Tex. Water Code § 26.359
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 26.359, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 26.359. LOCAL REGULATION OR ORDINANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "local government" means a school district, county, municipality, junior college district, river authority, water district or other special district, or other political subdivision created under the constitution or a statute of this state.
(b) A regulation or ordinance adopted by a local government that imposes standards for the design, construction, installation, or operation of underground storage tanks is not valid.
(c) This section does not apply to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001.
(c) This section does not apply to a rule adopted by the Edwards Aquifer Authority, or to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001, or thereafter amended.
(b) A regulation or ordinance adopted by a local government that imposes standards for the design, construction, installation, or operation of underground storage tanks is not valid.
(c) This section does not apply to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001.
(c) This section does not apply to a rule adopted by the Edwards Aquifer Authority, or to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001, or thereafter amended.
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