Sec. 62.101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature in enacting the provisions of this chapter that the rights established or recognized in Subchapters B and D of Chapter 61 of this code are paramount over any rights or interests that might otherwise be considered created by this chapter, and none of the provisions of this chapter may trench on those rights or encroach on land or interests in land that may ultimately be held subject to those rights.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2497, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.