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TX Agric Code § 201.076 (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 201.076. Vacancy; Removal

Sec. 201.076.  VACANCY;  REMOVAL.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.  The appointee must be approved by the state board before taking office.  (b)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director and the vacancy is not filled by appointment by the remaining directors as required by this section within six months after the vacancy occurs, the state board may call for an election to be held for the purpose of electing a director to complete the term.(c)  If the number of qualified directors is less than the number required to conduct business as required by Section 201.078 of this code, the state board may call for an election to be held for the purpose of electing directors for each vacant subdivision to complete the unexpired term.(d)  An election under this section must be conducted in the manner provided by Section 201.073 of this code, except that the state board shall designate the date, time, and place of the election.(e)   Following notice and a hearing, the state board may remove a director, but only if the director:(1)  neglects the duty of the office;(2)  is guilty of malfeasance in office;  or(3)  is disqualified as a voter in the conservation district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1471, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 9, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 201.077 (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 201.077. Compensation and Mileage Allowance

Sec. 201.077.  COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE ALLOWANCE.  (a)  A director may receive compensation in an amount not to exceed $30 for each day the director attends meetings of the board of directors, plus the state mileage reimbursement rate specified in the General Appropriations Act for travel each way between the residence of the director and a designated meeting place within the boundaries of the conservation district.(b)  A director is entitled to be paid quarterly, but may not receive the compensation and mileage allowance for more than five days in any three-month period except as provided for attending an annual meeting or a state district convention.(c)  Two directors are entitled to receive $30 a day for not more than two days, and one director is entitled to receive the state mileage reimbursement rate specified in the General Appropriations Act for travel, while attending the annual statewide meeting of directors.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1471, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (H.B. 496), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 201.078 (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 201.078. Majority Vote Requirement

Sec. 201.078.  MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT.  The concurrence of a majority of the directors is required for the determination of any matter within their duties.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1471, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.079 (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 201.079. Officers and Employees; Surety Bonds

Sec. 201.079.  OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES;  SURETY BONDS.  (a)  The directors shall designate from among themselves a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary and may change those designations from time to time.(b)  The directors may employ officers, agents, and employees, temporary or permanent, as the board of directors may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation.(c)  The directors may delegate any power or duty under this chapter to the chairman, one or more of the directors, or one or more of their agents or employees.(d)  The directors shall provide that all officers and employees who are entrusted with funds or property of the conservation district be bonded in accordance with Chapter 653, Government Code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1472, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(29), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 201.080 (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 201.080. Records, Reports, Accounts, and Audits

Sec. 201.080.  RECORDS, REPORTS, ACCOUNTS, AND AUDITS.  (a)  The directors shall provide for keeping full and accurate accounts and for keeping records of proceedings conducted and resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted.(b)  The directors shall furnish to the state board on request copies of ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms, other documents that the directors adopt or employ, and other information concerning the directors' activities that the state board requires in the performance of its duties under this chapter.  The state board may demand at any time and pay the costs of an audit of a conservation district's accounts.(c)  The directors shall deposit all funds with state or national banks or in savings and loan associations.  The directors shall either deposit the funds in demand or time accounts, including interest-bearing accounts, or purchase certificates of deposit.  The funds may be withdrawn only on approval of the directors and only by check or order signed by the chairman and the secretary.(d)  The directors shall provide for an audit of the conservation district's accounts.  The audit must be performed subject to rules adopted by the state board.(e)  The conservation district may pay the cost for keeping accounts and making audits out of any available funds of the conservation district.(f)  The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the conservation district is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1472, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 8, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 201.081 (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 201.081. Annual Meeting of Directors

Sec. 201.081.  ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The state board shall provide for an annual meeting of conservation district directors to be held at a time and place determined by the state board.(b)  The state board may charge each person attending an annual meeting registration and other fees to defray the cost of conducting the annual meeting.(c)  The state board may maintain an account in a local depository bank for the purpose of depositing fees collected under Subsection (b) of this section or for depositing donations or grants made for the purpose of funding the annual meeting of the conservation district directors.  Money in the account shall be held in trust for persons attending the annual meeting and shall be used exclusively for paying the costs of the meeting.  The state board may select any state or national bank as the depository.  An account maintained under this subsection is subject to audit by the State Auditor.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1472, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3851, ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 55, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Agric Code § 201.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.101. Corporate Powers

