enhancement Agreements - Sec. 15.435. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) A bond enhancement agreement...

Section 15.437. Prioritization of Projects by Board - Sec. 15.437. PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS BY BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 15.438. Advisory Committee - Sec. 15.438. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The State Water Implementation Fund...

Section 15.439. Rules - Sec. 15.439. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules providing...

Section 15.440. Reporting and Transparency Requirements - Sec. 15.440. REPORTING AND TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Not later than...

Section 15.441. Policies and Procedures to Mitigate or Minimize Adverse Effects of Certain Federal Laws - Sec. 15.441. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MITIGATE OR MINIMIZE ADVERSE...

Subchapter H. State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas

Section 15.471. Definition - Sec. 15.471. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "fund" means the state...

Section 15.472. Fund - Sec. 15.472. FUND. (a) The state water implementation revenue fund...

Section 15.473. Management and Investment of Fund - Sec. 15.473. MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF FUND. (a) Money deposited...

Section 15.474. Use of Fund - Sec. 15.474. USE OF FUND. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 15.475. Issuance of Revenue Bonds - Sec. 15.475. ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may...

Section 15.476. Subchapter Cumulative of Other Laws - Sec. 15.476. SUBCHAPTER CUMULATIVE OF OTHER LAWS. (a) This subchapter...

Subchapter I. Flood Infrastructure Fund

Section 15.531. Definitions - Sec. 15.531. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible political subdivision"...

Section 15.532. Findings - Sec. 15.532. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) the creation...

Section 15.533. Flood Infrastructure Fund - Sec. 15.533. FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. (a) The flood infrastructure fund...

Section 15.534. Use of Infrastructure Fund - Sec. 15.534. USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. (a) The board may...

Section 15.5341. Use of Infrastructure Fund - Text of section effective on adoption by the Texas Water...

Section 15.535. Application Requirements - Sec. 15.535. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 15.536. Approval of Applications - Sec. 15.536. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. On review and recommendation by...

Section 15.537. Rules - Sec. 15.537. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to...

Section 15.538. Information Clearinghouse - Sec. 15.538. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. The board shall act as a...

Section 15.539. Liability - Sec. 15.539. LIABILITY. Participation in cooperative flood planning to obtain...

Section 15.540. Advisory Committee - Sec. 15.540. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) In this section, "advisory committee"...

Subchapter J. Financial Assistance for Water Pollution Control

Section 15.601. Creation of Fund - Sec. 15.601. CREATION OF FUND. (a) The state water pollution...

Section 15.602. Definitions - Sec. 15.602. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Additional state revolving...

Section 15.603. Creation and Administration of Program - Sec. 15.603. CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The revolving...

Section 15.604. Financial Assistance Under the Revolving Fund - Sec. 15.604. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE REVOLVING FUND. (a) The...

Section 15.6041. Financial Assistance Under the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund - Sec. 15.6041. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER REVOLVING...

Section 15.6042. Cross-Collateralization of Funds - Sec. 15.6042. CROSS-COLLATERALIZATION OF FUNDS. (a) In this section, "state...

Section 15.605. Rules - Sec. 15.605. RULES. The board shall adopt necessary rules to...

Section 15.606. Lending Rate - Sec. 15.606. LENDING RATE. The board shall determine and provide...

Section 15.607. Approval of Application - Sec. 15.607. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. On review of recommendations by...

Section 15.608. Approval and Registration - Sec. 15.608. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. The board may not buy...

Section 15.609. Recovery of Administrative Costs - Sec. 15.609. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. (a) The board may...

Section 15.610. Linked Deposit - Sec. 15.610. LINKED DEPOSIT. A linked deposit is a deposit...

Section 15.611. Linked Deposit Program - Sec. 15.611. LINKED DEPOSIT PROGRAM. (a) The board by rule...

Section 15.612. Application by Eligible Lending Institutions to Participate in Linked Deposit Program - Sec. 15.612. APPLICATION BY ELIGIBLE LENDING INSTITUTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN...

Section 15.613. Certification of Project - Sec. 15.613. CERTIFICATION OF PROJECT. (a) An eligible lending institution...

Section 15.614. Approval or Rejection of Application - Sec. 15.614. APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF APPLICATION. The board may...

Section 15.615. Deposit Agreement - Sec. 15.615. DEPOSIT AGREEMENT. If the board approves an application...

Section 15.616. Compliance - Sec. 15.616. COMPLIANCE. (a) On accepting a linked deposit, an...

Section 15.617. State Liability Prohibited - Sec. 15.617. STATE LIABILITY PROHIBITED. The state is not liable...

Section 15.618. Limitations on Program - Sec. 15.618. LIMITATIONS ON PROGRAM. (a) The maximum amount of...

Subchapter K. Texas Water Bank

Section 15.701. Definitions - Sec. 15.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Deposit" means the...

Section 15.702. Creation of Bank - Sec. 15.702. CREATION OF BANK. The Texas Water Development Board...

Section 15.703. Operation of the Bank; Rules - Sec. 15.703. OPERATION OF THE BANK; RULES. (a) The board...

Section 15.7031. Texas Water Trust - Sec. 15.7031. TEXAS WATER TRUST. (a) The Texas Water Trust...

Section 15.704. Transfers and Conditions - Sec. 15.704. TRANSFERS AND CONDITIONS. (a) A water right may...

Section 15.705. Fees - Sec. 15.705. FEES. (a) The board may charge a transaction...

