Sec. 8508.0102. EFFECT OF POWERS OF AUTHORITY ON POWERS OF OTHER DISTRICTS; COORDINATION AND JOINT UNDERTAKINGS AMONG DISTRICTS. (a) The powers granted to the authority by this chapter are not intended to restrict the powers of any conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, inside the basin or area of the authority. It is the legislature's intent that the authority and those districts exercise their respective powers in a cooperative manner.
(b) A district created under Section 59, Article XVI, or Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, Texas Constitution, on or before August 29, 1985, may:
(1) coordinate its plans with the authority; and
(2) enter into joint undertakings with the authority for the purposes for which the entities are created.
(c) The acts taken under Subsection (b) must be approved by a majority of the boards of directors of the district and authority.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle G - River Authorities
Chapter 8508 - Sulphur River Basin Authority
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 8508.0101. General Powers and Duties
Section 8508.0103. General Powers Relating to Works and Water
Section 8508.0104. Control and Use of Waters
Section 8508.0105. Use of Beds and Banks of Sulphur River and Its Tributaries
Section 8508.0106. Water Conservation Program
Section 8508.0107. Groundwater
Section 8508.0108. Applicability of Certain Environmental Laws
Section 8508.0109. Permits and Licenses
Section 8508.0110. Consultation With County Judge for Certain Proposed Projects
Section 8508.0111. Service Contracts and Charges
Section 8508.0112. Acquisition, Maintenance, and Operation of Property
Section 8508.0113. Acquisition, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of Facilities
Section 8508.0114. Eminent Domain
Section 8508.0115. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
Section 8508.0116. Sale, Lease, Exchange, or Other Disposition of Property
Section 8508.0117. General Contract Powers
Section 8508.0118. Power of Persons to Contract With Authority
Section 8508.0119. Award of Certain Contracts
Section 8508.0120. Construction Contracts: Payment
Section 8508.0121. Conflict of Interest in Contract
Section 8508.0122. Surveys and Engineering Investigations
Section 8508.0124. Access to Authority Property
Section 8508.0125. Authority to Exercise Powers of Political Subdivisions Under Water Code