Sec. 201.101.  CORPORATE POWERS.  (a)  A conservation district is a governmental subdivision of this state and a public body corporate and politic.  A conservation district may:(1)  sue and be sued in the name of the conservation district;(2)  have a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;(3)  make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers;  and(4)  adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry into effect its purposes and powers.(b)  A conservation district may execute notes on the faith and credit of the conservation district for the purpose of making repairs, additions, or improvements to any property or equipment owned by the conservation district. The notes may be issued payable from current funds or reasonably contemplated revenues, but the conservation district may not issue notes payable from funds derived from the state.(c)  Any note issued by a conservation district may be secured by a lien on the property or equipment to which the repairs, additions, or improvements are to be made if the property or equipment was not acquired from the state or with funds derived from the state.  A note executed in connection with the purchase of real property may be secured only by the purchased real property.(d)  A conservation district may not levy taxes.(e)  Debts incurred by a conservation district may not create a lien on the land of owners or occupiers of land in the district.(f)  As a condition to extending benefits to, or performing any work on, land in the conservation district not owned or controlled by the state or a state agency, a conservation district may:(1)  require contributions to the operation in services, materials, or another form;  and(2)  require owners or occupiers of land to enter into and perform an agreement or covenant as to the permanent use of land that will tend to prevent or control soil erosion on that land.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1472, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 46, Sec. 1, eff. April 27, 1989.|
TX Agric Code § 201.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.102. Preventive and Control Measures

Sec. 201.102.  PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MEASURES.  A conservation district may carry out preventive and control measures within its boundaries, including engineering operations, methods of cultivation, growing of vegetation, changes in the use of land, and measures listed in Section 201.001(c) of this code.  The conservation district may carry out the measures on any land that is owned by the state or a state agency with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction of the land.  If the land is owned by another person, the conservation district may carry out the measures on obtaining the consent of the owner or occupier or the necessary rights or interests in the land.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1473, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.103. Cooperation and Agreements With Other Entities

Sec. 201.103.  COOPERATION AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.  (a)  A conservation district may cooperate or enter into an agreement with any other entity, including a state or federal agency or an owner or occupier of land within the conservation district, in the carrying on of erosion control and prevention operations in the conservation district as the directors consider necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter.  Within the limits of appropriations made available to the conservation district by law, the conservation district may furnish financial or other aid in accordance with the cooperative program or agreement.(b)  The directors of two or more conservation districts may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any power conferred by this chapter.(c)  The directors of a conservation district may invite the legislative body of a municipality or county located within or near the conservation district to designate a representative to advise and consult with the directors on all questions of program and policy that may affect the property, water supply, or other interests of the municipality or county.(d)  A state agency that has jurisdiction over or administers state-owned land in a conservation district, or a county or other subdivision of this state that has jurisdiction over or administers other publicly owned land in a conservation district, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the directors of the conservation district in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the conservation district under this chapter.  The state agency, county, or subdivision shall provide the directors free access to enter and perform work on that land, and a land-use regulation adopted under Subchapter F of this chapter has the force and effect of law over that land and shall be observed by the entity administering the land.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1473, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.104. Acquisition, Administration, and Sale of Real or Personal Property

Sec. 201.104.  ACQUISITION, ADMINISTRATION, AND SALE OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY.  A conservation district may obtain options on or acquire in any manner, including purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, or devise, any real or personal property or rights or interests in real or personal property.  In addition, the conservation district may:(1)  maintain, administer, or improve the property;(2)  receive income from the property and expend that income in carrying out this chapter;  or(3)  sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the property or interests in the property in furtherance of this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1474, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.105. Acquisition, Administration, and Sale of Materials and Equipment

Sec. 201.105.  ACQUISITION, ADMINISTRATION, AND SALE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  A conservation district may purchase machinery, equipment, seed, seedlings, fertilizer, fish for stocking farm ponds, or other supplies or conservation materials essential for the purposes of a conservation district program and make them available to owners and occupiers of land in the conservation district.  The conservation district shall provide for maintaining, insuring, storing, and repairing the machinery and equipment.(b)  The district may charge a fee for the use of machinery and equipment owned by the district that is calculated to pay the costs of deterioration and replacement of the machinery and equipment.(c)  A conservation district may make any purchase of machinery or equipment through the comptroller under the terms and rules provided by law for purchases by the state or political subdivisions.(d)  A conservation district may charge persons who own or occupy small amounts of land nominal amounts for projects benefiting them if the directors determine it to be in the interest of the general welfare.(e)  A conservation district may sell on open bids any machinery or equipment considered obsolete or having served its purpose.  The funds earned or acquired by a conservation district from a source other than the state or earned or acquired from the operation or sale of machinery or equipment acquired from a source other than the state shall be deposited in a trust fund account of the conservation district and used for purposes considered by the directors to be in the best interest of the conservation district.(f)  A conservation district shall use proceeds from the sale of any fertilizer, seed, seedlings, fish for stocking farm ponds, or other supplies or conservation materials to reimburse the conservation district for the costs of the materials and administration of the program and may fix the sale prices accordingly.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1474, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 575, ch. 118, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 1983.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.82, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Agric Code § 201.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.106. Construction and Maintenance of Structures

