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TX Water Code § 51.180 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.180. Election to Approve Revenue for Payment of Mortgage

Sec. 51.180.  ELECTION TO APPROVE REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF MORTGAGE.  (a)  If tax and bond revenue is pledged to pay amount due under the encumbrance, the district must hold an election and receive the approval of the electors.(b)  An election to approve the use of tax and bond revenue shall be held in the same manner and with the same voters' qualifications as provided for elections on the issuance of the bonds of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.181. Joint Acquisition of Mortgaged System by Two or More Districts

Sec. 51.181.  JOINT ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGED SYSTEM BY TWO OR MORE DISTRICTS.  (a)  Two or more districts jointly may acquire by gift, grant, or purchase any part of an irrigation system serving the districts subject to a mortgage or encumbrances in the same manner that a single district may acquire the system.(b)  In the proceedings authorizing the acquisition, the boards of the respective districts shall define clearly the respective rights, interest, and liability of the districts in the acquired property and in the mortgage or encumbrance.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.182. Authority to Lease Facilities to Water Customers

Sec. 51.182.  AUTHORITY TO LEASE FACILITIES TO WATER CUSTOMERS.  (a)  A district may lease to any person, firm, or corporation which is a bona fide water customer of the district any of its river pump stations, conveyance canals, off-channel reservoirs, reservoir pump stations, water mains, water treatment plants, or other facilities used in connection with them.  The lease may include any of the district's land which is appropriate to the utilization of the leased facilities, including but not limited to land acquired by eminent domain.(b)  The board and the lessee shall agree on the form of the lease and its terms, conditions, provisions, and stipulations;  however, the duration of the lease shall not be longer than the duration of the water contract between the district and the lessee under the primary term of the water contract and any renewal or extension of it.(c)  After a lease to a water customer is authorized by the board, the lease shall be executed by the president or vice president of the board and attested by the secretary.  The lease is valid and effective without any other requirement or prerequisite by the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.184. Preference in Use of Water

Sec. 51.184.  PREFERENCE IN USE OF WATER.  (a)  The board may award the use of district water in the following order of preference and superiority:(1)  domestic and municipal use;(2)  industrial use, other than the development of hydroelectric power;(3)  irrigation;(4)  development of hydroelectric power;(5)  pleasure and recreation.(b)  The board may withdraw water from an inferior use and appropriate the water to a superior use when required for the welfare of the district.(c)  The board must use the condemnation procedures in Subchapter F of this chapter for a withdrawal or diversion of the use of water which affects a vested right.(d)  The board may implement the action prescribed in Subsection (b) or in Subsections (b) and (c) above, and shall obtain necessary amendments to the district's permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication in the manner provided in Section 11.122 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1250, ch. 473, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1975;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 980, ch. 367, Sec. 16, eff. June 10, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 51.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.185. Suit to Protect Water Rights

Sec. 51.185.  SUIT TO PROTECT WATER RIGHTS.  The board may institute and maintain any suit or suits to protect the water supply or other rights of the district, to prevent any unlawful interference with the water supply or other rights of the district, or to prevent a diversion of its water supply by others.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.186. Transfer of Water Right

Sec. 51.186.  TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT.  If there is land in a district which has a water right from a source of supply acquired by the district but the land is difficult or impracticable to irrigate from that source of supply, the district may allow transfer of the water right to other land which is adjacent to the district.  The adjacent land may be admitted to the district with the same right of water service as the land from which the water was transferred.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.187 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.187. Selling Waterpower Privileges

Sec. 51.187.  SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES.  (a)  The district may enter into a contract to sell waterpower privileges if power can be generated from water flowing from the district's reservoirs or within its canal system.(b)  The sale of waterpower privileges may not interfere with the district's obligation to furnish an adequate supply of water for the purpose for which the district was organized and for municipal purposes in districts which furnish water for municipal purposes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.188 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.188. Selling Surplus Water

Sec. 51.188.  SELLING SURPLUS WATER.  The district may sell any surplus district water for use in irrigation or for domestic or commercial uses to any person who owns or uses land in the vicinity of the district or to other districts which include land in the same vicinity.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.189 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.189. Pumping Water to Another District

