Texas § WA.15.980 - AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
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§ WA.15.980. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) An eligible political subdivision may establish economic development programs and make loans and grants of public funds to assist in providing projects within the political subdivision that conserve and develop the water resources of the political subdivision for the ultimate benefit of the public. The authority granted to a political subdivision to make loans and grants in accordance with this section constitutes a program in furtherance of the public purposes provided by Section 52-a , Article III, Texas Constitution. (b) Financial assistance received from the fund may be used by an eligible political subdivision to make loans or grants to persons for projects that the political subdivision finds will conserve and develop the water resources of the political subdivision for the ultimate benefit of the public and assist in diversifying and developing the economy of the political subdivision and the state. (c) In exercising the authority granted by this section, the governing body of an eligible political subdivision may determine the terms and conditions governing the loan or grant of money and determine whether to approve an agreement with a person who receives a loan or grant. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Water Code Sec. 15.910 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(142), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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Section WA.15.980 ("AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS") 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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