Sec. 571.002. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS; DEBT. (a) The commissioners court of the county or the municipal authority of the municipality may:
(1) establish, construct, extend, maintain, or improve a seawall, breakwater, levee, floodway, or drainway;
(2) improve, maintain, or beautify a boulevard erected in connection with the seawall, breakwater, levee, floodway, or drainway; and
(3) for purposes of implementing Subchapter H, Chapter 33, Natural Resources Code:
(A) participate as a qualified project partner for an erosion response project undertaken by the General Land Office, as those terms are defined by Section 33.601, Natural Resources Code; and
(B) undertake or contribute to the funding of:
(i) beach renourishment on public beaches, as defined by Section 61.012, Natural Resources Code; or
(ii) any other erosion response project as defined by Section 33.601, Natural Resources Code, on waterways, bays, and bay shorelines.
(b) The commissioners court or municipal authority may incur debt for a purpose authorized under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 421.002 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(c)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subtitle C - Water Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 571 - Seawalls and Levees in Coastal Municipalities and Counties
Subchapter A. Authority of County or Municipality Bordering Gulf
Section 571.001. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 571.002. Authorized Projects; Debt
Section 571.003. Use of Public Property
Section 571.004. Acquisition of Property; Eminent Domain
Section 571.005. Cession of Use and Control of State Land
Section 571.007. Prerequisites for Issuing Bonds; Election
Section 571.008. Election Results
Section 571.009. General Law Applicable to Bonds
Section 571.010. Handling of Bond Proceeds and Taxes
Section 571.011. Cooperation and Contracts With United States