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TX Water Code § 60.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter B. -1. Employee Catastrophic Assistance Program|Section 60.024. Transfers From District Assistance Fund to Employees

Sec. 60.024.  TRANSFERS FROM DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FUND TO EMPLOYEES.  (a)  An employee may be eligible for a transfer of money from the district assistance fund if, because of a catastrophic event, the employee has suffered unreimbursed losses or expenses.(b)  An eligible employee must apply to the administrator for a transfer of money from the district assistance fund.  If the administrator determines that the employee is eligible, the administrator shall approve the transfer of money from the fund to the employee.(c)  An eligible employee may not receive from the district assistance fund more than $5,000 for any catastrophic event.  The administrator shall determine the amount of money that is transferred to the eligible employee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. 3785), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 60.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.031. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 60.031.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to:(1)  any district not participating with the United States in a navigation project; or(2)  a district participating with the United States in a navigation project if the commission by resolution adopts:(A)  this subchapter; or(B)  sections of this subchapter under which the district will operate.(b)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2), a district that contracts with the United States for a navigation project under Subchapter F is considered to be participating with the United States in a navigation project while the contract is in effect.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2770), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 60.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.032. Authority to Construct Improvements

Sec. 60.032.  AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS.  The district may construct out of any of its funds, except interest and sinking funds, turning, storage, or yacht basins, harbors, or any facilities which may, in the judgment of the commission, be necessary or useful in the development and utilization of a waterway project for navigation purposes or in aid of navigation purposes.  The district may own or lease dredges and other equipment for the construction or maintenance of those projects.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.033. Use of Equipment

Sec. 60.033.  USE OF EQUIPMENT.  (a)  This subchapter does not authorize a district to borrow or receive money or to levy taxes for the purpose of building tugs, barges, scows, dredges, pile drivers, or other floating equipment for use on the water of the United States other than water coming under the jurisdiction of the district or water necessarily adjunctive to the use of the district, as set forth in Section 60.031 of this code.(b)  Dredges or other equipment, whether owned or leased, shall be confined to use on water under control of the district or a necessary adjunctive part of the district and may not be used in any work or service on any state or federal waterway which is not a necessary adjunctive part of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.034. Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases

Sec. 60.034.  OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASES.  The commission may lease for oil, gas, and minerals rights-of-way, spoil grounds, spoil basins, or any other land owned by a navigation district if it does not interfere with use of or obstruct any natural or artificial waterway of the district used for navigation purposes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.035. Notice of Certain Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases

Sec. 60.035.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASES.  (a)  Before a district may enter into a lease under Section 60.034, the district shall have a notice requesting bids on the lease published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.  The notice shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks before the final date for the receipt of bids.  Chapter 71, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to a lease made under this section if the lease is made in accordance with this section and Sections 60.036 and 60.037 of this chapter.(b)  The notice shall include:(1)  the approximate amount of land offered;(2)  the general location of the land;(3)  the time and place for receipt of bids;(4)  the place where specifications may be obtained;(5)  information concerning security for the bids;  and(6)  a statement that the commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.036. Security for Bid on Oil, Gas, or Mineral Leases

Sec. 60.036.  SECURITY FOR BID ON OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL LEASES.  Each bid submitted shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond with a responsible corporate surety authorized to do business in Texas.  The check or bond shall be in an amount equal to the first rental payment and bonus offered for the lease over and above the royalty and shall guarantee that the bidder will perform the terms of his bid if it is accepted by the commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.037. Award and Execution of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases

Sec. 60.037.  AWARD AND EXECUTION OF OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASES.  (a)  The commission may lease all or any part of land advertised for lease under Section 60.035 of this code.(b)  The lease shall be awarded to the highest and best bidder and shall reserve at least one-eighth royalty of all gas, oil, or minerals in or produced on the land.  The lease shall contain other provisions reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the district and may not be less favorable to the district than customary commercial leases in the locality.(c)  The chairman and secretary of the commission shall execute the lease under an order, entered in the minutes of the commission, which shall include the consideration for the lease.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.038. Sale or Lease of Land

