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TX Agric Code § 201.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board|Section 201.030. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 201.030.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The state board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of state board rules; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the state board's jurisdiction.(b)  The state board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The state board shall:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 201.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.041. Petition

Sec. 201.041.  PETITION.  (a)  The eligible voters of any territory may petition the state board for the organization of a soil and water conservation district.  The petition must be signed by at least 50 persons eligible to vote in an election to create the conservation district unless the territory contains fewer than 100 eligible voters, in which case the petition must be signed by a majority of the eligible voters in the territory.(b)  The petition must contain:(1)  a proposed name for the conservation district;(2)  a description of the territory proposed to be organized as a conservation district;(3)  a statement that there is need for a conservation district to function in the described territory in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare;  and(4)  a request that:(A)  the state board define the boundaries of the conservation district;(B)  an election be held within the defined territory on the question of creation of a conservation district in that territory;  and(C)  the state board determine that the conservation district be created.(c)  The petition is not required to describe the territory by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions, but must be generally accurate in order to be sufficient.(d)  If more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the state board may consolidate any or all of the petitions.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1464, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.043. Election

Sec. 201.043.  ELECTION.  (a)  Within a reasonable time after determining the need for a conservation district and defining the boundaries of the proposed conservation district, the state board shall conduct an election within the proposed conservation district on the proposition of the creation of the conservation district.(b)  The state board shall give notice of the election and the notice must state the boundaries of the proposed conservation district.(c)  The ballot for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The creation of a soil and water conservation district from the land below described in general terms and lying in the county (or counties) of _______________."(d)  Each eligible voter in the proposed conservation district, as determined by the state board, is entitled to vote in the election.  If part of a county is included within a proposed conservation district and the polling place of an eligible voter within the county is not included within the conservation district, the voter is entitled to vote at the polling place for the voter's land in the conservation district.(e)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the election shall be conducted in conformity with the general laws relating to elections.(f)  The state board shall adopt rules for the conducting of elections, including rules providing for the registration of all eligible voters prior to the date of the election or prescribing another appropriate procedure for the determination of eligibility to vote.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1466, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.044. State Board Determination of Administrative Practicability and Feasibility

Sec. 201.044.  STATE BOARD DETERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICABILITY AND FEASIBILITY.  (a)  After announcing the results of an election, the state board shall consider, determine, and record its determination of whether the operation of the conservation district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible.  In making that determination, the state board shall give due regard and consideration to:(1)  the attitude of eligible voters in the defined boundaries;(2)  the number of persons eligible to vote in the election who voted;(3)  the number of votes cast in the election favoring creation of the conservation district in proportion to the total number of votes cast;(4)  the approximate wealth and income of the eligible voters of the proposed conservation district;(5)  the probable expense of carrying on erosion control operations within the proposed conservation district;  and(6)  other relevant social and economic factors, having due regard for the legislative determinations made in Section 201.001 of this code.(b)  The state board may proceed with the organization of the conservation district only if:(1)  the board determines that the operation of the conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible;  and(2)  at least two-thirds of the votes cast in the election were in favor of creation of the conservation district.(c)  If the state board determines that the operation of the conservation district is not administratively practicable and feasible, the state board shall deny the petition.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1466, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.045. Subsequent Petitions

Sec. 201.045.  SUBSEQUENT PETITIONS.  If the state board denies a petition under this subchapter, a subsequent petition covering the same or substantially the same territory may not be filed with the board until six months have expired following the date of denial.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1467, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.046. Establishment of District Subdivisions; Appointment of Initial Directors

Sec. 201.046.  ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT SUBDIVISIONS;  APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL DIRECTORS.  After determining that the operation of the conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible, the state board shall divide the conservation district into five numbered subdivisions that are as nearly equal in area as practicable.  The board shall appoint one director each from the subdivisions numbered two and four.  Those directors shall perform the duties required by this subchapter and shall serve on the initial governing board of the conservation district until the regular election for those subdivisions.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1467, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.047. Application for Certificate of Organization

