Tex. Water Code § 5.752
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 5.752, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 5.752. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Applicable legal requirement" means an environmental law, regulation, permit, order, consent decree, or other requirement.
(2) "Innovative program" means:
(A) a program developed by the commission under this subchapter, Chapter 26 or 27 of this code, or Chapter 361, 382, or 401, Health and Safety Code, that provides incentives to a person in return for benefits to the environment that exceed benefits that would result from compliance with applicable legal requirements under the commission's jurisdiction;
(B) the flexible permit program administered by the commission under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code;
(C) the regulatory flexibility program administered by the commission under Section 5.758; or
(D) a program established under Section 382.401, Health and Safety Code, to encourage the use of alternative technology for detecting leaks or emissions of air contaminants.
(3) "Permit" includes a license, certificate, registration, approval, permit by rule, standard permit, or other form of authorization issued by the commission under this code or the Health and Safety Code.
(4) "Region" means a region of the commission's field operations division or that division's successor.
(5) "Strategically directed regulatory structure" means a program that is designed to use innovative programs to provide maximum environmental benefit and to reward compliance performance.
(1) "Applicable legal requirement" means an environmental law, regulation, permit, order, consent decree, or other requirement.
(2) "Innovative program" means:
(A) a program developed by the commission under this subchapter, Chapter 26 or 27 of this code, or Chapter 361, 382, or 401, Health and Safety Code, that provides incentives to a person in return for benefits to the environment that exceed benefits that would result from compliance with applicable legal requirements under the commission's jurisdiction;
(B) the flexible permit program administered by the commission under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code;
(C) the regulatory flexibility program administered by the commission under Section 5.758; or
(D) a program established under Section 382.401, Health and Safety Code, to encourage the use of alternative technology for detecting leaks or emissions of air contaminants.
(3) "Permit" includes a license, certificate, registration, approval, permit by rule, standard permit, or other form of authorization issued by the commission under this code or the Health and Safety Code.
(4) "Region" means a region of the commission's field operations division or that division's successor.
(5) "Strategically directed regulatory structure" means a program that is designed to use innovative programs to provide maximum environmental benefit and to reward compliance performance.
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