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2025 Texas Statutes
Water Code
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 51.162. Taxes Levied by District Under Contract With the United States

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TX Water Code § 51.162 (2025)
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Sec. 51.162. TAXES LEVIED BY DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES. (a) A district which enters into a contract with the United States shall levy annually sufficient taxes to provide payment of all installments required by the contract.

(b) The board may apportion benefits and levy and collect taxes on the benefit basis instead of the ad valorem basis with the approval of the district electors.

(c) The board may pay construction charges when provided by contract on the basis of the average gross annual acre income of the land of the district or designated divisions or subdivisions of the district. The secretary of the interior shall determine the annual gross acre income.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

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