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TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 5012.0153. Authority to Borrow Money, Accept Grants, and Issue Associated Revenue Bonds

Sec. 5012.0153.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ACCEPT GRANTS, AND ISSUE ASSOCIATED REVENUE BONDS.  The authority may:(1)  borrow money for the authority's corporate purposes consistent with the constitution, this chapter, and Chapters 60-63, Water Code;(2)  borrow money or accept a grant from the United States or from a corporation or agency created or designated by the United States and, in connection with the loan or grant, enter into any agreement the United States or the corporation or agency may require; and(3)  make and issue bonds for money borrowed, in the manner provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 5012.0154. Authority to Borrow Money for Current Expenses; Evidence of Obligation

Sec. 5012.0154.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY FOR CURRENT EXPENSES; EVIDENCE OF OBLIGATION.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  borrow money for current expenses; and(2)  evidence the borrowed money by warrants.(b)  The total amount of the warrants may not exceed the anticipated revenue.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 5012.0201. Authority to Issue Bonds; Election

Sec. 5012.0201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; ELECTION.  (a)  The authority may issue bonds for any corporate purpose.(b)  The authority may issue bonds for a purpose described by Section 5012.0102(1) or to acquire necessary or proper lands, rights of way, extension or improvements of belt railway lines, or construction or improvements of wharves, docks, ship repair facilities, or other facilities or aids to navigation.(c)  The authority may secure bonds issued under Subsection (b) by liens on properties acquired, constructed, or improved and pledge available revenues as additional security.(d)  An election to approve the issuance of bonds payable from taxes must be held in the manner provided for bond elections under Chapter 54, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 5012.0202. Form of Bonds

Sec. 5012.0202.  FORM OF BONDS.  Authority bonds must be:(1)  issued in the authority's name; and(2)  signed by the commission's presiding officer.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 5012.0203. Terms of Issuance

Sec. 5012.0203.  TERMS OF ISSUANCE.  Authority bonds may be:(1)  sold for cash;(2)  issued on terms the commission determines in exchange for any property, or any interest in property, that the commission considers necessary or convenient for the corporate purpose for which the bonds are issued; or(3)  issued in exchange for like principal amounts of other obligations of the authority, whether matured or unmatured.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 5012.0204. Deposit of Proceeds

Sec. 5012.0204.  DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.  The proceeds of sale of authority bonds shall be deposited in one or more banks or trust companies, and shall be paid out according to the terms on which the authority and the purchasers of the bonds agree.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 5012.0206. Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 5012.0206.  BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  The commission may declare an emergency because money is not available to meet any of the authority's needs, including to pay the principal of and interest on authority bonds.(b)  Bond anticipation notes may bear interest at a rate not to exceed 10 percent and must mature not later than one year after the date of issuance.(c)  Bond anticipation notes issued by the authority must be taken up with the proceeds of the bonds, or the bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for the bond anticipation notes.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5012.0207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 5012.0207. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 5012.0207.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  The authority may make and issue bonds for the purpose of refunding or refinancing outstanding bonds authorized and issued by the authority under this chapter or other law and the interest and any premium on the bonds to maturity or on any earlier redemption date specified in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds.(b)  Refunding bonds issued by the authority may:(1)  be issued to refund more than one series of outstanding bonds;(2)  combine the pledges of the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or(3)  be secured by other or additional revenue.(c)  The provisions of this chapter regarding the issuance of bonds, the terms and provisions of bonds, and the remedies of the bondholders apply to refunding bonds issued by the authority.(d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds issued by the authority on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.(e)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the authority, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds at the places at which the bonds to be refunded are payable.  In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest and premium, if any, on the bonds to be refunded to the bonds' maturity date or specified earlier redemption date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the concurrent surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.(f)  The authority may also refund outstanding bonds in the manner provided by Chapters 60-63, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 5013.001. Definitions

