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TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0509. Additional Security

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0509.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY.  (a)  Authority bonds, including refunding bonds, may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien on the authority's physical property and all franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, and contracts, and all rights related to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:(1)  sell the property for payment of the debt;(2)  operate the property; and(3)  take other action to further secure the bonds.(b)  The deed of trust may:(1)  contain any provision the board prescribes to secure the bonds and preserve the trust estate;(2)  provide for amendment or modification of the deed of trust; and(3)  provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds.(c)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust is the owner of the dam and other property and facilities purchased and is entitled to maintain and operate the property and facilities, if the authority forfeits or defaults.  |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0510. Use of Bond Proceeds

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0510.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.  (a)  The authority may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of authority bonds for the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction and a reserve interest and sinking fund.  The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide for setting aside and using the proceeds as provided by this subsection.(b)  The authority may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the authority's purposes.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0511. Appointment of Receiver

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0511.  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.  (a)  On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on authority bonds, a court may appoint a receiver for the authority on petition of the holders of 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the issue in default or threatened with default.(b)  The receiver may collect and receive all authority income, employ and discharge authority agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, and manage the authority's proprietary affairs without the board's consent or hindrance.(c)  The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.(d)  The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0512. Refunding Bonds

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0512.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  The authority may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding authority bonds and interest on those bonds.(b)  Refunding bonds may:(1)  be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;(2)  combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or(3)  be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue.(c)  The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.(d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on 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 the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank 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 on the bonds to be refunded to their option date or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the concurrent surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.  |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8511.0101. Definitions

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  Unless the context otherwise requires, in this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Nueces River Authority.(2)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(4)  "Development board" means the Texas Water Development Board.(5)  "Director" means a board member.(6)  "State" means the State of Texas or any of its agencies, departments, boards, political subdivisions, or other entities.(7)  "Waste" means sewage, industrial waste, municipal waste, recreational waste, agricultural waste, waste heat, solid waste, or any other waste.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8511.0102. Nature of Authority

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0102.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  The authority is:(1)  a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(2)  a municipality.(b)  The authority's creation is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8511.0103. Purpose of Chapter

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0103.  PURPOSE OF CHAPTER.  The purpose of this chapter is to provide by the means and in the manner authorized in this chapter for the conservation and development of this state's natural resources inside the Nueces River Basin, including:(1)  the control, storage, preservation, and distribution of this state's water for domestic and municipal uses, industrial uses, irrigation, mining and recovery of minerals, stock raising, underground water recharge, electric power generation, navigation, recreation and pleasure, and other beneficial uses and purposes;(2)  the reclamation and irrigation of arid, semiarid, and other land needing irrigation;(3)  the reclamation and drainage of overflowed land and other land needing drainage;(4)  the maintenance and enhancement of the quality of the water in the Nueces River Basin;(5)  the conservation and development of the forests, water, and hydroelectric power;(6)  the navigation of inland and coastal water; and(7)  the provision of systems, facilities, and procedures for the collection, transportation, handling, treatment, and disposal of waste.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8511.0104. Review Schedule Under Sunset Act

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0104.  REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER SUNSET ACT.  A review of the authority under Section 325.025, Government Code, shall be conducted as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2031, and every 12th year after that year.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8511.0105. Territory

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0105.  TERRITORY.  (a)  The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 2.02(a), Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subsection (c) or its predecessor statute, Section 2.02(c), Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(3)  other law.(b)  The board shall record in the authority's minutes the written description of the boundaries in Section 2.02(a), Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935.(c)  If the directors find any land included in the field notes, other than land in San Patricio, Nueces, and Jim Wells Counties, that is not actually included in the watershed of the Nueces River, the board shall exclude the land from the authority and file a certificate of exclusion with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located.  The certificate of exclusion must describe the boundaries of the land excluded so that the land remaining in the authority may be adequately identified.(d)  The boundaries and field notes of the authority form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the authority's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the authority's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the authority is created or to pay the principal of or interest on the bond;(3)  the right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the authority or its governing body.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8511.0106. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0106.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve its purposes.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0201. Membership of Board