Sec. 201.047.  APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION.  (a)  The two appointed directors shall present to the secretary of state an application for a certificate of organization for the conservation district containing the information prescribed by Subsection (b) of this section and a statement from the state board containing the information prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section.  The application and the statement are not required to contain any detail other than a recital of the information required by this section.(b)  The application for the certificate must contain:(1)  a statement that:(A)  a petition for the creation of the conservation district was filed with the state board in accordance with this chapter;(B)  the proceedings specified in this chapter were taken relative to that petition;(C)  the application is being filed in order to complete the organization of the conservation district as a governmental subdivision and a public body corporate and politic under this chapter;  and(D)  the state board has appointed the applicants as directors;(2)  the name and official residence of each of the appointed directors;(3)  a certified copy of the appointment of the directors evidencing their right to office;(4)  the term of office of each of the appointed directors;(5)  the name that is proposed for the conservation district;  and(6)  the location of the principal office of the appointed directors.(c)  The statement of the state board must set forth the boundaries of the conservation district and certify that:(1)  a petition was filed, notice issued, and a hearing held as required by this chapter;(2)  the board did determine that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the proposed territory;(3)  the board did define the boundaries of the conservation district;(4)  notice was given and an election held on the question of the creation of the conservation district;(5)  the result of the election showed a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in the election to be in favor of the creation of the conservation district;  and(6)  the board did determine that the operation of the conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible.(d)  The directors shall subscribe and swear to the application before an officer authorized by law to take and certify oaths.  That officer shall certify on the application that the officer personally knows the directors, that the officer knows them to be the directors as affirmed in the application, and that each director has subscribed to the application in the officer's presence.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1467, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.048. Issuance of Certificate

Sec. 201.048.  ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The secretary of state shall examine the application for a certificate of organization and the statement of the state board.  If the secretary of state finds that the name proposed for the conservation district is not identical to that of another conservation district or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion or uncertainty, the secretary shall receive the application and statement, file them, and record them in an appropriate book of record in the secretary's office.(b)  If the secretary of state finds that the name proposed for the conservation district is identical to that of another conservation district or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion or uncertainty, the secretary shall certify that fact to the state board and the state board shall submit to the secretary a new name for the conservation district that is free of that defect.  After receipt of a name that is free of that defect, the secretary shall record the application and statement, with the modified name, in an appropriate book of record in the secretary's office.(c)  When the application and statement are filed and recorded as provided by this section, the conservation district constitutes a governmental subdivision and a public body corporate and politic.(d)  The secretary of state shall make and issue to the directors a certificate, under the state seal, of the due organization of the conservation district.  The secretary shall record the certificate with the application and statement.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1468, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 24, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 201.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.049. Effect of Certificate; Admissibility

Sec. 201.049.  EFFECT OF CERTIFICATE;  ADMISSIBILITY.  In a suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, a contract, proceeding, or action of a conservation district, the conservation district is considered to have been established in accordance with this chapter on proof of the issuance of a certificate of organization by the secretary of state.  A copy of the certificate certified by the secretary of state is admissible in evidence in the suit, action, or proceeding and is proof of the filing of the certificate and the contents of the certificate.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1468, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.050. Change in Conservation District or Subdivision Boundaries

Sec. 201.050.  CHANGE IN CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR SUBDIVISION BOUNDARIES.  (a)  A group of eligible voters may petition the state board for the inclusion of additional territory in an existing conservation district.  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the petition is governed by, and the state board shall conduct proceedings on the petition in accordance with, the provisions of this subchapter relating to petitions for the creation of a conservation district.  The state board shall prescribe the form for the petition, which must be as similar as practicable to the form provided for petitions for the creation of a conservation district.(b)  If there are fewer than 100 eligible voters in the area proposed for inclusion in the conservation district, and the petition is signed by two-thirds of those persons, the area may be included in the conservation district without an election.  A person is eligible to vote at an election for including territory in an existing conservation district only if the person owns land in the territory to be included.(c)  The board of directors of one or more conservation districts may submit a petition to the state board requesting a division of the conservation district, a combination of two or more conservation districts, or a transfer of land from one conservation district to another.  The petition must be signed by a majority of the directors of each conservation district affected.  The state board shall determine the practicability and feasibility of the proposed change.  If the state board determines that the change is not administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record that determination and deny the petition.  If the board determines that the change is administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record that determination and reorganize the conservation districts in the manner set out in the petition.(d)  The state board, in cooperation with the landowners of a conservation district, may change the boundaries of the subdivisions of the conservation district as may be necessary or desirable because of additions of territory to the conservation district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1469, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.051. Dissolution of Conservation District

