Texas § SD.8104.204 - CONTRACTS
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§ SD.8104.204. CONTRACTS
CONTRACTS. (a) The authority may: (1) contract with a public or private corporation, a political subdivision of this state, including the City of Baytown, or any other person, on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous, for the performance of the authority's rights and powers under this chapter; and (2) contract with another person to transport that person's water. (b) Before the authority enters into a contract under this section, other than a contract between the authority and the City of Baytown, the Baytown City Council must approve the contract. (c) The period of a contract under Subsection (a)(1) may not exceed 40 years. The contract may provide that it continues in effect until bonds issued by the authority to finance the cost of facilities authorized by this chapter and refunding bonds issued in place of those bonds are paid. (d) Section 552.014 , Local Government Code, applies to any contract between the authority and a municipality, including the City of Baytown. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019 ), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 3.77(23), eff. April 1, 2009.
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Section SD.8104.204 ("CONTRACTS") 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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