reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.001. Ratification

Sec. 41.001.  RATIFICATION.  The Rio Grande Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 41.009 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 3, page 531, Special Laws, Acts of the 46th Legislature, 1939, after having been signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 18, 1938, by M.C. Hinderlider, commissioner for the State of Colorado, Thos. M. McClure, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, and Frank B. Clayton, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by S.O. Harper, commissioner representing the United States.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.002. Original Copy

Sec. 41.002.  ORIGINAL COPY.  An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.003. Commissioner

Sec. 41.003.  COMMISSIONER.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article XII of the compact.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.004. Term of Office

Sec. 41.004.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The commissioner holds office for a term of six (6) years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2504, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.005. Oath

Sec. 41.005.  OATH.  The commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his duties as commissioner.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.006. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 41.006.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  The commissioner is entitled to compensation as provided by legislative appropriation.  On submission of detailed, sworn accounts, he is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while traveling in the discharge of his duties.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.007. Employees; Administrative Expenses

Sec. 41.007.  EMPLOYEES;  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.  The commissioner, in conjunction with the other members of the commission and as authorized by legislative appropriation, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incident to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the compact.  However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of this state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.008. Powers and Duties

Sec. 41.008.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the compact, and he has all the powers and duties prescribed by the compact.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.0081. Notice of Compact Meetings

Sec. 41.0081.  NOTICE OF COMPACT MEETINGS.  For informational purposes, the commissioner shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact › Section 41.0082. Cooperation of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Sec. 41.0082.  COOPERATION OF TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall cooperate with the commissioner in the performance of his duties and shall furnish him any available data and information he needs.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 34, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.314, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.001. Ratification

Sec. 42.001.  RATIFICATION.  The Pecos River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 42.010 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 30, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949, after having been signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 3, 1948, by John H. Bliss, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, and Charles H. Miller, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by Berkeley Johnson, representing the United States.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.002. Original Copy

Sec. 42.002.  ORIGINAL COPY.  An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.003. Commissioner

Sec. 42.003.  COMMISSIONER.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article V of the compact.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.004. Term of Office

Sec. 42.004.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The commissioner holds office for a term of six years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 2.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.005. Oath

Sec. 42.005.  OATH.  The commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his duties as commissioner.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.006. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 42.006.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  The commissioner is entitled to compensation as provided by legislative appropriation.  He is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while traveling in the discharge of his duties.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.007. Employees; Administrative Expenses

Sec. 42.007.  EMPLOYEES;  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.  The commissioner may employ engineering, legal, and clerical personnel as necessary to protect the interest of the state and to carry out and enforce the terms of the compact.  He may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incident to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the compact.  However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of this state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.0071. Notice of Compact Meetings

Sec. 42.0071.  NOTICE OF COMPACT MEETINGS.  For informational purposes, the commissioner shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.008. Powers and Duties

Sec. 42.008.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the compact, and he has all the powers and duties prescribed by the compact.
(b)  The commissioner may meet and confer with the New Mexico commissioner at any place the commission considers proper.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 42 - Pecos River Compact › Section 42.009. Cooperation of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Sec. 42.009.  COOPERATION OF TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall cooperate with the commissioner in the performance of his duties and shall furnish him any available data and information he needs.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.135, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 34, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.315, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.001. Ratification

Sec. 43.001.  RATIFICATION.  The Canadian River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 43.006 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 153, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1951, after having been signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 6, 1950, by John H. Bliss, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, E.V. Spence, commissioner for the State of Texas, and Clarence Burch, commissioner for the State of Oklahoma, and approved by Berkeley Johnson, representing the United States.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.002. Original Copy

Sec. 43.002.  ORIGINAL COPY.  An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.003. Commissioner

Sec. 43.003.  COMMISSIONER.  The governor shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article IX of the compact.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.004. Expenses

Sec. 43.004.  EXPENSES.  The commissioner is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.0041. Term of Office

Sec. 43.0041.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The commissioner holds office for a term of six years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 1.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.0042. Oath

Sec. 43.0042.  OATH.  The commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his duties as commissioner.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.0043. Employees; Administrative Expenses

Sec. 43.0043.  EMPLOYEES;  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.  The commissioner, in conjunction with the other members of the commission and as authorized by legislative appropriation, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incidental to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the compact.  However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of the state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.005. Powers and Duties

Sec. 43.005.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the compact, and he has all the powers and duties prescribed by the compact.
(b)  The commissioner may meet and confer with the other commissioners at any place the commission considers proper.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.0051. Notice of Compact Meetings

Sec. 43.0051.  NOTICE OF COMPACT MEETINGS.  For informational purposes, the commissioner shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.0052. Cooperation of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Sec. 43.0052.  COOPERATION OF TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall cooperate with the commissioner in the performance of his duties and shall furnish him any available data and information he needs.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 34, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.316, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 43 - Canadian River Compact › Section 43.0053. Canadian River Revolving Fund

Sec. 43.0053.  CANADIAN RIVER REVOLVING FUND.  All sums of money paid to the Canadian River revolving fund composed solely of funds of the State of Texas shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known as the Canadian River revolving fund and may be used only for the administration of this Act.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 44 - Sabine River Compact › Article III.

