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TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.169 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.169. Effect of Municipal Annexation on Fees and Services

Sec. 8888.169.  EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ON FEES AND SERVICES.  (a)  Except to the extent the authority agrees in writing, a municipality's annexation of territory that is in the authority does not affect the authority's ability to assess and collect inside the annexed territory the types of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments that the authority was assessing and collecting at the time the municipality initiated the annexation.(b)  The authority's ability to assess and collect the types of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments described by Subsection (a) terminates on the later of:(1)  the date of final payment or defeasance of any bonds or other indebtedness, including any refunding bonds, that are secured by those fees, rates, charges, or special assessments; or(2)  the date that the authority no longer provides services inside the annexed territory.(c)  The authority shall continue to provide services to the annexed territory in accordance with contracts in effect at the time of the annexation unless a written agreement between the board and the governing body of the municipality provides otherwise.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.170 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.170. Civil Penalty; Civil Action; Injunction

Sec. 8888.170.  CIVIL PENALTY; CIVIL ACTION; INJUNCTION.  (a)  A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $5,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation.(b)  The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in a district court in the county where the violation occurred.  The penalty shall be paid to the authority.(c)  The authority may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county where a violation of an authority rule or order occurs or is threatened to occur.  The court may grant to the authority, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory or mandatory injunction that the facts warrant, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.(d)  The authority may bring an action for a civil penalty and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.(e)  The authority may bring an action in a district court against a person located in the authority or included in the authority's groundwater reduction plan to:(1)  recover any fees, rates, charges, assessments, collection expenses, attorney's fees, interest, penalties, or administrative penalties due the authority; or(2)  enforce the authority's rules or orders.(f)  Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes of an action described by Subsection (e).  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.171. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8888.171.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the authority to acquire property of any kind to further the authorized purposes of the authority.(b)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the authority to acquire any land, easements, or other property for the purpose of pumping, treating, storing, or transporting water.(c)  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (b):(1)  for the condemnation of land for the purpose of acquiring groundwater rights, water, or water rights; or(2)  to acquire property of any kind that is:(A)  owned by a municipality with a population of 1.6 million or more or any instrumentality of a municipality with a population of 1.6 million or more, including any local government corporation created by the municipality; or(B)  located in the corporate boundaries of a municipality with a population of 1.6 million or more as of February 1, 2001.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(2)(B), the authority may exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (b) to acquire property in the corporate boundaries of a municipality with a population of 1.6 million or more if:(1)  the condemnation is to be used to provide facilities between two points that are in the authority and the area in the municipality is bounded by a line parallel to and 150 feet north of the north side of Greens Bayou and by a line parallel to and 150 feet south of the south side of Greens Bayou;(2)  annexation of the territory by the municipality was completed between January 1, 1962, and January 1, 1964; or(3)  the municipality grants permission for the condemnation.(e)  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property of any kind in Galveston County.(f)  The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.  The authority is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit, or other suit to which the authority is a party, and is not required to deposit more than the amount of an award in a suit.(g)  The authority may elect to condemn either the fee simple or a lesser property interest when exercising the power of eminent domain.(h)  The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8888.201. Gift or Grant From Subsidence District

Sec. 8888.201.  GIFT OR GRANT FROM SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT.  The authority may accept a gift or grant from money collected by the subsidence district under Chapter 8801 to fund a water treatment or supply system.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8888.202. Authorization of Disbursement

Sec. 8888.202.  AUTHORIZATION OF DISBURSEMENT.  A disbursement of the authority must be signed by at least two directors.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8888.203. Ad Valorem Tax Prohibited

Sec. 8888.203.  AD VALOREM TAX PROHIBITED.  The authority may not impose an ad valorem tax.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8888.204. Cooperative Funding

Sec. 8888.204.  COOPERATIVE FUNDING.  (a)  The authority may develop a procedure for funding cooperatively a project of the authority with money from a political subdivision located entirely in the authority, and may develop a procedure for funding cooperatively a project of the authority with money from a political subdivision located wholly or partly outside the authority, a water supply corporation, or other private entity, if the authority project fulfills a governmental purpose of both the authority and the political subdivision, or fulfills a governmental purpose of the authority that the authority determines would be furthered by cooperative funding from a private entity.(b)  A political subdivision may enter into a contract with the authority for the political subdivision to finance a portion of the proposed project with the political subdivision's resources instead of using only the proceeds from bonds of the authority for that purpose.  The contract must be executed before the authority issues the bonds.  As provided in the contract, the authority may:(1)  reduce the value of the bond issuance to the degree that the political subdivision provides project funding; and(2)  credit the political subdivision for the political subdivision's contribution to the project financing and adjust the allocation of revenue pledged to the payment of the bonds so that the authority avoids using, to a degree reasonably commensurate with the contribution, revenue from the political subdivision to service the authority's bond debt or interest. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter F. Notes and Bonds|Section 8888.251. Revenue Notes

