Sec. 7811.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, and this chapter.
(b) The district may construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:
(1) reclaiming land from overflow from that water;
(2) controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and improving the rivers and streams;
(3) draining and improving the land; and
(4) preventing the pollution of the water.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts
Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 7811.101. General Powers and Duties
Section 7811.102. Eminent Domain
Section 7811.103. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
Section 7811.104. Contracts for Facilities and Improvements; Election Not Required
Section 7811.105. Prohibited Functions
Section 7811.106. Standards for Road, Street, or Utility Construction
Section 7811.107. Approval of Reclamation Plan, Amendment, or Project