Texas § SD.7816.0301 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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§ SD.7816.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
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Section SD.7816.0301 ("GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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