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TX Health & Safety Code § 772.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.504. Creation of District

Sec. 772.504.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district is created when the governing bodies of each county and the principal municipality in a region adopt a resolution approving the district's creation and the county's or municipality's participation in the district.  The district's creation is effective on the date the last county or municipal governing body in the region adopts the resolution.(b)  The district shall file with the county clerk of each county in which the district is located a certificate declaring the creation of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.505. Political Subdivision; District Powers

Sec. 772.505.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT POWERS.  (a)  A district is a political subdivision of this state created to carry out essential governmental functions.(b)  A district may exercise all powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.506. Territory of District

Sec. 772.506.  TERRITORY OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The territory of a district consists of:(1)  the territory of the region in which the district is established; and(2)  for each municipality partially located in the region, the territory of that municipality located in another region.(b)  If a municipality in the district annexes territory that is outside the boundaries of the district, the annexed territory becomes part of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.507. Board

Sec. 772.507.  BOARD.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of managers composed of the members of the governing body of the regional planning commission for the region in which the district is established.  Service on the board by a member of the governing body is an additional duty of the member's office or employment.(b)  A board member serves without compensation.  The district shall pay all reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by the board member in performing the board's functions under this subchapter.(c)  A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.508. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.508.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall name, control, and manage the district.(b)  The board may adopt orders, rules, and policies governing the operations of the board and the district.(c)  The board may contract with any person to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.(d)  The board shall determine the nature and sources of funding for the district.  The board may accept grants or other funding from the federal or state government, a county, a municipality, or a private person.(e)  The board may sue in the district's name.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.509. Advisory Committee

Sec. 772.509.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of representatives of the participating jurisdictions.  The advisory committee shall review, advise, and provide recommendations to the board on district issues, including equipment, training, budget, and general operational issues.(b)  An advisory committee member must have the training and experience necessary to perform the duties assigned by the board.(c)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory committee.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.510. Director of District; Staff

Sec. 772.510.  DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF.  (a)  The executive director of the regional planning commission in the district's region serves as director of the district.(b)  The director shall:(1)  perform all duties required by the board;(2)  ensure that board policies and procedures are implemented for the purposes of this subchapter; and(3)  assign employees of the regional planning commission to perform duties under this subchapter as necessary to carry out the district's operations.(c)  The director may use district money to compensate an employee assigned duties under this subchapter and the director.(d)  The director and an employee assigned duties under this subchapter are employees of the regional planning commission for all purposes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.511. Budget; Annual Report; Audit

Sec. 772.511.  BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT.  (a)  The director shall prepare, under the direction of the board, an annual budget for the district.  The budget and any revision of the budget must be approved by the board.(b)  As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board a written report of all money received by the district and how the money was spent during the preceding fiscal year.  The report must show, in detail, the operations of the district for the period covered by the report.(c)  The board annually shall have an independent financial audit made of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.512. Provision of 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 772.512.  PROVISION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE.  (a)  A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction through one or a combination of the following methods and features or equivalent state-of-the-art technology:(1)  the transfer method;(2)  the relay method;(3)  the dispatch method;(4)  automatic number identification;(5)  automatic location identification; or(6)  selective routing.(b)  The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system.  The 9-1-1 system must be computerized.(c)  For each individual telephone subscriber in the district, 9-1-1 service is mandatory and is not an optional service under any definition of terms relating to telephone service.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.513. Liability

Sec. 772.513.  LIABILITY.  A service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service, a manufacturer of equipment used in providing 9-1-1 service, or an officer or employee of a service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service may not be held liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.514. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

Sec. 772.514.  PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.  The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in a district.  A public safety agency whose services are available through a 9-1-1 system:(1)  may maintain a separate number for an emergency telephone call; and(2)  shall maintain a separate number for a nonemergency telephone call.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.515. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

Sec. 772.515.  TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.  (a)  A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency that provides the requested service at the location from which the call originates.  A 9-1-1 system may provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, including poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense.(b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.(c)  With the consent of a participating jurisdiction, a privately owned automatic intrusion alarm or other privately owned automatic alerting device may be installed to cause the number 9-1-1 to be dialed to gain access to emergency services.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 4350), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.516 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.516. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee

