Texas § 55.161 PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.

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§ 55.161 — PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.

Texas § 55.161

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Sec. 55.161. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.

(a)A water improvement district may provide for irrigation of the land within its boundaries.

(b)A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59 , of the Texas Constitution, may furnish water for domestic, power, and commercial purposes.

(c)A district may be formed to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of:

(1)construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land;

(2)purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities; or

(3)assumption, as principal or guarantor, of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.

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Sec. 55.161. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. (a) A water improvement district may provide for irrigation of the land within its boundaries.
(b) A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59 , of the Texas Constitution, may furnish water for domestic, power, and commercial purposes.
(c) A district may be formed to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of:
(1) construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land;
(2) purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities; or
(3) assumption, as principal or guarantor, of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.