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TX Water Code § 55.053 (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 55.053. Conversion of Article Iii, Section 52 District to Article Xvi, Section 59 District

Sec. 55.053.  CONVERSION OF ARTICLE III, SECTION 52 DISTRICT TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59 DISTRICT.  (a)  A water improvement district created subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may be converted into a water improvement district operating under the authority of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, as provided by this section.(b)  On the petition of 20 percent of the owners of land in the district, the board of directors shall order an election to determine whether the district shall be converted to a district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.  The election shall be conducted under the rules applicable to general elections in the district.  The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against:  "Conservation and Reclamation."(c)  The board shall canvass the returns, make an order declaring the result of the election, and have the order recorded in the deed records of the county or counties in which the district is located.  If the result of the election is affirmative, the district begins operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, without change of name or impairment of its obligations, when the order is recorded.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 435, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 55.101. Board of Directors

Sec. 55.101.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  The governing body of a district is a board of five directors.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 435, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 55.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 55.102. Qualifications of Directors

Sec. 55.102.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.  To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be a resident of the state, own land subject to taxation in the district, and be at least 18 years of age at the time of the election.  Section 49.052 does not apply to a district governed by this chapter whose principal purpose is providing water for irrigation.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 435, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 55.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 55.103. Application to Get on Ballot

Sec. 55.103.  APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT.  (a)  A person qualified to serve as a director may file an application with the secretary to have the applicant's name printed on the election ballots.  The application must be signed by the applicant or by at least 10 qualified electors of the district and must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the date of the election.(b)  Only persons for whom applications are filed under this section may have their names printed on the ballots.  However, nothing in this section prevents write-in votes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 435, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1009, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 55.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 55.107. Optional Conversion to Staggered Terms

Sec. 55.107.  OPTIONAL CONVERSION TO STAGGERED TERMS.  (a)  The board, by resolution adopted before December 1 of any year on the vote of at least four directors, may adopt the system of staggered two-year terms of office as provided by this section.(b)  On the first available election date as provided by Article 2.01b of Vernon's Texas Election Code in the first even-numbered year immediately succeeding adoption of the resolution, five directors shall be elected.  Of the five elected, the two receiving the fewest votes shall serve for two years and the other three shall serve for four years.  However, if the vote is such that two of them do not receive fewer votes than the other three, then the directors shall determine by lot which two will serve two years and which three will serve four years.(c)  After the election provided for in Subsection (b) of this section, on the same date in each following even-numbered year there shall be an election to elect successors for the directors whose terms expire, to hold office for terms of four years.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 436, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 981, ch. 367, Sec. 25, eff. June 10, 1981;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5215, ch. 951, Sec. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Water Code § 55.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 55.108. Appointment of Directors in Certain Districts

Sec. 55.108.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  (a)  If the petition to create a district proposes a district which would contain no more than 12,000 acres of land, and if at least 60 percent of the land is owned by persons who do not reside in the district, the petition may request that the directors be appointed by the commissioners court.  If so, the directors shall be appointed instead of elected.  The commissioners court shall appoint the directors at the time otherwise fixed for electing directors, or if the court is not in session at that time, it shall appoint the directors as soon as possible.(b)  The owners of land in the district may file petitions with the commissioners court expressing their choice of persons to be selected as directors.  If the owners of at least 60 percent of the land agree on the persons to be appointed, the commissioners court shall appoint those persons.  Otherwise, the court shall appoint suitable, qualified persons as directors.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 436, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 55.110. Additional Bonds

Sec. 55.110.  ADDITIONAL BONDS.  (a)  If a district is appointed fiscal agent of the United States or is authorized to collect money for and in behalf of the United States in connection with any federal reclamation project, the assessor and collector and each director shall execute an additional bond in an amount set by the secretary of the interior, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office and the faithful performance by the district of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States.(b)  The additional bonds shall be approved, recorded, and filed as provided for other official bonds.  The additional bonds may be sued on by the United States or by any person injured by failure of the officer or the district to perform fully, promptly, and completely the required duties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 437, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.161. Purposes of District

Sec. 55.161.  PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A water improvement district may provide for irrigation of the land within its boundaries.(b)  A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may furnish water for domestic, power, and commercial purposes.(c)  A district may be formed to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of:(1)  construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land;(2)  purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities;  or(3)  assumption, as principal or guarantor, of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 440, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.163. Improvements: Purchase or Construction

