Section 231.221 - Legislative Findings; Purpose(a) The legislature finds that:(1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;(2) the area that surrounds Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in Hood County is or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;(3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and(4) without adequate development regulations, the area and the watershed will be developed in ways that endanger and interfere with the proper use of that area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:(1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;(2) encouraging recreation; and(3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 231.221
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. 6/18/1999.