Sec. 5013.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Port of Harlingen Authority.(2)  "Port commission" means the governing body of the authority.(3)  "Port commissioner" means a member of the port commission.(4)  "Treasurer" means the treasurer of the authority.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 5013.002. Former Name of Authority

Sec. 5013.002.  FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY.  Before April 13, 1983, the authority was known as the Arroyo Colorado Navigation District of Cameron and Willacy Counties.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.|Sec. 5013.0025.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY. The authority is composed of the original territory of the district, as it may have been amended by Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code, or other law, except the territory does not include any portion of Willacy County.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 3, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter B. Port Commission|Section 5013.051. Governing Body

Sec. 5013.051.  GOVERNING BODY.  (a)  The navigation and canal commission of the authority is called the port commission and is composed of five port commissioners.(b)  The port commissioners shall be elected by the voters of the district at large to positions numbered one through five.(c)  Port commissioners serve staggered four-year terms, with port commissioners elected in odd-numbered years.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Special District Local Laws Code, Section 5013.003 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 5, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 5013.101. Treasurer

Sec. 5013.101.  TREASURER.  (a)  The port commission:(1)  shall hire or appoint a treasurer; and(2)  may terminate or suspend the employment or appointment of the treasurer.(b)  The treasurer has the power and duties of a treasurer under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 62.152, Water Code, the treasurer shall pay all authority expenses from authority funds.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 5013.102. Sales and Leases

Sec. 5013.102.  SALES AND LEASES.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 60, Water Code, apply to all sales and leases entered into by the authority.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 60.039, Water Code, the authority may enter into a surface lease for a period of not more than 99 years.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 60.040, Water Code,  the authority is not required to publish notice for a sale, easement, or lease for a period of not more than 99 years.(d)  Sections 60.041 and 60.042, Water Code, do not apply to a bid on real property to be sold by the authority.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 5013.151. Maintenance and Operation Tax; Tax Rate

Sec. 5013.151.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; TAX RATE.  (a)  The authority may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the authority for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the authority and the improvements constructed by the authority.(b)  The authority may change the rate or suspend collection of the tax authorized by this section in the manner provided by law for official action by the authority, subject to the limitation prescribed by Subsection (a).(c)  Section 62.160, Water Code, does not apply to the authority.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5013.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 5013.152. Selection of Depository

Sec. 5013.152.  SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the authority shall select a depository for the authority in the manner provided by Section 60.271, Water Code.(b)  The authority shall select a depository in a manner to ensure that authority funds are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.(c)  The authority may select more than one institution to serve as a depository in order to comply with the requirement under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 5016.0001. Definitions

Sec. 5016.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Adjacent property" means the approximately 433 acres that the authority owns in San Patricio County that is bounded on the east by the western boundary of the former Naval Station Ingleside, on the north by Farm-to-Market Road 1069, on the west by the corporate limits of the City of Ingleside on the Bay, and on the south by the corporate limits of the City of Ingleside on the Bay and the north shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay.  The term does not include property:(A)  that the authority purchased from this state under former Article 8225, Revised Statutes; or(B)  that was granted to the authority by this state under any general or special law.(2)  "Authority" means the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.(3)  "Naval property" means:(A)  the approximately 576.615 acres of land and submerged land in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, improvements, and personal property, if any, that reverted to the authority when former Naval Station Ingleside closed, other than property that the authority purchased from this state under former Article 8225, Revised Statutes, or that was granted to the authority by this state under any general or special law; and(B)  the adjacent property.(4)  "Port commission" means the authority's governing body.(5)  "Port commissioner" means a member of the port commission.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 5016.0002. Former Name of Authority

Sec. 5016.0002.  FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY.  Before May 20, 1981, the authority was known as the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter B. Port Commission|Section 5016.0051. Composition of Port Commission

Sec. 5016.0051.  COMPOSITION OF PORT COMMISSION.  The port commission is composed of seven port commissioners.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter B. Port Commission|Section 5016.0052. Appointment of Port Commissioners; Terms; Eligibility

