In passing on an application for a permit under this subchapter whether it proposes a use of water inside or outside the watershed of the impoundment, the commission shall give paramount consideration to recouping the state's investment in order to protect the public interest and promote the general welfare.
Tex. Water Code § 16.183
PERMIT: PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff
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