Tex. Water Code § 60.040 · Subchapter C. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS
PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR SALES, EASEMENTS, AND LEASES IN EXCESS OF 50 YEARS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before making a sale, easement, or lease of real property for more than 50 years, the district shall publish a notice in the manner provided in Section 60.035.
(b) A district may enter into negotiations with one or more potential buyers, easement grantees, or lessees before the publication of the notice without affecting the validity of the sale, easement, or lease.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 2, eff. April 6, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (H.B. 1716), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.60.htm
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Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 60.038DISPOSITION OF INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.Printed as Sections 60.040, 60.041, and 60.042
- Tex. Water Code § 60.0381CONVEYANCE OF LAND BY CERTAIN NAVIGATION DISTRICTS.Printed as Sections 60.040-60.042
- Tex. Water Code § 60.041SECURITY FOR BIDS ON REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD OR LEASED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.Printed as Section 60.040
- Tex. Water Code § 60.042AWARD AND EXECUTION OF DEED OR LEASE IN EXCESS OF 50 YEARS.Printed as Section 60.040
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