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TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.109. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8504.109.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain inside or outside the authority to acquire the fee simple title to, or an easement or right-of-way over or through, any private or public land, water, or land under water that is necessary or convenient for carrying out any purpose or power conferred on the authority by this chapter.(b)  A condemnation proceeding is under the direction of the board and must be in the name of the authority.(c)  The assessment of damages and all procedures with reference to condemnation, appeal, and payment must conform to Chapter 21, Property Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.110. State Supervision and Approval

Sec. 8504.110.  STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL.  The powers and duties conferred on the authority by this chapter, and the adequacy of any plan for flood control or conservation improvement purposes devised by the authority, are subject to such continuing rights of state supervision and state approvals as are required under general law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter D. Powers Relating to Devers Canal System and Its Water Rights and Associated Property|Section 8504.151. Definitions

Sec. 8504.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Canal system" means the canal system and associated properties generally known as the Devers Canal System.(2)  "Navigation district" means the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter D. Powers Relating to Devers Canal System and Its Water Rights and Associated Property|Section 8504.152. Powers Relating to Canal System

Sec. 8504.152.  POWERS RELATING TO CANAL SYSTEM.  The authority may:(1)  acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve the canal system; and(2)  enlarge and extend the canal system east of the Trinity River in Chambers, Liberty, and Jefferson Counties.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter D. Powers Relating to Devers Canal System and Its Water Rights and Associated Property|Section 8504.153. Powers Relating to Water

Sec. 8504.153.  POWERS RELATING TO WATER.  (a)  The authority may own the water rights and appropriate and divert water of this state under the permits and contracts previously owned by and acquired from the Devers Canal Rice Producers Association, Inc.(b)  Except as provided by Section 8504.154, the authority may distribute, sell, and use water of this state for any purpose approved by the commission.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter D. Powers Relating to Devers Canal System and Its Water Rights and Associated Property|Section 8504.154. Right of First Refusal for Certain Water Contracts

Sec. 8504.154.  RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR CERTAIN WATER CONTRACTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a contract to sell or provide water:(1)  that is for any use other than irrigation in Chambers County outside the authority's boundaries; and(2)  that the navigation district had authority to sell or provide under the navigation district's water rights on May 1, 2009.(b)  Before entering into a contract, the authority must:(1)  send to the navigation district a written notice of intent to sell or provide water for nonirrigation use in Chambers County outside the authority's boundaries; and(2)  allow the navigation district 30 days to exercise a right of first refusal to provide the water.(c)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the navigation district receives the notice of intent under Subsection (b), the navigation district may exercise its right of first refusal under Subsection (b) by delivering to the authority notice that it intends to exercise that right.(d)  The authority may enter into a contract only if the navigation district:(1)  fails to comply with Subsection (c); or(2)  complies with Subsection (c) and does not enter into a contract to sell or otherwise provide water for the use described by the authority's notice of intent under Subsection (b) before the expiration of four months after the date the navigation district receives the notice of intent.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.201. Definition

Sec. 8504.201.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "economic development program" includes a community assistance program, a privatization program, or any other program designed to:(1)  encourage economic diversification;(2)  maintain or expand employment;(3)  train persons;(4)  eliminate conditions detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare;(5)  improve the quality or quantity of services essential for the development of viable communities and economic growth, including services related to:(A)  education;(B)  transportation;(C)  public safety;(D)  recreation;(E)  health care;(F)  water and wastewater treatment; or(G)  rural water and sewer development; or(6)  contribute to the health and development of a community to improve the attractiveness of the community to public and private enterprises.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.202. Legislative Findings

Sec. 8504.202.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  The legislature finds that the economic development programs authorized by this subchapter are a specific public purpose and governmental function of the authority in accordance with:(1)  Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution; and(2)  to the extent that the programs provide assistance to public firefighting organizations, Section 51-a-1, Article III, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.203. Authority for Economic Development Program; Program Area

Sec. 8504.203.  AUTHORITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; PROGRAM AREA.  The authority may, in the areas served by the authority, sponsor and participate in an economic development program intended to strengthen the economic base and further the economic development of this state.  The program may not be outside the areas served by the authority unless the authority has entered into an interlocal agreement with an entity under Section 8504.205.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.204. Establishment of Program

