Sec. 51.173. AUTHORITY TO LEASE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SERVING THE DISTRICT. (a) The board, by resolution, may lease all or part of any irrigation system serving all or part of the district, including distribution laterals, trunk or transmission canals, pumping plants, intakes, and all usual or necessary appurtenances. The board's resolution will specify the term of the lease, which may not be more than 40 years.
(b) The board may lease property located partly outside the boundaries of the district and may sell surplus water to other districts and to other consumers.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
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