Section 15.706. Reports - Sec. 15.706. REPORTS. The commission and the board shall provide...

Section 15.707. Water Bank Account - Sec. 15.707. WATER BANK ACCOUNT. (a) The water bank account...

Section 15.708. Other Transfers - Sec. 15.708. OTHER TRANSFERS. Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent...

Subchapter L. Plumbing Improvement Loans

Section 15.731. Definitions - Sec. 15.731. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fund" means the...

Section 15.732. Plumbing Loan Fund - Sec. 15.732. PLUMBING LOAN FUND. (a) The plumbing loan fund...

Section 15.733. Administration and Operation of Fund - Sec. 15.733. ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF FUND. (a) The board...

Section 15.734. Use of Fund - Sec. 15.734. USE OF FUND. The board may use money...

Section 15.735. Application Submission and Approval - Sec. 15.735. APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL. (a) A political subdivision...

Section 15.736. Political Subdivision Plumbing Improvement Loan Program Administration; Plumbing Assistance Loan Repayment - Sec. 15.736. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PLUMBING IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; PLUMBING...

Section 15.737. Rules - Sec. 15.737. RULES. The board may adopt rules necessary to...

Subchapter M. Hydrographic Survey Program

Section 15.801. Definitions - Sec. 15.801. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...

Section 15.802. Hydrographic Survey Account - Sec. 15.802. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY ACCOUNT. The hydrographic survey account is...

Section 15.803. Use of Account - Sec. 15.803. USE OF ACCOUNT. Money in the account may...

Section 15.804. Hydrographic Surveys - Sec. 15.804. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS. (a) On the request of a...

Section 15.805. Rules - Sec. 15.805. RULES. The board may adopt any rules reasonably...

Subchapter N. Aquatic Vegetation Management Fund

Section 15.851. Definitions - Sec. 15.851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Approved local plan"...

Section 15.852. Creation of Fund - Sec. 15.852. CREATION OF FUND. (a) The aquatic vegetation management...

Section 15.853. Use of Fund - Sec. 15.853. USE OF FUND. (a) Money in the fund...

Section 15.854. Rules - Sec. 15.854. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to...

Subchapter O. Program for Water and Wastewater Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Rural Communities

Section 15.901. Definitions - Sec. 15.901. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fund" means the...

Section 15.902. Disadvantaged Rural Community Water and Wastewater Financial Assistance Fund - Sec. 15.902. DISADVANTAGED RURAL COMMUNITY WATER AND WASTEWATER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE...

Section 15.903. Financial Assistance - Sec. 15.903. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The fund may be used...

Section 15.904. Use of Sales Tax as Loan Security - Sec. 15.904. USE OF SALES TAX AS LOAN SECURITY. (a)...

Section 15.905. Review and Approval of Loan Agreement by Attorney General - Sec. 15.905. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF LOAN AGREEMENT BY ATTORNEY...

Section 15.906. Registration - Sec. 15.906. REGISTRATION. On receipt of the documents required by...

Section 15.907. Validity and Incontestability - Sec. 15.907. VALIDITY AND INCONTESTABILITY. On approval by the attorney...

Section 15.909. Rules - Sec. 15.909. RULES. The board shall adopt necessary rules to...

Section 15.910. Application for Assistance - Sec. 15.910. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. (a) In an application to...

Section 15.911. Findings Regarding Permits - Sec. 15.911. FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS. (a) The board may not...

Section 15.912. Considerations in Acting on Application - Sec. 15.912. CONSIDERATIONS IN ACTING ON APPLICATION. (a) In acting...

Section 15.913. Approval of Application - Sec. 15.913. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. The board by resolution may...

Section 15.914. Construction Contract Requirements - Sec. 15.914. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. A political subdivision or water...

Section 15.915. Filing Construction Contract - Sec. 15.915. FILING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. The political subdivision or water...

Section 15.916. Inspection of Projects - Sec. 15.916. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS. (a) The board may inspect...

Section 15.917. Alteration of Plans - Sec. 15.917. ALTERATION OF PLANS. After the executive administrator approves...

Section 15.918. Certificate of Approval - Sec. 15.918. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. The executive administrator may consider...

Section 15.920. Authority of Political Subdivisions or Water Supply Corporations - Sec. 15.920. AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONS....

Subchapter P. Colonia Self-Help Program

Section 15.951. Definitions - Sec. 15.951. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...

Section 15.952. Creation of Account - Sec. 15.952. CREATION OF ACCOUNT. (a) The colonia self-help account...

Section 15.953. Use of Account - Sec. 15.953. USE OF ACCOUNT. (a) The board may use...

Section 15.954. Eligible Political Subdivisions and Nonprofit Organizations - Sec. 15.954. ELIGIBLE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. To be...

Section 15.955. Grant Application - Sec. 15.955. GRANT APPLICATION. An eligible political subdivision or nonprofit...

Section 15.956. Board Considerations in Evaluating Grant Application - Sec. 15.956. BOARD CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING GRANT APPLICATION. In evaluating...

Section 15.957. Action on Grant Application - Sec. 15.957. ACTION ON GRANT APPLICATION. (a) Not later than...

Section 15.958. Rules - Sec. 15.958. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to...

Subchapter Q. Water Infrastructure Fund

Section 15.971. Definitions - Sec. 15.971. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible political subdivision"...

Section 15.972. Findings - Sec. 15.972. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) the creation...

