Section 1501.253 - Water Supply Project Ownership and Responsibilities(a) The water supply project of the river authority may consist of: (3) related outlet facilities; and(4) land, easements, or flowage rights.(b) The river authority shall construct and operate the water supply project.(c) The river authority shall own the property and each facility of the water supply project except for any part of the water supply project property that the municipality owns under the contract between the municipality and the river authority.(d) Except for the water supply project and any facility the contract between the municipality and the river authority specifies, the municipality shall own, construct, and operate any other facility needed to deliver to the municipality treated water from the water supply project, including:(1) the intake structure;(2) pumping stations, pipelines, and equipment;(3) treatment and filtration plants;(4) all intermediate and terminal reservoirs, including intermediate reservoirs used to store water from the water supply project; and(5) pumping and pipeline facilities to convey water to and from intermediate reservoirs.Tex. Gov't. Code § 1501.253
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.