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TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8269.001. Definitions

Sec. 8269.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8269.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8269.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8269.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8269.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8269.023 before September 1, 2015:(1)  the district is dissolved September 1, 2015, except that the district shall:(A)  pay any debts incurred;(B)  transfer to Montgomery County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and(C)  maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and(2)  this chapter expires September 1, 2016.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8269.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8269.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.(b)  The district is created to accomplish:(1)  the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law; and(2)  to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of arterial or main feeder roads or improvements in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8269.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8269.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8269.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8269.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.(b)  Except for temporary or initial directors, directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8269.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8269.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8269.101. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8269.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8269.102. Road Projects

Sec. 8269.102.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may acquire, construct, or finance a road that meets the criteria or requirements for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of the county in which the road is located or the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road is located or improvements in aid of that road.(b)  A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, and ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8269.103. Recreational Facilities; Limit on Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 8269.103.  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  (a)  In this section, "recreational facilities" and "develop and maintain" have the meanings assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.(b)  The district may develop and maintain recreational facilities.(c)  The district may not, for the development or maintenance of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8269.104. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8269.104.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8269.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8269.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8269.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8269.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8269.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8269.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8269.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8269.202. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8269.202.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8269.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.(b)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8269.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8269.203. Bonds for Recreational Facilities

Sec. 8269.203.  BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  If authorized at an election under Section 8269.151, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8269.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8269 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 119|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8269.204. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8269.204.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds as the interest becomes due;(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (H.B. 4079), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8270.001. Definitions

Sec. 8270.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "District" means the CNP Utility District.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8270.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8270.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8270.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8270.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries.  The district, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, will be performing an essential public function under the constitution.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8270.004. State Policy Regarding Waste Disposal

Sec. 8270.004.  STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.  The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter B. District Territory and Annexations to District Territory|Section 8270.051. District Territory

Sec. 8270.051.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 751, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;(3)  Section 9, Chapter 751, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or(4)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter B. District Territory and Annexations to District Territory|Section 8270.052. Expansion of District

Sec. 8270.052.  EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If land is added to the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners:(1)  to assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and(2)  to authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.(b)  If land is annexed in the manner provided by Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may also submit a proposition to the voters of the area to be annexed on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property within the area to be annexed along with a tax on the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.(c)  If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 8270.101. Composition of Board

Sec. 8270.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five elected directors.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 8270.102. Director's Bond

Sec. 8270.102.  DIRECTOR'S BOND.  Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 8270.103. District Office

Sec. 8270.103.  DISTRICT OFFICE.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office as provided by Section 49.062, Water Code.(b)  The board may establish a second district office outside the district.  If the board establishes a second district office, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by:(1)  filing a copy of the board resolution that establishes the location of the office:(A)  with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and(B)  in the municipal utility district records of each county in which the district is located; and(2)  publishing notice of the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is located.(c)  A district office that is a private residence, office, or dwelling is a public place for matters relating to district business.(d)  The board shall provide notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 8270.104. Absence or Inaction of Board President

Sec. 8270.104.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.  (a)  When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter or general law gives the president.(b)  If the board president is absent from a board meeting:(1)  the board vice president may:(A)  sign an order adopted at the meeting; or(B)  implement any other action taken at the meeting; or(2)  the board may authorize the president to sign the order or implement the action.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.151. Municipal Utility District Powers

Sec. 8270.151.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions conferred and imposed by the general laws of the state relating to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|