Subject to the provisions of Article X, all rights to any of the waters of the Sabine River which have been obtained in accordance with the laws of the States are hereby recognized and affirmed;  provided, however, that withdrawals, from time to time, for the satisfaction of such rights, shall be subject to the availability of supply in accordance with the apportionment of water provided under the terms of this Compact.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 44 - Sabine River Compact › Article VI.

(a)  The States through their respective appropriate agencies or subdivisions may construct jointly, or cooperate with any agency or instrumentality of the United States in the construction of works on the Stateline reach for the development, conservation and utilization for all beneficial purposes of the waters of the Sabine River.
(b)  All monetary revenues growing out of any joint State ownership, title and interest in works constructed under Section (a) above, and accruing to the States in respect thereof, shall be divided between the States in proportion to their respective contributions to the cost of construction;  provided however, that each State shall retain undivided all its revenues from recreational facilities within its boundaries incidental to the use of the waters of the Sabine River, and from its severally State-owned recreational facilities constructed appurtenant thereto.
(c)  All operation and maintenance costs chargeable against any State ownership, title and interest in works constructed under Section (a) above, shall be assessed in proportion to the contribution of each State to the original cost of construction.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 44 - Sabine River Compact › Article VIII.

(a)  This Compact shall become effective when ratified by the Legislature and approved by the Governors of both States and when approved by the Congress of the United States.
(b)  The provisions of this Compact shall remain in full force and effect until modified, altered or amended, or in the same manner as hereinabove required for ratification thereof.  The right so to modify, alter or amend this Compact is expressly reserved.  This Compact may be terminated at any time by mutual consent of the signatory States.  In the event this Compact is terminated as herein provided, all rights then vested hereunder shall continue unimpaired.
(c)  Should a court of competent jurisdiction hold any part of this Compact to be contrary to the constitution of any signatory State or of the United States of America, all other severable provisions of this Compact shall continue in full force and effect.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 44 - Sabine River Compact › Article IX.

This Compact is made and entered into for the sole purpose of effecting an equitable apportionment and providing beneficial uses of the waters of the Sabine River, its tributaries and its watershed, without regard to the boundary between Louisiana and Texas, and nothing herein contained shall be construed as an admission on the part of either State or any agency, commission, department or subdivision thereof, respecting the location of said boundary;  and neither this Compact nor any data compiled for the preparation or administration thereof shall be offered, admitted or considered in evidence, in any dispute, controversy, or litigation bearing upon the matter of the location of said boundary.
The term "Stateline" as defined in this Compact shall not be construed to define the actual boundary between the State of Texas and the State of Louisiana.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 44 - Sabine River Compact › Article X.

Nothing in this Compact shall be construed as affecting, in any manner, any present or future rights or powers of the United States, its agencies, or instrumentalities in, to and over the waters of the Sabine River Basin.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Representatives have executed this Compact in three counterparts hereof, each of which shall be and constitute an original, one of which shall be forwarded to the Administrator, General Services Administration of the United States of America and one of which shall be forwarded to the Governor of each State.
DONE in the City of Logansport, in the State of Louisiana, this 26th day of January, 1953.
(SIGNED--
Henry L. Woodworth)
HENRY L. WOODWORTH,
Representative for the
State of Texas
(SIGNED--
John W. Simmons)
JOHN W. SIMMONS,
Representative for the
State of Texas
(SIGNED--
Roy T. Sessums)
ROY T. SESSUMS,
Representative for the
State of Louisiana
APPROVED:
(SIGNED--Louis W. Prentiss)
LOUIS W. PRENTISS,
Representative of the United States.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 824, ch. 374, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1973;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 885, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.001. Ratification

