(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of §§ 52 and 52-a, Article III, and § 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and to accomplish the other purposes of this chapter. The legislature intends that by creating the district the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in § 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b) The creation of the district is necessary to:
(1) diversify the economy of the state;
(2) promote, develop, expand, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare;
(3) promote the control, treatment, storage, and distribution of water;
(4) protect, preserve, and restore the sanitary conditions of water;
(5) promote the transportation of agricultural, industrial, and commercial products;
(6) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of:
(A) property owners, residents, employers, and employees in the district; and
(B) the public;
(7) promote the improvement of rivers, bays, creeks, streams, and canals to permit or to aid navigation and commerce; and
(8) promote the construction, maintenance, and operation of streets, roads, highways, turnpikes, and railroads in the greater Cedar Crossing area of Chambers County.