Tex. Water Code § 5.602
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 5.602, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 5.602. RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ESTUARIES OF TEXAS COAST.
Official statutory text
The state recognizes the state and national significance of estuaries on the Texas coast and that the cooperative efforts created by the National Estuary Program serve a public and state purpose. By virtue of that state purpose, an approved implementation program established under the National Estuary Program is eligible to receive state funds through a grant program administered by the commission.
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