Tex. Water Code § 17.897
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 17.897, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 17.897. CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Official statutory text
(a) A conservation program is:
(1) an agricultural water conservation technical assistance program, including a program for an on-farm soil and water conservation plan developed jointly by a landowner, an operator, and a local soil and water conservation district as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Agriculture Code;
(2) a research, demonstration, technology transfer, or educational program relating to agricultural water use and conservation;
(3) a precipitation enhancement program in an area of the state where the program, in the board's judgment, would be most effective; and
(4) any other agricultural water conservation program defined by board rule.
(b) The costs of a conservation program eligible for financial assistance under Section 17.899 are the costs of the capital equipment, materials, labor, preparation, installation, or administration directly associated with implementing and completing the program.
(1) an agricultural water conservation technical assistance program, including a program for an on-farm soil and water conservation plan developed jointly by a landowner, an operator, and a local soil and water conservation district as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Agriculture Code;
(2) a research, demonstration, technology transfer, or educational program relating to agricultural water use and conservation;
(3) a precipitation enhancement program in an area of the state where the program, in the board's judgment, would be most effective; and
(4) any other agricultural water conservation program defined by board rule.
(b) The costs of a conservation program eligible for financial assistance under Section 17.899 are the costs of the capital equipment, materials, labor, preparation, installation, or administration directly associated with implementing and completing the program.
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