Texas § SD.8513.0317 - AWARD OF CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY CONTRACTS
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§ SD.8513.0317. AWARD OF CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY CONTRACTS
AWARD OF CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY CONTRACTS. (a) This section applies to: (1) a wholesale contract for: (A) the sale, purchase, procurement, distribution, or supply of water or conservation storage capacity; or (B) construction of a navigable canal or waterway; or (2) a contract authorized under Section 561.003 , Local Government Code. (b) Before entering into a contract under this section, the manager shall publish notice describing the general nature of the contract in a newspaper of general circulation in each county within the authority where the contract is to have effect. (c) The board may consider and act on a contract at any regular board meeting following the last date of publication of notice required under this section. (d) The board shall confirm or ratify a contract by a majority vote. (e) A contract may be the sole basis or a supplement to the basis for securing a bond of the authority. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 240 (H.B. 2692 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2025.
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