Sec. 46.001.  RATIFICATION.  The Red River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 46.013 of this code, is ratified and confirmed in all respects after having been signed at Denison Dam, on the Texas-Oklahoma border, on May 12, 1978, by John P. Saxton, commissioner for the State of Arkansas, Orville B. Saunders, commissioner for the State of Oklahoma, Arthur R. Theis, commissioner for the State of Louisiana, and Fred Parkey, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by R. C. Marshall, representative of the United States.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.002. Original Copy

Sec. 46.002.  ORIGINAL COPY.  An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.003. Commissioner

Sec. 46.003.  COMMISSIONER.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article IX of the compact.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.004. Term of Office

Sec. 46.004.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The appointed commissioner holds office for a term of six years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 2.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.005. Oath

Sec. 46.005.  OATH.  The appointed commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his or her duties as commissioner.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.006. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 46.006.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  (a)  The appointed commissioner is entitled to receive as compensation $15,600 a year until otherwise provided by legislative appropriation and is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses while traveling in the discharge of official duties.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.007. Powers and Duties

Sec. 46.007.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The appointed commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the compact and has all the powers and duties prescribed by the compact.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.0071. Notice of Compact Meetings

Sec. 46.0071.  NOTICE OF COMPACT MEETINGS.  For informational purposes, the commissioner shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.008. Executive Director

Sec. 46.008.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  (a)  The executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission or a designated representative selected from the staff of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall also serve as a commissioner and represent this state on the commission established by Article IX of the compact.
(b)  The executive director or the designated representative may exercise the powers and shall discharge the duties provided by the compact.
(c)  The executive director or the designated representative is not entitled to additional compensation for performing the duties under the compact but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while traveling in the discharge of official duties.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.136, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.318, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.009. Employees; Administrative Expenses

Sec. 46.009.  EMPLOYEES;  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.  The commissioners, in conjunction with other members of the commission and as authorized by the legislature, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses for the appointed commissioner and other expenses incident to the proper performance of their duties and the proper administration of the compact.  However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of this state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.010. Cooperation of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Sec. 46.010.  COOPERATION OF TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall cooperate with the commissioners in the performance of their duties and shall furnish them any factual data and information that are available.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.137, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.319, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.011. Notification of Other Parties; Copies

Sec. 46.011.  NOTIFICATION OF OTHER PARTIES;  COPIES.  The governor shall notify the Governor of Arkansas, the Governor of Louisiana, the Governor of Oklahoma, and the President of the United States of the ratification of the compact by this state.  On request of the governor, the secretary of state shall furnish to each of these other governors and the president a certified copy of the Act adopting this chapter of the code.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 3 - River Compacts › Chapter 46 - Red River Compact › Section 46.012. Time When Compact Binding

Sec. 46.012.  TIME WHEN COMPACT BINDING.  The compact is binding and obligatory when it is ratified by the legislatures of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma and consented to by the United States under Article XIII of the compact.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 49.001. Definitions

Sec. 49.001.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  As used in this chapter:
(1)  "District" means any district or authority created by authority of either Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of how created.  The term "district" shall not include any navigation district or port authority created under general or special law, any conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Chapter 62, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, 1951 (Article 8280-141, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or any conservation and reclamation district governed by Chapter 36 unless a special law creating the district or amending the law creating the district states that this chapter applies to that district.
(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
(3)  "Board" means the governing body of a district.
(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.
(5)  "Water supply corporation" means a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created or operating under Chapter 67.
(6)  "Director" means either a supervisor or director appointed or elected to the board.
(7)  "Municipal solid waste" has the same meaning assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.
(8)  "Special water authority" means a river authority as that term is defined in Section 30.003, or a district created by a special Act of the legislature that:
(A)  is a provider of water or wastewater service to two or more municipalities;  and
(B)  is governed by a board of directors appointed or designated in whole or in part by the governor, the Texas Water Development Board, or municipalities within its service area.
(9)  "Potable water" means water that has been treated for public drinking water supply purposes.
(10)  "District facility" means tangible real and personal property of the district, including any plant, equipment, means, recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, or instrumentality owned, leased, operated, used, controlled, furnished, or supplied for, by, or in connection with the business or operations of a district.  The term specifically includes a reservoir or easement of a district.
(b)  These definitions are for use in this chapter only and have no effect on any other statute or code unless specifically referenced by that statute or code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.66, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 1.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 49.002. Applicability

Sec. 49.002.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to all general and special law districts to the extent that the provisions of this chapter do not directly conflict with a provision in any other chapter of this code or any Act creating or affecting a special law district.  In the event of such conflict, the specific provisions in such other chapter or Act shall control.
(b)  This chapter does not apply to a district governed by Chapter 36 unless a special law creating the district or amending the law creating the district states that this chapter applies to that district.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 49.003. Penalty

