Tex. Water Code § 15.951
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 15.951, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 15.951. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Account" means the colonia self-help account.
(2) "Colonia" means a geographic area that:
(A) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;
(B) is located in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of an international border; and
(C) consists of at least 11 dwellings, or of at least a lower number of dwellings as specified by the board for which the board determines that a self-help project will be cost-effective, that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.
(2-a) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization qualifying for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(2-b) "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.921.
(3) "Program" means the colonia self-help program established under this subchapter.
(4) "Retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.
(5) "Self-help project" means a project in which the people who will benefit from the project actively participate.
(1) "Account" means the colonia self-help account.
(2) "Colonia" means a geographic area that:
(A) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;
(B) is located in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of an international border; and
(C) consists of at least 11 dwellings, or of at least a lower number of dwellings as specified by the board for which the board determines that a self-help project will be cost-effective, that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.
(2-a) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization qualifying for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(2-b) "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.921.
(3) "Program" means the colonia self-help program established under this subchapter.
(4) "Retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.
(5) "Self-help project" means a project in which the people who will benefit from the project actively participate.
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