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Tex. Water Code § 11.152 (2026)

Assessment Of Effects Of Permits On Fish And Wildlife Habitats

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Sec. 11.152. ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS. In its consideration of an application for a permit to store, take, or divert water in excess of 5,000 acre feet per year, the commission shall assess the effects, if any, on the issuance of the permit on fish and wildlife habitats and may require the applicant to take reasonable actions to mitigate adverse impacts on such habitat. In determining whether to require an applicant to mitigate adverse impacts on a habitat, the commission may consider any net benefit to the habitat produced by the project. The commission shall offset against any mitigation required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Parts 320-330 any mitigation authorized by this section.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Sec. 11.149 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(56), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 24.002, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: lamcos/bma v. Texas Nat. Res. Conservation Com'n, 980 S.W.2d 511 (Tex. App. 1998).

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lamcos/bma v. Texas Nat. Res. Conservation Com'n, 980 S.W.2d 511 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Water Code Ann. § 11.134 (b) (West 1988).”

Lake Medina Conservation Soc'y, Inc./Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties WCID No. 1 v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n, 980 S.W.2d 511 (Tex. App. 1998). “02, of [the Water Code], Tex. Water Code Ann. § 11.134 (b) (West 1988).”

Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth. v. Nat'l Wildlife Fed'n (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “4 Tex. Water Code § 11.152.................”

Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth. v. Nat'l Wildlife Fed'n (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Water Code § 11.152. ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS.”

Lake Medina Conservation Soc'y, Inc./Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties WCID No. 1 & Canyon Reg'l Water Auth. v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties WCID No. 1 & Canyon Reg'l Water Auth./Lake Medina Conservation Soc'y, Inc. (Tex. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Tex. Water Code Ann. § 11.134 (b) (West 1988).”

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