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TX Loc Govt Code § 552.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Municipal Water Corporations and Municipal Water Systems|Section 552.103. Rights of Water Corporation Providing Service to Municipality; Eminent Domain

Sec. 552.103.  RIGHTS OF WATER CORPORATION PROVIDING SERVICE TO MUNICIPALITY;  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  A water corporation in a municipality may sell and furnish water required by a municipality for a public or private building or for any other purpose.(b)  A water corporation may lay water system pipes, mains, or conductors through a street, alley, lane, or square of a municipality if the governing body of the municipality consents, subject to any regulation by the governing body.(c)  If necessary to preserve the public health, a water corporation incorporated under state law to construct waterworks or to furnish water supply to a municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn private property necessary to construct a supply reservoir or standpipe for water work. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.103 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Municipal Water Corporations and Municipal Water Systems|Section 552.104. Location of Water Lines Outside Municipal Boundaries

Sec. 552.104.  LOCATION OF WATER LINES OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES.  (a)  A water corporation or municipality may lay water system pipes, mains, conductors, or other fixtures through, under, along, across, or over a public road, a public street, or a public waterway not in a municipality in a manner that does not inconvenience the public using the road, street, or waterway.(b)  A water corporation or municipality proposing under this subchapter to build a water line along the right-of-way of a state highway or county road not in a municipality shall give notice of the proposal to:(1)  the Texas Transportation Commission, if the proposal relates to a state highway;  or(2)  the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.(c)  On receipt of notice under Subsection (b), the Texas Transportation Commission or commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the corporation or municipality may construct the water line. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.104 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Municipal Water Corporations and Municipal Water Systems|Section 552.105. Relocation of Water Line to Allow Change to Traffic Lane

Sec. 552.105.  RELOCATION OF WATER LINE TO ALLOW CHANGE TO TRAFFIC LANE.  (a)  The authority of the Texas Transportation Commission under this section is limited to a water line on a state highway not in a municipality.  The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to a water line on a county road not in a municipality.(b)  The Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court of a county may require a water corporation or municipality to relocate the corporation's or municipality's water line at the corporation's or municipality's own expense to allow the widening or other changing of a traffic lane.(c)  To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the water corporation or municipality 30 days' written notice of the requirement.  The notice must identify the water line to be relocated and indicate the location on the new right-of-way where the corporation or municipality may place the line. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.105 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter G. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Electric Utility Systems|Section 552.121. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 552.121.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality that owns an electric utility system, that by ordinance or charter elects to have the management and control of the utility system governed by a board of trustees, and that:(1)  has outstanding obligations payable in whole or in part from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the net revenue of the system;  or(2)  issues obligations that:(A)  are payable in whole or in part from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the net revenue of the system;  and(B)  are approved by the attorney general.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.106(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.121 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter G. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Electric Utility Systems|Section 552.122. Transfer of Management and Control of Electric Utility System

Sec. 552.122.  TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM.  (a)  A municipality by ordinance may transfer management and control of the municipality's electric utility system to a board of trustees appointed by the municipality's governing body.(b)  The municipality by ordinance shall prescribe:(1)  the number of members;  and(2)  the qualifications for appointment to the board.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.106(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.122 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter G. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Electric Utility Systems|Section 552.123. Authority of Board of Trustees

Sec. 552.123.  AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  (a)  The municipality by ordinance may vest in the board the power to establish rates and related terms for its municipally owned electric utility system.(b)  The municipality may delegate to the board of trustees all or part of the municipality's authority to:(1)  exercise the power of eminent domain with respect to property that will be used by, useful to, or required by the utility system;  and(2)  issue obligations in the name of the municipality to acquire or construct an improvement to or extension of the utility system or to repair the system.(c)  The municipality may authorize the board of trustees to issue obligations under Subsection (b)(2) without the prior approval of the municipality.  The obligations must be payable solely from the net revenue of the utility system.(d)  The municipality may not delegate to the board of trustees the authority to:(1)  levy or collect ad valorem taxes;  or(2)  issue obligations that are payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes.(e)  The municipality and the board of trustees may jointly provide for the issuance of obligations payable from ad valorem taxes and the utility system's net revenue by adopting identical provisions in an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.106(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.123 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter G. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Electric Utility Systems|Section 552.124. Effect of Previously Issued Bonds

Sec. 552.124.  EFFECT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BONDS.  (a)  A municipality or an existing board of trustees may not exercise a power provided by this subchapter in relation to an obligation issued before June 14, 1989, unless the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the obligation or the deed of trust or trust indenture securing payment of the obligation specifically allows the municipality or board to exercise the power.  The authority of the municipality or board in relation to that obligation is subject to any restriction or covenant contained in the ordinance, deed of trust, or trust indenture.(b)  The board of trustees may authorize, issue, and sell additional obligations on a parity with an obligation issued before June 14, 1989, if the ordinance, deed of trust, or trust indenture provides for the issuance of the obligations.  The obligations must be payable from the revenue pledged to pay the previous obligation and must be secured by pledges and liens on a parity with the pledge securing the previous obligation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.124 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter H. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Water Systems|Section 552.141. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 552.141.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality that owns or may own a water, wastewater, storm water, or drainage utility system, by ordinance or charter elects to have the management and control of two or more of those utility systems governed by this subchapter, and:(1)  has outstanding obligations payable solely from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the net revenue of one or more of those systems; or(2)  issues obligations that are payable solely from and secured by a lien on and pledge of the net revenue of one or more of those systems.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.141 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter H. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Water Systems|Section 552.142. Transfer of Management and Control of Utility System

