In this chapter:(1) 'Approval statement' means a statement that a governmental entity issues to a petitioner under Section 441.015.(2) 'Bonds' includes notes, warrants, or other evidence of indebtedness.(3) 'District' means a road utility district.(4) 'Governmental entity' means a municipality, a county, or the department.(5) 'Road' means a graveled or paved road or turnpike that serves or is intended to serve as an arterial or main feeder road under standards the commission prescribes.(6) 'Road facility' means:(A) a road constructed, acquired, or improved by a district; or(B) property, an easement, or works constructed, acquired, or improved by a district and necessary or appropriate for or in aid of the improvement of a river, creek, or stream to prevent overflow or the construction and maintenance of a pool, lake, reservoir, dam, canal, or waterway for the purpose of drainage, if the property, easement, or works is related to or in furtherance of the construction, acquisition, or improvement of a road. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.