Tex.
Agric. Code Section 201.006
Confidentiality of Certain Information
(a)
Except as provided by this section, information collected by the state board or a conservation district is not subject to Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code, and may not be disclosed if the information is collected in response to a specific request from a landowner or the landowner’s agent or tenant for technical assistance relating to a water quality management plan or other conservation plan if the assistance is to be provided:(1)
under this code; and(2)
on private land that:(A)
is part of a conservation plan or water quality management plan developed cooperatively with the state board or conservation district; or(B)
is the subject of a report prepared by the state board or conservation district.(b)
The state board or a conservation district may disclose information regarding a tract of land to:(1)
the owner of the tract or the owner’s agent or tenant; and(2)
a person other than the owner or the owner’s agent or tenant if:(A)
the owner or the agent or tenant consents in writing to full or specified partial disclosure of the information; and(B)
the consent is attached to each plan or report regarding the tract prepared by the state board or conservation district.(c)
The state board or a conservation district may disclose, in a manner that prevents the identification of a particular tract of land, the owner of the tract, or the owner’s agent or tenant, a summary of information collected by the state board or conservation district regarding:(1)
the number of acres of land that are in a particular conservation plan;(2)
the number of acres of land that are subject to a particular conservation practice; or(3)
other conservation program information.(d)
The state board or a conservation district shall provide a person with notice regarding this section at the time the person requests technical assistance from the state board or conservation district.(e)
The state board or a conservation district may disclose information to a law enforcement agency of this state or the United States in compliance with a subpoena for the information.(f)
The state board or a conservation district may disclose information relating to water quality complaints or compliance failures to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission under Section 201.026 (Nonpoint Source Pollution).(g)
The state board or a conservation district may disclose to the attorney general information relating to a breach of contract.(h)
The state board or a conservation district may not be held liable for damage caused by a violation of this section.(i)
A reference in this section to the state board or a conservation district includes an officer, employee, or agent of the state board or conservation district.
Source:
Section 201.006 — Confidentiality of Certain Information, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.201.htm#201.006 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).