Sec. 772.516.  9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE.  (a)  The board may impose a 9-1-1 emergency service fee on service users in the district.(b)  The fee may be imposed only on the base rate charge or the charge's equivalent, excluding charges for coin-operated telephone equipment.  The fee may not be imposed on:(1)  more than 100 local exchange access lines or the lines' equivalent for a single business entity at a single location, unless the lines are used by residents of the location; or(2)  any line that the Commission on State Emergency Communications has excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line under Section 771.063.(c)  If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.  The fee must have uniform application throughout the district and be imposed in each participating jurisdiction in the district.(d)  The rate of the fee may not exceed six percent of the monthly base rate the principal service supplier in the participating jurisdiction charges a service user.(e)  The board shall set the amount of the fee each year as part of the annual budget.  The board shall notify each service supplier of a change in the amount of the fee not later than the 91st day before the date the change takes effect.(f)  In imposing the fee, the board shall attempt to match the district's revenues to the district's operating expenditures and to provide reasonable reserves for contingencies and for the purchase and installation of 9-1-1 emergency service equipment.  If the revenue received from the fee exceeds the amount of money needed to fund the district, the board by resolution shall reduce the rate of the fee to an amount adequate to fund the district as required by this subsection or suspend the imposition of the fee.  If the board suspends the imposition of the fee, the board by resolution may reinstitute the fee if money received by the district is not adequate to fund the district.(g)  For a county or municipality whose governing body at a later date votes to receive 9-1-1 service from the district, the fee is imposed beginning on the date specified by the board.  The board may charge the incoming county or municipality an additional amount of money to cover the initial cost of providing 9-1-1 service to that county or municipality.  The fee authorized to be charged in a district applies to new territory added to the district under Section 772.506(b) when the territory becomes part of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.518 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.518. District Depository

Sec. 772.518.  DISTRICT DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall select a depository for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository.(b)  A depository selected by the board is the district's depository until the second anniversary of the date of selection and until a successor depository is selected and qualified.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.519 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.519. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 772.519.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  A district's allowable operating expenses include all costs attributable to designing a 9-1-1 system and all equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public safety answering point and other related operations that the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.520 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.520. Number and Location Identification

Sec. 772.520.  NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  As part of computerized 9-1-1 service, a service supplier shall furnish, for each call, the telephone number of the subscriber and the address associated with the number.(b)  A business service user that provides residential facilities and owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to provide telephone service to facility residents shall provide to those residential end users the same level of 9-1-1 service that a service supplier is required to provide under Subsection (a) to other residential end users in the district.(c)  Information furnished under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection.(d)  A service supplier or business service user under Subsection (b) may not be held liable to a person who uses a 9-1-1 system created under this subchapter for the release to the district of the information specified in Subsections (a) and (b).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.521. Public Review

Sec. 772.521.  PUBLIC REVIEW.  (a)  Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.  The first hearing shall be held on or before the third anniversary of the date of the district's creation.  Subsequent hearings shall be held on or before the third anniversary of the date each resolution required by Subsection (c) is adopted.(b)  The board shall publish notice of the time and place of a hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district.  The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.(c)  After the hearing, the board shall adopt a resolution on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.522 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.522. Dissolution Procedures

Sec. 772.522.  DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued.  The regional planning commission for the district's region shall assume the district's assets, provide 9-1-1 service, and pay the district's debts.  If the district's assets are insufficient to retire all existing debts of the district on the date of dissolution, the regional planning commission shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 emergency service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the regional planning commission.  Proceeds from the imposition of the fee by the regional planning commission after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.(b)  The regional planning commission shall retire the district's debts to the extent practicable according to the terms of the instruments creating the debts and the terms of the resolutions authorizing creation of the debts.(c)  The governing body of the regional planning commission for the district's region may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.523 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.523. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 772.523.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  The board may issue bonds in the name of the district to finance:(1)  the acquisition by any method of facilities, equipment, or supplies necessary for the district to provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction; or(2)  the installation of equipment necessary for the district to provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.524 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.524. Repayment of Bonds

Sec. 772.524.  REPAYMENT OF BONDS.  The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest on district bonds by pledging all or part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.525 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.525. Additional Security for Bonds

Sec. 772.525.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.  (a)  District bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of the district's physical properties and rights appurtenant to the properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and any other power necessary for the further security of the bonds.(b)  The bond trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may:(1)  contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate; and(2)  make provisions for:(A)  amendment or modification; and(B)  investment of district funds.(c)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties and rights purchased and may maintain and operate the properties.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|