Tex. Water Code Section 66.201
General Powers

The district may:

(1)

acquire land to construct facilities for the district;

(2)

construct regional stormwater retention and detention pond facilities to retain stormwater runoff and to prevent area and downstream flooding in the district;

(3)

construct outfall drainage ditches and similar facilities to control stormwater and floodwater and prevent area and downstream flooding;

(4)

provide for and use the land on which regional stormwater retention and detention pond facilities are located for park and recreational areas when the area is not used for holding water;

(5)

provide financing for land and facilities and for construction of facilities from money obtained from sources provided by this chapter and other laws of this state;

(6)

advise, consult, contract, cooperate with, and enter into agreements with the federal government and its agencies, the state and its agencies, local governments, and persons; and

(7)

apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other funds available from any source.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Source: Section 66.201 — General Powers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.­66.­htm#66.­201 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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