Section 15.973. Water Infrastructure Fund - Sec. 15.973. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. (a) The water infrastructure fund...

Section 15.974. Use of Water Infrastructure Fund - Sec. 15.974. USE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. (a) The board...

Section 15.975. Approval of Applications - Sec. 15.975. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. (a) On review and recommendation...

Section 15.9751. Priority for Water Conservation - Sec. 15.9751. PRIORITY FOR WATER CONSERVATION. The board shall give...

Section 15.976. Applicable Law - Sec. 15.976. APPLICABLE LAW. Subchapter E, Chapter 17, applies to...

Section 15.977. Rules - Sec. 15.977. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to...

Section 15.978. Sale of Political Subdivision Bonds - Sec. 15.978. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS. (a) The board...

Section 15.979. Funding for Local Economic Development - Sec. 15.979. FUNDING FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The board...

Section 15.980. Authority to Establish Economic Development Programs - Sec. 15.980. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) An...

Section 15.981. Certain Obligations Restricted - Sec. 15.981. CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS RESTRICTED. An eligible political subdivision may...

Subchapter R. Rural Water Assistance Fund

Section 15.991. Purpose - Sec. 15.991. PURPOSE. The legislature finds that the rural areas...

Section 15.992. Definitions - Sec. 15.992. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "District" means a...

Section 15.993. Fund - Sec. 15.993. FUND. The rural water assistance fund is a...

Section 15.994. Use of Fund - Sec. 15.994. USE OF FUND. (a) The fund may be...

Section 15.995. Financial Assistance in General - Sec. 15.995. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN GENERAL. (a) The board shall...

Section 15.996. Loans to Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations - Sec. 15.996. LOANS TO NONPROFIT WATER SUPPLY OR SEWER SERVICE...

Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 16.001. Definitions - Sec. 16.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 16.002. Open Meetings and Open Records Laws - Sec. 16.002. OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS LAWS. Nonprofit water...

Subchapter B. Duties of the Executive Administrator

Section 16.011. General Responsibilities of the Executive Administrator - Sec. 16.011. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR. The executive...

Section 16.012. Studies, Investigations, Surveys - Sec. 16.012. STUDIES, INVESTIGATIONS, SURVEYS. (a) The executive administrator shall...

Section 16.0121. Water Audits - Sec. 16.0121. WATER AUDITS. (a) In this section, "retail public...

Section 16.013. Engineering, Hydrologic, and Geologic Functions - Sec. 16.013. ENGINEERING, HYDROLOGIC, AND GEOLOGIC FUNCTIONS. The executive administrator...

Section 16.014. Silt Load of Streams, Etc - Sec. 16.014. SILT LOAD OF STREAMS, ETC. The executive administrator...

Section 16.015. Studies of Underground Water Supply - Sec. 16.015. STUDIES OF UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLY. The executive administrator...

Section 16.016. Pollution of Red River Tributaries - Sec. 16.016. POLLUTION OF RED RIVER TRIBUTARIES. Within the limits...

Section 16.017. Topographic and Geologic Mapping - Sec. 16.017. TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING. (a) The executive administrator...

Section 16.018. Soil Resource Planning - Sec. 16.018. SOIL RESOURCE PLANNING. The executive administrator may contract...

Section 16.019. Cooperative Agreements - Sec. 16.019. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. With the approval of the board,...

Section 16.020. Master Plans of Districts, Etc - Sec. 16.020. MASTER PLANS OF DISTRICTS, ETC. The executive director...

Section 16.021. Texas Natural Resources Information System - Sec. 16.021. TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The executive...

Section 16.023. Strategic Mapping Account - Sec. 16.023. STRATEGIC MAPPING ACCOUNT. (a) The strategic mapping account...

Section 16.024. Financial Assistance for Digital, Geospatial Information Projects - Sec. 16.024. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DIGITAL, GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION PROJECTS. (a)...

Section 16.025. Reporting of Federal Money Used for Flood Research, Planning, and Mitigation Projects - Sec. 16.025. REPORTING OF FEDERAL MONEY USED FOR FLOOD RESEARCH,...

Subchapter C. Planning

Section 16.051. State Water Plan: Drought, Conservation, Development, and Management; Effect of Plan - Sec. 16.051. STATE WATER PLAN: DROUGHT, CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT;...

Section 16.052. Interregional Planning Council - Sec. 16.052. INTERREGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. (a) The board, at an...

Section 16.053. Regional Water Plans - Sec. 16.053. REGIONAL WATER PLANS. (a) The regional water planning...

Section 16.054. Local Water Planning - Sec. 16.054. LOCAL WATER PLANNING. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of...

Section 16.055. Drought Response Plan - Sec. 16.055. DROUGHT RESPONSE PLAN. (a) The chief of the...

Section 16.0551. State Drought Preparedness Plan - Sec. 16.0551. STATE DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN. (a) The drought preparedness...

Section 16.056. Federal Assistance in Financing Regional Water Plans - Sec. 16.056. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN FINANCING REGIONAL WATER PLANS. The...

Section 16.058. Collection of Bays and Estuaries Data; Conduct of Studies - Sec. 16.058. COLLECTION OF BAYS AND ESTUARIES DATA; CONDUCT OF...

Section 16.059. Collection of Instream Flow Data; Conduct of Studies - Sec. 16.059. COLLECTION OF INSTREAM FLOW DATA; CONDUCT OF STUDIES....