Sec. 201.051.  DISSOLUTION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICT.  (a)  A conservation district may be dissolved by majority vote of the eligible voters in an election conducted in the manner provided by this subchapter for its creation.  The board of directors of the conservation district shall notify the state board of the outcome of an election under this section.(b)  On receiving notice of a vote to dissolve a conservation district, the state board shall determine whether the conservation district should continue to operate.  If the state board determines that continuing the operation of the conservation district is not administratively practicable and feasible, the state board shall deliver to the secretary of state certification of the district's dissolution.(c)  Certification by the state board to the secretary of state is sufficient notice of the dissolution of a conservation district.  The secretary of state shall issue to the directors of the dissolved district a certificate of dissolution and shall record the fact of dissolution in the appropriate records of the secretary's office.(d)  On receiving a certificate of dissolution, the board of directors of the dissolved district shall terminate the affairs of the conservation district.  The board shall transfer to the state board all property owned by the conservation district.  The state board may:(1)  sell the property at a public auction and deposit the net proceeds of the sale in the State Treasury;  or(2)  make the property available for use by other conservation districts.(e)  If the dissolution of a conservation district is for the purpose of adjusting the boundaries and the conservation district is immediately reorganized, the funds and equipment of the dissolved conservation district pass to the reorganized conservation district.  If more than one conservation district is created under the reorganization, the funds and equipment of the dissolved conservation district shall be divided under terms satisfactory to the directors of the reorganized conservation districts.(f)  The state board may not conduct an election under this section for a conservation district before the end of the fifth year after the date of the last election under this section for that district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1469, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.0511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter C. Creation, Boundary Changes, and Dissolution of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.0511. Effect of Dissolution

Sec. 201.0511.  EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION.  (a)  On issuance of a certificate of dissolution under Section 201.051 of this code, the ordinances and regulations adopted by the dissolved district cease to be in effect.(b)  A contract to which a dissolved district was a party remains in effect according to the terms of the contract.  The state board is substituted for the dissolved district for purposes of performance of a contract.  Under a contract of the dissolved district, the state board has all the rights and liabilities under the contract that the board of directors of the dissolved district had under the contract, including the right to sue and the liability to be sued.(c)  The dissolution of a conservation district does not affect a lien on a judgment obtained or an action pending under Section 201.128 of this code.  The state board has all the rights and obligations with respect to a lien or an action under Section 201.128 as the board of directors of the dissolved district had under that section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter D. Soil and Water Conservation District Administration|Section 201.071. Composition of Board of Directors

Sec. 201.071.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  Except as provided for the initial board, the board of directors of a conservation district is composed of five persons, with one director elected from each of the five numbered subdivisions created by the state board under Section 201.046 of this code.(b)  The initial board of directors is composed of the two directors appointed by the state board and three elected directors.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1470, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter D. Soil and Water Conservation District Administration|Section 201.072. Qualifications of Directors

Sec. 201.072.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.  In order to serve as a director, a person must be an eligible voter who owns land within the numbered subdivision from which the person is appointed or elected and must be actively engaged in the business of farming or animal husbandry.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1470, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter D. Soil and Water Conservation District Administration|Section 201.074. Election of Initial Directors

Sec. 201.074.  ELECTION OF INITIAL DIRECTORS.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date of issuance of a certificate of organization by the secretary of state, the state board shall designate a time and place for an election of directors in the subdivisions of the conservation districts numbered one, three, and five and shall give notice of that election.(b)  The persons who are eligible voters and own land in a conservation district are entitled to elect the directors for the district.  The eligible voters shall meet and elect the directors in the manner provided by Section 201.073 of this code, except that the state board shall designate the date, time, and place for the election.(c)  The Election Code does not apply to elections under this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1470, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter D. Soil and Water Conservation District Administration|Section 201.075. Terms of Directors

Sec. 201.075.  TERMS OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  Except as provided for the initial directors, directors serve for staggered terms of four years with the term of one or two members expiring each year.(b)  The term of office of a director begins on the day after the director's election.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1471, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|