Tex. Water Code § 49.462
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 49.462, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 49.462. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Recreational facilities" means parks, landscaping, parkways, greenbelts, sidewalks, trails, public right-of-way beautification projects, and recreational equipment and facilities. The term includes associated street and security lighting. The term does not include a minor improvement or beautification project to land acquired or to be acquired as part of a district's water, sewer, or drainage facilities.
(2) "Develop and maintain" means to acquire, own, develop, construct, improve, manage, maintain, and operate.
(1) "Recreational facilities" means parks, landscaping, parkways, greenbelts, sidewalks, trails, public right-of-way beautification projects, and recreational equipment and facilities. The term includes associated street and security lighting. The term does not include a minor improvement or beautification project to land acquired or to be acquired as part of a district's water, sewer, or drainage facilities.
(2) "Develop and maintain" means to acquire, own, develop, construct, improve, manage, maintain, and operate.
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