Section 16.060. Desalination Studies and Research - Sec. 16.060. DESALINATION STUDIES AND RESEARCH. (a) The board shall...

Section 16.061. State Flood Plan - Sec. 16.061. STATE FLOOD PLAN. (a) Not later than September...

Section 16.062. Regional Flood Planning - Sec. 16.062. REGIONAL FLOOD PLANNING. (a) The board shall: (1)...

Subchapter D. Cooperation With Federal Government

Section 16.091. Designation of Board - Sec. 16.091. DESIGNATION OF BOARD. The board is designated as...

Section 16.092. Local Sponsors for Projects - Sec. 16.092. LOCAL SPONSORS FOR PROJECTS. (a) When a project...

Section 16.093. Participation in Federal Programs - Sec. 16.093. PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS. (a) The board may...

Subchapter E. Acquisition and Development of Facilities

Section 16.131. Authorized Projects for State Participation Account - Sec. 16.131. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS FOR STATE PARTICIPATION ACCOUNT. (a) The...

Section 16.1311. Priority for Water Conservation - Sec. 16.1311. PRIORITY FOR WATER CONSERVATION. The board shall give...

Section 16.132. Joint Ventures - Sec. 16.132. JOINT VENTURES. The board may act singly or...

Section 16.133. Permits Required - Sec. 16.133. PERMITS REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section 16.1331...

Section 16.1331. Reservation and Appropriation for Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses - Sec. 16.1331. RESERVATION AND APPROPRIATION FOR BAYS AND ESTUARIES AND...

Section 16.134. Storing Water - Sec. 16.134. STORING WATER. The board may use any reservoir...

Section 16.1341. Payment for Releases and Pass-Throughs From State Reservoirs - Sec. 16.1341. PAYMENT FOR RELEASES AND PASS-THROUGHS FROM STATE RESERVOIRS....

Section 16.135. Board Findings - Sec. 16.135. BOARD FINDINGS. Before the board may acquire a...

Section 16.1351. Recreational Access - Sec. 16.1351. RECREATIONAL ACCESS. If the board is acquiring an...

Section 16.136. Facilities Wanted by Political Subdivision - Sec. 16.136. FACILITIES WANTED BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. The board may...

Section 16.137. Contracts: General Authority - Sec. 16.137. CONTRACTS: GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) The board may execute...

Section 16.138. Specific Contracts Authorized - Sec. 16.138. SPECIFIC CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED. Contracts authorized by Section 16.137...

Section 16.139. Contracts: Facilities Acquired for a Term of Years - Sec. 16.139. CONTRACTS: FACILITIES ACQUIRED FOR A TERM OF YEARS....

Section 16.140. Maintenance Contracts - Sec. 16.140. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. The board may execute contracts for...

Section 16.141. Recreational Facilities - Sec. 16.141. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. The board may execute contracts with...

Section 16.142. Recovery of Administrative Costs - Sec. 16.142. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. (a) The board may...

Section 16.143. Option to Lease - Sec. 16.143. OPTION TO LEASE. (a) A former owner of...

Section 16.144. Environmental Mitigation - Sec. 16.144. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION. (a) If a person proposing to...

Section 16.145. Interregional Water Supply Projects - Sec. 16.145. INTERREGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS. (a) The board shall...

Section 16.146. Authorized Projects for State Participation Account Ii - Sec. 16.146. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS FOR STATE PARTICIPATION ACCOUNT II. (a)...

Subchapter F. Sale or Lease of Facilities

Section 16.181. Board May Sell or Lease Projects - Sec. 16.181. BOARD MAY SELL OR LEASE PROJECTS. (a) The...

Section 16.182. Permits Required - Sec. 16.182. PERMITS REQUIRED. (a) Before the board grants the...

Section 16.183. Permit: Paramount Consideration of Commission - Sec. 16.183. PERMIT: PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION. In passing on...

Section 16.184. Contract Must Be Negotiated - Sec. 16.184. CONTRACT MUST BE NEGOTIATED. The commission shall not...

Section 16.185. Reservoir Land - Sec. 16.185. RESERVOIR LAND. The board may lease acquired reservoir...

Section 16.186. Price of Sale - Sec. 16.186. PRICE OF SALE. (a) The price of the...

Section 16.187. Price of Sale: Facilities Acquired Under Contracts With the United States - Sec. 16.187. PRICE OF SALE: FACILITIES ACQUIRED UNDER CONTRACTS WITH...

Section 16.1871. Acquisition Date - Sec. 16.1871. ACQUISITION DATE. (a) If the board has made...

Section 16.188. Costs Defined - Sec. 16.188. COSTS DEFINED. With reference to the sale of...

Section 16.189. Lease Payments - Sec. 16.189. LEASE PAYMENTS. In leasing a state facility for...

Section 16.190. Sale or Lease: Condition Precedent - Sec. 16.190. SALE OR LEASE: CONDITION PRECEDENT. (a) No sale,...

Section 16.191. Disposition of Proceeds - Sec. 16.191. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. (a) The money received from...

Section 16.192. Sale of Stored Water - Sec. 16.192. SALE OF STORED WATER. The board may sell...

Section 16.193. Permit - Sec. 16.193. PERMIT. (a) The board may not sell the...

Section 16.194. Sale Contract: Provisions, Limitations - Sec. 16.194. SALE CONTRACT: PROVISIONS, LIMITATIONS. (a) The board may...

Section 16.195. Emergency Releases of Water - Sec. 16.195. EMERGENCY RELEASES OF WATER. Unappropriated water and other...

