Except as provided in Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003, no person may appropriate any state water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a permit from the commission to make the appropriation.
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 829,Sec. 3, eff. 6/17/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 756,Sec. 8, eff. 6/17/2015.Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 1, eff. 5/23/1995.Amended By Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. 8/31/1987Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1977