- (a) Levee improvement districts to which this subchapter applies are formed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Texas Water Code, Chapter 57.
- (b) Upon petitioning the county commissioner's court for the creation of the district pursuant to the Texas Water Code, Chapter 57, and giving the notice required by the Texas Water Code, §57.015, the person or persons petitioning the county commissioner's court shall file with the executive director of the Texas Water Commission notice of the hearing before the county commissioner's court on the creation of the district. The notice shall state that the petition has been filed with the appropriate county commissioner's court and shall include a statement of the petition's general purpose and the time and place of the hearing.
- (c) In accordance with the Texas Water Code, §57.016, a representative of the executive director of the Texas Water Commission shall attend the hearing before the county commissioner's court on the petition to create the district and shall file a written report with the county commissioner's court concerning the necessity, feasibility, probable costs of reclaiming the land of the district from overflow and of draining it properly, and costs of organizing the district and maintaining it for two years. The executive director shall furnish the county commissioner's court with any additional information that is required.
Source Note:The provisions of this §301.21 adopted to be effective May 26, 1986, 11 TexReg 2246.