(a) The district is created as a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to:
- (1) conserve and develop the natural resources of this state, including certain agricultural resources;
- (2) conserve the soil for certain agricultural uses;
- (3) reclaim or drain overflowed lands or provide necessary irrigation for certain natural agricultural resources; and
- (4) provide credit, grants, or other things of value to aid persons as provided by Section 52(a), Article III, Texas Constitution.
- (b) The district exercises public and essential governmental functions.
- (c) The creation of the district is a program essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.