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TX Agric Code § 201.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.123. Election

Sec. 201.123.  ELECTION.  (a)  The directors may not adopt an ordinance prescribing land-use regulations unless adoption of the ordinance is approved by at least 90 percent of the eligible voters voting in an election under this section.  If the voters approve the ordinance by that percentage, the directors shall adopt the ordinance.(b)  The directors shall give notice of the election that either recites the contents of the proposed ordinance or states where copies of the proposed ordinance may be examined.  The directors shall make copies of the proposed ordinance available for public inspection during the period between publication of notice and the election.(c)  The ballot for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Approval of the proposed Ordinance No. _________, prescribing land-use regulations for conservation of soil and prevention of erosion."(d)  The directors shall adopt rules governing the conduct of the election, supervise the election, and announce the result.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1476, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.124. Effect of Ordinance

Sec. 201.124.  EFFECT OF ORDINANCE.  An ordinance adopted under this subchapter has the force and effect of law in the conservation district and is binding on all owners or occupiers of land in the conservation district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1477, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.125. Distribution of Copies of Ordinance

Sec. 201.125.  DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF ORDINANCE.  The directors shall print copies of each ordinance prescribing land-use regulations and make those copies available to owners and occupiers of land in the conservation district.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1477, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.126. Amendment or Repeal of Ordinance

Sec. 201.126.  AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ORDINANCE.  (a)  An owner or occupier of land in a conservation district may at any time file a petition with the directors requesting the amendment, supplementation, or repeal of land-use regulations prescribed by ordinance.(b)  Land-use regulations prescribed by ordinance may be amended, supplemented, or repealed in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this subchapter for adoption of an ordinance, except that an ordinance may be suspended or repealed on majority vote of the eligible voters voting in the election.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1477, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.127. Frequency of Elections

Sec. 201.127.  FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS.  An election on the adoption, amendment, supplementation, or repeal of land-use regulations may not be held more often than once every six months.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1477, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.129. Board of Adjustment

Sec. 201.129.  BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.  (a)  If the directors of a conservation district adopt an ordinance prescribing land-use regulations, the directors by ordinance shall provide for the establishment of a board of adjustment organized in accordance with this section.(b)  A board of adjustment is composed of three members appointed by the state board with the advice and approval of the directors of the conservation district for which they are appointed.(c)  Except as provided for the initial board, members of a board of adjustment serve for staggered terms of two years with the terms of one or two members expiring every other year.  In making initial appointments to a board of adjustment, the state board shall designate one or two members to serve a term of one year with the remaining member or members serving for a term of two years.(d)  Following notice and a hearing, a member of a board of adjustment may be removed, but only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.  The state board and the directors of the conservation district for which the board is appointed shall conduct removal hearings jointly.(e)  A vacancy on a board of adjustment is filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment.(f)  A member of the state board or a director of the conservation district for which a board of adjustment is appointed is ineligible for appointment to the board of adjustment for that conservation district during the member's or director's tenure in office.(g)  Members of a board of adjustment are entitled to compensation for services of $3 a day for time spent on work of the board.  The state board shall pay that compensation from appropriations made for that purpose for not more than 10 days each year.(h)  The directors of the conservation district for which the board of adjustment is appointed shall pay the necessary administrative and other expenses of operation incurred by the board on presentation of a certificate of the chairman of the board of adjustment.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1478, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.130. Procedures of Board of Adjustment

Sec. 201.130.  PROCEDURES OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.  (a)  A board of adjustment shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings that are consistent with this chapter and the land-use regulations adopted for the conservation district.(b)  A board of adjustment shall designate a chairman from among its members and may change that designation from time to time.(c)  A board of adjustment shall meet at the call of the chairman and at other times determined by the board.(d)  The chairman of the board of adjustment, or the chairman's designee as acting chairman from among the board's members, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.(e)  All meetings of a board of adjustment are open to the public.(f)  A board of adjustment shall keep a full and accurate record of all proceedings, of all documents filed with the board, and of all orders entered.  The record is public information and shall be filed in the office of the board of adjustment.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1479, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.131. Petition for Variance