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0201.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.  (a)  The board consists of 21 directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(b)  Each director must be a qualified voter and a resident of a county that is wholly or partly inside the authority as described by Section 2.02(a), Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935.(c)  Four directors must be residents of Nueces County.  Two directors must be residents of San Patricio County.   Two directors must be residents of Jim Wells County.(d)  Not more than four persons who reside in Nueces County and not more than two persons who reside in any other county that is wholly or partly inside the authority may be appointed to or serve on the board at the same time.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0202. Terms

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0202.  TERMS.  Directors serve staggered terms of six years, with one-third of the directors taking office February 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0203. Removal

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0203.  REMOVAL.  (a)  The governor may remove a director from office for:(1)  inefficiency;(2)  neglect of duty;(3)  misconduct in office; or(4)  absence from three consecutive regular board meetings.(b)  Before a director is removed from office, the board shall conduct a hearing on the charges against the director, and the director is entitled to appear at the hearing and present evidence to show why the director should not be removed from office.(c)  At least 30 days before the date of the hearing, the director shall be given notice of:(1)  the charges against the director; and(2)  the time and place for the hearing.(d)  An affirmative vote of not fewer than 11 of the directors is required to approve a removal recommendation.(e)  A removal recommendation shall be forwarded to the governor for the governor's consideration and action in accordance with this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0204. Vacancy

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0204.  VACANCY.  A board vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 8511.0201 for making the original appointment.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0205. Bylaws

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0205.  BYLAWS.  The board shall adopt necessary bylaws for the conduct of the authority's business.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0206. Bond Requirement for Directors

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0206.  BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS.  (a)  As a qualification for office, a director must execute a bond in an amount determined by the board conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The authority shall pay the premiums on the bond.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0207. Compensation of Directors

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0207.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  A director is entitled to receive an allowance in an amount not to exceed that provided under Section 49.060, Water Code.(b)  A director is not entitled to receive a per diem allowance for more than 50 days in a calendar year.(c)  In all areas of conflict with this section, Section 49.060, Water Code, takes precedence.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0208. Officers

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0208.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The governor shall designate a director as board president to serve in that capacity at the governor's pleasure.(b)  The board shall elect one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and any other officers as the directors may determine in the bylaws or otherwise.(c)  Each vice president, the secretary, and the treasurer must be a director, but other officers are not required to be directors.(d)  The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined, and the offices of assistant secretary and assistant treasurer may be combined.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0209. Committees

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0209.  COMMITTEES.  (a)  The board may appoint or establish an executive committee and appoint or provide for the appointment of other committees as necessary or desirable to assist in conducting the authority's business.(b)  Subject to the applicable rules of law on delegation of powers, the board may assign or delegate or provide for the assignment or delegation of any powers, duties, and functions to its committees as the board may prescribe.(c)  A committee member who is not a director may not vote on a matter coming before the committee unless specifically authorized by the board to do so.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0210. Executive Director

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0210.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  (a)  The board may employ an executive director and set the executive director's salary and other compensation by a majority vote of all the qualified directors.(b)  The executive director is the authority's chief executive officer.(c)  Under policies the board and the executive committee establish, the executive director is responsible to the board and the executive committee for:(1)  administering the directives of the board and the executive committee;(2)  keeping the authority's records, including minutes of meetings of the board and the executive committee;(3)  coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;(4)  developing plans and programs for the approval of the board or the executive committee;(5)  hiring, supervising, training, and discharging the authority's employees, as authorized by the board or the executive committee;(6)  contracting for or retaining technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, and other professional services, as authorized by the board or the executive committee; and(7)  performing any other duties assigned to the executive director by the board or the executive committee.(d)  The board may discharge the executive director by a majority vote of all the qualified directors.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0211. Director Training Program

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0211.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing authority operations;(2)  the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;(3)  the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;(4)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and(5)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The executive director shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director.  Each director shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8511.0212. Interest in Contract

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0212.  INTEREST IN CONTRACT.  (a)  A director who is financially interested in a contract to be executed by the authority for the purchase, sale, lease, rental, or supply of property, including supplies, materials, and equipment, or the construction of facilities shall disclose that fact to the other directors and may not vote on or participate in discussions during board meetings on the acceptance of the contract.(b)  An interest described by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of a contract if the disclosure is made and the interested director does not vote on the question of entering into the contract.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|