Sec. 61.111. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. A district may:

(1) improve rivers, bays, creeks, streams, and canals inside or adjacent to the district;

(2) construct and maintain canals and waterways to permit or aid navigation; and

(3) issue bonds to pay for these improvements.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.