Tex. Water Code § 16.131
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 16.131, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 16.131. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS FOR STATE PARTICIPATION ACCOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may use the state participation account of the development fund to encourage optimum regional and interregional development of projects, including the design, acquisition, lease, construction, reconstruction, development, or enlargement in whole or part of:
(1) reservoirs and storm water retention basins for water supply, flood protection, and groundwater recharge;
(2) facilities for the transmission and treatment of water;
(3) treatment works as defined by Section 17.001;
(4) interregional water supply projects selected under Section 16.145; and
(5) projects described by Section 15.153(b)(1).
(b) The board may not use the state participation account of the development fund to finance a project recommended through the state and regional water planning processes under Sections 16.051 and 16.053 if the applicant has failed to satisfactorily complete a request by the executive administrator or a regional planning group for information relevant to the project.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.16(1), eff. September 1, 2025.
(1) reservoirs and storm water retention basins for water supply, flood protection, and groundwater recharge;
(2) facilities for the transmission and treatment of water;
(3) treatment works as defined by Section 17.001;
(4) interregional water supply projects selected under Section 16.145; and
(5) projects described by Section 15.153(b)(1).
(b) The board may not use the state participation account of the development fund to finance a project recommended through the state and regional water planning processes under Sections 16.051 and 16.053 if the applicant has failed to satisfactorily complete a request by the executive administrator or a regional planning group for information relevant to the project.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.16(1), eff. September 1, 2025.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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