Section 16.196. Preferences - Sec. 16.196. PREFERENCES. The board shall give political subdivisions a...

Section 16.197. Lease of Land Prior to Project Construction - Sec. 16.197. LEASE OF LAND PRIOR TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. The...

Section 16.198. Lease Contributions Equivalent to Taxes - Sec. 16.198. LEASE CONTRIBUTIONS EQUIVALENT TO TAXES. The lease may...

Subchapter G. Improvements

Section 16.231. Design of Improvements or System of Improvements - Sec. 16.231. DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENTS OR SYSTEM OF IMPROVEMENTS. Insofar...

Section 16.232. Location of Projects; Reports - Sec. 16.232. LOCATION OF PROJECTS; REPORTS. The executive director shall...

Section 16.233. Cooperation With Other Agencies - Sec. 16.233. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. In performing functions that...

Section 16.234. Advice to Districts - Sec. 16.234. ADVICE TO DISTRICTS. The executive director shall confer...

Section 16.235. Districts to File Information With Commission - Sec. 16.235. DISTRICTS TO FILE INFORMATION WITH COMMISSION. Immediately before...

Section 16.236. Construction of Levee Without Approval of Plans; Levee Safety - Sec. 16.236. CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF PLANS; LEVEE...

Section 16.237. Administrative Penalty; Civil Remedy - Sec. 16.237. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; CIVIL REMEDY. (a) If a person...

Subchapter H. Navigation Facilities

Section 16.271. Improvement of Streams and Canals and Construction of Facilities Within Cypress Creek Drainage Basin - Sec. 16.271. IMPROVEMENT OF STREAMS AND CANALS AND CONSTRUCTION OF...

Section 16.272. Long-Term Contracts With the United States - Sec. 16.272. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES. The board...

Section 16.273. Temporary Authority to Act for District - Sec. 16.273. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR DISTRICT. The board...

Subchapter I. Flood Insurance

Section 16.311. Short Title - Sec. 16.311. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 16.313. Definitions - Sec. 16.313. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Political subdivision" means...

Section 16.314. Cooperation of Board - Sec. 16.314. COOPERATION OF BOARD. In recognition of the necessity...

Section 16.3145. National Flood Insurance Program Orders or Ordinances - Sec. 16.3145. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM ORDERS OR ORDINANCES. The...

Section 16.315. Political Subdivisions; Compliance With Federal Requirements - Sec. 16.315. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. All political...

Section 16.316. Coordination of Local, State, and Federal Programs by Board - Sec. 16.316. COORDINATION OF LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS BY...

Section 16.317. Cooperation of Texas Department of Insurance - Sec. 16.317. COOPERATION OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. Pursuant to...

Section 16.318. Rules - Sec. 16.318. RULES. Political subdivisions which qualify for the National...

Section 16.319. Qualification - Sec. 16.319. QUALIFICATION. Political subdivisions wishing to qualify under the...

Section 16.320. Coastal Erosion - Sec. 16.320. COASTAL EROSION. The Commissioner of the General Land...

Section 16.321. Coastal Flooding - Sec. 16.321. COASTAL FLOODING. The Commissioner of the General Land...

Section 16.322. Civil Penalty - Sec. 16.322. CIVIL PENALTY. A person who violates this subchapter...

Section 16.3221. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 16.3221. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 16.323. Enforcement by Political Subdivision - Sec. 16.323. ENFORCEMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) If it appears...

Section 16.324. County Authority to Set Fee - Sec. 16.324. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO SET FEE. The commissioners court...

Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas

Section 16.341. Definitions - Sec. 16.341. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: Text of subdivision as...

Section 16.342. Rules - Sec. 16.342. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules that...

Section 16.343. Minimum State Standards and Model Political Subdivision Rules - Sec. 16.343. MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS AND MODEL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RULES....

Section 16.344. Oversight - Sec. 16.344. OVERSIGHT. (a) The board shall monitor the performance...

Section 16.345. Authority to Participate in Program - Sec. 16.345. AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM. (a) A political...

Section 16.346. Examination of Ability of a District to Provide Services and Financing - Sec. 16.346. EXAMINATION OF ABILITY OF A DISTRICT TO PROVIDE...

Section 16.347. Requirement of Imposition of Distressed Areas Water Financing Fee - Sec. 16.347. REQUIREMENT OF IMPOSITION OF DISTRESSED AREAS WATER FINANCING...

Section 16.348. Setting of Fee by Political Subdivision; Lien; Delinquent Fees - Sec. 16.348. SETTING OF FEE BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; LIEN; DELINQUENT...

Section 16.349. Fees - Sec. 16.349. FEES. (a) A political subdivision that receives financial...

Section 16.350. Eligible Counties and Municipalities to Adopt Rules - Sec. 16.350. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT RULES. (a)...

Section 16.351. Contract Preference - Sec. 16.351. CONTRACT PREFERENCE. A political subdivision that receives financial...

Section 16.352. Enforcement of Rules - Sec. 16.352. ENFORCEMENT OF RULES. A person who violates a...

Section 16.353. Injunction - Sec. 16.353. INJUNCTION. (a) In addition to any other remedy,...

Section 16.3535. Damages - Sec. 16.3535. DAMAGES. In addition to any other remedy, the...

Section 16.354. Attorney General Enforcement - Sec. 16.354. ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT. In addition to the ability...

