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TX Water Code § 58.319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.319. Charge to Cities and Towns

Sec. 58.319.  CHARGE TO CITIES AND TOWNS.  If a district supplies untreated water, the charge for the use of the water and the time and manner of payment shall be determined by the board or fixed by the contract made with the board.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.320. Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses

Sec. 58.320.  LOANS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.  The board may borrow money to pay maintenance and operating expenses at an interest rate of not more than 10 percent a year and may pledge as security any of its notes or contracts with water users or accounts against them.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.321. Water Service: Refused

Sec. 58.321.  WATER SERVICE:  REFUSED.  The board may refuse water service to any person who refuses to pay the charges and assessments for water service or who fails or refuses to pay any taxes levied against his property after six months from the date the taxes become delinquent.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter H. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 58.351. Construction Fund

Sec. 58.351.  CONSTRUCTION FUND.  (a)  The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be deposited in the construction fund.(b)  Money deposited in the construction fund shall be used to pay expenses, debts, and obligations necessarily incurred in the creation, establishment, and maintenance of the district and to pay the purchase price of property and construction contracts, including purchases for which the bonds were issued.(c)  If the bonds were issued in accordance with a contract with the United States, debts and obligations may be paid from the construction fund under the terms of or incident to the contract.(d)  After the payment of obligations for which the bonds were issued, any remaining money in the construction fund may be transferred to the maintenance fund.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter H. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 58.352. Maintenance Fund

Sec. 58.352.  MAINTENANCE FUND.  (a)  The district shall have a maintenance fund which shall include money collected by assessment or other method for the maintenance, repair, and operation of the properties and plant of the district or for temporary annual rental due to the United States.(b)  The maintenance fund shall be used to pay all expenses of maintenance, repair, and operation of the district except the expenses of assessing and collecting taxes for the interest and sinking fund shall be paid from the interest and sinking fund.(c)  The district may pay from the maintenance fund other expenses for which the payment is not provided in this chapter.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter H. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 58.353. Amortization and Emergency Fund

Sec. 58.353.  AMORTIZATION AND EMERGENCY FUND.  (a)  The board shall have a competent engineer make an inspection and valuation of the physical property of the district which is subject to decay, obsolescence, injury, or damage by sudden, accidental, or unusual causes, and based on the inspection and valuation, the engineer shall determine as nearly as he can a sufficient amount to be set aside annually to pay for replacement of each item of physical property at the end of its economic life or for the restoration or replacement of any item of physical property if it is lost, injured, or damaged.(b)  The board shall set aside a portion of the maintenance fund as it is collected equal to the amount determined under Subsection (a) of this section and shall place this money in the amortization and emergency fund.  No part of this fund may be spent except to replace amortized property or to replace or restore lost, injured, or damaged property.(c)  Any amount in the amortization and emergency fund which is not spent for the purposes for which the fund was created may be invested in bonds or interest-bearing securities of the United States.(d)  The board is not required to create an amortization and emergency fund, but if the board does create the fund, it shall be kept up and maintained.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.391 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.391. Authority to Borrow Money

Sec. 58.391.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY.  The board may declare that funds are not available to meet lawfully authorized obligations of the district, thereby creating an existing emergency, and may borrow money at a rate of not more than 10 percent a year on notes of the district to pay obligations.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.392 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.392. Security for Loan

Sec. 58.392.  SECURITY FOR LOAN.  To secure the loan, the board may pledge up to 85 percent of any levied tax of the district which has not been collected by the district or may pledge as collateral any district bonds which have been authorized but not sold.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.393 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.393. Maturity Date of Loan

Sec. 58.393.  MATURITY DATE OF LOAN.  (a)  If taxes are pledged to pay for the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the following April 1.(b)  If preliminary or construction bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the loan shall mature not later than six months from the date it is made.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.394 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.394. Loan Secured by Bonds

Sec. 58.394.  LOAN SECURED BY BONDS.  The amount of the loan may not be more than 25 percent of the district's unsold bonds and the par value of the bonds may not be more than 10 percent of the amount of the loan.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.395 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.395. Expenditure of Loan Proceeds

Sec. 58.395.  EXPENDITURE OF LOAN PROCEEDS.  No money obtained from a loan under Section 58.391 of this code may be spent for any purpose other than the purposes for which the pledged tax was levied or the pledged bonds were authorized.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.396 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.396. Loans Accomplished by Sale of District Bonds