Sec. 49.003.  PENALTY.  A district that fails to comply with the filing provisions of this code may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $100 per day for each day the district wilfully continues to violate these provisions after receipt of written notice of violation from the executive director by certified mail, return receipt requested.  The state may sue to recover the penalty.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 49.004. Penalty for Violation of District Rules

Sec. 49.004.  PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF DISTRICT RULES.  (a)  The board may set reasonable civil penalties for the breach of any rule of the district that shall not exceed the jurisdiction of a justice court as provided by Section 27.031, Government Code.
(b)  A penalty under this section is in addition to any other penalty provided by the law of this state and may be enforced by complaints filed in the appropriate court of jurisdiction in the county in which the district's principal office or meeting place is located.
(c)  If the district prevails in any suit to enforce its rules, it may, in the same action, recover reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, and other costs incurred by the district before the court.  The amount of the attorney's fees shall be fixed by the court.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter B. Creation › Section 49.010. Order or Act Creating District

Sec. 49.010.  ORDER OR ACT CREATING DISTRICT.  Within 60 days after the date a district is created, the district shall file with the executive director a certified copy of the order or legislative Act creating the district or authorizing its creation, unless the district was created by order of the commission.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter B. Creation › Section 49.011. Notice Applicable to Creation of a District by the Commission

Sec. 49.011.  NOTICE APPLICABLE TO CREATION OF A DISTRICT BY THE COMMISSION.  (a)  On receipt by the commission of all required documentation associated with an application for creation of a district by the commission under Chapter 36, 50, 51, 54, 55, 58, 65, or 66 of this code or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the commission shall issue a notice indicating that the application is administratively complete.
(b)  The commission by rule shall establish a procedure for public notice and hearing of applications.  The rules must require an applicant to publish the notice issued by the commission under Subsection (a) once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper regularly published or circulated in the county where the district is proposed to be located not later than the 30th day before the date on which the commission may act on the application.  The commission shall provide the notice to each state representative and state senator who represents an area inside the proposed district's boundaries.
(c)  The commission may act on an application without holding a public hearing if a public hearing is not requested by the commission, the executive director, or an affected person in the manner prescribed by commission rule during the 30 days following the final publication of notice under Subsection (b).
(d)  If the commission determines that a public hearing is necessary, the commission shall advise all parties of the time and place of the hearing.  The commission is not required to provide public notice of a hearing under this section.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 2815), Sec. 11, eff. June 18, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (S.B. 1397), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.051. Board of Directors

Sec. 49.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  A district shall be governed by its board, the number of which is otherwise provided by law.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.053. Quorum

Sec. 49.053.  QUORUM.  A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum for any meeting, and a concurrence of a majority of the entire membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any business of the district.  This section does not apply to special water authorities.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.054. Officers

Sec. 49.054.  OFFICERS.  (a)  After a district is created and the directors have qualified, the board shall meet, elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and any other officers or assistant officers as the board may deem necessary, and begin the discharge of its duties.
(b)  After each directors election, the board shall meet and elect officers.
(c)  The president is the chief executive officer of the district, presides at all meetings of the board, and shall execute all documents on behalf of the district unless the board by resolution authorizes the general manager or other employee of the district to execute a document or documents on behalf of the district.  The vice-president shall act as president in case of the absence or disability of the president.  The secretary is responsible for seeing that all records and books of the district are properly kept and may attest the president's signature on documents.
(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 18.007.
(e)  The board may appoint another director, the general manager, or any employee as assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary, and any such person shall be entitled to certify as to the authenticity of any record of the district, including but not limited to all proceedings relating to bonds, contracts, or indebtedness of the district.
(f)  After any election or appointment of a director, a district shall notify the executive director within 30 days after the date of the election or appointment of the name and mailing address of the director chosen and the date that director's term of office expires.  The executive director shall provide forms to the district for such purpose.
(g)  This section does not apply to special water authorities.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1259, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 69, Sec. 5, eff. May 14, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 18.007, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.055. Sworn Statement, Bond, and Oath of Office

Sec. 49.055.  SWORN STATEMENT, BOND, AND OATH OF OFFICE.  (a)  As soon as practicable after a director is elected or appointed, that director shall make the sworn statement prescribed by the constitution for public office.
(b)  As soon as practicable after a director has made the sworn statement, and before beginning to perform the duties of office, that director shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for public officers.
(c)  Before beginning to perform the duties of office, each director shall execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of that director's duties.  All bonds of the directors shall be approved by the board and paid for by the district.
(d)  The sworn statement shall be filed as prescribed by the constitution.  The bond and oath shall be filed with the district and retained in its records.  A duplicate original of the oath shall also be filed with the secretary of state within 10 days after its execution and need not be filed before the new director begins to perform the duties of office.
(e)  This section does not apply to special water authorities.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.056. General Manager

