Texas § SD.8513.0320 - PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS
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§ SD.8513.0320. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS. (a) The authority may make preliminary investigations and surveys in the manner and for the purposes specified in Chapters 49 and 51 , Water Code, or other applicable general law. (b) The authority may make a preliminary investigation or survey independently at its own cost or jointly with others or may contribute to the cost of a preliminary investigation or survey made by another. (c) For purposes of procuring cooperation by the federal government, any project lawfully within the scope of the purposes of this chapter may be approved for construction as a federal project under such contractual terms as may be demanded by the United States Congress. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 240 (H.B. 2692 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2025.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section SD.8513.0320 ("PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS") 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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