Sec. 201.131.  PETITION FOR VARIANCE.  (a)  An owner or occupier of land within a conservation district may petition the board of adjustment of that conservation district to authorize a variance from the terms of land-use regulations in the application of those regulations to land owned or occupied by the petitioner.(b)  A petition for a variance must allege that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the manner in which the land-use regulations require the petitioner to carry out the strict letter of those regulations.(c)  A petitioner for a variance shall serve copies of the petition on the chairman of the directors of the conservation district in which the petitioner's land is located and on the chairman of the state board.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1479, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.132. Hearing on Variance Petition

Sec. 201.132.  HEARING ON VARIANCE PETITION.  (a)  After receiving a petition for a variance, a board of adjustment shall schedule a hearing on the petition and give notice of that hearing.(b)  The directors of the conservation district and the members of the state board are entitled to appear and be heard at a hearing on a petition for a variance.(c)  Any owner or occupier of land within the conservation district who objects to the granting of the variance sought may intervene and become a party to the proceedings.(d)  A party to a hearing on a petition for a variance may appear in person or by agent or attorney.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1479, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter F. Land-Use Regulation|Section 201.133. Granting of Variance

Sec. 201.133.  GRANTING OF VARIANCE.  (a)  If, on the basis of the facts presented at a hearing on a petition for a variance, the board of adjustment determines that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the manner of applying the strict letter of any land-use regulation on the land of the petitioner, the board shall record that determination and make and record findings of fact as to the specific conditions that establish the difficulties or hardships.(b)  On the basis of the board's determinations and findings under Subsection (a) of this section, the board of adjustment by order may authorize a variance from the land-use regulations that will:(1)  relieve the great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships;(2)  not be contrary to the public interest;(3)  observe the spirit of the land-use regulations;(4)  secure the public health, safety, and welfare;  and(5)  do substantial justice.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1480, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Agric Code § 201.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter G. Powers and Duties of Other Governmental Subdivisions|Section 201.152. Contracts for Flood Control and Drainage

Sec. 201.152.  CONTRACTS FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE.  (a)  A county, city, water control and improvement district, drainage district, or other political subdivision may contract with a conservation district for the joint acquisition of rights-of-way or for joint construction or maintenance of dams, flood retention structures, canals, drains, levees, or other improvements for flood control and drainage related to flood control or for making the necessary outlets and maintaining them.  The contracts and agreements may contain terms, provisions, and details that the governing bodies of the respective political subdivisions determine to be necessary under the facts and circumstances.(b)  A county, city, water control and improvement district, drainage district, or other political subdivision may contribute funds to a conservation district for the construction or maintenance of canals, dams, flood retention structures, drains, levees, and other improvements for flood control and drainage related to flood control or for making the necessary outlets and maintaining them.  The political subdivision may contribute the funds regardless of whether title to the property is vested in the State of Texas or a conservation district if the work to be accomplished is for the mutual benefit of the donor and the agency or political subdivision having title to the property on which the improvements are located.(c)  A county, city, water control and improvement district, drainage district, or other political subdivision may contribute funds to a conservation district for a specific purpose authorized by this chapter or for use in the exercise of any power or duty conferred on a conservation district by this chapter that will benefit the contributing district or political subdivision.  All or part of any funds contributed by a county, city, water control and improvement district, drainage district, or other political subdivision to a conservation district may be used by the conservation district to match funds received from the state.(d)  For the purposes of this section, a county may expend permanent improvement funds or flood control funds levied in accordance with Article VIII, Section 1-a, of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 464, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949 (Article 7048a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).  A political subdivision other than a county may expend the appropriate funds of the subdivision for the purposes of this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1480, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Agric Code § 201.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter H. Technical Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.201. Creation of Program

Sec. 201.201.  CREATION OF PROGRAM.  A technical assistance program for soil and water conservation land improvement measures is created and shall be administered by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 3.02, eff. Nov. 5, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter H. Technical Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.202. Use of Funds

Sec. 201.202.  USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  The State Soil and Water Conservation Board shall use money from the agricultural soil and water conservation fund for providing technical assistance to landowners and operators for soil and water conservation land improvement measures and soil and water conservation plans developed jointly by landowners and operators and local soil and water conservation districts.(b)  The board shall designate priorities among the various land improvement measures, including:(1)  brush control and other water supply enhancement activities;(2)  forest improvement measures;(3)  returning erosive cropland to pasture and other practices that maximize water conservation;(4)  increasing water use efficiency;(5)  increasing water quality;(6)  reducing erosion; and(7)  maximizing public benefits.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 3.02, eff. Nov. 5, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Agric Code § 201.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter H. Technical Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.203. Designation of Local Districts

