(a) On approval by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose, the district may:
- (1) install, operate, and maintain street lighting in a public utility easement or public right-of-way inside the district; and
- (2) assess the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of the street lighting as an additional charge in the monthly billings of the district's customers.
- (b) The district may not use money from taxes or bonds supported by taxes for a purpose described by this section.
- (c) This section does not authorize the district to install, operate, or maintain street lighting on a right-of-way that is part of the designated state highway system.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.