1. (a) The district may contract with the City of Richmond to perform firefighting services in the district on the same terms that the municipality provides firefighting services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. The district, with voter approval, may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for capital costs required under the contract, including:

   1. (1) the construction and purchase of facilities, land, and equipment; and
   2. (2) the provision of adequate water supply.
2. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 49.351(g), (h), and (i), Water Code, if the district contracts with the City of Richmond to provide firefighting services in the district, the district is not required to submit a fire plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for approval.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (S.B. 1241), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.