Texas Water Code

§ 49.211 — POWERS

WA § 49.211Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS · Art. H. POWERS AND DUTIES

Statute text

(a)A district shall have the functions, powers, authority, rights, and duties that will permit accomplishment of the purposes for which it was created or the purposes authorized by the constitution, this code, or any other law.

(b)A district is authorized to purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, or extend inside and outside its boundaries any and all land, works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to accomplish the purposes of its creation or the purposes authorized by this code or any other law.

(c)A district that is authorized by law to engage in drainage or flood control activities may adopt:

(1)a master drainage plan, including rules relating to the plan and design criteria for drainage channels, facilities, and flood control improvements;

(2)rules for construction activity to be conducted within the district that:

(A)reasonably relate to providing adequate drainage or flood control; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 486, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.