Sec. 201.203.  DESIGNATION OF LOCAL DISTRICTS.  (a)  The State Soil and Water Conservation Board shall designate particular soil and water conservation districts to administer certain programs.(b)  Before a local soil and water conservation district is designated by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the district must provide evidence to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board that it is able to provide and to supervise necessary technical assistance to landowners and operators within its jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 3.02, eff. Nov. 5, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter H. Technical Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.204. Rules

Sec. 201.204.  RULES.  The State Soil and Water Conservation Board may adopt necessary rules to carry out this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 3.02, eff. Nov. 5, 1985.|
TX Agric Code § 201.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.301. Creation of Program

Sec. 201.301.  CREATION OF PROGRAM.  The state board shall administer a cost-share assistance program for soil and water conservation land improvement measures.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 201.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.302. Use of Funds

Sec. 201.302.  USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  The state board may provide cost-share assistance to landowners or operators for the installation of soil and water conservation land improvement measures consistent with the purpose of controlling erosion, conserving water, or protecting water quality.(b)  The state board may employ and contract with and provide for the compensation of personnel and may take any other action necessary to implement this subchapter.(c)  The state board may reimburse a conservation district for the reasonable costs the district incurs in administering this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 201.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.303. Allocation of Funds

Sec. 201.303.  ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.  (a)  The state board may allocate funds under this subchapter among particular soil and water conservation land improvement measures or among areas of the state for each of the purposes provided by Section 201.302 of this code.(b)  The state board may allocate funds among conservation districts to pay the state's share of the costs of installing eligible soil and water conservation land improvement measures on agricultural lands within the districts and may adjust allocations as needs change in order to achieve the most efficient use of funds.(c)  A conservation district may submit a request for an allocation of cost-share assistance funds to the state board.  A request must be submitted in the manner provided by the state board.(d)  The state board shall set priorities for allocation of cost-share assistance funds consistent with the purposes provided by Section 201.302 of this code.  The state board may consider local priorities and needs in establishing priorities.  The state board shall:(1)  give greater weight among the priorities set under this subsection to allocation of funds to owners of land in the priority areas identified under Section 201.026(g);  and(2)  keep records of financial incentive disbursements to owners of land in the priority areas identified under Section 201.026(g).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Agric Code § 201.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.304. Eligibility for Cost-Share Assistance

Sec. 201.304.  ELIGIBILITY FOR COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.  As a condition for assistance under this subchapter, the state board may require that a person:(1)  own or operate agricultural land within the boundaries of the conservation district providing cost-share assistance;(2)  have a conservation plan approved by the conservation district covering the land for which a soil and water conservation land improvement measure is proposed;  and(3)  include in the conservation plan practices for which cost-share assistance is proposed.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 201.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.305. Eligible Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures

Sec. 201.305.  ELIGIBLE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION LAND IMPROVEMENT MEASURES.  (a)  Soil and water conservation land improvement measures eligible for cost-share assistance shall be determined by the state board and must be consistent with the purposes provided by Section 201.302 of this code.  The state board may consider local priorities and needs in determining eligible measures.(b)  Each conservation district receiving an allocation of cost-share assistance funds shall designate the soil and water conservation land improvement measures that are eligible for cost-share assistance within its boundaries, subject to approval by the state board.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 201.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.306. Application for Cost-Share Assistance

Sec. 201.306.  APPLICATION FOR COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.  An application for cost-share assistance may be made on forms provided by the state board or by other means approved by the state board.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.|
TX Agric Code § 201.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation|Subchapter I. Cost-Share Assistance Program for Soil and Water Conservation Land Improvement Measures|Section 201.307. Approval of Application

Sec. 201.307.  APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.  (a)  A conservation district may approve an application for cost-share assistance if the soil and water conservation land improvement measure is consistent with the purposes provided by Section 201.302 of this code and the priorities established by the state board under Section 201.303 of this code.(b)  A conservation district may not approve applications for cost-share assistance funds in excess of the funds allocated to the conservation district by the state board.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 1993.|