Sec. 3851.103.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS.  (a)  The district may:
(1)  contract with a state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, individual, or other entity to carry out the purposes of the district, including a contract for:
(A)  the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost; or
(B)  the use, occupancy, lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed or existing improvement project; and
(2)  apply for and contract with a state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, individual, or other entity to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or others of a proposed or existing improvement project.
(b)  A contract payable from ad valorem taxes for a period longer than one year must be approved by the governing body of the city.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 794 (H.B. 4085), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.