Sec. 51.189.  PUMPING WATER TO ANOTHER DISTRICT.  If the board considers it advisable, it may contract to pump for or supply another district any water in which the other district has a right.  The board shall provide the terms of the contract.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.190 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.190. Obtaining Topographic Maps and Data

Sec. 51.190.  OBTAINING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND DATA.  The executive director shall furnish to a district topographic maps and data concerning all projects for the control of floods undertaken by the district and all projects for the storage of water or creation of reservoirs undertaken by the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 961, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 51.194 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.194. Sale of Property Not Acquired to Carry Out the Plans of the District

Sec. 51.194.  SALE OF PROPERTY NOT ACQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE PLANS OF THE DISTRICT.  The board may sell property bid in by it at any sale under foreclosure of its tax lien or of its lien for charges or assessments, or any property acquired by it other than for the purpose of carrying out the plans of the district, without formally determining that the property is not required to carry out the plans of the district, without giving notice of the intent of the district to sell the property, and without applying the proceeds of the sale as provided in Section 51.192 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.195 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.195. Prohibited Charges and Fees

Sec. 51.195.  PROHIBITED CHARGES AND FEES.  (a)  In this section, "undeveloped property" means property within the district to which water or sewer services are actually available and to which no water or sewer connections have been made.(b)  Except as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, no district in which the ratio of the assessed valuation of property to the amount of bonded indebtedness of the district is at least 15 to 1, proposing to provide or actually providing water and sewer services or either of these services to household users as the principal function of the district, may adopt and impose on the owners of undeveloped property in the district a charge or fee on the undeveloped property that is in addition to taxes levied on that property.(c)  If the board of directors of a district covered by this section desires to adopt and impose a charge or fee prohibited by Subsection (b) of this section, it shall submit to the commission a petition for authority to adopt and impose the charge or fee.  If the commission finds that it will be in the best interest of the district and property owners of the district, the commission shall approve the adoption and imposition of the charge or fee for a period of not more than three years.  The imposition of a charge or fee may be renewed for additional periods of three years in the manner provided in this section for initial approval of the charge or fee.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 437, ch. 198, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.|
TX Water Code § 51.196 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 51.196. Development of Underground Water by Certain Districts

Sec. 51.196.  DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGROUND WATER BY CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  A conservation and reclamation district created by special law under the authority of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and designated as a municipal water district to which the administrative and taxing provisions applicable to districts governed by this chapter apply, may develop or otherwise acquire underground sources of water, notwithstanding a provision in that district's special law otherwise prohibiting the development of acquisition of underground water.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 51.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 51.221. Eligibility to Vote: Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No

Sec. 51.221.  ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE:  MAVERICK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1.  (a)  In this section, "district" means the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.(b)  A person is eligible to vote in an election conducted by the district if the person:(1)  is 18 years of age or older;(2)  is a United States citizen;(3)  is an individual who holds title to or an interest in title to irrigable farmland or ranch land within the boundaries of the district;  and(4)  receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district by and through the district's canal system.(c)  A person eligible to vote under Subsection (b) must register with the district not later than the 30th day before the date of a district election in order to vote in that district election.  The district shall file with the county clerk of Maverick County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered voters not later than the 25th day before the date of each district election.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 51.241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 51.241. Penalty for Violation of Regulation

Sec. 51.241.  PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF REGULATION.  A person who violates a regulation adopted by a district under this chapter or other law commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 27, eff. June 17, 2001.  Renumbered from Water Code Sec. 51.221 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(149), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 51.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.301. Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge

Sec. 51.301.  STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE.  (a)  If required by the board, each person who desires to receive irrigation water at any time during the year shall furnish the secretary of the board a written statement of the acreage the person intends to irrigate and the different crops the person intends to plant with the acreage of each crop.(b)  At the time the acreage estimate is furnished to the secretary, each person applying for water shall pay the portion of the water charge or assessment set by the board.(c)  If a person does not furnish the statement of estimated acreage or does not pay the part of the water charge or assessment set by the board before the date for fixing the assessment, the district is not obligated to furnish water to that person during that year.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 324, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.302. Contracts With Person Using Irrigation Water

