Texas § 11.1422 PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES.

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§ 11.1422 — PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES.

Texas § 11.1422

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 11.1422 (2026).

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Sec. 11.1422. PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES.

(a)Without obtaining a permit, a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that owns a cemetery may divert from a river not more than 200 acre-feet of water each year to irrigate the grounds of the cemetery if the cemetery:

(1)borders the river; and

(2)is more than 100 years old.

(b)The executive director or a watermaster who has jurisdiction over the river from which a cemetery diverts water under this section by order may restrict a diversion authorized by this section if the executive director or watermaster determines the diversion will harm a person downstream of the cemetery who acquired a water right before the date this section took effect. The executive director or watermaster shall limit the restriction to the extent of the harm

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Sec. 11.1422. PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES. (a) Without obtaining a permit, a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that owns a cemetery may divert from a river not more than 200 acre-feet of water each year to irrigate the grounds of the cemetery if the cemetery:
(1) borders the river; and
(2) is more than 100 years old.
(b) The executive director or a watermaster who has jurisdiction over the river from which a cemetery diverts water under this section by order may restrict a diversion authorized by this section if the executive director or watermaster determines the diversion will harm a person downstream of the cemetery who acquired a water right before the date this section took effect. The executive director or watermaster shall limit the restriction to the extent of the harm and to the period of the harm.