Section 3851.003 - Purpose; Legislative Findings(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in Section 375.001, Local Government Code, and Section 54.012, Water Code. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the City or Rockwall or Kaufman County from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city and county services provided in the area in the district.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 3851.003
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 794, Sec. 1, eff. 6/15/2007.