Sec. 58.396.  LOANS ACCOMPLISHED BY SALE OF DISTRICT BONDS.  If the loan is secured by the sale of district bonds, the district may enter into an obligation to be conditioned conformably with the usages of investment banking to repurchase the bonds within the five-year period immediately following the date of the loan.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.397 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.397. Pledge of Commercial Income

Sec. 58.397.  PLEDGE OF COMMERCIAL INCOME.  (a)  The term "commercial income" means income other than revenue derived from taxation.(b)  If required to do so, a district may pledge its existing and expected commercial income to secure a loan to the extent the pledge will not obviously substantively impair the ability of the district to pay obligations which are held by others.(c)  If a district expects commercial income in the future but does not have the demonstrated income in an amount adequate to discharge the loan when it matures, the district may pledge the expected commercial income as provided in Subsection (b) of this section and in addition, or as an alternative, may pledge with a power of sale its unsold bonds in a par amount which shall not be more than the amount of the loan plus 10 percent.  The district is not required to impound the bonds.  The rate of interest on the loan may not be more than six percent.(d)  After commercial income is pledged, it may not be used for any purpose except to pay the debt which it secures, and it shall be applied to the reduction of the secured debt as rapidly as practicable.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.398 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.398. Evidence of Debt

Sec. 58.398.  EVIDENCE OF DEBT.  To evidence loans which are not secured by the sale of bonds, the district may execute and deliver to the lender certificates of indebtedness, notes, or obligations and may pledge its full faith and credit for their payment to the same extent that it may be pledged by district bonds.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.399 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter I. Borrowing Money|Section 58.399. Retiring Bonds

Sec. 58.399.  RETIRING BONDS.  If bonds are impounded or pledged to secure a loan made to a district, as the loan is repaid a proportionate amount of the bonds may be withdrawn, cancelled, and retired.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.431 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.431. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Iii, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution

Sec. 58.431.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER ARTICLE III, SECTION 52, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.  A district which is operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may issue bonds and lend its credit in an amount of not more than one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property in the district.  However, the total indebtedness of any city or town may never be more than the limits imposed by the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.432 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.432. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Xvi, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution

Sec. 58.432.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.  A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may incur debt evidenced by the issuance of bonds which is necessary to provide improvements and maintenance of improvements to achieve the purposes for which the district was created.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.433 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.433. Amount of Debt Limited by Constitution

Sec. 58.433.  AMOUNT OF DEBT LIMITED BY CONSTITUTION.  No district may issue bonds or create indebtedness in an amount which is more than that authorized by the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.434 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.434. Issuance of Preliminary Bonds

Sec. 58.434.  ISSUANCE OF PRELIMINARY BONDS.  A district may issue preliminary bonds to create a fund to pay:(1)  costs of organization;(2)  costs of making surveys and investigations;(3)  attorney's fees;(4)  costs of engineering work;(5)  costs of the issuance of bonds;  and(6)  other costs and expenses incident to organization of the district and its operation in investigating and determining plans for its plant and improvements and in issuing and selling bonds to provide for permanent improvements.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.435 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.435. Election on Preliminary Bonds

Sec. 58.435.  ELECTION ON PRELIMINARY BONDS.  (a)  The proposition for the issuance of preliminary bonds shall be submitted to the electors of the district.(b)  The election may be held at the same time as the election to confirm the creation of the district or at a later time.(c)  The board shall make an estimate of the expenses to be paid with the proceeds of the preliminary bonds and shall include this estimate in the notice of election.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.436 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.436. Conditions of Preliminary Bonds

Sec. 58.436.  CONDITIONS OF PRELIMINARY BONDS.  (a)  After preliminary bonds have been authorized at an election, the board may order the issuance of the bonds in an amount which is not more than the amount stated in the notice of election.(b)  The bonds may be paid serially or on amortization at any time not more than 10 years from their date.(c)  Although the bonds will be known and designated in the records as preliminary bonds, it is not necessary to make this designation on the bonds.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.437 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.437. Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds

Sec. 58.437.  TAX TO PAY PRELIMINARY BONDS.  At the time preliminary bonds are issued, a tax shall be levied to pay principal and interest as the bonds mature and to pay the cost of assessing and collecting the taxes.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.438 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.438. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 58.438.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  After a district is created and has adopted plans for construction of a plant and improvements, it may issue bonds to pay for constructing the plant and improvements and to pay costs and charges incident to the construction including the cost of necessary property and the retirement of preliminary bonds.(b)  The maximum amount of bonds which may be issued may not be more than the amount of the engineer's estimate plus the additional amounts added by the board in the election order.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.439 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.439. Purposes for Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 58.439.  PURPOSES FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  The district may issue bonds to include:(1)  the cost of organization of the district;(2)  incidental expenses;(3)  the cost of investigation and making plans;(4)  the engineer's work and other incidental expenses;(5)  the cost of retirement of preliminary bonds;(6)  the cost of issuing and selling bonds;(7)  the estimated discount on the bonds;(8)  the cost of operation of a district for the period of construction of the plant and improvements stated in the engineer's report;(9)  an amount to pay interest on the bonds during the period stated in the engineer's report, which shall not be more than three years from the time the bonds are sold;  and(10)  any additional cost or expense made necessary by any change or modification made in the proposed work by the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.440 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.440. Engineer's Report

Sec. 58.440.  ENGINEER'S REPORT.  (a)  Before an election is held to authorize the issuance of bonds, an engineer's report, which includes the plans and improvements to be constructed together with maps, plats, profiles, and data showing and explaining the engineer's report, shall be filed in the office of the district and shall be available for public inspection.(b)  The engineer's report shall contain a detailed estimate of the cost of improvements, including the cost of any property to be purchased, and an estimate of the time required to complete the improvements to the degree to which they may provide service.(c)  The board shall consider the engineer's report and may make changes in the report and note them in the minutes.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.441 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.441. Election Order

Sec. 58.441.  ELECTION ORDER.  (a)  After the engineer's report is filed and approved, the board may order an election in the district to authorize the issuance of bonds.(b)  In the order, the board shall estimate the total amount of money needed to cover the items listed in Section 58.439 of this code.(c)  The election order shall state:(1)  the proposed maximum interest rate on the bonds;(2)  the maximum maturity date of the bonds;(3)  the time and places for holding the election;  and(4)  the names of the election officers.(d)  The election order shall be entered in the minutes of the board.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.443 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.443. Ballots

Sec. 58.443.  BALLOTS.  (a)  The proposition to be voted on shall be the issuance of the total amount of bonds covered by the engineer's estimate plus additional estimates made by the board.(b)  The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against:  "The issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes to pay for the bonds."(c)  If a contract is proposed with the United States under the federal reclamation laws, the ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against:  "The contract with the United States and the levy of a tax to pay the contract."|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.444 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.444. Vote at Election

Sec. 58.444.  VOTE AT ELECTION.  (a)  Bonds of a district operating under the provisions of Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may be issued only with the approval of two-thirds of the electors of the district participating in the election.(b)  In a district organized under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, bonds may be issued or indebtedness created only with the approval of a majority of the electors of the district participating in the election.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.445 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.445. Order to Issue Bonds or Execute Contract

Sec. 58.445.  ORDER TO ISSUE BONDS OR EXECUTE CONTRACT.  After the vote is canvassed and the results are declared to be favorable to the proposition, the board shall make and enter an order directing the issuance of the bonds or the execution of a contract with the United States.  The bonds or contract shall be in a sufficient amount to pay for the improvements together with all necessary incidental expenses, but the amount may not be more than the amount specified in the election order and notice of election.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.446 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.446. Record of Bond Proceedings Submitted to Attorney General

Sec. 58.446.  RECORD OF BOND PROCEEDINGS SUBMITTED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  After a district issues bonds other than preliminary bonds, but before they are sold, the record showing all the proceedings in the creation of the district and the issuance of the bonds shall be filed in the office of the attorney general.(b)  The attorney general shall examine the record and give his opinion on it.(c)  The record may be presented to the attorney general before the bonds are printed, and the bonds may be executed after the record is completed.(d)  After the record is approved, the bonds shall be issued or duly executed.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.447 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds|Section 58.447. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 58.447.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  After the bonds are issued and executed, they shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds are issued according to law and are valid, binding obligations of the district, he shall officially certify the bonds and execute a certificate, which shall be filed with the comptroller and recorded in the book kept for that purpose.(c)  The bonds may not be registered with the comptroller until 20 days after the day of the election authorizing the issuance of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|