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SB 178, 54th R.S.
Relating to creating a Conservation District comprising the territory contained within the cities of Abilene, Albany, Anson and Breckenridge, to be known as "West Central Texas Municipal Water Authority," for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic, industrial and mining uses and processing and transporting the same; providing for the annexation of additional territory thereto; providing for a Board of Directors for the government of said authority; authorizing the authority to do all things to make available for the above named uses, water from surface and underground sources and water it may obtain by purchase, lease and operation contracts with persons, forms, corporations and public agencies, or the United States Government or any of its agencies; authorizing the authority to lease or acquire rights in and to storage and storage capacity in any reservoir; authorizing the issuance of bonds and making provision for the payment and security thereof; making applicable to the authority Title 52, relating to eminent domain and certain laws relating to water control and improvement districts; prescribing other powers of the authority; enacting other provisions related to the subject.

Author: David W. Ratliff

Subjects:
Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts
Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT


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