Section 16.3545. Venue - Sec. 16.3545. VENUE. A suit brought under this subchapter for...

Section 16.355. Authority Over Facilities - Sec. 16.355. AUTHORITY OVER FACILITIES. A political subdivision may construct,...

Section 16.356. Use of Revenue From Operation of Water Supply or Sewer Service Projects - Sec. 16.356. USE OF REVENUE FROM OPERATION OF WATER SUPPLY...

Subchapter K. Water Conservation

Section 16.401. Statewide Water Conservation Public Awareness Program - Sec. 16.401. STATEWIDE WATER CONSERVATION PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 16.402. Water Conservation Plan Review - Sec. 16.402. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN REVIEW. (a) Each entity that...

Section 16.4021. Water Conservation Plan Requirements - Sec. 16.4021. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section,...

Section 16.403. Water Use Reporting - Sec. 16.403. WATER USE REPORTING. (a) The board and the...

Section 16.404. Rules and Standards - Text of section as added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...

Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding

Section 16.451. Definitions - Sec. 16.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means...

Section 16.452. Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund - Sec. 16.452. TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY FUND. (a) The Texas infrastructure...

Section 16.453. Floodplain Management Account - Sec. 16.453. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The floodplain management account...

Section 16.454. Hurricane Harvey Account - Sec. 16.454. HURRICANE HARVEY ACCOUNT. (a) The Hurricane Harvey account...

Section 16.4545. Flood Plan Implementation Account - Text of section effective on adoption by the Texas Water...

Section 16.455. Federal Matching Account - Sec. 16.455. FEDERAL MATCHING ACCOUNT. (a) The federal matching account...

Section 16.456. Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee - Sec. 16.456. TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The...

Section 16.457. Report Required - Sec. 16.457. REPORT REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "state agency"...

Section 16.458. Applicable Law - Sec. 16.458. APPLICABLE LAW. (a) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, applies...

Section 16.459. Transparency Requirements - Sec. 16.459. TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS. The board shall post the following...

Section 16.460. Rules - Sec. 16.460. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to...

Chapter 17 - Public Funding

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 17.001. Definitions - Sec. 17.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 17.002. Open Meetings and Open Records Laws - Sec. 17.002. OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS LAWS. Nonprofit water...

Section 17.003. Bond Review - Sec. 17.003. BOND REVIEW. (a) Bonds may not be issued...

Subchapter B. Water Development Bonds

Section 17.011. Issuance of Water Development Bonds - Sec. 17.011. ISSUANCE OF WATER DEVELOPMENT BONDS. (a) The board,...

Section 17.0111. Dedication of Certain Bonds - Sec. 17.0111. DEDICATION OF CERTAIN BONDS. No more than $250...

Section 17.0112. Authorization of Certain Bonds for Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.0112. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN BONDS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a)...

Section 17.012. Description of Bonds - Sec. 17.012. DESCRIPTION OF BONDS. The bonds shall be on...

Section 17.013. Sale Price of Bonds - Sec. 17.013. SALE PRICE OF BONDS. The board may sell...

Section 17.014. Interest on Bonds - Sec. 17.014. INTEREST ON BONDS. (a) The bonds of each...

Section 17.015. Form, Denomination, Place of Payment - Sec. 17.015. FORM, DENOMINATION, PLACE OF PAYMENT. The board shall:...

Section 17.016. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 17.016. MATURITY OF BONDS. The bonds of each issue...

Section 17.017. Redemption Before Maturity - Sec. 17.017. REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY. In the resolution providing for...

Section 17.018. Registered and Bearer Bonds - Sec. 17.018. REGISTERED AND BEARER BONDS. The resolution may provide...

Section 17.019. Notice of Bond Sale - Sec. 17.019. NOTICE OF BOND SALE. After the board decides...

Section 17.020. Competitive Bids - Sec. 17.020. COMPETITIVE BIDS. The board shall sell the bonds...

Section 17.021. Security for Bids - Sec. 17.021. SECURITY FOR BIDS. The board shall require every...

Section 17.022. Approval of Bonds; Registration - Sec. 17.022. APPROVAL OF BONDS; REGISTRATION. Before bonds are delivered...

Section 17.023. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 17.023. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The bonds shall be executed...

Section 17.024. Facsimile Signatures and Seals - Sec. 17.024. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES AND SEALS. The resolution authorizing the...

Section 17.025. Signature of Former Officer - Sec. 17.025. SIGNATURE OF FORMER OFFICER. If an officer whose...

Section 17.026. Bonds Incontestable - Sec. 17.026. BONDS INCONTESTABLE. After approval by the attorney general,...

Section 17.027. Payment by Comptroller - Sec. 17.027. PAYMENT BY COMPTROLLER. The comptroller shall pay the...

Section 17.028. Payment Enforceable by Mandamus - Sec. 17.028. PAYMENT ENFORCEABLE BY MANDAMUS. Payment of the bonds...

Section 17.029. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 17.029. REFUNDING BONDS. The board may provide by resolution...

Section 17.030. Bonds Negotiable Instruments - Sec. 17.030. BONDS NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. The bonds issued under the...

Section 17.031. Bonds Not Taxable - Sec. 17.031. BONDS NOT TAXABLE. Bonds issued under this chapter,...

Section 17.032. Authorized Investments - Sec. 17.032. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. Bonds issued under this chapter are...

Section 17.033. Security for Deposit of Funds - Sec. 17.033. SECURITY FOR DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. Bonds issued under...

