{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-55.247","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 55.247","heading":"LICENSE, FRANCHISE, AND FEE.","body":"(a) Before a person may keep or operate for hire on district water a ferry or other type of transportation, the person must obtain a license or franchise from the board.\n(b) The board may fix the fee to be charged for the license or franchise in an amount not to exceed $250 a year, and shall fix the fee according to the type of boat used.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 55. WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER E. REGULATORY POWERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.55.htm#55.247","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"0b9441c0e88ee0a51bf699b67022a0c4f3725cc4adf39ed169dbc59fb77cbe6c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-55.246","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-55.248"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}