Sec. 49.056.  GENERAL MANAGER.  (a)  The board may employ or contract with a person to perform such services as general manager for the district as the board may from time to time specify.  The board may delegate to the general manager full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the district subject only to orders of the board.
(b)  The board may delegate to the general manager the authority to employ all persons necessary for the proper handling of the business and operation of the district and to determine the compensation to be paid all employees other than the general manager.
(c)  Except as provided by Section 49.052, a director may be employed as general manager of the district, but the compensation of a general manager who also serves as a director shall be established by the other directors.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.058. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 49.058.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  A director of a district is subject to the provisions of Chapter 171, Local Government Code, relating to the regulation of conflicts of interest of officers of local governments.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.059. Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 49.059.  TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  (a)  A district may employ or contract with any person to serve as its tax assessor and collector who is:
(1)  an individual certified as a registered Texas assessor-collector; or
(2)  a firm, organization, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity if an individual certified as a registered Texas assessor-collector owns an interest in or is employed by the firm, organization, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity.
(b)  A tax assessor and collector employed or contracted for under this section is not required to be a natural person.
(c)  A firm, organization, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity serving as district tax assessor and collector shall give a bond as required by Section 49.057 for a natural person.
(d)  No person may serve as tax assessor and collector of a district providing potable water or sewer utility services to household users if that person:
(1)  is a natural person related within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity to any developer of property in the district, a member of the board, or the manager, engineer, or attorney for the district;
(2)  is or was within two years immediately preceding the assumption of assessment and collection duties with the district an employee of any developer of property in the district or any director, manager, engineer, or attorney for the district;
(3)  owns an interest in or is employed by any corporation organized for the purpose of tax assessment and collection services, a substantial portion of the stock of which is owned by a developer of property within the district or any director, manager, engineer, or attorney for the district; or
(4)  is directly or through a corporation developing land in the district or is a director, engineer, or attorney for the district.
(e)  Within 60 days after the board determines a relationship or employment exists which constitutes a disqualification under Subsection (d), it shall replace the person serving as tax assessor and collector with a person who would not be disqualified.
(f)  Any person who wilfully violates the provisions of Subsection (d) is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
(g)  As used in this section, "developer of property in the district" has the same meaning as in Section 49.052(d).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.060. Fees of Office; Reimbursement

Sec. 49.060.  FEES OF OFFICE;  REIMBURSEMENT.  (a)  A director is entitled to receive fees of office for each day the director actually spends performing the duties of a director. The board by resolution shall set the fees of office. The board may not set the fees of office at an amount greater than the amount of the per diem set by the Texas Ethics Commission for members of the legislature under Section 24a, Article III, Texas Constitution. In this subsection, "performing the duties of a director" means substantive performance of the management or business of the district, including participation in board and committee meetings and other activities involving the substantive deliberation of district business and in pertinent educational programs.  The phrase does not include routine or ministerial activities such as the execution of documents, self-preparation for meetings, or other activities requiring a minimal amount of time.
(a-1)  A district, by resolution of the board, shall set a limit on the fees of office that a director may receive in a year.  Except for a district that is a special water authority engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy to the public, a district may not set the annual limit at an amount greater than $7,200.
(a-2)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), an authority created by special law, by resolution of the board, may not set the annual limit on the fees of office described by that subsection at an amount greater than the amount a director would receive for 60 days of service a year at the maximum daily rate authorized by Subsection (a).
(b)  Each director is also entitled to receive reimbursement of actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred while engaging in activities on behalf of the district.
(c)  In order to receive fees of office and to receive reimbursement for expenses, each director shall file with the district a verified statement showing the number of days actually spent in the service of the district and a general description of the duties performed for each day of service.
(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 736, Sec. 2.
(e)  Section 49.002 notwithstanding, in all areas of conflict the provisions of this section shall take precedence over all prior statutory enactments.  If the enactment of this section results in an increase in the fees of office for any district, that district's fees of office shall not increase unless the board adopts a resolution authorizing payment of the higher fees.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 695, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 736, Sec. 1, 2, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 2815), Sec. 12, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts › Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions › Section 49.061. Seal

Sec. 49.061.  SEAL.  The directors shall adopt a seal for the district.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.