Texas Water Code - WATER § 66.216. Transfer of Land and Facilities

(a) On completion of all facilities proposed to be built by the district, the district shall transfer title to the land and facilities other than detention ponds to the county or counties in which the land and facilities are located.

(b) Each county that receives transfer of title to land and facilities under Subsection (a) of this section shall maintain those facilities and shall use the land and facilities for the purpose of stormwater retention and detention ponds and for park and recreational areas as authorized for the district.

(c) If another regional flood control project is constructed by the state or a political subdivision of the state, the county may transfer title of the land and facilities transferred to it under this section to the state or to the political subdivision to be used for the purposes for which it was originally acquired or constructed by the district.

(d) A conveyance of land and facilities to the county under this section is made free and clear of all indebtedness of the district.