Sec. 60.038.  SALE OR LEASE OF LAND.  (a)  A district may sell or lease all or any part of land owned by it, whether the land is acquired by gift or purchase, in settlement of any litigation, controversy, or claim in behalf of the district, or in any other manner, except that lands or flats heretofore purchased from the State of Texas under Article 8225, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, or granted by the State of Texas in any general or special act, may be sold only to the State of Texas or exchanged with the State of Texas for other lands or exchanged for adjacent littoral land as authorized by Section 61.117 of this code.(b)  Before a district may sell land, the commission shall determine by resolution that the land is no longer needed for use by the district in connection with the development of a navigation project.(c)  Sale or lease of land shall be made as provided by Sections 60.039-60.042 of this code.(d)  A district may not convey or exchange an interest in real property to an individual or private entity for the purpose of bedding or harvesting oysters, regardless of whether the bedding or harvesting is to be done directly by the individual or private entity or the heirs, successors, or assigns of the individual or private entity.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 556, ch. 237, Sec. 3, eff. June 11, 1973;  Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 801, ch. 310, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1975.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2770), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (S.B. 1438), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 60.0381 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.0381. Conveyance of Land by Certain Navigation Districts

Sec. 60.0381.  CONVEYANCE OF LAND BY CERTAIN NAVIGATION DISTRICTS.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  a district that controls a ship channel or waterway that is the subject of a project that has been authorized or modified by the United States Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (Pub. L. No. 114-322, Title I, 130 Stat. 1632) or the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-260, Div. AA, 134 Stat. 2615); and(2)  a lease entered into before the effective date of the Act enacting this section.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Section 5007.004, Special District Local Laws Code, to the extent that a district has entered into a surface lease with an original term of at least 20 years, the district may sell the land, improvements, easements, and any other interests in the real property or any part of the real property to the surface lease counterparty according to this section.  The land, improvements, easements, and any other interests in real property may be conveyed by the district to the surface lease counterparty, without complying with the notice and bidding or other requirements of Sections 60.040-60.042.  The sale must be:(1)  approved by the port commission;(2)  executed by the chair of the port commission;(3)  attested by the executive director of the district; and(4)  made for an amount that is not less than the reasonable market value of the land, improvements paid for by the district, easements, or other interest in real property, as applicable, at the time of contracting for the sale.(c)  Money received from the sale of real property as described by this section in excess of the sum of the reasonable market value of the property and the amount of rent due for the unexpired term of the surface lease may be used only for the purpose of a project that has been authorized or modified by the United States Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (Pub. L. No. 114-322, Title I, 130 Stat. 1632) or the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-260, Div. AA, 134 Stat. 2615).(d)  A district may not sell land under this section to an entity that presents an undue security or safety risk to this state because of potential sabotage to or subversion of the integrity, operation, or maintenance of a ship channel or waterway of this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 1774), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 60.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.039. Surface Lease

Sec. 60.039.  SURFACE LEASE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission may lease the surface of land for not more than 50 years by the entry of an order on the minutes of the commission and the execution of a lease in the manner provided by the original order.  The lease may not be extended beyond the 50-year period by renewal, extension, or otherwise.(b)  The commission or the executive director of the district, or a person authorized by the commission or the executive director, may enter into a lease for a monthly tenancy or a tenancy from month to month.  The lease term may only exceed one year if:(1)  the commission enters an order on the minutes; and(2)  the execution of the lease is in the manner provided by the original order for the lease.(c)  This subsection applies only to a district that operates a port in this state that is wholly located in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico and that is adjacent to a county that contains an international border and borders the Gulf of Mexico.  The district may lease the surface of land for not more than 99 years or may extend a lease to a period not to exceed 99 years only if:(1)  the lease conveys an interest in the surface of the land for residential purposes only;(2)  at the time the lease will be entered into or extended, the district has not less than 50 leases in effect that convey an interest in the land surface for residential purposes only; and(3)  any part of the land owned by the district is subdivided into lots intended for residential use.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. April 6, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2770), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (H.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 789 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.040. Publication of Notice for Sales, Easements, and Leases in Excess of 50 Years

Sec. 60.040.  PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR SALES, EASEMENTS, AND LEASES IN EXCESS OF 50 YEARS.  (a)  Before making a sale, easement, or lease of real property for more than 50 years, the district shall publish a notice in the manner provided in Section 60.035.(b)  A district may enter into negotiations with one or more potential buyers, easement grantees, or lessees before the publication of the notice without affecting the validity of the sale, easement, or lease.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 2, eff. April 6, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (H.B. 1716), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.041. Security for Bids on Real Property to Be Sold or Leased for More Than 50 Years

