(1) It is found and declared as a matter of legislative determination that:(1) The construction, operation, and maintenance of those flood control and drainage projects authorized by subchapter 2 of this chapter, as amended, as a separate operation by a levee district or drainage district, or levee and drainage district, from the project for which the district was originally created places an undue burden on the district, causes a duplication of work, and increases the cost of construction, operation, and maintenance; and(2) The construction, operation, and maintenance of the projects could best be carried out by consolidation of the flood control or drainage project authorized by subchapter 2 of this chapter, and acts amendatory thereof, with the levee or drainage project, or levee and drainage project for which the district was originally created.
(1) The construction, operation, and maintenance of those flood control and drainage projects authorized by subchapter 2 of this chapter, as amended, as a separate operation by a levee district or drainage district, or levee and drainage district, from the project for which the district was originally created places an undue burden on the district, causes a duplication of work, and increases the cost of construction, operation, and maintenance; and
(2) The construction, operation, and maintenance of the projects could best be carried out by consolidation of the flood control or drainage project authorized by subchapter 2 of this chapter, and acts amendatory thereof, with the levee or drainage project, or levee and drainage project for which the district was originally created.