Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8870.155 · Subchapter D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
USE OF DISTRICT FUNDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may use a tax collected under Section 8870.151 or a fee collected under Section 8870.153 to pay for the district's management and operation and to pay all or part of the principal of and interest on district bonds or notes.
(b) The board shall use a tax collected under Section 8870.151 or a fee collected under Section 8870.153 to pay for:
(1) studies and planning required to develop a scientifically based regulatory program;
(2) soil and water conservation measures, including water-retarding structures and brush management and the implementation of other best management practices to address natural resource concerns in the district;
(3) direct installation of water conservation devices and early retirement of older devices;
(4) educational material relating to soil and water conservation; and
(5) enforcement programs or regulatory programs.
(c) The district may spend a tax collected under Section 8870.151 or a fee collected under Section 8870.153 for the purposes described by Subsection (b)(2) independently or in conjunction with other natural resource programs in the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8870.htm
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