Section 17.034. Mutilated, Lost, Destroyed Bonds - Sec. 17.034. MUTILATED, LOST, DESTROYED BONDS. The board may provide...

Section 17.035. Subchapter Cumulative of Other Laws - Sec. 17.035. SUBCHAPTER CUMULATIVE OF OTHER LAWS. (a) This subchapter...

Subchapter C. Funding Provisions

Section 17.071. Disposition of Money Received - Sec. 17.071. DISPOSITION OF MONEY RECEIVED. All money received by...

Section 17.072. Development Fund - Sec. 17.072. DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) The Texas Water Development Fund,...

Section 17.073. Water Development and Economically Distressed Areas Clearance Funds - Sec. 17.073. WATER DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS CLEARANCE FUNDS....

Section 17.074. Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 17.074. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. The Texas Water Development...

Section 17.0741. Economically Distressed Areas Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 17.0741. ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. (a)...

Section 17.075. Administrative Fund - Sec. 17.075. ADMINISTRATIVE FUND. The Texas Water Development Board Administrative...

Section 17.076. Combined Facilities Operation and Maintenance Fund - Sec. 17.076. COMBINED FACILITIES OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND. (a) The...

Section 17.077. Credits to Clearance Funds - Sec. 17.077. CREDITS TO CLEARANCE FUNDS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 17.078. Transfers at End of Fiscal Year - Sec. 17.078. TRANSFERS AT END OF FISCAL YEAR. (a) Not...

Section 17.079. Transfers to Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 17.079. TRANSFERS TO INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. (a) The...

Section 17.0791. Transfers to Economically Distressed Areas Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 17.0791. TRANSFERS TO ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS INTEREST AND SINKING...

Section 17.080. Additional Funds for Payment of Bonds - Sec. 17.080. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS. (a) If...

Section 17.081. Transfers to Administrative Fund - Sec. 17.081. TRANSFERS TO ADMINISTRATIVE FUND. If money remains in...

Section 17.082. Transfers to Development Fund - Sec. 17.082. TRANSFERS TO DEVELOPMENT FUND. If money remains in...

Section 17.0821. Transfers to Revolving Funds - Sec. 17.0821. TRANSFERS TO REVOLVING FUNDS. (a) In order to...

Section 17.083. Investment of Reserve Money - Sec. 17.083. INVESTMENT OF RESERVE MONEY. The board may invest...

Section 17.084. Limitation on Board Investment - Sec. 17.084. LIMITATION ON BOARD INVESTMENT. The board is bound...

Section 17.085. Sale of Securities - Sec. 17.085. SALE OF SECURITIES. All of the bonds and...

Section 17.086. Transfers to Be Made by Comptroller - Sec. 17.086. TRANSFERS TO BE MADE BY COMPTROLLER. The comptroller...

Section 17.0871. Sale of Political Subdivision Bonds to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority - Sec. 17.0871. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS TO THE TEXAS...

Subchapter D. Assistance to Political Subdivisions for Water Supply Projects

Section 17.121. Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.121. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The water supply account may be...

Section 17.122. Application for Assistance - Sec. 17.122. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. (a) In an application to...

Section 17.123. Findings Regarding Permits - Sec. 17.123. FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS. (a) The board shall not...

Section 17.124. Considerations in Passing on Applications - Sec. 17.124. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATIONS. In passing on...

Section 17.1245. Evaluation - Sec. 17.1245. EVALUATION. In passing on an application for financial...

Section 17.125. Approval of Application - Sec. 17.125. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. (a) The board by resolution...

Section 17.127. Limitation on Use of Funds - Sec. 17.127. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. If there is...

Section 17.128. Recreational Access - Sec. 17.128. RECREATIONAL ACCESS. If the board is providing financial...

Subchapter E. Provisions Generally Applicable to Financial Assistance

Section 17.171. Definition - Sec. 17.171. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "project" includes water supply...

Section 17.172. Applicability - Sec. 17.172. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to financial assistance made...

Section 17.173. Method of Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.173. METHOD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The board may provide...

Section 17.174. Conditional Approval - Sec. 17.174. CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. The board may make binding commitments...

Section 17.175. Bond Maturity - Sec. 17.175. BOND MATURITY. The board may not purchase bonds...

Section 17.176. Interest Rate - Sec. 17.176. INTEREST RATE. (a) Except as provided in Subsection...

Section 17.1765. Certification of Application - Sec. 17.1765. CERTIFICATION OF APPLICATION. Before the board may purchase...

Section 17.177. Approval and Registration - Sec. 17.177. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. The board shall not purchase...

Section 17.178. Bonds Incontestable - Sec. 17.178. BONDS INCONTESTABLE. The bonds or other securities issued...

Section 17.179. Security for Bonds - Sec. 17.179. SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 17.181. Sale of Bonds by Board - Sec. 17.181. SALE OF BONDS BY BOARD. The board may...

Section 17.182. Proceeds From Sale - Sec. 17.182. PROCEEDS FROM SALE. Unless used to pay debt...

Section 17.183. Construction Contract Requirements - Sec. 17.183. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The governing body of...

Section 17.184. Filing Construction Contract - Sec. 17.184. FILING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. The political subdivision shall file...

Section 17.185. Inspection of Projects - Sec. 17.185. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS. (a) The board may inspect...

Section 17.186. Alteration of Plans - Sec. 17.186. ALTERATION OF PLANS. After the executive administrator approves...

