{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-58.302","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 58.302","heading":"CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER.","body":"(a) The board may require each person who desires to use irrigation water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be irrigated, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.\n(b) If a person irrigates more acreage than the person's contract specifies, the person shall pay for the additional service.\n(c) The directors also may require a person using irrigation water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.\n(d) The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 58.309 against the crops of a person using irrigation water for the service furnished to the person.\nAdded by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 58. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER G. WATER CHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.58.htm#58.302","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"3aa0936131b6b78cd84c74dfc29b1347d69508c6996e7fb39ebc8c71b8887922","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-58.301","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-58.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}