Water Code - 51st R.S. (1949)

Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Interim Report - House Progress Report
Library Catalog Title: Progress report of the Committee appointed pursuant to S.C.R.36
Subjects: Statutory revision | Water rights |
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291rh/H.J. of Tex., 51st Leg., 1st C.S. 227 (1950)
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Study the Water Laws and Rights of this State, and particularly with a view to effecting a comprehensive revision and recodification of such existing laws under the Constitution of this State and of the United States; obtaining uniform and adequate distribution and conservation of such waters, surface, storm and flood and natural flow; that the methods, systems and policies of the other States of the United States upon like subjects be studied and recommended where deemed applicable to Texas and that all inequalities in use and distribution be eliminated so that the benefits from all of the waters in this State may be shared by all of the citizens as nearly equally as possible; and that a comprehensive recommendation for such recodification and revision of such laws be made available at the next session of the Legislature.
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Interim Report - Senate Progress Report
Library Catalog Title: Report of Water Code Committee
Subjects: Statutory revision | Water rights |
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W219rs/S.J. of Tex., 51st Leg., 1st C.S. 121 (1950)
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Study the Water Laws and Rights of this State, and particularly with a view to effecting a comprehensive revision and recodification of such existing laws under the Constitution of this State and of the United States; obtaining uniform and adequate distribution and conservation of such waters, surface, storm and flood and natural flow; that the methods, systems and policies of the other States of the United States upon like subjects be studied and recommended where deemed applicable to Texas and that all inequalities in use and distribution be eliminated so that the benefits from all of the waters in this State may be shared by all of the citizens as nearly equally as possible; and that a comprehensive recommendation for such recodification and revision of such laws be made available at the next session of the Legislature.
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Recommendations by the state of Texas to President's Water Resources Water Policy Commission
Library Catalog Title: Recommendations by the state of Texas to President's Water Resources Water Policy Commission
Subjects: Statutory revision | Water rights |
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291RP
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Study the Water Laws and Rights of this State, and particularly with a view to effecting a comprehensive revision and recodification of such existing laws under the Constitution of this State and of the United States; obtaining uniform and adequate distribution and conservation of such waters, surface, storm and flood and natural flow; that the methods, systems and policies of the other States of the United States upon like subjects be studied and recommended where deemed applicable to Texas and that all inequalities in use and distribution be eliminated so that the benefits from all of the waters in this State may be shared by all of the citizens as nearly equally as possible; and that a comprehensive recommendation for such recodification and revision of such laws be made available at the next session of the Legislature.
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Interim Report - Preliminary
Library Catalog Title: Preliminary report
Subjects: Statutory revision | Water rights |
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291 1950P
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Study the Water Laws and Rights of this State, and particularly with a view to effecting a comprehensive revision and recodification of such existing laws under the Constitution of this State and of the United States; obtaining uniform and adequate distribution and conservation of such waters, surface, storm and flood and natural flow; that the methods, systems and policies of the other States of the United States upon like subjects be studied and recommended where deemed applicable to Texas and that all inequalities in use and distribution be eliminated so that the benefits from all of the waters in this State may be shared by all of the citizens as nearly equally as possible; and that a comprehensive recommendation for such recodification and revision of such laws be made available at the next session of the Legislature.
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Interim Report - Final
Library Catalog Title: Final report
Subjects: Statutory revision | Water rights |
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Online version: View report [81 pages  File size: 4,388 kb]
Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Study the Water Laws and Rights of this State, and particularly with a view to effecting a comprehensive revision and recodification of such existing laws under the Constitution of this State and of the United States; obtaining uniform and adequate distribution and conservation of such waters, surface, storm and flood and natural flow; that the methods, systems and policies of the other States of the United States upon like subjects be studied and recommended where deemed applicable to Texas and that all inequalities in use and distribution be eliminated so that the benefits from all of the waters in this State may be shared by all of the citizens as nearly equally as possible; and that a comprehensive recommendation for such recodification and revision of such laws be made available at the next session of the Legislature.
Supporting documents
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Water - Citations to water laws of some western states, Methods of issuing permits to use water (western states), Bibliography
Library Catalog Title: Water
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291C
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Surface Water Code, Preliminary Draft, April 1948
Library Catalog Title: Surface Water Code Prelim. draft
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291SU
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Surface Water Code, Revised Draft, December 18, 1948
Library Catalog Title: Surface Water Code Rev. draft 12-18-48
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291SU 12/48
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Brief on the water laws of the seventeen western states, by J.E. Sturrock, January 1949
Library Catalog Title: Brief on the water laws of the seventeen western states
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291BR
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Committee Documentation, List of Documentary Evidence on File in Office of Executive Secretary
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291M 1949/51, L1836.51 W291HT
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Minutes, Texas Water Code Committee
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291M 1949/51
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Online version: View document [108 pages  File size: 151,603 kb]
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Transcript of Proceedings, Texas Water Code Committee, Volume 1, December 14-15, 1949 (Weslaco)
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291HT V. 1
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Online version: View document [281 pages  File size: 474,454 kb]
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Transcript of Proceedings, Texas Water Code Committee, Volume 2, January 23 (Midland and Pecos), January 24 (El Paso), and February 10-11 (Austin), 1950
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291HT V. 2
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Effect of adverse decision in Tidelands case on inland water rights : statement, by John D. McCall, February 11, 1950
Library Catalog Title: Effect of adverse decision in Tidelands case on inland water rights : statement
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291MC
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Transcript of Proceedings, Texas Water Code Committee, Volume 3, March 20 (Amarillo), March 21 (Wichita Falls), March 22 (Stamford), and April 27 (Greenville), 1950
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291HT V. 3
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Online version: View document [496 pages  File size: 237,477 kb]
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Water needs of the San Antonio, Texas, area : committee report / prepared for Mission Water and Sewage Association, May 1950
Library Catalog Title: Water needs of the San Antonio, Texas, area : committee report
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291TM
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Report on New Mexico Trip by Sub-committee, May 10, 1950, including interview with State Engineer and Assistant State Engineer of New Mexico, May 1, and meeting with Artesian Pecos Conservancy District in Roswell, May 2; related correspondence
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291M 5/1/50
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Online version: View document [19 pages  File size: 25,812 kb]
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Transcript of Proceedings, Texas Water Code Committee, Volume 4, May 24-25 (Houston) and December 11-12 (Austin), 1950
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291HT V. 4
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Water conservation by artificial recharge, by Nicholas A. Rose, prepared for the Texas Water Code Committee and presented at hearing in Houston, Texas, May 24 and 25, 1950
Library Catalog Title: Water conservation by artificial recharge
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291A
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Subcommittee correspondence and recommended legislation
Library Catalog Title: Subcommittee correspondence and recommended legislation
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291sc
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Additional recommendations to subcommittee by L. Hamilton Lowe.
Library Call Number: LRL
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
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Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Bibliography
Library Catalog Title: Bibliography
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291BI
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Comments, recommendations concerning the Water Code Committee preliminary draft
Library Catalog Title: Comments, recommendations concerning the Water Code Committee preliminary draft
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291 1950PR
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Press releases
Library Catalog Title: Press releases
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291P
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)
Committee: Joint Water Code
Title: Water Code Committee resource documents
Library Catalog Title: Water Code Committee resource documents
Library Call Number: L1836.51 W291R
Session: 51st R.S. (1949)

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