Sec. 9005.053. PURCHASE OR USE OF WATER. (a) The district may:
(1) acquire a water or a water supply facility inside or outside the district from any person, including:
(A) this state or any agency or subdivision of this state; and
(B) the United States; and
(2) treat, use, distribute, and sell, inside or outside the district, any water the district acquires.
(b) Before exercising a power under Subsection (a), the board must determine that adequate provisions can be made to continue to serve the water requirements in the district.
(c) The district's powers under this section are under the continuing supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapters 5 and 6, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts
Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties
Section 9005.051. General Powers; Applicability of Other Law
Section 9005.0515. Limitation of District Power
Section 9005.052. Contracts to Lease and Operate Federal Facilities or Properties