1. (a) The legislature finds that:

   1. (1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;
   2. (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. (3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and
   4. (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.

2. (b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:

   1. (1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;
   2. (2) encouraging recreation; and
   3. (3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.