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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 3854.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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 to accomplish the other purposes of this chapter. The legislature intends that by creating the district the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to:

(1) diversify the economy of the state;

(2) promote, develop, expand, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare;

(3) promote the control, treatment, storage, and distribution of water;

(4) protect, preserve, and restore the sanitary conditions of water;

(5) promote the transportation of agricultural, industrial, and commercial products;

(6) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of:

(A) property owners, residents, employers, and employees in the district; and

(B) the public;

(7) promote the improvement of rivers, bays, creeks, streams, and canals to permit or to aid navigation and commerce; and

(8) promote the construction, maintenance, and operation of streets, roads, highways, turnpikes, and railroads in the greater Cedar Crossing area of Chambers County.

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