(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.