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TX Agric Code § 60.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.022. Contents of Petition

Sec. 60.022.  CONTENTS OF PETITION.  A petition filed under Section 60.021 must:(1)  describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area;(2)  include a name for the proposed district, which must include the term "Agricultural Development District";(3)  be signed by the landowners of any land to be included within the proposed district and provide an acknowledgment consistent with Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, that the landowners desire the land to be included in the district;(4)  include the names of at least five persons who are willing and qualified to serve as temporary directors of the district;(5)  name each county in which any agricultural facilities to be owned by the district are to be located;(6)  name each municipality in which any part of the district is to be located;(7)  state the general nature of the proposed development and the cost of the development as then estimated by the petitioners;(8)  state the necessity and feasibility of the proposed district and whether the district will serve the public purpose of furthering agricultural interests;(9)  include a pledge that the district will make payments in lieu of taxes to any school district and county in which any real property to be owned by the district is located, as follows:(A)  annual payments to each entity equal to the amount of taxes imposed on the real property by the entity in the year of the district's creation;  and(B)  a payment to each entity equal to the amount that would be due under Section 23.55, Tax Code, on the district's date of creation;  and(10)  include a pledge that, if the district employs more than 50 persons, the district will make payments in lieu of taxes to any school district, in addition to those made under Subdivision (9), in an amount negotiated between the district and the school district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.023. Commissioners Court to Call Public Hearing

Sec. 60.023.  COMMISSIONERS COURT TO CALL PUBLIC HEARING.  Before the 30th day after the date a petition is received, the commissioners court shall call a public hearing at which the petition will be considered.  The notice of the hearing must state that any person may appear and present evidence or testify for or against the creation of the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.024. Additional Notice of Public Hearing

Sec. 60.024.  ADDITIONAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.  In addition to other notice required by law, before the 14th day before the date of the public hearing, notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the persons who signed the petition and be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the county with the most land within the proposed district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.025. Public Hearing

Sec. 60.025.  PUBLIC HEARING.  (a)  At the public hearing, the commissioners court shall examine the petition to ascertain its sufficiency.(b)  Any interested person may appear at the public hearing to offer evidence or testimony on the sufficiency of the petition and whether the district should be created.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.026. Action on Petition

Sec. 60.026.  ACTION ON PETITION.  (a)  After the hearing, if the commissioners court finds that the petition conforms to the requirements of Section 60.022 and that the creation of the district and the proposed development is feasible and necessary and would serve the public purpose of economic development in the counties to be included in the district, the commissioners court shall make that finding and enter an order granting the petition and creating the district.(b)  The order may specify the cost of publishing notice and conducting hearings for the creation of the district together with the cost of conducting the confirmation election.  A county may require the petitioners to pay the county the appropriate amounts specified in the order creating the district at the time the order becomes final.(c)  If the commissioners court finds that the petition does not conform to the requirements of Section 60.022 or that the creation of the district and the proposed project is not feasible and necessary and would not serve the public purpose of economic development in the counties to be included in the district, the commissioners court shall make that finding in an order and deny the petition.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.027. Temporary Directors; Vacancy in Office

Sec. 60.027.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS;  VACANCY IN OFFICE.  (a)  If the commissioners court grants the petition, it shall appoint as temporary directors of the district five persons who are qualified under this chapter to serve as directors.(b)  A vacancy in the office of temporary directors shall be filled by appointment by the commissioners court.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.028. Qualification and Bond of Temporary Directors

Sec. 60.028.  QUALIFICATION AND BOND OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  Each temporary director shall execute a bond in accordance with Section 60.087 and shall take the oath of office.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.029. Election to Confirm District and Initial Permanent Directors

Sec. 60.029.  ELECTION TO CONFIRM DISTRICT AND INITIAL PERMANENT DIRECTORS.  The temporary board of directors shall conduct an election in the district to confirm the creation of the district and to confirm the initial permanent directors.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.030. Election Order

Sec. 60.030.  ELECTION ORDER.  An order calling an election under Section 60.029 must state:(1)  the nature of the election, the proposition to appear on the ballot, and the names of at least five persons to serve as the initial permanent members of the board of directors;(2)  the number and terms of directors on the board and the manner of selection of board members;(3)  the date of the election;(4)  the hours during which the polls will be open;  and(5)  the location of the polling places.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.031. Notice

Sec. 60.031.  NOTICE.  In addition to other notice required by law, the temporary directors shall give notice of the election by publishing the substance of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the county in which the most land within the proposed district is located.  The notice must be published before the 14th day before the date set for the election.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.032. Conduct of Election

Sec. 60.032.  CONDUCT OF ELECTION.  (a)  The election shall be held in accordance with the Election Code, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter.(b)  The ballot shall be printed to permit:(1)  voting for or against the proposition:  "The creation of __________ Agricultural Development District and confirmation of the initial permanent directors of the district";  and(2)  naming of the proposed initial permanent directors.(c)  If the proposed district contains not more than 25 registered voters, Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to the election.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 60.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 60.033. Election Results

