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TX Water Code § 61.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 61.036. Declaration of Result

Sec. 61.036.  DECLARATION OF RESULT.  If the proposition carries at the election, the commissioners court shall enter the following declaration in its minutes:"Commissioners Court of __________ County, Texas, __________ term A.D. ______:  In the matter of the petition of __________ and __________ others requesting the establishment of a navigation district and the issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes in the petition described and designated by the name of __________ Navigation District.  Be it known that at an election called for that purpose in the district, held on the ______ day of __________ A.D. ______, a two-thirds majority of the electors voting on the proposition voted in favor of the creation of the navigation district, and the issuance of bonds and the levy of a tax.  Now, therefore, it is considered and ordered by the court that the navigation district be and the same is hereby established by the name of __________ Navigation District, and that the bonds of the district in the amount of $______ be issued, and a tax of ______ cents on the $100 valuation or so much thereof as may be necessary to be levied on all property inside the navigation district sufficient in amount to pay the interest on the bonds and provide a sinking fund to redeem them at maturity, and that if the tax becomes insufficient for these purposes, it shall be increased until it is sufficient.  The metes and bounds of the district shall be as follows:  (Description of metes and bounds.)"|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.071. Appointment of Commissioners

Sec. 61.071.  APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.  After a district is created, the commissioners court or the board, by majority vote, shall biennially appoint three commissioners to the commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.072. Organization: Quorum

Sec. 61.072.  ORGANIZATION:  QUORUM.  The commission shall organize by electing one of their number chairman and one secretary.  Two of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of two shall be sufficient in all matters relating to the business of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.073. Qualifications

Sec. 61.073.  QUALIFICATIONS.  To be qualified for appointment as a commissioner, a person must be a resident of the district, a freehold property taxpayer, and a qualified elector of the county.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.074. Term of Office, Removal, and Succession

Sec. 61.074.  TERM OF OFFICE, REMOVAL, AND SUCCESSION.  (a)  Each commissioner shall hold office for four years and until his successor has qualified, unless sooner removed by a majority vote of the commissioners court or the board for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.(b)  All vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment to the office.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5217, ch. 951, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Water Code § 61.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.075. Commissioner's Oath

Sec. 61.075.  COMMISSIONER'S OATH.  Each commissioner shall subscribe an oath before the county judge of the county of jurisdiction to discharge faithfully the duties of his office without favor or partiality, and to render a true account of his activities to the commissioners court or the board which appointed him.  The oath shall be filed by the clerk and preserved as a part of the records of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.076. Commissioner's Bond

Sec. 61.076.  COMMISSIONER'S BOND.  Each commissioner shall execute a good bond for $1,000, payable to the county judge for the use and benefit of the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.077. Commissioners' Compensation

Sec. 61.077.  COMMISSIONERS' COMPENSATION.  The commissioners are entitled to receive for their services compensation fixed by the commissioners court and entered in the record.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.078. District Treasurer

Sec. 61.078.  DISTRICT TREASURER.  The county treasurer of the county of jurisdiction shall be treasurer of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.079. District Treasurer's Bond

Sec. 61.079.  DISTRICT TREASURER'S BOND.  (a)  Before receiving the proceeds of any district bonds and before receiving any district funds from any source, the district treasurer shall execute a good and sufficient bond payable to the commission for the benefit of the district.  The bond shall be in an amount fixed and approved by the commission.(b)  The bond shall be conditioned on the district treasurer's faithfully executing the duties of his office, paying over all money that comes into his hands as the treasurer, and rendering a just account to the commissioners court or the commission when required to do so.(c)  The bond required by this section shall remain in full force and effect as long as any funds belonging to the district are in the possession or under the control of the treasurer.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.080. District Treasurer's Compensation

Sec. 61.080.  DISTRICT TREASURER'S COMPENSATION.  The district treasurer shall be entitled to receive for his services an amount fixed by the commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.081. Duties Imposed Without Compensation

Sec. 61.081.  DUTIES IMPOSED WITHOUT COMPENSATION.  The duties and powers conferred on county, city and other officers under this chapter are a part of the legal duty of the officers which they shall perform without additional compensation, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 61.082. Court Actions

Sec. 61.082.  COURT ACTIONS.  (a)  The district, by and through its commission, may sue and be sued in any court in this state in the name of the district.(b)  The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the establishment of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.111. Purposes of District

Sec. 61.111.  PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  A district may:(1)  improve rivers, bays, creeks, streams, and canals inside or adjacent to the district;(2)  construct and maintain canals and waterways to permit or aid navigation;  and(3)  issue bonds to pay for these improvements.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.112. Employees and Counsel

Sec. 61.112.  EMPLOYEES AND COUNSEL.  (a)  The commission may employ assistant engineers and other employees which are necessary and may determine their compensation.(b)  The commission may retain counsel to represent the district in the preparation of contracts or in the conduct of any proceedings in or out of court and to be the legal advisor of the commission on terms and for fees agreed on by the parties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.113. Authority to Go on Land

Sec. 61.113.  AUTHORITY TO GO ON LAND.  The commissioners and engineers, together with all necessary teams, help, tools and instruments, may go on any land located inside the district for the purpose of examining the land and making plans, surveys, maps, and profiles, without subjecting themselves to the laws of trespass.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.114. Penalty for Prohibiting Entry to Land

Sec. 61.114.  PENALTY FOR PROHIBITING ENTRY TO LAND.  Any person who wilfully prevents or prohibits any officer listed in Section 61.113 of this code from entering land for the purposes stated in that section on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25 a day for each day he prevents or prohibits the officer from entering the land.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.115. Acquisition of Property

Sec. 61.115.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.  The commission may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation any necessary rights-of-way and property for necessary improvements contemplated by the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.118. Construction Contracts

