To accomplish a purpose for which the district is created, the district has the powers conferred by the general laws of this state on water control and improvement districts, including the power to:

1. (1) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and repair a dam or other structure; and
2. (2) acquire land easements, rights, property, or equipment needed to use, control, or distribute water that may be impounded, diverted, or controlled by the district.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.