Section 562.018 - Water Supply and Sewage System for Certain Border Counties(a) This section applies only to a county:(1) that is located adjacent to an international border; and(2) in which a military installation and a national recreation area are located.(b) The commissioners court of a county to which this section applies may acquire, construct, or operate a water supply system or a sewage system to serve unincorporated areas of the county.(c) The county may enter a management or lease agreement with another public or private entity for the operation of a county water or sewage system acquired or constructed under this section.(d) The county may apply for and receive grants or other assistance from a state or federal governmental entity to implement this section.(e) The county may own, operate, or maintain a water or sewer utility in the same manner as a municipality under Chapter 402.(f) A county may not construct, operate, or maintain a water supply system or sewage system in an area previously served by the county's water supply or sewage system after the area is annexed by a municipality and the municipality begins providing to the area water or sewer services previously provided by the county.(g) This section does not authorize a county to sell water for a purpose other than for local use.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 562.018
Transferred from Local Government Code, Section 412.017 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 27.001(70), eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2007.