TITLE: Relating to certain powers and duties of a drainage district.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain powers and duties of a drainage district.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain powers and duties of a drainage district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 56.111, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 56.111. CONTROL AND REPAIR OF DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The board may control and supervise the construction and maintenance of canals, drains, ditches and levees, and other improvements of the district and shall keep them in repair. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a district described by this subsection may control, supervise, finance, purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and extend inside and outside its boundaries any works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to accomplish the creation and operation of a stormwater reclamation system and may issue related bonds. This subsection applies only to a district located in a county that is located adjacent to the United Mexican States, has a population of more than 800,000, and contains at least two municipalities each of which has a population of 70,000 or more. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.