Sec. 15.992. DEFINITIONS

In this subchapter:

(1) "District" means a conservation or reclamation district created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(2) "Federal agency" means an agency or other entity of the United States, including the United States Department of Agriculture or an agency or entity that is acting through or on behalf of that department.

(3) "Fund" means the rural water assistance fund.

(3-a) "Nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation" means a corporation operating under Chapter 67.

(4) "Rural political subdivision" means:

(A) a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation, district, or municipality with a service area of 10,000 or less in population or that otherwise qualifies for financing from a federal agency; or

(B) a county in which no urban area exceeds 50,000 in population.

(5) "State agency" means an agency or other entity of the state, including the Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and any agency or authority that is acting through or on behalf of the Department of Agriculture or the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 4.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Water Code Sec. 15.952 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(143), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.