(a) A river authority may employ staff and spend its resources, other than money received from an ad valorem tax or a general appropriation, to further an economic development program.
(b) A river authority may apply for and receive money, grants, or other assistance from any source to implement an economic development program.

Terms Used In Texas Water Code 152.157

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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