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(a) The authority may enter into a contract with any person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for the performance of its rights and powers under this chapter.
(b) The authority may enter into a contract with any person regarding the performance of any purpose or function of the authority, including a contract to jointly construct, finance, own, or operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances necessary to accomplish a purpose or function of the authority. A contract may be of unlimited duration.
(c) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of general law or of a home-rule municipal charter or ordinance, the authority and a municipality may, after January 1, 2002, enter into a contract of unlimited duration. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 4.01(b) (part), 4.09(a), 4.10(d); Acts 78th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381, Sec. 6.)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8888.161. General Contracting Authority - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/special-district-local-laws-code/sdll-sect-8888-161/
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