General Power of District

Sec. 5201.005. GENERAL POWER OF DISTRICT. (a) In this section, "road facility" means: (1) a causeway, bridge, or tunnel; (2) an immediate approach or a necessary fixture, accessory, or equipment for a facility described by Subdivision (1); or (3) any combination of those facilities described by Subdivision (1) or (2). (b) The district may construct, acquire, improve, operate, or maintain a road facility: (1) in the district; (2) from a point in the district to a point outside of the district in Galveston County; or (3) from a point in the district in, over, through, or under the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf to a point outside of the district and located in another county. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2007.