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Section 231.221. Legislative Findings; Purpose

TX Loc Govt Code § 231.221 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 231.221. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that:

(1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;

(2) the area that surrounds Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in Hood County is or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;

(3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and

(4) without adequate development regulations, the area and the watershed will be developed in ways that endanger and interfere with the proper use of that area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:

(1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;

(2) encouraging recreation; and

(3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.

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