Tex. Water Code § 15.705
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 15.705, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 15.705. FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may charge a transaction fee per transfer not to exceed one percent of the value of the water or water right received into or transferred from the water bank to cover expenses of the board in operating the water bank.
(b) The board shall place the fees in the water bank account of the water assistance fund where they shall be separately accounted for and used, with interest, only for the administration and operation of the water bank by the board.
(b) The board shall place the fees in the water bank account of the water assistance fund where they shall be separately accounted for and used, with interest, only for the administration and operation of the water bank by the board.
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