Texas Water Code

§ 11.404 — EXPENSES AND ASSESSMENT OF COSTS OF WATERMASTER

WA § 11.404Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 11. WATER RIGHTS · Art. H. COURT-APPOINTED WATERMASTER

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (e), the trial court shall assess the costs and expenses of the watermaster and his staff against all persons receiving an allocation of the water in judicial custody. The court shall assess the costs and expenses monthly or at other time intervals ordered by the court.

(b)The court shall assess the costs and expenses on the basis of:

(1)acreage;

(2)acre-feet of allocated water;

(3)per capita; or

(4)any other formula the court, after notice and hearing, determines to be the most equitable.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.19, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 1.19, eff. September 1, 2007.