Texas Water Code - Section 54.012. Purposes Of A District
Legal Research Home >
Texas Laws > Water Code > Texas Water Code - Section 54.012. Purposes Of A District
§ 54.012. PURPOSES OF A DISTRICT. A district shall be
created for the following purposes:
(1) the control, storage, preservation, and
distribution of its storm water and floodwater, the water of its
rivers and streams for irrigation, power, and all other useful
purposes;
(2) the reclamation and irrigation of its arid,
semiarid, and other land needing irrigation;
(3) the reclamation and drainage of its overflowed
land and other land needing drainage;
(4) the conservation and development of its forests,
water, and hydroelectric power;
(5) the navigation of its inland and coastal water;
(6) the control, abatement, and change of any shortage
or harmful excess of water;
(7) the protection, preservation, and restoration of
the purity and sanitary condition of water within the state; and
(8) the preservation of all natural resources of the
state.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 775, ch. 84, § 1.
Section: 53.186 53.187 53.188 53.189 53.190 54.001 54.011 54.012 54.013 54.014 54.015 54.016 54.0161 54.0162 54.0163
Last modified: August 11, 2007
|
