Sec. 571.011. COOPERATION AND CONTRACTS WITH UNITED STATES. (a) The commissioners court or municipal authority may cooperate and contract with the United States for grants, loans, or advance payments to carry out any of the powers or purposes prescribed by this subchapter.
(b) The commissioners court or municipal authority may contribute and pay to the United States all or any part of the proceeds of bonds they have issued and sold under this subchapter, in connection with any project undertaken by the federal government affecting or relating to the construction or maintenance of a seawall, boulevard, or other project authorized under this subchapter.
(c) It is the purpose of this section to confer on the commissioners court or municipal authority the fullest possible power of contract with regard to projects of common interest enumerated in this subchapter, when these projects are approved by an act of the United States Congress.
Renumbered from Sec. 421.001 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 421.011 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