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Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7816

This is the official text of Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7816, part of Texas’s Auxiliary Water Laws — supplementary Texas statutes on water rights not consolidated into the Water Code.

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§ 7816. FINDINGS.

Official statutory text

If at said hearing it appears to the court that the organization of such district and the proposed improvement is feasible and practicable, and that it would be a public benefit or public utility, then it shall so find, and shall also find the amount of money necessary for said improvement and for all expenses incident thereto and the expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the creation and establishment of the district, and shall specify the amount of bonds to issue, the length of time the bonds shall run, and the rate of interest said bonds shall bear. If the court finds that such organization and improvement is not feasible or practicable, or that it would not be a public benefit or utility, then it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners. In either case, the court shall enter its findings in the records of the court.

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