Tex. Water Code § 37.005
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 37.005, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 37.005. ISSUANCE AND DENIAL OF LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall establish requirements and uniform procedures for issuing licenses and registrations under this chapter.
(b) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license or registration for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a license or registration issued by another state that has requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
(c) After notice and hearing, the commission may deny an application for a license or registration by an applicant who:
(1) has a record in the preceding five years of continuing violations of statutes or rules adopted under those statutes;
(2) has engaged in fraud or deceit in obtaining or applying for a license or registration;
(3) has demonstrated gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the performance of activities authorized by a license or registration;
(4) made an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the commission by the license or registration holder;
(5) failed to keep and transmit records as required by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute; or
(6) at the time the application is submitted, is indebted to the state for a fee, penalty, or tax imposed by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute.
(b) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license or registration for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a license or registration issued by another state that has requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
(c) After notice and hearing, the commission may deny an application for a license or registration by an applicant who:
(1) has a record in the preceding five years of continuing violations of statutes or rules adopted under those statutes;
(2) has engaged in fraud or deceit in obtaining or applying for a license or registration;
(3) has demonstrated gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the performance of activities authorized by a license or registration;
(4) made an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the commission by the license or registration holder;
(5) failed to keep and transmit records as required by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute; or
(6) at the time the application is submitted, is indebted to the state for a fee, penalty, or tax imposed by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute.
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