Sec. 60.033.  ELECTION RESULTS.  (a)  After the election, the presiding judge shall make returns of the result to the temporary board of directors.  The temporary board of directors shall canvass the returns and declare the results.(b)  If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall order the district to be created and the persons named on the ballot to serve as the initial permanent directors and shall enter the order in its minutes.  If a majority of the votes cast in the election do not favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall declare the proposition to create the district as defeated and enter the result in its minutes.(c)  A certified copy of the temporary board's order creating the district or of the declaration that the proposition to create the district was defeated shall be sent to the commissioners court of each county included in the district by certified or registered mail.  The board shall include with the order or declaration the date of the election, the ballot proposition, and the number of votes cast for or against the proposition.  A certified copy of the order creating the district shall be filed in the real property records in the county in which the district is located and shall include the legal description of the district.(d)  In the event 10 or fewer votes are cast in the election, not later than the 90th day following the date of the order canvassing the election, the temporary board shall submit the proceedings of the election, including voter affidavits as to residency and qualification to vote, to the attorney general.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.051. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 60.051.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  A district has the powers and duties that are prescribed by this chapter and that are necessary or desirable to carry out a power or duty expressly or implicitly granted to the district under this chapter.(b)  A district may own or implement more than one project under this chapter.(c)  A district may merge with another district or districts provided that the board of each district agrees to the merger.(d)  A district may perform acts necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(e)  A district may not impose an ad valorem tax.(f)  A district may make payments in lieu of taxes to a school district or county in the manner provided by Sections 60.022(9) and (10).(g)  To the extent consistent with the purposes of this chapter, a district may enter into an installment purchase contract to acquire goods or services for the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.052. Economic Development

Sec. 60.052.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  A district may encourage the economic development of the area in which the district is located by:(1)  fostering the growth of agricultural enterprises;(2)  stimulating innovation in agricultural enterprises;(3)  seeking to eliminate unemployment or underemployment in the state;  and(4)  developing or expanding transportation resources for agricultural purposes.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.053. Agricultural Development

Sec. 60.053.  AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  A district may:(1)  promote all agricultural enterprises, facilities, and services of the district;(2)  encourage the maintenance and conservation of soil and water in the district;(3)  acquire, design, construct, and operate an agricultural enterprise;  and(4)  expand, develop, and diversify production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.(b)  A district may acquire property as necessary, including vehicles, farm equipment, and other machinery and related facilities for the harvesting, processing, storage, packaging, distribution, and transportation of agricultural products or by-products.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.054. Agricultural Projects; Notice

Sec. 60.054.  AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS;  NOTICE.  (a)  The district shall designate as an agricultural project a project that relates to the development of agriculture in the district and surrounding areas and the preservation and conservation of the soil and water in the district for agricultural purposes.(b)  Each project designated under Subsection (a) must be approved by:(1)  the department;  and(2)  the county commissioners court of the county in which the project is to be located.(c)  The cost of a project, including interest during construction and costs of issuance of bonds, may be paid from any source, including proceeds of district bonds.(d)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.(e)  Before the 14th day preceding the date the county commissioners court considers approval of a project not included in the district's creation order, the district shall notify by mail each person who owns land that is immediately adjacent to the proposed project.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.055. Transportation Development; Navigation Districts

Sec. 60.055.  TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;  NAVIGATION DISTRICTS.  (a)  The district may encourage the transportation and distribution of the district's agricultural products through the development and operation of transportation structures necessary to further the purposes of this chapter, including railroads, toll roads, and private roads.(b)  The district may cooperate and contract with any navigation district on any area of mutual interest.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.056. Agreements; Donations

Sec. 60.056.  AGREEMENTS;  DONATIONS.  (a)  The district may:(1)  make an agreement with any person for any district purpose, including an agreement:(A)  to acquire, construct, operate, or maintain an agricultural enterprise;(B)  with a municipality or county to provide law enforcement services in the district on a fee basis;  or(C)  under a qualified management contract for the operation of an agricultural facility;  and(2)  accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person.(b)  The district, a county, and any other political subdivision may contract to implement a district project or assist the district in providing a service authorized by this chapter.  A contract under this subsection may provide:(1)  for payment from a district assessment or other revenue;  or(2)  that an assessment or other revenue collected from a district project, or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service from a district project, may be paid or rebated to the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.057. Property

Sec. 60.057.  PROPERTY.  The district may acquire or dispose of property in any manner, including by:(1)  conveyance;(2)  mortgage;  or(3)  lease, as lessor or lessee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.058. Eminent Domain

Sec. 60.058.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring an agricultural facility in order to own, operate, or maintain its functional capabilities or the land on which an agricultural facility is to be built, if the land will be owned by the district.  The use of the land may be the subject of a lease agreement entered into by the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.059. Research

Sec. 60.059.  RESEARCH.  The district may conduct or pay for research for agricultural purposes.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.060. Suits

Sec. 60.060.  SUITS.  (a)  The district may sue and be sued.(b)  In a suit against the district, process may be served on a director or registered agent.(c)  The district may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error in a civil case that the district is prosecuting or defending.(d)  The district may indemnify a director or district employee or a former director or district employee for reasonable expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:(1)  the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or district employment;  and(2)  the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.061. Annexation; Excluding Territory

Sec. 60.061.  ANNEXATION;  EXCLUDING TERRITORY.  (a)  The district may annex land as provided by Section 49.301 or 49.302, Water Code, except that the references in those sections related to taxes do not apply.  As provided by those sections, the district may annex land that is not adjacent or contiguous to the district.(b)  A district may not annex territory within the corporate limits of a municipality unless the governing body of the municipality consents in writing to the annexation.(c)  The board on its own motion may call a hearing on the question of the exclusion of land from the district in the manner provided by Section 49.304 or 49.307, Water Code, if the proposed exclusion is practicable, just, or desirable.(d)  The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district in the manner provided by Section 49.304 or 49.307, Water Code, if a property owner in the district files with the board secretary a written petition requesting the hearing before the district issues any bonds.(e)  The district may annex land only with the written consent of the owner of the land to be annexed.  The consent must include a statement that the owner of the land to be annexed understands that the land, once included in the district, will be subject to assessments imposed by the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 60.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations|Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts|Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties|Section 60.062. Powers Beyond District Territory

Sec. 60.062.  POWERS BEYOND DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district may exercise any of its powers outside the boundaries of the district, except the power to impose assessments and the power of eminent domain, if the board determines that there is a benefit to the district in exercising that power.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|