Tex. Water Code § 26.345
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 26.345, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 26.345. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall administer this subchapter and may develop a regulatory program regarding underground and aboveground storage tanks in accordance with this subchapter.
(b) In implementing this subchapter, the commission shall cooperate with:
(1) cities and towns;
(2) agencies, departments, and other political subdivisions of the state; and
(3) the United States and its agencies.
(c) The commission may adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(d) The commission may authorize the executive director to enter into contracts with a public agency, private person, or other entity for the purpose of implementing this subchapter.
(e) The commission may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the federal government to carry out remedial action for releases from underground and aboveground storage tanks as authorized by the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).
(b) In implementing this subchapter, the commission shall cooperate with:
(1) cities and towns;
(2) agencies, departments, and other political subdivisions of the state; and
(3) the United States and its agencies.
(c) The commission may adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(d) The commission may authorize the executive director to enter into contracts with a public agency, private person, or other entity for the purpose of implementing this subchapter.
(e) The commission may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the federal government to carry out remedial action for releases from underground and aboveground storage tanks as authorized by the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).
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