Sec. 55.163.  IMPROVEMENTS:  PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCTION.  A district may purchase or construct improvements and facilities necessary for irrigation of land in the district, and if operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, improvements and facilities necessary to supply, deliver, and sell water for domestic, power, and commercial purposes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 441, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.165. Drainage Ditches: Levees

Sec. 55.165.  DRAINAGE DITCHES:  LEVEES.  The board may include in the plans of the district the necessary drainage ditches, or other facilities for drainage, and levees for the protection of land in the district.  The district may purchase all or part of any system belonging to a drainage district.  However, the purchase contract shall provide for paying or assuming the debts of the drainage district, and the amount of the debts paid or assumed shall be considered in determining the bond-issuing capacity of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 441, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.166. Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and Over County and Public Roads

Sec. 55.166.  CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ACROSS AND OVER COUNTY AND PUBLIC ROADS.  The district shall build necessary bridges and culverts across and over district canals, laterals, and ditches which cross county or public roads.  Funds of the district shall be used to construct the bridges and culverts.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 441, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.167. Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks and Roadways

Sec. 55.167.  CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS AND BRIDGES ACROSS AND UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS AND ROADWAYS.  (a)  The district, at its own expense, may build necessary bridges and culverts across or under any railroad tracks or roadways to enable the district to construct and maintain any canal, lateral, or ditch which is a necessary part of its improvements.(b)  Before the district proceeds to build bridges and culverts, the board shall deliver to the legal agent, division superintendent, or roadmaster written notice.  The railroad company shall have 30 days in which to build the bridges and culverts at its own expense and according to its own plans.(c)  The bridges and culverts shall be placed at points designated by the board or the district engineer and shall be constructed so that they will not interfere with the free and unobstructed flow of water passing through the canal or ditch.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 441, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.185. Contract With the United States

Sec. 55.185.  CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.  The board may enter into a contract or other obligation with the United States for the following purposes:(1)  to construct, operate, and maintain necessary facilities to deliver and distribute water;(2)  to drain district land;(3)  to assume debt for district land;(4)  to rent temporarily United States water for use on district land under the federal reclamation laws;  or(5)  to furnish a water supply to the district under any act of Congress which authorizes it.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 445, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.186. Payments Made by a District Under a Contract With the United States

Sec. 55.186.  PAYMENTS MADE BY A DISTRICT UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  If a district enters into a contract with the United States, the district may deposit with the United States district bonds at 90 percent of par value to pay the amount owed by the district under the contract.  The district shall pay interest on the bonds in the same manner that other bonds of the district are paid.  Interest shall be paid regularly to the United States and applied in the manner provided in the contract.(b)  If bonds are not deposited as provided in Subsection (a) of this section, the board shall include in any levy or assessment made by the district an amount sufficient to make annual payments under the terms of the contract.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 445, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.187 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.187. District as Fiscal Agent for United States

Sec. 55.187.  DISTRICT AS FISCAL AGENT FOR UNITED STATES.  The board may accept on behalf of the district appointment as the fiscal agent for the United States on any federal reclamation project.  As fiscal agent, the district may assume the duties and perform the acts incident to this capacity and shall do anything required by federal statutes and rules and regulations established by any department of the federal government.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 445, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.188 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.188. Conveying Property to the United States

Sec. 55.188.  CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES.  If the district enters into a contract with the United States, the board may convey to the United States any property which is necessary for constructing, operating, and maintaining improvements for the benefit of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 445, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.192. Acquiring Water Rights

Sec. 55.192.  ACQUIRING WATER RIGHTS.  Any district may acquire water rights in the manner provided by law.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 446, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.193 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.193. Selling Water Rights

Sec. 55.193.  SELLING WATER RIGHTS.  (a)  Any district which has a permit issued by the commission to construct a reservoir and to appropriate water from a stream or watershed for irrigation or other purposes may convey to another district an interest in the reservoir or water rights.(b)  The conveyance shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the property is located and in the office of the executive director.(c)  The conveyance, when filed, shall convey all rights in the interest conveyed which were held under the permit by the district conveying the interest.(d)  After the conveyance is filed in the office of the executive director, the rights conveyed vest in the district to which the conveyance was made as if the rights were granted directly by the commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 446, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 961, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 55.194 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.194. Transfer of Water Right

