Texas § 8508.0118 POWER OF PERSONS TO CONTRACT WITH AUTHORITY.

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§ 8508.0118 — POWER OF PERSONS TO CONTRACT WITH AUTHORITY.

Texas § 8508.0118

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 8508.0118 (2026).

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Sec. 8508.0118. POWER OF PERSONS TO CONTRACT WITH AUTHORITY.

(a)A person may contract with the authority in any manner authorized by this chapter, Chapter 30 , Water Code, or Chapter 383 , Health and Safety Code, with respect to water, waste, pollution control, or any other facility or any service provided by the authority.

(b)A public agency may enter into and execute a contract described by Subsection (a) with the authority and may determine, agree, and pledge that all or any part of its payments under the contract is payable from the source described in Section 30.030 (c), Water Code, subject only to the authorization of the contract, pledge, and payments by the public agency's governing body. The public agency also may use and pledge any other available revenue or resource for paymen

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Sec. 8508.0118. POWER OF PERSONS TO CONTRACT WITH AUTHORITY. (a) A person may contract with the authority in any manner authorized by this chapter, Chapter 30 , Water Code, or Chapter 383 , Health and Safety Code, with respect to water, waste, pollution control, or any other facility or any service provided by the authority.
(b) A public agency may enter into and execute a contract described by Subsection (a) with the authority and may determine, agree, and pledge that all or any part of its payments under the contract is payable from the source described in Section 30.030 (c), Water Code, subject only to the authorization of the contract, pledge, and payments by the public agency's governing body. The public agency also may use and pledge any other available revenue or resource for payment of amounts due under the contract as an additional source of payment or as the sole source of payment.
(c) A public agency may:
(1) set fees, rates, charges, rentals, and other amounts, including water charges and garbage collection or handling fees, for any services or facilities provided by any utility operated by it, or provided pursuant to or in connection with any contract with the authority;
(2) charge those amounts to and collect those amounts from its inhabitants or from any users or beneficiaries of the utility, services, or facilities; and
(3) use and pledge that money to make payments to the authority required under the contract and may covenant to do so in amounts sufficient to make all or any part of those payments to the authority when due.
(d) If a public agency and the authority agree in a contract, the payments made by the public agency to the authority under the contract are an expense of operation of any facilities or utility operated by the public agency.