Tex. Water Code § 16.138
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 16.138, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 16.138. SPECIFIC CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.
Official statutory text
Contracts authorized by Section 16.137 of this code shall include but are not limited to the following:
(1) contracts secured by the general credit of the state which shall constitute general obligations of the state in the same manner and with the same effect as water development bonds, and principal and interest on these contracts shall be paid in the manner provided for payment of principal and interest on state bonds by the constitution;
(2) federal grants or grants from other sources;
(3) contracts which may be fully or partially secured by water purchase or repayment contracts executed by political subdivisions of the state for purchase of water and facilities necessary to supply present and future regional and local water requirements;
(4) contracts with any person, including but not limited to the United States, local public agencies, power cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities, for financing, constructing, and operating facilities to operate and deliver pumping energy required for projects; and
(5) contracts for goods and services necessary for the design, management, acquisition, lease, construction, reconstruction, development, enlargement, implementation, operation, or maintenance of any existing or proposed project or portion of the project.
(1) contracts secured by the general credit of the state which shall constitute general obligations of the state in the same manner and with the same effect as water development bonds, and principal and interest on these contracts shall be paid in the manner provided for payment of principal and interest on state bonds by the constitution;
(2) federal grants or grants from other sources;
(3) contracts which may be fully or partially secured by water purchase or repayment contracts executed by political subdivisions of the state for purchase of water and facilities necessary to supply present and future regional and local water requirements;
(4) contracts with any person, including but not limited to the United States, local public agencies, power cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities, for financing, constructing, and operating facilities to operate and deliver pumping energy required for projects; and
(5) contracts for goods and services necessary for the design, management, acquisition, lease, construction, reconstruction, development, enlargement, implementation, operation, or maintenance of any existing or proposed project or portion of the project.
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