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TX Water Code § 11.560 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 11 - Water Rights|Subchapter K. Concho River Watermaster Program|Section 11.560. Colorado River Basin Watermaster Program

Sec. 11.560.  COLORADO RIVER BASIN WATERMASTER PROGRAM.  If a watermaster program is established for the entire Colorado River Basin, the Concho River Watermaster Program is discontinued, and the area described by Section 11.553 is under the jurisdiction of the watermaster for the Colorado River Basin Watermaster Program.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 749 (H.B. 2815), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Water Code § 11.561 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 11 - Water Rights|Subchapter K. Concho River Watermaster Program|Section 11.561. Applicability of Other Law and Commission Rules

Sec. 11.561.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW AND COMMISSION RULES.  A provision of this code or a rule adopted by the commission that relates to watermasters and does not conflict with the provisions of this subchapter applies to the program established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 749 (H.B. 2815), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Water Code § 12.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 12.001. Definitions

Sec. 12.001.  DEFINITIONS.  The definitions contained in Subchapter A, Chapter 11 of this code apply to this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 12.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights|Section 12.011. Permit Applications

Sec. 12.011.  PERMIT APPLICATIONS.  The commission shall receive, administer, and act on all applications for permits and permit amendments:(1)  to appropriate public water for beneficial use or storage;  or(2)  to construct works for the impoundment, storage, diversion, or transportation of public water.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.031, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 12.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights|Section 12.012. Evaluation of Outstanding Permits

Sec. 12.012.  EVALUATION OF OUTSTANDING PERMITS.  The commission shall actively and continually evaluate outstanding permits and certified filings and shall carry out measures to cancel wholly or partially the certified filings and permits that are subject to cancellation.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.031, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 12.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights|Section 12.014. Use of Commission Surveys; Policy

Sec. 12.014.  USE OF COMMISSION SURVEYS;  POLICY.  The commission shall make use of surveys, studies, and investigations conducted by the staff of the commission in order to ascertain the character of the principal requirements of the district regional division of the watershed areas of the state for beneficial uses of water, to the end that distribution of the right to take and use state water may be more equitably administered in the public interest, that privileges granted for recognized uses may be economically coordinated so as to achieve the maximum of public value from the state's water resources, and that the distinct regional necessities for water control and conservation and for control of harmful floods may be recognized.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.031, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 12.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights|Section 12.015. Power to Condemn Works

Sec. 12.015.  POWER TO CONDEMN WORKS.  (a)  The commission may condemn existing works if their existence or operation may, in the judgment of the commission, become a public menace or dangerous to life and property.(b)  In all cases of proposed condemnation, the commission shall notify the interested party of the contemplated action and shall specify a time for him to appear and be heard.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 12.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights|Section 12.016. Power to Inspect

Sec. 12.016.  POWER TO INSPECT.  The executive director or his authorized agent may inspect any impoundment, diversion, or distribution works during construction to determine whether or not they are being constructed in a safe manner and whether or not they are being constructed according to the order of the commission.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 12.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights|Section 12.017. Power to Enter Land

Sec. 12.017.  POWER TO ENTER LAND.  Any member or employee of the commission may enter any person's land, natural waterway, or artificial waterway for the purpose of making an investigation that would, in the judgment of the executive director, assist the commission in the discharge of its duties.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.031, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 12.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter C. Projects|Section 12.053. Inventory of Dams Operated by River Authorities

Sec. 12.053.  INVENTORY OF DAMS OPERATED BY RIVER AUTHORITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a river authority described by Section 325.025(b), Government Code.(b)  Each river authority shall provide to the commission information regarding the operation and maintenance of dams under the control of that river authority.  The commission by rule shall require a river authority to provide for each dam under its control at least the following information:(1)  the location of the dam;(2)  under whose jurisdiction the dam operates;(3)  a required maintenance schedule for the dam;(4)  costs of the operation and maintenance of the dam; and(5)  the method of finance for the operation and maintenance costs of the dam.(c)  A river authority shall submit the information required by Subsection (b) to the commission each year and in the event of a significant change in the information.(d)  Subject to federal and state confidentiality laws, the commission shall create and maintain an Internet website that contains the information collected under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 574 (S.B. 600), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 12.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter D. Water Districts|Section 12.081. Continuing Right of Supervision of Districts and Authorities Created Under Article Iii, Section 52 and Article Xvi, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution

Sec. 12.081.  CONTINUING RIGHT OF SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS AND AUTHORITIES CREATED UNDER ARTICLE III, SECTION 52 AND ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59 OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.  (a)  The powers and duties of all districts and authorities created under Article III, Section 52 and Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution are subject to the continuing right of supervision of the State of Texas by and through the commission or its successor, and this supervision may include but is not limited to the authority to:(1)  inquire into the qualifications of the officers and directors of any district or authority;(2)  require, on its own motion or on complaint by any person, audits or other financial information, inspections, evaluations, and engineering reports;(3)  issue subpoenas for witnesses to carry out its authority under this subsection;(4)  institute investigations and hearings using examiners appointed by the commission;(5)  issue rules necessary to supervise the districts and authorities, except that such rules shall not apply to water quality ordinances adopted by any river authority which meet or exceed minimum requirements established by the commission;(6)  issue a permit under Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, notwithstanding a district's rule or objection; and(7)  the right of supervision granted herein shall not apply to matters relating to electric utility operations.(b)  The commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house a report of any findings made under this section.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.034, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 196, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.283, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 608 (S.B. 911), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 12.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter D. Water Districts|Section 12.083. Districts; Creation, Investigations and Bonds

