Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 9502.0307
Contracts Generally
(a)
The district may enter into contracts and execute instruments that are necessary or convenient to the exercise of the district’s powers, rights, duties, and functions. A contract may be for any term, including for the life of any facility or structure in the territory of the district.(b)
The district and another governmental entity may enter into a contract for the operation or maintenance of an authorized project in the same way that a political subdivision may contract with another governmental entity under Chapter 472 (Miscellaneous Provisions), Transportation Code, to construct or maintain a road or highway.(c)
The district may enter into a project partnership agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the study, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a project recommended in the ecosystem restoration report or the protection and restoration study.(d)
A public agency or political subdivision is authorized to:(1)
enter into a contract with the district;(2)
determine, agree, and pledge that all or any part of its payments under a contract with the district shall be payable from any source, subject only to the authorization by a majority vote of the governing body of such public agency or political subdivision of the contract, pledge, and payments;(3)
use and pledge any available revenues or resources for and to the payment of amounts due under a contract with the district as an additional source of payment or as the sole source of payment and agree with the district to assure the availability of revenue and resources when required; and(4)
fix, charge, and collect impact fees and utility charges, if the public agency or political subdivision is otherwise authorized to impose the fees and charges, and to use and pledge revenue from the fees or charges to make payments to the district required under a contract with the district.
Source:
Section 9502.0307 — Contracts Generally, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.9502.htm#9502.0307 (accessed May 18, 2024).