Sec. 8888.251.  REVENUE NOTES.  (a)  The board, without an election, may borrow money on negotiable notes of the authority payable solely from the revenue from any source, including:(1)  tolls, charges, and fees the authority imposes;(2)  the sale of water, water or sewer services, or any other service or product of the authority;(3)  grants or gifts;(4)  the ownership and operation of all or a designated part of the authority's works, improvements, facilities, plants, or equipment; and(5)  contracts between the authority and any person.(b)  The notes may be first or subordinate lien notes at the board's discretion. An obligation may not be a charge on the property of the authority. An obligation may only be a charge on revenue pledged for the payment of the obligation.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter F. Notes and Bonds|Section 8888.252. Revenue and Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 8888.252.  REVENUE AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  The board may issue negotiable revenue anticipation notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes to borrow the money needed by the authority without advertising or giving notice of the sale.(b)  The board may also issue negotiable combination revenue and bond anticipation notes.  Negotiable combination revenue and bond anticipation notes may contain any term authorized under this section for revenue anticipation notes or bond anticipation notes.(c)  Any note issued must mature not later than one year after its date of issuance.(d)  A revenue anticipation note:(1)  may be issued to enable the authority to carry out any purpose authorized by this chapter; and(2)  must be secured by the proceeds of revenue to be collected by the authority in the 12-month period following the date of issuance of the note.(e)  The board may covenant with the purchasers of revenue anticipation notes that the board will charge and collect sufficient revenue to pay the principal of and interest on the notes and pay the cost of collecting the revenue.(f)  A bond anticipation note may be issued:(1)  for any purpose for which a bond of the authority may be issued; or(2)  to refund previously issued revenue or bond anticipation notes.(g)  The authority may covenant with the purchasers of the bond anticipation notes that the authority will use the proceeds of the sale of any bonds in the process of issuance for the purpose of refunding the bond anticipation notes, in which case the board shall use the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds in the process of issuance to pay the principal, interest, or redemption price on the bond anticipation notes.(h)  For purposes of Section 1202.007, Government Code, a note issued under this section is considered to be payable only out of:(1)  current revenue collected in the year the note is issued; or(2)  the proceeds of other public securities.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter F. Notes and Bonds|Section 8888.253. Bonds and Notes

Sec. 8888.253.  BONDS AND NOTES.  (a)  To carry out a power conferred by this chapter, the authority may issue bonds secured by all or part of the revenue from any source, including any source described by Section 8888.251(a).(b)  In issuing or securing a bond or note of the authority, the authority may exercise any power of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code.(c)  The authority may conduct a public, private, or negotiated sale of the bonds.(d)  The bonds must:(1)  be authorized by board resolution;(2)  be issued in the authority's name;(3)  be signed by the board president or vice president;(4)  be attested by the board secretary; and(5)  bear the authority's seal or facsimile seal.(e)  The bonds may be secured by an indenture of trust with a corporate trustee.(f)  The authority may issue bonds in more than one series as required for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.  In issuing bonds secured by the authority's revenue, the authority may reserve the right to issue additional bonds secured by the authority's revenue that are on a parity with or are senior or subordinate to the bonds issued earlier.(g)  The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may specify additional provisions that constitute a contract between the authority and the authority's bondholders.  The board may provide for:(1)  additional bond provisions; and(2)  a corporate trustee or receiver to take possession of the authority's facilities if the authority defaults.(h)  Section 49.181, Water Code, does not apply to bonds or notes issued by the authority.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter F. Notes and Bonds|Section 8888.254. Bonds Secured by Contract Proceeds: Approval

Sec. 8888.254.  BONDS SECURED BY CONTRACT PROCEEDS: APPROVAL.  (a)  If bonds issued under this subchapter are secured by a pledge of the proceeds of a contract between the authority and a municipality or other governmental agency, authority, or district, the authority shall submit to the attorney general a copy of the contract and the proceedings of the municipality or other governmental agency, authority, or district authorizing the contract.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and the contract has been made in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and contract.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter F. Notes and Bonds|Section 8888.255. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 8888.255.  REFUNDING BONDS.  The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds, their security, and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter F. Notes and Bonds|Section 8888.256. Validity of Bonds After Addition of Territory

Sec. 8888.256.  VALIDITY OF BONDS AFTER ADDITION OF TERRITORY.  The annexation or addition of territory to the authority under Section 8888.052 or 8888.053 does not affect the validity of bonds issued by the authority.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8891.001. Definitions

Sec. 8891.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Commissioners court" means the Jeff Davis County Commissioners Court.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8891.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8891.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Jeff Davis County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8891.003. Findings of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8891.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8891.004. District Territory

Sec. 8891.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Jeff Davis County, unless the district's territory has been modified under:(1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or(2)  other law.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8891.005. Applicability of Other Groundwater Conservation District Law

Sec. 8891.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.(b)  Section 36.121, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8891.051. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 8891.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors appointed by the commissioners court.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms that expire on March 1 of the applicable odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8891.052. Vacancies

Sec. 8891.052.  VACANCIES.  If there is a vacancy on the board, the commissioners court shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8891.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8891.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8891.102. Limitation on Taxes

Sec. 8891.102.  LIMITATION ON TAXES.  The district may not impose taxes in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8891.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8891 - Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8891.103. Fees

Sec. 8891.103.  FEES.  (a)  The district may assess fees as authorized by Section 36.205, Water Code.(b)  The district may not charge for an annual period production fees greater than $1 per acre-foot for water used for agricultural use or 17 cents per 1,000 gallons for water used for any other purpose.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|