Sec. 12.083.  DISTRICTS;  CREATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND BONDS.  (a)  The commission succeeds to the duties and responsibilities of the Texas Water Rights Commission with regard to the creation of districts as defined by Section 50.001(1) of this code and to approve or disapprove the issuance of the bonds of all such districts.(b)  The executive director shall investigate and report on the organization and feasibility of all districts as defined by Section 50.001(1) of this code.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 12.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 12.112. Fees: Exemptions

Sec. 12.112.  FEES:  EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  The commission, the board, and the Parks and Wildlife Commission are exempted from payment of any filing, recording, or use fees required by this code.(b)  The board is exempt from payment of any other fees required by this code or any other statute relating to applications for water rights or amendments thereto or relating to water resources administration to the extent the board has not contracted for the sale of water under a water right on which such fees are based.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.036, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 647, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 12.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 12.113. Disposition of Fees, Etc

Sec. 12.113.  DISPOSITION OF FEES, ETC.  (a)  The commission shall immediately deposit in the State Treasury the fees and charges it collects.(b)  The commission shall deposit all costs collected under Subchapter G, Chapter 11 of this code in the State Treasury to the credit of the watermaster administration account, from which the commission shall pay all expenses necessary to efficiently administer and perform the duties described in Sections 11.325 through 11.335 of this code.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.036, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 12.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 12.114. Disposition of Fees Pending Determination

Sec. 12.114.  DISPOSITION OF FEES PENDING DETERMINATION.  The commission shall hold all fees, except filing fees, which are paid with an application until the commission finally determines whether the application should be granted.  If the application is not granted, the commission shall return the fees to the applicant.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.036, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 13.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.001. Legislative Policy and Purpose

Sec. 13.001.  LEGISLATIVE POLICY AND PURPOSE.  (a)  This chapter is adopted to protect the public interest inherent in the rates and services of retail public utilities.(b)  The legislature finds that:(1)  retail public utilities are by definition monopolies in the areas they serve; (2)  the normal forces of competition that operate to regulate prices in a free enterprise society do not operate for the reason stated in Subdivision (1) of this subsection;  and(3)  retail public utility rates, operations, and services are regulated by public agencies, with the objective that this regulation will operate as a substitute for competition.(c)  The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive regulatory system that is adequate to the task of regulating retail public utilities to assure rates, operations, and services that are just and reasonable to the consumers and to the retail public utilities.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 13.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.003. Applicability of Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act

Sec. 13.003.  APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND TEXAS REGISTER ACT.  Chapter 2001, Government Code applies to all proceedings under this chapter except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 13.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.004. Jurisdiction of Utility Commission Over Certain Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations

Sec. 13.004.  JURISDICTION OF UTILITY COMMISSION OVER CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY OR SEWER SERVICE CORPORATIONS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the utility commission has the same jurisdiction over a water supply or sewer service corporation that the utility commission has under this chapter over a water and sewer utility if the utility commission finds that the water supply or sewer service corporation:(1)  is failing to conduct annual or special meetings in compliance with Section 67.007; or(2)  is operating in a manner that does not comply with the requirements for classifications as a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation prescribed by Sections 13.002(11) and (24).(b)  If the water supply or sewer service corporation voluntarily converts to a special utility district operating under Chapter 65, the utility commission's jurisdiction provided by this section ends.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1057 (H.B. 1358), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 13.011. Employees

Sec. 13.011.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The utility commission and the executive director of the commission, subject to approval, as applicable, by the utility commission or the commission, shall employ any engineering, accounting, and administrative personnel necessary to carry out each agency's powers and duties under this chapter.(b)  The executive director and the commission's staff are responsible for the gathering of information relating to all matters within the jurisdiction of the commission under this subchapter.  The utility commission and the utility commission's staff are responsible for the gathering of information relating to all matters within the jurisdiction of the utility commission under this subchapter. The duties of the utility commission, the executive director, and the staff of the utility commission or commission, as appropriate, include:(1)  accumulation of evidence and other information from water and sewer utilities, from the utility commission or commission, as appropriate, and the governing body of the respective agency, and from other sources for the purposes specified by this chapter;(2)  preparation and presentation of evidence before the utility commission or commission, as appropriate, or its appointed examiner in proceedings;(3)  conducting investigations of water and sewer utilities under the jurisdiction of the utility commission or commission, as appropriate;(4)  preparation of recommendations that the utility commission or commission, as appropriate, undertake an investigation of any matter within its jurisdiction;(5)  preparation of recommendations and a report for inclusion in the annual report of the utility commission or commission, as appropriate;(6)  protection and representation of the public interest before the utility commission or commission, as appropriate; and(7)  other activities that are reasonably necessary to enable the utility commission and the executive director and the staff of the utility commission or commission, as appropriate, to perform their duties.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 13.014. Attorney General to Represent Commission or Utility Commission

Sec. 13.014.  ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPRESENT COMMISSION OR UTILITY COMMISSION.  The attorney general shall represent the commission or the utility commission under this chapter in all matters before the state courts and any court of the United States.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 13.015. Informal Proceeding

Sec. 13.015.  INFORMAL PROCEEDING.  A proceeding involving a retail public utility as defined by Section 13.002 of this code may be an informal proceeding, except that the proceeding is subject to the public notice requirements of this chapter and the rules and orders of the regulatory authority involved.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 13.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 13.016. Record of Proceedings; Right to Hearing

Sec. 13.016.  RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS;  RIGHT TO HEARING.  A record shall be kept of all proceedings before the regulatory authority, unless all parties waive the keeping of the record, and all the parties are entitled to be heard in person or by attorney.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|