Title WA, Water Code

Sec. 46.005. OATH. The appointed commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his or her duties as commissioner. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.

Sec. 46.006. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The appointed commissioner is entitled to receive as compensation $15,600 a year until otherwise provided by legislative appropriation and is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses while traveling in the discharge of o…

Sec. 46.007. POWERS AND DUTIES. The appointed commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the compact and has all the powers and duties prescribed by the compact. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.

Sec. 46.0071. NOTICE OF COMPACT MEETINGS. For informational purposes, the commissioner shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 46.008. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or a designated representative selected from the staff of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall also serve as a commissioner and represent this state on the …

Sec. 46.009. EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. The commissioners, in conjunction with other members of the commission and as authorized by the legislature, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses for the appointed commissioner and o…

Sec. 46.010. COOPERATION OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall cooperate with the commissioners in the performance of their duties and shall furnish them any factual data and information that are available. Added by Acts…

Sec. 46.011. NOTIFICATION OF OTHER PARTIES; COPIES. The governor shall notify the Governor of Arkansas, the Governor of Louisiana, the Governor of Oklahoma, and the President of the United States of the ratification of the compact by this state. On request of the governor, the se…

Sec. 46.012. TIME WHEN COMPACT BINDING. The compact is binding and obligatory when it is ratified by the legislatures of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma and consented to by the United States under Article XIII of the compact. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec.…

Sec. 46.013. TEXT OF COMPACT. The Red River Compact reads as follows: "PREAMBLE "The States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, pursuant to the acts of their respective Governors or legislatures, or both, being moved by considerations of interstate comity, have resolved …