Tex. Water Code § 16.136
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 16.136, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 16.136. FACILITIES WANTED BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Official statutory text
The board may acquire all or part of any authorized facility to the extent that the board finds that the political subdivision:
(1) is willing and reasonably able to finance that portion of the cost of the facility that the board does not acquire;
(2) has obtained all necessary permits;
(3) has proposals that are consistent with the objectives of the state water plan; and
(4) has complied with water conservation plan requirements as required by Section 16.4021.
(1) is willing and reasonably able to finance that portion of the cost of the facility that the board does not acquire;
(2) has obtained all necessary permits;
(3) has proposals that are consistent with the objectives of the state water plan; and
(4) has complied with water conservation plan requirements as required by Section 16.4021.
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