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TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8813.008. Finding of Benefit

Sec. 8813.008.  FINDING OF BENEFIT.  All the land, property, and persons included within the boundaries of the authority will be directly benefited by the works, projects, improvements, and services to be provided by the authority under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter.  The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.  The creation of the authority will serve to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of persons within the authority and the general public.  Any fees, user fees, rates, charges, or special assessments imposed by the authority under this chapter are necessary to pay for the costs of accomplishing the purposes of the authority as set forth in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter, including:(1)  the reduction of groundwater withdrawals;(2)  the facilitation of compliance with the requirements of the Fort Bend Subsidence District or the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, as applicable; and(3)  the provision of services, facilities, and systems.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 18.008, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8813.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The authority is governed by a board of seven directors.(b)  The directors serve staggered four-year terms that expire May 15 of even-numbered years.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.052. Eligibility to Serve as Director

Sec. 8813.052.  ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR.  (a)  To be eligible to serve as a director of the authority or to be listed on a ballot as a candidate for director of the authority representing a director precinct, an individual must:(1)  be at least 18 years of age;(2)  be a resident of the authority; and(3)  have served as a director of one or more districts for a total of at least four years.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), to serve as a director representing, or to be listed on a ballot as a candidate for director representing, a director precinct that includes any part of the City of Fulshear, an individual must:(1)  meet the qualifications provided by Subsections (a)(1) and (2); and(2)  have served as:(A)  the mayor or a member of the city council of the City of Fulshear for any period; or(B)  a director of one or more districts for a total of at least four years.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.053. Disqualification of Directors

Sec. 8813.053.  DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.  The common law doctrine of incompatibility does not disqualify an official or employee of a public entity from serving as a director of the authority.  A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that public entity.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.054. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 8813.054.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.055. Single-Member Director Precincts

Sec. 8813.055.  SINGLE-MEMBER DIRECTOR PRECINCTS.  (a)  The authority is divided into seven single-member director precincts, as described by Section 3 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The board may redraw the single-member director precincts in a manner that is reasonable and equitable:(1)  after any change in the boundaries of the authority; or(2)  by a resolution redrawing the director precincts adopted by a two-thirds majority of the board based on changed circumstances.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.057. Vacancy in Office of Director

Sec. 8813.057.  VACANCY IN OFFICE OF DIRECTOR.  A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by appointment by the governing bodies of the districts and municipalities that are located within the director precinct for which the vacancy occurred.  The appointment process shall follow the procedures of Section 8813.056.  The board may establish dates different from those specified by Sections 8813.056(e) and (g), but the date for the board's submission of the voting results to each district and municipality may not be later than the 120th day after the date the vacancy occurs.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.058. Meetings and Actions of Board

Sec. 8813.058.  MEETINGS AND ACTIONS OF BOARD.  (a)  The board may meet as many times each year as the board considers appropriate.(b)  Directors of the authority are public officials and are entitled to governmental immunity for their actions in their capacity as directors and officers of the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8813.059. General Manager

Sec. 8813.059.  GENERAL MANAGER.  (a)  The board may employ a general manager of the authority or contract with a person to perform the duties of a general manager.  The board may delegate to the general manager full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the authority subject only to orders of the board.(b)  The board may delegate to the general manager the authority to employ all persons necessary for the proper handling of the business and operation of the authority and to determine the compensation to be paid to all employees, other than the general manager.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.102. Authority Rules

Sec. 8813.102.  AUTHORITY RULES.  The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board and rules regarding implementation, enforcement, and any other matters related to the authority's water supply or groundwater reduction plan.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.104. Purchase of Water From Another Entity

Sec. 8813.104.  PURCHASE OF WATER FROM ANOTHER ENTITY.  (a)  If the authority purchases water from another entity for resale to local governments, the authority shall use its best efforts in negotiating with the entity to determine the amount of capital costs included in any rates or charges paid by the authority.  The authority shall determine the amount of expected capital costs of its own system.(b)  The authority may provide each district or municipality within its boundaries information regarding the share of the capital costs to be paid by the district or municipality, as determined by the authority, and may provide each district or municipality the opportunity, in a manner and by a procedure determined by the authority, to fund its share of the capital costs with proceeds from the sale of bonds or fees and charges collected by the districts or municipalities.  A district or municipality may use any lawful source of revenue, including bond funds, to pay any sums due to the authority.(c)  The authority may adopt a procedure by which a district or municipality may receive a credit from the authority.  The board may adopt any other procedure necessary to accomplish the goals of this section.(d)  In complying with this section, the authority may use any reasonable basis to calculate from time to time the share of the capital costs of a district or municipality.  The authority may calculate the shares of the capital costs based on the amount of water used within the authority by the district or municipality during the calendar year preceding the year in which the calculation is made.(e)  This section or any failure to comply with this section does not limit or impede the authority's ability to issue bonds or notes or invalidate any fees, user fees, charges, rates, or special assessments imposed by the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1051), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.106. Interest and Penalties

Sec. 8813.106.  INTEREST AND PENALTIES.  The board may require the payment of interest on any late or unpaid fees, user fees, rates, charges, and special assessments due the authority, but the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate permitted by Section 2251.025, Government Code. The board may also impose penalties for the failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority.  In addition, the board may exclude a person, or any territory or well owned or controlled by a person, from the authority's groundwater reduction plan for failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.107. Attorney's Fees and Collection Expenses

Sec. 8813.107.  ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COLLECTION EXPENSES.  (a)  The authority is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the authority in enforcing its rules.(b)  The authority is entitled to collection expenses and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the authority in collecting any delinquent fees, user fees, rates, and charges and any related penalties and interest.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.108. Lien

