Sec. 9005.052.  CONTRACTS TO LEASE AND OPERATE FEDERAL FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES.  (a)  The district may contract with the United States or any officer of the United States to lease or operate a facility or other property owned by the United States, inside or outside the district, to:
(1)  supply, transport, and distribute fresh water, including a contract regarding water rights to appropriate and use public waters from the Leon River or Belton Reservoir; and
(2)  collect, treat, and dispose of wastewater and sewage, including a contract regarding maintenance, repair, extension, or improvement of the facilities or other property.
(b)  The contract provisions must be, as determined by the board, in the district's best interests in providing a water supply and sanitary sewer service for persons who reside in and in the vicinity of the district.
(c)  The contract's initial period may not exceed 40 years.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.