Texas Statutes
§ 26.262 — POLICY AND CONSTRUCTION.
Texas § 26.262
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Bluebook
Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 26.262 (2026).
Text
Sec. 26.262. POLICY AND CONSTRUCTION. It is the policy of this state to prevent the spill or discharge of hazardous substances into the waters in the state and to cause the removal of such spills and discharges without undue delay. This subchapter shall be construed to conform with Chapter 40 , Natural Resources Code.
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4204, ch. 669, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 930, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 6, eff. March 28, 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 26.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 26.002
OWNERSHIP OF UNDERGROUND WATER.§ 26.003
POLICY OF THIS SUBCHAPTER.§ 26.011
IN GENERAL.§ 26.012
STATE WATER QUALITY PLAN.§ 26.013
RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS.§ 26.0136
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT.§ 26.014
POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.§ 26.015
POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS.§ 26.0151
PUBLIC INFORMATION.§ 26.017
COOPERATION.§ 26.018
CONTRACTS, INSTRUMENTS.§ 26.019
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 26.262, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/WA/26.262.