Texas Water Code

§ 49.4641 — RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON SITES ACQUIRED FOR WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES

WA § 49.4641Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS · Art. N. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

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(a)A district may develop and maintain recreational facilities on a site acquired for the purpose of developing water, sewer, or drainage facilities.

(b)A district is not required to prorate the costs of a site described by Subsection (a) between the primary water, sewer, or drainage purpose and any secondary recreational facilities purpose if a licensed professional engineer certifies that the site is reasonably sized for the intended water, sewer, or drainage purpose.

(c)The engineer may consider the following factors in determining the reasonableness of the size of a water, sewer, or drainage site:

(1)the rules, regulations, and design guidelines or criteria of a municipality, county, or other entity exercising jurisdiction;

(2)sound engineering principles;

(3)the impact on adjoining property;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2013.