(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the district:
(1) Chapters 30, 49, and 51, including § 51.331, Water Code; and
(2) Chapter 441, Transportation Code, applicable to road utility districts created under § 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to the extent those provisions can apply to the district.
(b) If a provision of Chapter 441, Transportation Code, relating to road utility districts, conflicts with this chapter or Chapter 30, 49, or 51, Water Code, this chapter or Chapters 30, 49, and 51, Water Code, prevail.