Oklahoma City Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Out-of- State Water Sales Law
The Journal Record › November 20, 2009
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An Oklahoma City federal judge Wednesday turned down a Texas water district's argument that Oklahoma's law restricting out-of- state water sales violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and is pre-empted by federal law.
Oklahoma officials said U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Tarrant Regional Water District, which had filed applications with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to appropriate surface or stream water for use in Texas. The water district's general manager said the case is still alive, and that Heaton's ruling gives the Texas agency time to strengthen its side of the dispute.See the full content of this document
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Oklahoma City Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Out-of- State Water Sales Law
The case involves the Texas district's applications for more than 400,000 acre-feet of water from tributaries of the Red River.
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