Tex. Water Code § 17.123
FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS
Texas · Texas Water Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Water Code § 17.123, FINDINGS REGARDING PERMITS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/579651
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(a) The board shall not release funds for the construction of that portion of a project that proposes surface water or groundwater development until the executive administrator makes a written finding:
(1) that an applicant proposing surface-water development has the necessary water right authorizing it to appropriate and use the water which the water supply project will provide; or
(2) that an applicant proposing groundwater development has the right to use water that the water supply project will provide.
(b) The board may release funds for the costs of planning, engineering, architectural, legal, title, fiscal, or economic investigation, studies, surveys, or designs before making the finding required under Subsection (a) if the executive administrator determines that a reasonable expectation exists that the finding will be made before the release of funds for construction.