Tex. Water Code § 63.170
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 63.170, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 63.170. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS.
Official statutory text
The provisions of Sections 63.168-63.169 of this code do not apply to:
(1) improvements carried out and performed by the United States;
(2) calamities or emergencies which make it necessary to act at once to preserve the property of the district;
(3) unforeseen damage to district property, machinery, or equipment or necessary emergency repairs to them; or
(4) contracts for personal or professional services or work done by the district and paid for by the day as the work progresses.
(1) improvements carried out and performed by the United States;
(2) calamities or emergencies which make it necessary to act at once to preserve the property of the district;
(3) unforeseen damage to district property, machinery, or equipment or necessary emergency repairs to them; or
(4) contracts for personal or professional services or work done by the district and paid for by the day as the work progresses.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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