Sec. 60.041.  SECURITY FOR BIDS ON REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD OR LEASED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.  Each bid submitted on real property to be sold or leased for more than 50 years under Section 60.040 shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond with a responsible corporate surety authorized to do business in Texas.  The check or bond shall be in an amount equal to five percent of the bid price for the real property or 100 percent of the first rental payment under the lease and shall guarantee that the bidder will perform the terms of the bid if it is accepted by the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 3, eff. April 6, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (H.B. 1716), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.042. Award and Execution of Deed or Lease in Excess of 50 Years

Sec. 60.042.  AWARD AND EXECUTION OF DEED OR LEASE IN EXCESS OF 50 YEARS.  (a)  After notice is published under Section 60.040, the district may sell or lease in accordance with that section all or any part of the real property to the highest and best bidder for an amount which is not less than the reasonable market value in the locality at the time and place of the sale or lease.(b)  The commission shall adopt a resolution or order confirming the sale or lease.  The resolution or order shall include or incorporate by reference the terms of the sale or lease and the consideration and shall provide that the executive director of the district, or a person authorized by the executive director of the district, is authorized to execute the deed or lease as soon as the successful bidder complies with the terms of the bid.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 4, eff. April 6, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.043. Power Over Waterways

Sec. 60.043.  POWER OVER WATERWAYS.  (a)  The commission shall have absolute control over channels, or other waterways within the corporate limits of the district and turning basins, yacht basins, and storage basins.  The commission may prevent or remove any obstructions of these facilities and fix proper fees, charges, and tolls for their use.(b)  The fees, charges, and tolls charged by the district shall be in addition to charges made, as provided by law, for any facilities used by any ship, boat, vessel, or any other character of craft used for water transportation for commercial purposes.  The term commercial purposes shall be limited to any common carrier, contract carrier, or public or private carrier that shall transport or have transported persons, commodities, goods, wares, or merchandise for hire or compensation.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts|Section 60.044. Law Governing Commission

Sec. 60.044.  LAW GOVERNING COMMISSION.  The commission of any district operating under this subchapter shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 63.087-63.088 and 63.090-63.094 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers|Section 60.071. General Rule-Making Authority

Sec. 60.071.  GENERAL RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY.  The commission of a district which owns, operates, and maintains wharves, docks, piers, sheds, warehouses, and other similar terminal facilities which are not located inside the boundaries of any incorporated city, town, or village may pass, amend, and repeal any ordinance, rule, or police regulation which is not contrary to the constitution or laws of this state and which is necessary to protect the property and to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of persons using the property.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers|Section 60.072. Specific Powers of Districts

Sec. 60.072.  SPECIFIC POWERS OF DISTRICTS.  To accomplish the purposes stated in Section 60.071 of this code, the commission may exercise the following powers:(1)  control the operation of all types of vehicles using the roads maintained by the district, other than roads dedicated to public use by formal dedication, and prescribe the speed, lighting, and other requirements of these vehicles;(2)  prohibit loitering on docks, wharves, piers, warehouses, sheds, or other properties of the district;(3)  control the operation of all types of vessels using harbors, turning basins, basins, or navigable channels of the district and prescribe the speed, lighting, and other requirements of these vessels;(4)  prohibit smoking and the use of flares, open fires, and inflammable, highly combustible, or explosive substances and materials on docks, wharves, piers, warehouses, sheds, and other properties of the district, or on those parts of the properties and at those times or during those periods as may, in the judgment of the commission, be determined to be dangerous to any of the property or inimical to the safety or general welfare of persons using the property or parts of it;(5)  prevent on any of the property all trespasses, breaches of the peace and good order, assaults and batteries, fighting, quarrels, use of abusive, profane, or insulting language, disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor theft and punish offenders;(6)  suppress and prevent any riot, affray, disturbance, or disorderly assembly on any of the property;  and(7)  license and regulate or suppress and prevent hawkers and peddlers utilizing or attempting to utilize the roads and other property of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.0725 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers|Section 60.0725. Nuisances; Pollution

Sec. 60.0725.  NUISANCES; POLLUTION.  The commission may suppress and prevent nuisances, pollution, and improper disposal of materials on any district property to:(1)  accomplish the purposes stated in Section 60.071;(2)  protect other district property; or(3)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of persons using other district property.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2770), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011.|