Sec. 55.161. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. (a) A water improvement district may provide for irrigation of the land within its boundaries. (b) A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59 , of the Texas Constitution, may furnish water for domestic, power, and commercial purposes. (c) A district may be formed to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of: (1) construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land; (2) purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities; or (3) assumption, as principal or guarantor, of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.
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