Tex. Water Code § 26.0151
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 26.0151, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 26.0151. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall provide for publishing or otherwise releasing on a regular basis as public information:
(1) the results of inspections and investigations conducted under Section 26.014 of this code; and
(2) any other information routinely prepared by the commission relating to compliance with this chapter or with a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
(b) The commission shall establish a procedure by which, in response to a written request, a person or organization will be sent a copy of an inspection, investigation, or compliance report for a specified facility or system or for facilities or systems in a specified area or, on a regular basis, a copy of the information released under Subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The commission shall charge a reasonable fee for each copy sent under Subsection (b) of this section. The fee must be set at an amount that is estimated to recover the full cost of producing and copying and mailing a copy of the report and must be paid in cash or by cashier's check.
(d) A copy of a report shall be sent to the person or organization requesting it not later than the 30th day after the date on which the fee is paid or on which the report is made, whichever is later.
(e) This section does not apply to any information excepted under Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code.
(1) the results of inspections and investigations conducted under Section 26.014 of this code; and
(2) any other information routinely prepared by the commission relating to compliance with this chapter or with a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
(b) The commission shall establish a procedure by which, in response to a written request, a person or organization will be sent a copy of an inspection, investigation, or compliance report for a specified facility or system or for facilities or systems in a specified area or, on a regular basis, a copy of the information released under Subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The commission shall charge a reasonable fee for each copy sent under Subsection (b) of this section. The fee must be set at an amount that is estimated to recover the full cost of producing and copying and mailing a copy of the report and must be paid in cash or by cashier's check.
(d) A copy of a report shall be sent to the person or organization requesting it not later than the 30th day after the date on which the fee is paid or on which the report is made, whichever is later.
(e) This section does not apply to any information excepted under Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code.
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