Tex. Water Code § 51.156
CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES
Texas · Texas Water Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Water Code § 51.156, CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/580865
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:580865@1- SHA-256
a15883b94df3d87a1624e429fc793a3be0895164690ba7c7b0c801e482e8ccf9
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) The board of a district organized under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution to irrigate arid land may contract with the United States for the investigation, construction, extension, operation, and maintenance of any federal reclamation project of benefit to the district and authorized under the National Reclamation Act of 1902, as amended.
(b) The board may contract to secure a district water supply from the federal reclamation project and to pay to the United States the agreed cost of it in the form of construction charges, operation and maintenance charges, and water rental charges, as shown by the contract and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the national reclamation law.