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Section 17.897. Conservation Program

TX Water Code § 17.897 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 17.897. CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) A conservation program is:

(1) an agricultural water conservation technical assistance program, including a program for an on-farm soil and water conservation plan developed jointly by a landowner, an operator, and a local soil and water conservation district as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Agriculture Code;

(2) a research, demonstration, technology transfer, or educational program relating to agricultural water use and conservation;

(3) a precipitation enhancement program in an area of the state where the program, in the board's judgment, would be most effective; and

(4) any other agricultural water conservation program defined by board rule.

(b) The costs of a conservation program eligible for financial assistance under Section 17.899 are the costs of the capital equipment, materials, labor, preparation, installation, or administration directly associated with implementing and completing the program.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 19(m), eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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