Tex. Water Code § 62.101
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 62.101, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 62.101. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Official statutory text
A district may be created under this chapter to provide, in or adjacent to its boundaries, for:
(1) the improvement, preservation, and conservation of inland and coastal water for navigation;
(2) the control and distribution of storm water and floodwater of rivers and streams in aid of navigation; and
(3) any other purposes necessary or incidental to the navigation of inland and coastal water or in aid of these purposes, as stated in Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
(1) the improvement, preservation, and conservation of inland and coastal water for navigation;
(2) the control and distribution of storm water and floodwater of rivers and streams in aid of navigation; and
(3) any other purposes necessary or incidental to the navigation of inland and coastal water or in aid of these purposes, as stated in Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
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