Texas Water Code 55.185 – Contract With the United States
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Terms Used In Texas Water Code 55.185
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The board may enter into a contract or other obligation with the United States for the following purposes:
(1) to construct, operate, and maintain necessary facilities to deliver and distribute water;
(2) to drain district land;
(3) to assume debt for district land;
(4) to rent temporarily United States water for use on district land under the federal reclamation laws; or
(5) to furnish a water supply to the district under any act of Congress which authorizes it.