Sec. 8504.204.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  Each economic development program must be established by formal action of the board.  The board shall:(1)  establish the goals of the program;(2)  impose requirements on persons participating in and receiving the benefits of the program; and(3)  provide restrictions, procedures, and budget limits that the board determines are necessary to ensure that the governmental purposes of this subchapter and the program are achieved.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.205. Participation in Program by Other Persons

Sec. 8504.205.  PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM BY OTHER PERSONS.  A program under this subchapter may involve grants or loans of money, services, or equipment to a person engaged in an economic development activity, including a public firefighting organization, governmental body, nonprofit corporation, local or regional development council, or other nonprofit or noncommercial organization.  The authority may provide assistance to a for-profit entity if the assistance is necessary or appropriate to carry out an economic development program consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.206. Staffing and Funding of Program

Sec. 8504.206.  STAFFING AND FUNDING OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The authority may employ staff and spend authority resources to further an economic development program under this subchapter, except that the authority may not use money received from an ad valorem tax or a general appropriation to further a program.(b)  The authority may apply for and receive from any source money, grants, or other assistance to carry out an economic development program under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.207. Agreement

Sec. 8504.207.  AGREEMENT.  The authority and any other public or private person may enter into an agreement with respect to an economic development program.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.208. Guidelines for Assistance to Public Firefighting Organizations

Sec. 8504.208.  GUIDELINES FOR ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC FIREFIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS.  If the authority provides scholarships, grants, loans, or financial assistance to a public firefighting organization, the authority shall adopt guidelines to determine:(1)  eligibility for the assistance;(2)  the amount of grants, loans, or other assistance the authority may make available to a firefighting organization; and(3)  the type of equipment, education, or training for which the assistance may be used.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter E. Economic Development Programs|Section 8504.209. Board Determination Conclusive

Sec. 8504.209.  BOARD DETERMINATION CONCLUSIVE.  A determination by the board that a program is intended and expected to carry out the program's stated purposes is conclusive with respect to whether the purposes of this subchapter are satisfied.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 8504.251. Fees and Charges

Sec. 8504.251.  FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The board shall prescribe fees and charges to be collected for the use of water, a water connection, or another service.(b)  The fees and charges must be reasonable and equitable and sufficient to produce revenue adequate to pay the items described by Subsection (c).  The fees and charges may not exceed what may be reasonably necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the authority by this chapter.(c)  The board shall pay the following items from the fees and charges:(1)  all expenses necessary to the operation and maintenance of the improvements and facilities of the authority, including:(A)  the cost of acquiring materials and other property necessary to maintain the improvements and facilities in good condition and to operate them efficiently;(B)  necessary wages and salaries of the authority; and(C)  other expenses reasonably necessary to the efficient operation of the improvements and facilities;(2)  the interest on any obligation issued under this chapter and payable from the revenue from the improvements and facilities; and(3)  the amount required to be paid for the payment of an obligation issued under this chapter and payable from the revenue from the improvements and facilities.(d)  If the revenue received exceeds the amount required for the purposes listed in Subsection (c), the board may pay from the excess revenue the cost of improvements and replacements not covered by Subsection (c)(1) and may establish a reasonable depreciation and emergency fund.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 8504.252. Tax or Special Assessment Not Authorized by Chapter

Sec. 8504.252.  TAX OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOT AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER.  This chapter does not authorize the authority to levy a tax or special assessment or to create any debt payable from taxes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.301. General Power to Borrow Money

Sec. 8504.301.  GENERAL POWER TO BORROW MONEY.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  borrow money for any corporate purpose from any source; and(2)  issue a note, warrant, bond, certificate of indebtedness, or other form of obligation of the authority as evidence of the borrowed money.(b)  An obligation of the authority under Subsection (a) is payable only from revenue derived from authority improvements and facilities and the operation and services of the improvements and facilities.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.302. Covenants for Marketability

