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TX Water Code § 54.739 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.739. Substituting Land of Equal Value

Sec. 54.739.  SUBSTITUTING LAND OF EQUAL VALUE.  After the district is organized and has obtained voter approval for the issuance of, or has sold, bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, land within the district boundaries subject to taxation that does not need or utilize the services of the district may be excluded and other land not within the boundaries of the district may be included within the boundaries of the district without impairment of the security for payment of the bonds or invalidation of any prior bond election, as provided by this section and Sections 54.740 through 54.747.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 32, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 30, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 54.740 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.740. Requisites for Application for Exclusion

Sec. 54.740.  REQUISITES FOR APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION.  An owner of land in the district not receiving services from the district may apply for its exclusion from the district boundaries if all taxes levied and assessed by the district on the land to be excluded have been fully paid.  The application shall set forth facts concerning the land proposed for exclusion, including evidence of the reasonable market value of the land, and state that the other requisites for the exclusion of the land and substitution of other land have been fulfilled or will be fulfilled at the hearing on the application.  The application shall be verified and acknowledged in a recordable form as conveyances of real property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.741 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.741. Inclusion of Substitute Land Required

Sec. 54.741.  INCLUSION OF SUBSTITUTE LAND REQUIRED.  An application for exclusion can only be considered by the board if an application is filed by an owner of other land lying outside the boundaries of the district seeking inclusion of land that can be served in a practical manner by the district of at least equal value to the land proposed for exclusion.  Such land must be included within the district boundaries and taxing jurisdiction of the district simultaneously with the exclusion of the land proposed for exclusion.  Such included land must be of sufficient acreage to avoid an impairment of the security for payment of voted and issued bonds and any other contract obligations payable or secured, in whole or in part, from ad valorem taxes or revenues of the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.742 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.742. Application for Inclusion

Sec. 54.742.  APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION.  The application submitted by an owner of land proposed for inclusion shall set forth that the owner of the new land assumes the payment of all taxes, assessments, and fees levied on the land and assessed by the district after the date the land is included in the district.  The application shall also set forth an agreement by the owner of the land proposed for inclusion that the land will be subject to future taxes for bond tax and other assessments and fees levied and assessed by the district and be subject to the same liens and provisions and statutes governing all other lands in the district as though the land had been incorporated originally in the district.  The application for inclusion shall be verified and acknowledged in a recordable form as conveyances of real property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.743 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.743. Notice of Hearing and Hearing Procedures

Sec. 54.743.  NOTICE OF HEARING AND HEARING PROCEDURES.  The board shall give notice of the hearing on the applications for exclusion and inclusion in conformity with the notice and hearing requirements otherwise applicable to exclusions or additions of land.  The board at such hearing shall hear all interested parties and all evidence in connection with the applications.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.744 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.744. Impairment of Security

Sec. 54.744.  IMPAIRMENT OF SECURITY.  (a)  For purposes of the board's consideration of the applications, the lands proposed for inclusion shall be deemed to be sufficient to avoid an impairment of the security for payment of obligations of the district if:(1)  according to the most recent tax roll of the district or the most recently certified estimates of taxable value from the chief appraiser of the appropriate appraisal district, the taxable value of such included lands equals or exceeds the taxable value of the excluded lands; and(2)  either the estimated costs of providing district facilities and services to such included lands is equal to or less than the estimated costs of providing district facilities and services to the excluded lands or any increased estimated costs of providing district facilities and services to the included land, as determined by the district's engineer, can be amortized at prevailing bond interest rates and maturity schedules and the prevailing debt service tax rate of the district, as determined by the district's professional financial advisor, when applied to the increase in taxable value of the included land over the taxable value of the excluded land.(b)  If the district has any outstanding bonds or contract obligations payable in whole or in part by a pledge of net revenues from the ownership or operation of the district's facilities at the time the board considers an application, the lands proposed for inclusion shall be deemed to be sufficient to avoid an impairment of the security for payment of obligations of the district if the projected net revenues to be derived from the lands to be included during the succeeding 12-month period, as determined by the district's engineer, equals or exceeds the projected net revenues that would otherwise have been derived from the lands to be excluded during the same period.(c)  In this section, the taxable value of included land means the market value of the land if, before or contemporaneously with the inclusion of the land in the district, the owner of the land waives the right to special appraisal of the land as to the district under Section 23.20, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 32, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 31, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 54.745 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.745. Board's Resolution to Substitute

Sec. 54.745.  BOARD'S RESOLUTION TO SUBSTITUTE.  If the board finds that all the conditions provided for the exclusion of land and inclusion of other land in the district exist and that it is in the best interest of the district to grant such applications, it may adopt and enter in its minutes a resolution and order excluding all or part of the land proposed for exclusion and including all or part of the land proposed for inclusion.  Prior to the effective date of the exclusion and inclusion of lands, the district shall have received payment of all fees, charges, assessments, taxes, together with any associated penalties and interest due or overdue in respect to the lands excluded, and if no ad valorem taxes or fees have yet been established by the district for the current year, an amount determined by the district to equal the estimated ad valorem taxes and standby fees to be established by the district for the current year, prorated to the date of exclusion with respect to such excluded lands, shall also be paid.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.746 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.746. Liability of Excluded and Included Land

Sec. 54.746.  LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED AND INCLUDED LAND.  The land excluded from the district is free from any lien or liability created on the excluded land by reason of its having been included in the district.  Land included in the district is subject to all laws, liens, and provisions governing the district and the land in the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.747 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.747. Service to Included Land

Sec. 54.747.  SERVICE TO INCLUDED LAND.  The district has the same right and obligation to furnish services to the included land that it previously had to furnish to the excluded land.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 54.749 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts|Section 54.749. Tax Liability of Excluded Land; Bonds Outstanding