Sec. 8813.108.  LIEN.  (a)  Fees and user fees imposed by the authority under Section 8813.103(b), any related penalties and interest, and collection expenses and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the authority:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the well to which the fees or user fees apply;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owner of the well.(b)  A lien under this section is effective from the date of the resolution or order of the board imposing the fee or user fee until the fee or user fee is paid.(c)  The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a municipal utility district operating under Chapter 54, Water Code, may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.109. Administrative Penalty; Injunction

Sec. 8813.109.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INJUNCTION.  (a)  A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000, as determined by the board, for each violation or each day of a continuing violation.  The person shall pay the penalty to the authority.(b)  The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in a district court in the county where the violation occurred.(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 an administrative penalty and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.110. Water Supply or Drought Contingency Plans

Sec. 8813.110.  WATER SUPPLY OR DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.  The authority by rule may develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, and manage comprehensive water supply or drought contingency plans for the authority, or any portion of the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.111. Groundwater Reduction Plan

Sec. 8813.111.  GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN.  (a)  The authority may wholly or partly develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, manage, or participate in a groundwater reduction plan that is applicable only to the authority and one or more persons outside the authority.  The authority may require that any groundwater reduction plan that the authority wholly or partly develops, prepares, revises, adopts, implements, enforces, or manages or in which the authority participates be the exclusive groundwater reduction plan that is binding and mandatory on some or all of the territory, persons, or wells located within the authority.  A groundwater reduction plan may:(1)  specify the measures to be taken to reduce groundwater withdrawals;(2)  identify alternative sources of water, including water from the authority, to be provided to those affected;(3)  identify the rates, terms, and conditions under which alternative sources of water will be provided, which may be changed from time to time as considered necessary by the authority;(4)  specify the dates and extent to which persons or districts within the authority's boundaries shall reduce or cease reliance on groundwater and accept water from alternative sources, including water from the authority;(5)  include other terms and measures that are consistent with the powers and duties of the authority;(6)  exceed the minimum requirements imposed by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District or Fort Bend Subsidence District, as applicable, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements; and(7)  be amended from time to time at the discretion of the authority.(b)  Fees, user fees, rates, charges, and special assessments of the authority may be imposed under this chapter for a person's participation in and benefit derived from the authority's groundwater reduction plan or a groundwater reduction plan in which the authority participates.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 18.012, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.112. Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Systems

Sec. 8813.112.  ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SYSTEMS.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  acquire by purchase, gift, lease, contract, or any other legal means a water treatment or supply system, or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority, or any interest of the authority, inside or outside the authority's boundaries;(2)  design, finance, operate, maintain, or construct a water treatment or supply system or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority and provide water services inside or outside the authority's boundaries;(3)  lease or sell a water treatment or supply system or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority that the authority constructs or acquires inside or outside the authority's boundaries;(4)  contract with any person to operate or maintain a water treatment or supply system the person owns; or(5)  acquire water rights under any law or permit.(b)  The authority may contract, according to terms and conditions the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous, with a person outside the authority's boundaries:(1)  to allow the person, or the person's well, to be included in a groundwater reduction plan adopted or implemented wholly or partly by the authority or in a groundwater reduction plan in which the authority participates;(2)  to sell water to the person; or(3)  to sell the person available excess capacity or additional capacity of the authority's water treatment or supply system.(c)  The authority by rule may require that the plans and specifications of water lines to be constructed within the authority that are designed or intended to serve more than one district or more than one person owning or holding a well permit issued by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District or Fort Bend Subsidence District, as applicable, be approved by the authority before the commencement of construction of the water lines.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 18.013, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.113. Sale or Reuse of Water or By-Product

Sec. 8813.113.  SALE OR REUSE OF WATER OR BY-PRODUCT.  The authority may store, sell, or reuse:(1)  water; or(2)  any by-product from the authority's operations.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.114. Contracts

Sec. 8813.114.  CONTRACTS.  (a)  The authority may enter into a contract with a person for the performance of a purpose or function of the authority, including a contract to design, construct, finance, lease, own, manage, operate, or maintain works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances necessary to accomplish a purpose or function of the authority.  A contract may be of unlimited duration.(b)  The authority may purchase, acquire, finance, or lease an interest in a project used for a purpose or function of the authority.(c)  The authority may contract for:(1)  the purchase, sale, or lease of water or water rights;(2)  the performance of activities within the powers of the authority through the purchase, construction, or installation of works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances; or(3)  the design, construction, ownership, management, maintenance, or operation of any works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances of the authority or another person.(d)  The authority may purchase surplus property from this state, the United States, or another public entity through a negotiated contract without bids.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8813.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8813 - North Fort Bend Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8813.115. Cooperation With and Assistance of Other Governmental Entities

Sec. 8813.115.  COOPERATION WITH AND ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  (a)  In implementing this chapter, the board may cooperate with and request the assistance of the Texas Water Development Board, the commission, the United States Geological Survey, the Fort Bend Subsidence District, other local governments, and other agencies of the United States and this state.(b)  The Fort Bend Subsidence District may enter into an interlocal contract with the authority to carry out the authority's purposes and may carry out the governmental functions and services specified in the interlocal contract.(c)  In an attempt to minimize costs associated with preparing a groundwater reduction plan, the board may consider the usefulness of water supply studies and plans prepared by or on behalf of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority, the West Harris County Regional Water Authority, the City of Houston, or other governmental entities to the extent those studies or plans are available and applicable to the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|