Sec. 61.118.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.  (a)  Except as provided in this section, the provisions of Chapter 3, Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, governing water control and preservation districts which relate to advertising for, awarding, and performing contracts for the construction of improvements and work authorized by law shall apply to construction contracts made under this subchapter.(b)  The bidder's deposit for a construction contract shall be five percent of the amount bid, and the contractor's bond shall be for not less than 25 percent of the contract price.(c)  The contract shall be signed by at least two of the commissioners, and the partial payments made under the contract shall not be more than 90 percent of the contract price.(d)  In case of public calamity or extreme emergency which makes it necessary to act at once to preserve the property of the district and its residents or in case of unforeseen damage to the property or equipment of the district, the provisions of this section requiring advertisement for bids under Article 7853, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, may be waived.  In any of these situations, the commission shall record in the minutes of the district that an emergency exists and the facts which gave rise to the emergency.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.119 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.119. Interest in Contract of Navigation District

Sec. 61.119.  INTEREST IN CONTRACT OF NAVIGATION DISTRICT.  If the county judge, a county commissioner, a member of the board or the commission, or the engineer shall directly or indirectly become interested in a contract for work to be done by the district or in any fee paid by the district, which would allow him to receive any money consideration or other thing of value except in payment of services as provided by law, on conviction he shall be confined in jail for not less than six months nor more than one year.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 61.120. Laws Governing Certain Functions of District

Sec. 61.120.  LAWS GOVERNING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT.  Chapter 3, Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, relating to eminent domain, employment and duties of the district engineer, cooperation with the federal government, and the director's annual report shall apply to this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.151. Authority to Operate and Develop Port Facilities

Sec. 61.151.  AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AND DEVELOP PORT FACILITIES.  (a)  A district created for the development of deep-water navigation which includes a city with a population of more than 100,000, according to the last preceding federal census, may operate and develop ports and waterways inside the district and extending to the Gulf of Mexico.(b)  The district may acquire, purchase, take over, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt railroads, floating plants, lighterage, land, towing facilities, and other facilities or aids incident to or necessary to the operation or development of ports and waterways.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.152. Petition

Sec. 61.152.  PETITION.  (a)  If the board decides to exercise the rights, powers, and authority provided in this subchapter, it shall certify this desire to the commissioners court and shall submit a petition requesting that an election be held.(b)  The commissioners court shall schedule a hearing on the petition not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the date of the petition.  The hearing may be held at any place designated by the commissioners court.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.153. Hearing: Testimony

Sec. 61.153.  HEARING:  TESTIMONY.  Any person who may be affected may appear before the board on the day of the hearing and contest the necessity, advisability, or practicability of the election and may offer testimony in favor of or against the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.154. Election Order

Sec. 61.154.  ELECTION ORDER.  After the hearing, if the board determines that the election should be held, the commissioners court shall order an election to determine whether or not the district should adopt the rights, powers, and authority provided in this subchapter.  The order shall include the date on which the election will be held.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.155. Ballots

Sec. 61.155.  BALLOTS.  The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following proposition:  "The development of the port by the navigation district."|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.156. Election Expense

Sec. 61.156.  ELECTION EXPENSE.  The district shall pay the expense of the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.157. Declaration of Results

Sec. 61.157.  DECLARATION OF RESULTS.  If the result of the election favors the development of a port by the district, the commissioners court shall declare the result and shall enter in the minutes of the commissioners court the following declaration:"Commissioners Court __________ County, Texas, __________ term A.D. __________, in the matter of the petition of the navigation board, requesting that the right, power, and authority be granted to the navigation district to develop the port of __________ (enter the name of the municipality).  Be It Known, that at an election called for that purpose in the district, held on the __________ day of __________ A.D. __________, a two-thirds majority of the electors voting on the proposition voted to develop port facilities."Now, Therefore, It is considered and ordered by the commissioners court that the district is authorized to proceed with the development of the port as authorized by law."|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.158. Appointment of Commissioners

Sec. 61.158.  APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  If the provisions of this subchapter are adopted by a district, the district shall be managed, governed, and controlled by a commission composed of five commissioners, who shall be subject to the supervision and control of the board.(b)  Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by a majority of the city council of the municipality having a population of 100,000 or more, and two of the commissioners shall be appointed by a majority of the commissioners court.(c)  The chairman of the commission shall be the fifth member and shall be elected by majority vote of the city council and commissioners court meeting in joint session called by the county judge.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.159. Term of Office: Removal: Succession

Sec. 61.159.  TERM OF OFFICE:  REMOVAL:  SUCCESSION.  (a)  Except for the original appointments, each commissioner shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is qualified.(b)  One of the original appointees of the city council and one of the commissioners court shall serve for one year.  The other original appointees shall serve for two years.(c)  Each commissioner shall serve his full term unless removed by the authority which appointed him.  He may be removed for malfeasance, nonfeasance in office, inefficiency, or other sufficient cause.(d)  If a vacancy occurs through death, resignation, or other reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided for making the original appointment.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.160. Qualifications; Compensation; Authority

Sec. 61.160.  QUALIFICATIONS;  COMPENSATION;  AUTHORITY.  (a)  Each commissioner shall be a freehold property taxpayer and a qualified elector in the district.(b)  Each commissioner shall execute a bond and shall subscribe the required oath.(c)  Each commissioner is entitled to receive the compensation provided by the board.(d)  A majority of the commissioners shall have the authority to act, and all acts of the commission are subject to the supervision of the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 61.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter E. Port Facilities|Section 61.161. Eminent Domain

Sec. 61.161.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain.(b)  A district created under this chapter may elect to take advantage of the condemnation procedure provided in Subchapter F of Chapter 51 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|