{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-60.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 60.040","heading":"PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR SALES, EASEMENTS, AND LEASES IN EXCESS OF 50 YEARS.","body":"(a) Before making a sale, easement, or lease of real property for more than 50 years, the district shall publish a notice in the manner provided in Section 60.035.\n(b) A district may enter into negotiations with one or more potential buyers, easement grantees, or lessees before the publication of the notice without affecting the validity of the sale, easement, or lease.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 2, eff. April 6, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (H.B. 1716), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 60. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS--GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.60.htm#60.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"320d23177220e6f61bfc18504ae9f319b1ebbd53cf8a87b5262f50990d0796d6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-60.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-60.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}