Tex. Water Code § 17.125
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 17.125, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 17.125. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by resolution may approve an application if, after considering the factors listed in Section 17.124 of this code and any other relevant factors, the board finds:
(1) that the public interest requires state assistance in the water supply project;
(2) and that in its opinion the revenue or taxes pledged by the political subdivision will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the political subdivision during the succeeding period of not more than 50 years.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(b-2) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(1) that the public interest requires state assistance in the water supply project;
(2) and that in its opinion the revenue or taxes pledged by the political subdivision will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the political subdivision during the succeeding period of not more than 50 years.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(b-2) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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