CHAPTER 9301. CAMERON COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TEN
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE J. WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 9301. CAMERON COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER
TEN
Sec. 9301.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means
the Cameron County Water Improvement District Number Ten.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 9301.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 9301.003. PURPOSE. The purposes of the district are:
(1) to reclaim and irrigate the district's arid, semiarid, and
other lands needing irrigation;
(2) to reclaim and drain the district's overflowed lands and
other lands needing drainage; and
(3) all other purposes under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
Constitution.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 9301.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of
the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 110, Acts of the
41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929, as that territory may
have been modified under:
(1) Chapter 2, Title 128, Revised Statutes, before August 30,
1971;
(2) Chapter 55, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;
(3) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(4) other law.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 9301.005. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature determines
that:
(1) all property within the boundaries of the district is
benefited by the creation of the district;
(2) no property not benefited by the creation of the district is
included in the district's boundaries; and
(3) the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 9301.006. GOVERNING LAW; POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The
district is governed by Chapters 49 and 55, Water Code.
(b) The district has the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and
functions of a water improvement district under the Texas
Constitution and general law, including Chapters 49 and 55, Water
Code.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 9301.007. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board consists of
five directors.
(b) A director must meet the qualifications for a director under
Chapter 55, Water Code.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.