Sec. 55.194.  TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT.  If there is land in a district which has a water right from a source of supply acquired by the district but the land is difficult or impracticable to irrigate from that source of supply, the district may allow transfer of the water right to other land which is adjacent to the district.  The adjacent land may be admitted to the district with the same right of water service as other land already in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 446, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.195 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.195. Supplying Water to Cities Outside the District

Sec. 55.195.  SUPPLYING WATER TO CITIES OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.  When a district acquires an established irrigation system which supplies water to landowners in a city, town, or village which is not included in the district, the district shall continue to supply water to the landowners at a reasonable annual rate.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 447, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.196 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.196. Selling Waterpower Privileges

Sec. 55.196.  SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES.  The district may enter into a contract to sell waterpower privileges if power can be generated from water flowing from the district's reservoirs and irrigation system.  The sale of waterpower privileges may not interfere with the district's obligation to furnish an adequate supply of water for irrigation and for municipal purposes in districts which furnish water for municipal purposes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 447, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.197 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.197. Selling Surplus Water

Sec. 55.197.  SELLING SURPLUS WATER.  The district may sell to any person who owns or uses land in the vicinity of the district any surplus district water for use in irrigation or for domestic or commercial uses.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 447, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.198 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.198. Pumping and Delivering Water to Land Near District

Sec. 55.198.  PUMPING AND DELIVERING WATER TO LAND NEAR DISTRICT.  The district may enter into a contract with a person who owns or uses land in the vicinity of the district and who has a permit from the commission to appropriate water for use in irrigation or for domestic or commercial uses to pump or deliver the water to the person's land.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 447, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 961, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 55.200 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.200. Sale of Land Acquired by a District for Other Than District Purposes

Sec. 55.200.  SALE OF LAND ACQUIRED BY A DISTRICT FOR OTHER THAN DISTRICT PURPOSES.  The district may sell to the highest bidder at a public sale any land acquired by the district through foreclosure of liens for maintenance and operation assessments or acquired by the district for any purpose other than carrying out its plans.  The board may use proceeds from the sale for making improvements in the district, for maintenance and operation of the district's system, or for carrying on district business.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 447, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.201. Use of Excess District Money

Sec. 55.201.  USE OF EXCESS DISTRICT MONEY.  After all district improvements are completed and all expenses are paid, the board may use any remaining money to preserve, maintain, and repair district improvements.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 448, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.202. Board's Semiannual Report

Sec. 55.202.  BOARD'S SEMIANNUAL REPORT.  On the first day of January and July of each year, the board shall make and verify a report which shows in detail the kind, character, and amount of improvements constructed in the district, the cost of the improvements, the amount of each warrant paid, the person to whom each warrant was paid, the purpose for which each warrant was paid, and other data necessary to show the condition of improvements made.  The report shall be filed with the county clerk in the county or counties in which the district is located and made available for public inspection.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 448, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 55.204. Waiver of District Tort Immunity

Sec. 55.204.  WAIVER OF DISTRICT TORT IMMUNITY.  If the board finds that it is in the best interest of the district and that it is necessary to enable the district to enter into a contract to employ Mexican laborers, it may enter into a written contract to waive in advance the district's immunity from liability in damages for personal injuries and sickness which is proximately caused by torts of the district or negligence of agents or employees of the district and which is suffered by Mexican laborers employed by the district under the terms of the Migrant Labor Agreement of 1951 between the United States and Mexico or any subsequent agreement of a similar nature.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 448, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.241. Purpose

Sec. 55.241.  PURPOSE.  The powers granted to the district and its board under this subchapter are for the purpose of helping the district to maintain the purity of district water, to protect the preservation and use of the water, to protect the lives of persons who desire to go on, over, or across the water, and to insure the safety of persons using the water.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 448, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.242. Rules and Regulations

Sec. 55.242.  RULES AND REGULATIONS.  The board may make and adopt reasonable rules and regulations which are necessary(1)  to preserve the sanitary condition of water controlled by the district;(2)  to prevent waste or unauthorized use of water;  and(3)  to regulate residence, boating, camping, and recreational and business privileges on any land or water owned or controlled by the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 449, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|