Tex. Water Code § 63.040

This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 63.040, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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§ 63.040. RESOLUTION TO CONVERT.

Official statutory text

(a) The commission, by resolution entered in the minutes, shall declare that in its judgment it is for the best interest of the district and will benefit the land and property in the district to operate under the provisions of this chapter, permitting the district to become self-liquidating and to return the construction cost within a reasonable period by means of tolls, rents, fees, assessments, or other charges other than taxation.

(b) The commission shall designate in the resolution the sections of this chapter under which the district wishes to operate.

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