{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-562.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 562.002","heading":"SALE OF SURPLUS WATER; USE OF PROCEEDS.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may sell and deliver county surplus water to:\n(1) a public corporation of this state; or\n(2) a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, water control and improvement district, or fresh water supply district.\n(b) A county shall credit money received from the sale of county surplus water to the general fund of the county and may spend the money for general county purposes.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nRenumbered from Local Government Code, Section 412.002 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 13. WATER AND UTILITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY WATER","CHAPTER 562. COUNTY WATER SUPPLY","SUBCHAPTER A. SALE OF SURPLUS WATER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.562.htm#562.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ec858da0f1eb1d5fb71b108c00ef6a51c21f30f6693c9c81e74e7b841994708f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-562.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-562.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}