Sec. 552.142.  TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF UTILITY SYSTEM.  (a)  A municipality by ordinance may transfer management and control of two or more of its water, wastewater, storm water, or drainage systems to a board of trustees. A municipality by ordinance may grant the board authority to set rates and related terms for the systems.(b)  The board of trustees must consist of at least seven members, one of whom must be the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality.(c)  The ordinance transferring management and control must prescribe the number, qualifications, terms of office, succession, compensation, powers, and duties of the members of the board of trustees.(d)  On any matter not covered by the ordinance, the board is governed by the laws and rules governing the governing body of the municipality, to the extent applicable.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.142 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.903. Agreement With Conservation and Reclamation District

Sec. 552.903.  AGREEMENT WITH CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT.  (a)  A municipality may agree or contract with a conservation and reclamation district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution for the supply and purchase of hydroelectric power or energy.  The agreement or contract shall be for a period and contain the terms and conditions agreed on by the parties.  The agreement or contract is a valid and binding municipal obligation that is enforceable as provided by its terms.(b)  The agreement or contract may provide for the municipality to pay for the hydroelectric power or energy whether or not the power or energy is produced or delivered to the municipality.  The agreement or contract may include provisions relating to acquiring, constructing, and equipping generation and transmission facilities to supply the power and energy, provisions relating to financing the costs of the generation and transmission facilities, and provisions that the agreement or contract continues in effect while any obligations specified in the agreement or contract, including refunding obligations, remain outstanding.  The provisions shall be as specified in the agreement or contract.(c)  If provided in the agreement or contract, the amounts required to be paid by the municipality to the district under the agreement or contract are an operating expense of the electric system, or combined utility system of which the electric system is a part, in the manner provided for other operating and maintenance expenses of the electric system or combined utility system as provided by Section 1502.056, Government Code.(d)  Notwithstanding any express or implied limitation on municipal power or purposes under any general or special law, charter provision, or ordinance, this section is authority for the performance of an agreement or contract entered into under this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.351, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.903 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.904. Lease of Natural Gas Distribution System by Certain Municipalities

Sec. 552.904.  LEASE OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  A municipality that owns its natural gas distribution system and that has conducted an election before July 13, 1959, that resulted in a vote to sell the system may, by majority vote of the governing body, enter a contract to lease the system to any person.  The municipality may also grant an option to the lessee or other person to purchase the system at a price specified or determined in the manner provided by the lease or option contract.(b)  If the municipality has any outstanding bonds that are payable from the revenues of the system, unless the municipality provides for the full payment of the bonds with interest to their maturities or to the date the bonds are to be redeemed before maturity, it may not enter a lease or option contract except under the conditions specified in the ordinance that authorized the bonds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.904 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.905. Operation of Cable Tv Systems by General-Law Municipalities

Sec. 552.905.  OPERATION OF CABLE TV SYSTEMS BY GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.  A general-law municipality may own and/or operate a cable TV system.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.905 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.906. Municipal Utility Plants

Sec. 552.906.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY PLANTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a general-law municipality that owns a utility plant that provides utility service.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may:(1)  by ordinance regulate the rates and compensation charged the public by the municipality for utility service;(2)  establish and operate a plant to manufacture, generate, or produce utility service;  and(3)  sell and distribute utility service to the public in the municipality's boundaries.(c)  In this section, "utility service" means the provision of water, sewer service, gas, electric energy, or a substance used for lighting, heat, or power. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.906 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.909 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.909. Prohibited Employment of or Contracting With Former Trustee or Board Member

Sec. 552.909.  PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF OR CONTRACTING WITH FORMER TRUSTEE OR BOARD MEMBER.  (a)  This section applies to a municipality that creates a board of trustees or other board to manage and control a water, wastewater, storm water, or drainage utility system that the municipality owns.(b)  The municipality or a board of trustees or other board described by Subsection (a) may not employ or contract with an individual who was a member of the board before the second anniversary of the date the individual ceased to be a member of the board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 38, eff. June 17, 2001.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.909 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.910 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.910. Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions for Collection of Past Due Utility or Solid Waste Disposal Service Fees

Sec. 552.910.  AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR COLLECTION OF PAST DUE UTILITY OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE FEES.  (a)  A municipality that operates a utility system, as defined by Section 552.001, or provides solid waste disposal services may enter an agreement for the collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees with:(1)  another municipality that operates a utility system;(2)  a county or public agency that provides solid waste disposal services; or(3)  another political subdivision acting on behalf of a municipality, county, or public agency to assist in the collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal fees.(b)  The agreement may provide that a municipality:(1)  may refuse to provide utility service to a person if the person is past due on utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement;  or(2)  may collect an amount equal to the past due utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement plus a service charge and provide the utility service the person requests.(c)  The agreement shall provide for:(1)  the confidentiality of a person's utility or solid waste disposal account information and the prevention of disclosure to a person or other entity that is not a party to the agreement;  and(2)  the apportionment of any past due charges, fees, and service charges authorized by Subsection (b)(2) between the collecting entity and the entity to which the fees are owed.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 271, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.910 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(13), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 552.912 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 552.912. Certain Damages Caused by Sewage Backup

Sec. 552.912.  CERTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED BY SEWAGE BACKUP.  (a)  A municipality or a river authority, other than a river authority listed in Subsection (c), may pay actual property damages caused by the backup of the municipality's or river authority's sanitary sewer system regardless of whether the municipality or river authority would be liable for the damages under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  This section does not waive governmental immunity from suit or liability.(c)  This section does not apply to the Trinity River Authority, the San Jacinto River Authority, the Sabine River Authority, or the Lower Neches Valley River Authority.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1119 (H.B. 1174), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|