Texas Water Code

§ 15.853 — USE OF FUND

WA § 15.853Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part C. WATER DEVELOPMENT · Ch. 15. TEXAS WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM · Art. N. AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FUND

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(a)Money in the fund may be used only for the following purposes, in the following order of priority:

(1)grants to the Parks and Wildlife Department:

(A)to develop a state aquatic vegetation management plan in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Department of Agriculture, water districts and other political subdivisions with jurisdiction over public bodies of surface water, and public drinking water providers, as required by Section 11.082, Parks and Wildlife Code; or

(B)for research, outreach, and educational activities that relate to vegetation control;

(2)grants to political subdivisions to develop local aquatic vegetation management plans that conform to the state aquatic vegetation management plan, as authorized by Section 11.083, Parks and Wildlife Code; and

(3)grants to political subdivisions to manage aquatic vegetation infestations under the state plan or the approved local plan adopted by the political subdivision.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 75, eff. September 1, 2025.