Sec. 8504.302.  COVENANTS FOR MARKETABILITY.  (a)  As considered necessary to ensure the marketability of obligations issued under this chapter, a resolution or order authorizing issuance may contain covenants with the holders of the obligations as to:(1)  the management and operation of the authority's improvements and facilities;(2)  the collection of fees and charges for the use of the improvements and facilities;(3)  the disposition of the fees and charges;(4)  the issuance of future obligations and the creation of future liens, mortgages, and encumbrances against the improvements and facilities and the revenue of the improvements and facilities; and(5)  other pertinent matters.(b)  A covenant under this section may not be inconsistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.303. Holder of Obligation May Compel Performance

Sec. 8504.303.  HOLDER OF OBLIGATION MAY COMPEL PERFORMANCE.  (a)  A holder of obligations issued under this chapter or of coupons originally attached to the obligations may enforce and compel the board's performance of all duties required by this chapter, including:(1)  setting and collecting reasonable and sufficient fees or charges for the use of the authority's improvements and facilities;(2)  segregating the income and revenue of the improvements and facilities; and(3)  applying the income and revenue under this chapter.(b)  The holder of the obligations or coupons may act under Subsection (a):(1)  at law or in equity; and(2)  by an action, mandamus, or other proceeding.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.304. Holder of Obligation Entitled to Administrator or Receiver

Sec. 8504.304.  HOLDER OF OBLIGATION ENTITLED TO ADMINISTRATOR OR RECEIVER.  (a)  If there is a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on an obligation issued under this chapter, any holder of the obligation is entitled to have a court appoint an administrator or receiver to administer and operate, on behalf of the authority and the holders of the obligation, the improvements and facilities the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligation.(b)  The administrator or receiver may:(1)  set and collect fees and charges sufficient to:(A)  provide for the payment of operation and maintenance expenses as described by this chapter; and(B)  pay any outstanding obligations or interest coupons payable from the revenue of the improvements and facilities; and(2)  apply the income and revenue of the improvements and facilities in accordance with this chapter and the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the obligation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.305. Additional Security for Obligation: Mortgage and Encumbrance

Sec. 8504.305.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR OBLIGATION: MORTGAGE AND ENCUMBRANCE.  (a)  As additional security for the payment of an obligation issued under this chapter, the board may have executed in favor of the holder of the obligation an indenture mortgaging and encumbering:(1)  the improvements, facilities, and other property acquired with the proceeds of the sale of the obligation; or(2)  all the authority's improvements, facilities, and other property.(b)  The indenture may also mortgage and encumber the revenue to be derived from the operation of the improvements, facilities, and other property.(c)  In the encumbrance, the board may provide for granting to any purchaser at a foreclosure sale under the encumbrance a franchise to operate the improvements, facilities, and other property for a term not to exceed 50 years after the date of the purchase, subject to the laws regulating the matter.(d)  The indenture:(1)  may contain the provisions the board considers proper; and(2)  is enforceable in the manner provided by the laws of this state for the enforcement of other mortgages and encumbrances.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.306. Sale Under Mortgage or Encumbrance

Sec. 8504.306.  SALE UNDER MORTGAGE OR ENCUMBRANCE.  (a)  Under a sale ordered under a mortgage or encumbrance described by Section 8504.305, a purchaser of the improvements, facilities, and other property at the sale, and the purchaser's successors or assigns, are vested with a permit and franchise to maintain and operate the improvements, facilities, and other property, with powers and privileges like those held by the authority in the operation of the improvements, facilities, and other property.(b)  Instead of operating the improvements, facilities, and other property as provided by Subsection (a), the purchaser and the purchaser's successors or assigns may remove all or part of the improvements, facilities, and other property for diversion to other purposes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter G. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8504.307. Insuring Improvements and Facilities

Sec. 8504.307.  INSURING IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The board and the purchaser of an obligation issued under this chapter may enter into an agreement under which the board agrees to:(1)  keep all the improvements and facilities, the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligation, insured with one or more insurers of good standing against loss or damage by fire, water or flood, or another hazard that private companies operating similar properties customarily cover by insurance; and(2)  carry with one or more insurers of good standing the insurance covering the use and occupancy of the property that is customarily carried by private companies operating similar properties.(b)  The board shall budget the cost of the insurance as a maintenance and operation expense.(c)  The insurance shall be carried for the benefit of the holder of the obligation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|