Sec. 54.749.  TAX LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED LAND;  BONDS OUTSTANDING.  (a)  Land excluded from the district under Section 54.748 that is pledged as security for any outstanding debt of the district remains pledged for its pro rata share of the debt until final payment is made.  The district shall continue to levy and collect taxes on the excluded land at the same rate levied on land remaining in the district until the amount of taxes collected from the excluded land equals the land's pro rata share of the district's debt outstanding at the time the land was excluded from the district.(b)  The district shall apply the taxes collected on the excluded land only to the payment of the excluded land's pro rata share of the debt.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 33, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 54.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.801. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 54.801.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  (a)  A district that is composed of at least 1,000 acres may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.(b)  The board shall state in its designation the physical and economic reasons, the particular diverse local needs, or the comparative potential benefits of the defined areas or designated property in the district that make it necessary or equitable to levy all or part of the tax on a defined area or designated property of the district.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.802. Defining Area and Designating Property to Be Benefited by Improvements

Sec. 54.802.  DEFINING AREA AND DESIGNATING PROPERTY TO BE BENEFITED BY IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  The board shall adopt a proposed plan that defines the particular area to be taxed by metes and bounds or designates the property to be served, affected, and taxed.(b)  The board shall file an engineer's report for improvements in the defined area or to serve the designated property.(c)  The board shall adopt a proposed plan of taxation to apply to the defined area or designated property that may or may not be in addition to other taxes imposed by the district on the same area or property.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th, Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.804 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.804. Order Adopting Plans for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 54.804.  ORDER ADOPTING PLANS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2019.(b)  If the board adopts a proposed plan, it must adopt the definition or designation that it finds, according to the evidence before the board, most equitably distributes the cost of facilities or service and protects the public welfare.(c)  If the proposal includes the issuance of bonds or the imposition of a maintenance tax for the defined area or designated property, the board shall call and hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.(d)  The board's order is not subject to judicial review except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 973, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.805 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.805. Obtaining Funds to Construct, Administer, Maintain, and Operate Improvements and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 54.805.  OBTAINING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT, ADMINISTER, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On adoption of the proposed plan as provided by this subchapter and voter approval of the imposition of taxes and issuance of bonds, the district, under the limitations of this subchapter, may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate improvements and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.806 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.806. Procedure for Election

Sec. 54.806.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before bonds may be issued or taxes may be imposed for the defined area or designated property, the bonds or taxes must be approved by the voters in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property.  The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 49.106 for an election to authorize the issuance of bonds or Section 49.107 for an election to authorize the imposition of an operation and maintenance tax.(b)  The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.(c)  The notice of election must describe the area to be defined or property to be designated and must otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter relating to notice of bond elections.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.809 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.809. Issuance of Bonds and Imposition of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 54.809.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAX FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After approval by the voters, the district may issue bonds and impose taxes to provide the specific plant, works, and facilities included in the engineer's report for the defined area, or to serve the designated property.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.810 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.810. Limitation on Other Bond Authorizations

Sec. 54.810.  LIMITATION ON OTHER BOND AUTHORIZATIONS.  If the voters of the designated area authorize the issuance of bonds for a particular purpose, a district may not issue bonds from any other authorization for the same purposes, and only revenue and taxes from the designated area may be used to retire the bonds.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 54.811 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.811. Pledge of Faith and Credit

Sec. 54.811.  PLEDGE OF FAITH AND CREDIT.  If at an election, the voters approve the issuance of bonds and the levy of a tax that applies only to a designated area, the district may issue bonds that pledge only the faith and credit based on the property values in the defined area and may not pledge the full faith and credit of the district.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 54.812 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.812. Notice to Purchasers

Sec. 54.812.  NOTICE TO PURCHASERS.  (a)  A person who sells or conveys real property located within the designated area of the district shall supplement the notice to purchaser required by Section 50.301, of this code, as provided by this section.(b)  The prescribed notice shall be inserted into the general notice after the first sentence and shall read substantially as follows: "The real property described below, which you are about to purchase, may also be located within a defined area of the district and the land may be subject to defined area taxes in addition to the other taxes of the district.  As of this date, the additional rate of taxes within the defined area is $_____ on each $100 of assessed valuation."|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 54.813 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts|Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 54.813. Municipality's Authority Regarding Defined Area

Sec. 54.813.  MUNICIPALITY'S AUTHORITY REGARDING DEFINED AREA.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality any portion of which is located in a county with a population of more than 1 million and less than 1.5 million.(b)  A municipality may not annex a part of a defined area in a district that has adopted a plan for the defined area under this subchapter unless:(1)  90 percent or more of all facilities and infrastructure described by the plan has been installed and completed; and(2)  the municipality:(A)  annexes all of the defined area that is within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and(B)  assumes the pro rata share of the bonded indebtedness of the annexed area.(c)  After the annexation occurs:(1)  the annexed area is not eligible to be a defined area under this subchapter; and(2)  the district may not impose in the annexed area a tax authorized for a defined area under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 962 (H.B. 1644), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 185, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 55.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 55.001. Definitions

Sec. 55.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "District" means a water improvement district created under this chapter.(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of a water improvement district.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 428, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 961, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.144, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.078, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 55.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 55.021. Creation of District

Sec. 55.021.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  A water improvement district may be created in the manner prescribed by this subchapter, either under and subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, or under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 428, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 55.022. District Wholly Within One County

Sec. 55.022.  DISTRICT WHOLLY WITHIN ONE COUNTY.  The commissioners court of a county, at any regular or called session, may create one or more water improvement districts in the county as provided by this subchapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 428, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|