Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Office of the Elttornep QBeneral $&ate of PCexae DAN MORALES ATTORNEY CENERAL April 14,1998 Mr. Barry R. McBee Opinion No. DM-474 Chair, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Re: Whether Water Code section 5.123, as enacted by P.O. Box 13087 Act of May 24, 1997, 75th Leg., R.S., ch. 1203, § 1, Austin, Texas 7871 l-3087 violates the suspension of laws and separation of powers provisions of the Texas Constitution (RQ-975) Dear Mr. McBee: You ask whether Water Code section 5.123,’ a recently enacted stat&? authorizing the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (“TNRCC” or the…