Texas § 17.898 CONSERVATION PROJECT.

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§ 17.898 — CONSERVATION PROJECT.

Texas § 17.898

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 17.898 (2026).

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Sec. 17.898. CONSERVATION PROJECT.

(a)A conservation project is a project that:

(1)improves water use efficiency of water delivery and application on existing irrigation systems;

(2)prepares irrigated land for conversion to dryland conditions;

(3)prepares dryland for more efficient use of natural precipitation;

(4)purchases and installs on public or private property devices designed to indicate the amount of water withdrawn for irrigation purposes;

(5)prepares and maintains land to be used for brush control activities in areas of the state where those activities in the board's judgment would be most effective, including activities conducted under Chapter 203 , Agriculture Code; or

(6)implements any other agricultural water conservation project defined by board rule.

(b)The costs of

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Sec. 17.898. CONSERVATION PROJECT. (a) A conservation project is a project that:
(1) improves water use efficiency of water delivery and application on existing irrigation systems;
(2) prepares irrigated land for conversion to dryland conditions;
(3) prepares dryland for more efficient use of natural precipitation;
(4) purchases and installs on public or private property devices designed to indicate the amount of water withdrawn for irrigation purposes;
(5) prepares and maintains land to be used for brush control activities in areas of the state where those activities in the board's judgment would be most effective, including activities conducted under Chapter 203 , Agriculture Code; or
(6) implements any other agricultural water conservation project defined by board rule.
(b) The costs of a conservation project 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 project.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 19(n), eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.