Sec. 201.106.  CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES.  A conservation district may construct, improve, and maintain any structure necessary or convenient for the performance of an operation authorized by this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1475, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.107. Conservation Plans and Information

Sec. 201.107.  CONSERVATION PLANS AND INFORMATION.  (a)  A conservation district may develop comprehensive plans for the conservation of soil resources and for the control and prevention of soil erosion within the conservation district.  In as much detail as possible, the plans shall specify the acts, procedures, performances, and avoidances that are necessary or desirable for the effectuation of the plans, including the specification of engineering operations, methods of cultivation, growing of vegetation, cropping programs, tillage practices, and changes in the use of land.(b)  A conservation district may publish the comprehensive plans and bring them to the attention of owners and occupiers of land in the conservation district and may demonstrate, publish, or otherwise make available to those owners and occupiers any pertinent information relating to legumes, cover crops, seeding, tillage, land preparation, and management of grasses, seed, legumes, and cover crops, and the eradication of noxious growth under good conservation practices.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1475, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter E. General Powers and Duties of Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Section 201.108. Assumption of Government Projects; Acceptance of Government Grants

Sec. 201.108.  ASSUMPTION OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS;  ACCEPTANCE OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS.  (a)  A conservation district may take over, by purchase, lease, or other method, and administer any soil conservation, erosion control, or erosion prevention project located within its boundaries and undertaken by the federal government, the state, or a state or federal agency.(b)  A conservation district may act as agent for the federal government, the state, or a state or federal agency in:(1)  managing a soil conservation, erosion control, or erosion prevention project within the boundaries of the conservation district;  or(2)  acquiring, constructing, operating, or administering a soil conservation, erosion control, or erosion prevention project within the boundaries of the conservation district.(c)  A conservation district may accept a donation, gift, or contribution in money, materials, services, or other form from the federal government, the state, or a state or federal agency and use and expend the donation, gift, or contribution in carrying out its operations.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1475, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.121. Regulatory Powers; Petition for Adoption

Sec. 201.121.  REGULATORY POWERS;  PETITION FOR ADOPTION.  (a)  If petitioned by 50 or more eligible voters in the conservation district, the directors of a conservation district may propose an ordinance governing the use of land within the conservation district in the interest of conserving soil and soil resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion.(b)  An ordinance adopted under this subchapter may:(1)  require the carrying out of necessary engineering operations, including the construction of terraces, terrace outlets, check dams, dikes, ponds, ditches, and other necessary structures;(2)  require observance of particular methods of cultivation, including:(A)  contour cultivating, contour furrowing, lister furrowing, or strip cropping;(B)  planting, sowing, or seeding land with water-conserving and erosion-preventing plants, trees, or grasses;  and(C)  forestations and reforestations;(3)  specify cropping programs and tillage practices to be observed;(4)  require the retirement from cultivation of highly erosive areas or of areas on which erosion may not be adequately controlled if cultivation is carried on;  or(5)  provide other means, measures, operations, or programs that may assist conservation of soil resources or prevent or control soil erosion in the conservation district, having due regard for the legislative determinations made in Section 201.001 of this code.(c)  Land-use regulations must be uniform throughout the conservation district, except that the directors may classify land in the conservation district according to relevant factors, including soil type, degree of slope, degree of erosion threatened or existing, or cropping or tillage practices in use.  The land-use regulations may vary with the type or class of land affected, but must be uniform as to all land within the type or class.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1476, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.122. Hearing

Sec. 201.122.  HEARING.  The directors of a conservation district may conduct public hearings and public meetings on proposed land-use regulations as necessary to assist the directors in the adoption of an ordinance.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1476, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|