Sec. 51.302. CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING WATER    


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  • (a) The board may require each person who desires to use water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be watered, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.

    (b) If a person irrigates more land than his contract specifies, he shall pay for the additional service.

    (c) The directors also may require a person using water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.

    (d) The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 51.309 of this code against the crops of a person using water for the service furnished to him.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 324, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.