Texas Water Code 15.851 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 15.851
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
In this subchapter:
(1) “Approved local plan” means a local plan authorized by § 11.083, Parks and Wildlife Code, that has been approved by the Parks and Wildlife Commission, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and the Department of Agriculture as required by § 11.083, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(2) Notwithstanding § 15.001, “fund” means the aquatic vegetation management fund established under this subchapter.
(3) Notwithstanding § 15.001, “political subdivision” means a municipality, a county, a water district, or a state agency.
(4) “Water district” means a conservation and reclamation district or an authority created under authority of § 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or § 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has jurisdiction over a public body of surface water. The term does not include a navigation district or a port authority.