Texas Water Code
§ 49.233 — ELECTRIC GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS
WA § 49.233Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS · Art. H. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A district that owns or operates raw water pipelines that convey surface water, groundwater, or both surface water and groundwater, through more than 10 counties for municipal and industrial purposes may:
(1)develop, generate, transmit, or distribute water power and electric energy inside the district's boundaries for its own use;
(2)purchase electric energy from any available source for use at a facility the district owns, operates, and maintains inside the district's boundaries;
(3)enter into an agreement to acquire, install, construct, finance, operate, make an addition to, own, or operate an electric energy generating, transmission, or distribution facility jointly with another person; or
(4)sell or otherwise dispose of any of the district's interest in a jointly owned facility described by Subdivision (3).
(b)A district governed by this section:
…
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 58, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.