Section 17.187. Certificate of Approval - Sec. 17.187. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL. The executive administrator may consider...

Section 17.188. Obtaining Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.188. OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) To obtain financial assistance...

Section 17.189. Considerations for Certain Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.189. CONSIDERATIONS FOR CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) If financial...

Subchapter F. Financial Assistance for Water Quality Enhancement Purposes

Section 17.271. Purpose - Sec. 17.271. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 17.272. Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.272. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The board may use water quality...

Section 17.273. Authority of Political Subdivision - Sec. 17.273. AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A political subdivision may...

Section 17.274. Application for Assistance - Sec. 17.274. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. (a) In an application to...

Section 17.275. Considerations in Passing on Application - Sec. 17.275. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION. In passing on...

Section 17.276. Action on Application - Sec. 17.276. ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) After an application is...

Section 17.277. Approval of Application - Sec. 17.277. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. (a) The board by resolution...

Section 17.278. Findings Regarding Permits - Sec. 17.278. FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS. If an application includes a...

Section 17.279. Limitation on Use of Funds - Sec. 17.279. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. If there is...

Subchapter G. Financial Assistance for Flood Control

Section 17.771. Purpose - Sec. 17.771. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 17.772. Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.772. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The board may use flood control...

Section 17.773. Application for Assistance - Sec. 17.773. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. In an application to the...

Section 17.774. Considerations in Passing on Application - Sec. 17.774. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION. In passing on...

Section 17.775. Action on Application - Sec. 17.775. ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) After an application is...

Section 17.776. Approval of Application - Sec. 17.776. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. The board by resolution may...

Subchapter I. Revenue Bond Program

Section 17.851. Purpose - Sec. 17.851. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 17.852. Definitions - Sec. 17.852. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Acquired obligations" means...

Section 17.853. Texas Water Resources Fund - Sec. 17.853. TEXAS WATER RESOURCES FUND. (a) The Texas water...

Section 17.854. Methods of Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.854. METHODS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The board may use...

Section 17.855. Financial Assistance by Acquisition of Acquired Obligations - Sec. 17.855. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY ACQUISITION OF ACQUIRED OBLIGATIONS. (a)...

Section 17.856. Consideration in Passing on Application for Financial Assistance - Sec. 17.856. CONSIDERATION IN PASSING ON APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE....

Section 17.857. Approval of Application - Sec. 17.857. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. (a) The board by resolution...

Section 17.858. Acquisition of Acquired Obligations - Sec. 17.858. ACQUISITION OF ACQUIRED OBLIGATIONS. (a) If the board...

Section 17.859. Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the Board - Sec. 17.859. ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE BOARD. (a)...

Subchapter J. Agricultural Water Conservation Bond Program

Section 17.871. Definitions - Sec. 17.871. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bonds" means Texas...

Section 17.872. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 17.872. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board by resolution may...

Section 17.873. Conditions for Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 17.873. CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) Bonds may...

Section 17.874. Periodic Determination of Interest - Sec. 17.874. PERIODIC DETERMINATION OF INTEREST. A bond resolution or...

Section 17.875. Persons Designated to Act as Agents of Board - Sec. 17.875. PERSONS DESIGNATED TO ACT AS AGENTS OF BOARD....

Section 17.876. Security Qualifications - Sec. 17.876. SECURITY QUALIFICATIONS. The board may take any action...

Section 17.877. Investment Securities - Sec. 17.877. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. The bonds and any interest coupons...

Section 17.878. Form of Bonds - Sec. 17.878. FORM OF BONDS. (a) The bonds may be...

Section 17.879. Funds - Sec. 17.879. FUNDS. (a) The bond proceeds shall be deposited...

Section 17.880. Sale of Securities - Sec. 17.880. SALE OF SECURITIES. (a) Loans, bonds of political...

Section 17.881. Sale of Obligations to Texas Water Resources Finance Authority - Sec. 17.881. SALE OF OBLIGATIONS TO TEXAS WATER RESOURCES FINANCE...

Section 17.882. Resolutions, Orders, Etc - Sec. 17.882. RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS, ETC. (a) The orders or resolutions...

Section 17.883. Bond Review Board - Sec. 17.883. BOND REVIEW BOARD. Bonds may not be issued...

Section 17.884. Approval of Attorney General - Sec. 17.884. APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The proceedings relating to...

Section 17.885. Bonds Incontestable - Sec. 17.885. BONDS INCONTESTABLE. After approval of the proceedings relating...

Section 17.886. Payment and Transfers by Comptroller - Sec. 17.886. PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS BY COMPTROLLER. (a) The comptroller...

Section 17.887. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 17.887. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may provide by...

Section 17.888. Mutilated, Lost, or Destroyed Bonds - Sec. 17.888. MUTILATED, LOST, OR DESTROYED BONDS. The board may...

Section 17.889. Eligible Security - Sec. 17.889. ELIGIBLE SECURITY. The bonds are eligible to secure...

Section 17.890. Legal Investments - Sec. 17.890. LEGAL INVESTMENTS. The bonds are legal and authorized...

Section 17.891. Tax Exempt Bonds - Sec. 17.891. TAX EXEMPT BONDS. Since the board is performing...

Section 17.892. Enforcement by Mandamus - Sec. 17.892. ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS. Payment of the bonds and...

Section 17.893. Subchapter Cumulative of Other Laws - Sec. 17.893. SUBCHAPTER CUMULATIVE OF OTHER LAWS. (a) This subchapter...

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