Sec. 51.302.  CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER.  (a)  The board may require each person who desires to use irrigation water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be irrigated, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.(b)  If a person irrigates more acreage than the person's contract specifies, the person shall pay for the additional service.(c)  The directors also may require a person using irrigation water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.(d)  The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 51.309 against the crops of a person using irrigation water for the service furnished to the person.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 324, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.303. Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations

Sec. 51.303.  AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS.  The board may adopt, alter, and rescind rules, regulations, and standing and temporary orders which do not conflict with the provisions of this subchapter and which govern:(1)  methods, terms, and conditions of water service;(2)  applications for water;(3)  assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits for maintenance and operation;(4)  payment and the enforcement of payment of the assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits;(5)  furnishing irrigation water to persons who did not apply for it before the date of assessment if required; and(6)  furnishing water to persons who wish to take water for irrigation in excess of their original applications or for use on land not covered by their original applications if required.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 325, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.304. Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses

Sec. 51.304.  BOARD'S ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.  The board, on or as soon as practicable after a date fixed by standing order of the board, shall estimate the expenses of maintaining and operating the district's water delivery system for the next 12 months.  The board may change the 12-month period for which it estimates the expenses of maintaining and operating the water delivery system by estimating such expenses for a shorter period so as to adjust to a new fixed date and thereafter estimating the expenses for 12-month periods following the adjusted fixed date.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 325, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.305. Distribution of Assessment

Sec. 51.305.  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The board by order shall allocate a portion of the estimated maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by assessment against all land in the district to which the district can furnish irrigation water through its water delivery system or through an extension of its water delivery system.  This assessment shall be levied against all irrigable land in the district on a per acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated.(b)   The board shall determine from year to year the proportionate amount of the expenses which will be borne by all water users receiving water delivery from the district.(c)  The remainder of the estimated expenses shall be paid by assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits required of persons in the district who use or who make application to use water.  The board shall prorate the remainder among the applicants for irrigation water and may consider:(1)  the acreage each applicant will plant, the crop the applicant will grow, and the amount of water per acre used for irrigation purposes; and(2)  other factors deemed appropriate by the board with respect to water used for other nonirrigation uses.(d)  A landowner of irrigable land in the district or a user of water delivered by the district for any purpose other than irrigation who disputes all or a part of a board order that determines the amount of an assessment, charge, fee, rental, or deposit may file a petition under Section 11.041.  That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or user of water described by this subsection.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 325, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1770, ch. 518, Sec. 12, eff. May 31, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.306. Notice of Assessments

Sec. 51.306.  NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  Public notice of all assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) shall be given by posting printed notice of the assessment in at least one public place in the district.(b)  Not later than the fifth day before the date on which the assessment is due, notice shall be mailed to each landowner at the address which the landowner shall furnish to the board.(c)  Notice of special assessments shall be given within 10 days after the assessment is levied.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 325, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.307. Payment of Assessments

Sec. 51.307.  PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  All assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) shall be paid in installments at the times fixed by the board.(b)  If a crop for which water was furnished by the district is harvested before the due date of any installment payment, the entire unpaid assessment becomes due at once and shall be paid within 10 days after the crop is harvested and before the crop is removed from the county or counties in which it was grown.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 325, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.308. Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 51.308.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  (a)  Under the direction of the board, the assessor and collector, or other person designated by the board, shall collect all assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) for maintenance and operating expenses.(b)  The assessor and collector shall execute a bond in an amount determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the assessor and collector and accounting for all money collected.(c)  The assessor and collector shall keep an account of all money collected and shall deposit the money as collected in the district depository.  The assessor and collector shall file with the secretary of the board a statement of all money collected once each month.(d)  The assessor and collector shall use a duplicate receipt book, give a receipt for each collection made, and retain in the book a copy of each receipt, which shall be kept as a record of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 326, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.|