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TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8157.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8157.004.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the organization, existence, or validity of the district;(2)  the right of the district to impose taxes; or(3)  the legality or operation of the board.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8157.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8157.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8157.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8157.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8157.101. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8157.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8157.102. Road Projects

Sec. 8157.102.  ROAD PROJECTS.  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside or outside the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8157.103. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8157.103.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8157.151. Tax to Repay Bonds

Sec. 8157.151.  TAX TO REPAY BONDS.  The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8157.201.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8157.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8157 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 8157.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8157.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8157.101 and 8157.102.(b)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8157.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8157.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.(d)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8157.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 465 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8159.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8159 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8159.001. Definitions

Sec. 8159.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1 as created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by order dated July 20, 2006.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (S.B. 2042), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8159.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8159 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8159.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8159.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has:(1)  the powers and duties provided to a municipal utility district by general law, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and Chapters 42 and 43, Local Government Code; and(2)  all the powers and duties necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (S.B. 2042), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8159.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8159 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8159.102. Additional Powers Related to Annexation and Tax Allocation Agreements

Sec. 8159.102.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATED TO ANNEXATION AND TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality that:(1)  has extraterritorial jurisdiction over the entire area in which the district is located; and(2)  has made a strategic partnership agreement with the district.(b)  The district and the municipality may agree to provide for the:(1)  annexation, including limited purpose annexation, by the municipality of all or a part of the territory of the district; and(2)  allocation, following annexation of all or part of the district by the municipality, of taxes imposed on real property in the district between the district and the municipality.(c)  Notwithstanding the limitations otherwise imposed by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, the district is granted the powers under that subchapter for the purpose of:(1)  defining a particular area to be taxed; and(2)  entering a tax allocation agreement as provided by this chapter.(d)  This chapter does not eliminate any right granted to a municipality under general law to annex all or part of the district.  The powers granted to the district and a municipality under this chapter are cumulative of powers granted under other law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (S.B. 2042), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8159.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8159 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8159.103. Specific Provisions of Tax Allocation Agreement

Sec. 8159.103.  SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.  The tax allocation agreement made under Section 8159.102 may contain:(1)  a method by which the district continues to exist following annexation by the municipality of all or part of the district territory, if the district is initially located outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality;(2)  an allocation of the ad valorem tax revenues of the district and the municipality from property in the district as the district and the municipality may agree;(3)  an allocation of governmental services to be provided by the municipality or the district following the date of the inclusion of all or part of the district territory in the corporate boundaries of the municipality, which must be proportionate to the allocation of taxes to which the district and the municipality agreed under Subdivision (2);(4)  an agreement under which the district assesses and collects ad valorem taxes on all taxable property:(A)  at a rate applying to the area of the district included in the municipality and designated as a defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, calculated to pay for the improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole; and(B)  at a rate applying to the area of the district that is not included in the municipality and is designated as a separate defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, calculated to pay for the improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole;(5)  a provision permitting district bonds in an area designated as a defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, to be sold by negotiated contract, notwithstanding other law;(6)  a provision that the allocation agreement will end on the date that:(A)  all territory in the district is annexed by the municipality for full purposes; and(B)  the district is dissolved as otherwise provided by law; and(7)  any other terms considered appropriate by the municipality and the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (S.B. 2042), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8160.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8160 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8160.001. Definitions

Sec. 8160.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 2 as created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by order dated November 10, 2006.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8160.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8160 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 2|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8160.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8160.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has:(1)  the powers and duties provided to a municipal utility district by general law, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and Chapters 42 and 43, Local Government Code; and(2)  all the powers and duties necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8160.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8160 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 2|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8160.102. Additional Powers Related to Annexation and Tax Allocation Agreements

Sec. 8160.102.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATED TO ANNEXATION AND TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality that:(1)  has extraterritorial jurisdiction over the entire area in which the district is located; and(2)  has made a strategic partnership agreement with the district.(b)  The district and the municipality may agree to provide for the:(1)  annexation, including limited purpose annexation, by the municipality of all or a part of the territory of the district; and(2)  allocation, following annexation of all or part of the district by the municipality, of taxes imposed on real property in the district between the district and the municipality.(c)  Notwithstanding the limitations otherwise imposed by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, the district is granted the powers under that subchapter for the purpose of:(1)  defining a particular area to be taxed; and(2)  entering a tax allocation agreement as provided by this chapter.(d)  This chapter does not eliminate any right granted to a municipality under general law to annex all or part of the district.  The powers granted to the district and a municipality under this chapter are cumulative of powers granted under other law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8160.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8160 - New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 2|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8160.103. Specific Provisions of Tax Allocation Agreement

Sec. 8160.103.  SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.  The tax allocation agreement made under Section 8160.102 may contain:(1)  a method by which the district continues to exist following annexation by the municipality of all or part of the district territory, if the district is initially located outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality;(2)  an allocation of the ad valorem tax revenues of the district and the municipality from property in the district as the district and the municipality may agree;(3)  an allocation of governmental services to be provided by the municipality or the district following the date of the inclusion of the district territory in the corporate boundaries of the municipality, which must be proportionate to the allocation of taxes to which the district and the municipality agreed under Subdivision (2);(4)  an agreement under which the district assesses and collects ad valorem taxes on all taxable property:(A)  at a rate applying to the area of the district included in the municipality and designated as a defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, calculated to pay for the improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole; and(B)  at a rate applying to the area of the district that is not included in the municipality and is designated as a separate defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, calculated to pay for the improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole;(5)  a provision permitting district bonds in an area designated as a defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, to be sold by negotiated contract, notwithstanding other law;(6)  a provision that the allocation agreement will end on the date that:(A)  all territory in the district is annexed by the municipality for full purposes; and(B)  the district is dissolved as otherwise provided by law; and(7)  any other terms considered appropriate by the municipality and the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8161.001. Definition

Sec. 8161.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Encanto Real Utility District.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8161.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8161.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8161.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8161.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8161.004. District Territory

Sec. 8161.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 700, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8280-584, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(3)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8161.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 8161.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8161.101. Municipal Utility District Powers

Sec. 8161.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8161.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8161 - Encanto Real Utility District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8161.102. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8161.102.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section. (b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code,  the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as  provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 4175), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8162.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8162 - Fairfields Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8162.001. Definitions

Sec. 8162.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a board member.(3)  "District" means the Fairfields Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (S.B. 323), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8162.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8162 - Fairfields Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8162.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8162.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Kaufman County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (S.B. 323), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8162.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8162 - Fairfields Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8162.003. Finding of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8162.003.  FINDING OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (S.B. 323), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|