Sec. 5016.0052.  APPOINTMENT OF PORT COMMISSIONERS; TERMS; ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  Port commissioners are appointed as follows:(1)  the Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall appoint three port commissioners;(2)  the city council of the City of Corpus Christi shall appoint three port commissioners; and(3)  the Commissioners Court of San Patricio County shall appoint one port commissioner.(b)  Port commissioners serve staggered three-year terms that expire in January.(c)  A port commissioner may not serve more than four full terms.(d)  A person must have been a resident of Nueces County for at least six months to be eligible for appointment to the port commission by the Commissioners Court of Nueces County or the city council of the City of Corpus Christi.(e)  Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to a person serving as a port commissioner on June 9, 1995.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter B. Port Commission|Section 5016.0053. Filing of Financial Statement by Port Commissioners

Sec. 5016.0053.  FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY PORT COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  Not later than April 30 of each year, a port commissioner shall file with the Texas Ethics Commission a financial statement that complies with Sections 572.022-572.024, Government Code.(b)  The filed statement is a public record.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 5016.0101. Use and Disposition of Naval Property

Sec. 5016.0101.  USE AND DISPOSITION OF NAVAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The authority may use naval property in ways that replace and enhance the economic benefits generated by the former Naval Station Ingleside through diversified activities, including uses to foster:(1)  job creation and retention;(2)  economic development;(3)  industry;(4)  commerce;(5)  manufacturing;(6)  housing;(7)  recreation; and(8)  infrastructure installation on naval property.(b)  The port commission may:(1)  declare any portion of naval property surplus if the property is not needed for a navigation-related project; and(2)  sell or lease the surplus property on terms the port commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law and subject to the terms of this subsection, the authority may sell or lease property declared surplus under this section with or without public bidding. The authority may not sell naval property declared surplus under this section in a private sale for less than the property's fair market value. The authority shall obtain an appraisal of the surplus property, which is conclusive evidence of the surplus property's fair market value.(d)  The authority may contract with another person for assistance in accomplishing the purposes of this section by competitive bidding or negotiated contract as the port commission considers appropriate, desirable, and in the authority's best interests.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 5016.0102. Elections

Sec. 5016.0102.  ELECTIONS.  An election relating to the authority must be held in the authority as a whole and not on a county-by-county basis.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 5016.0103. Security and Law Enforcement

Sec. 5016.0103.  SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The port commission may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce an ordinance, rule, or police regulation necessary to:(1)  protect, secure, and defend the ship channels and waterways in the authority's jurisdiction and facilities served by those ship channels and waterways;(2)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of any person using the ship channels and waterways in the authority's jurisdiction; or(3)  comply with a federal law or regulation or implement a directive or standard of the federal government, including the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Coast Guard, relating to securing ship channels and waterways and facilities served by ship channels and waterways and preventing terrorist attacks on ship channels, waterways, associated maritime facilities, and other facilities served by ship channels and waterways.(b)  In the enforcement of an authority ordinance, rule, or police regulation, a sheriff, constable, or other licensed peace officer or a peace officer employed or appointed by the port commission may make arrests, serve criminal warrants, subpoenas, or writs, and perform any other service or duty that may be performed by any sheriff, constable, or other licensed peace officer in enforcing other laws of this state.(c)  In adopting an ordinance, rule, or police regulation under Subsection (a) of this section, the port commission shall comply with the procedures provided by Sections 60.074 and 60.075, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 5016.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 5 - Transportation|Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities|Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 5016.0104. Contracts for Security and Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 5016.0104.  CONTRACTS FOR SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  (a)  The authority may enter into an interlocal agreement with this state or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state to jointly provide, and share the costs of, security for the ship channels and waterways in the authority's jurisdiction.(b)  To protect the public interest, the authority may contract with a qualified party, including the federal government, Nueces County, or San Patricio County, for the provision of law enforcement services in all or part of the authority's jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|