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TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0208. Officers

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0208.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The governor shall designate a director as the board president to serve as the authority's chief executive officer at the pleasure of the governor.(b)  The board shall elect one director as vice president, one director as secretary, and one director as treasurer.(c)  The vice president shall act as president if the president is absent or disabled.(d)  The secretary shall act as board secretary.  The board shall select a secretary pro tem if the secretary is absent or unable to act.(e)  The authority may appoint officers, prescribe their duties, and set their compensation.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0209. Director Training Program

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0209.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing the authority's operations;(2)  the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;(3)  the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;(4)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and(5)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The general manager shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director.  Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0210. Meetings

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0210.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The president shall preside at all board meetings.(b)  At each regular board meeting, the board shall:(1)  include public testimony as a meeting agenda item; and(2)  allow the public to comment on all  meeting agenda items and other matters under the authority's jurisdiction.(c)  At a regular board meeting, the board may not deliberate on or decide a matter not included in the meeting agenda, except that the board may discuss including the matter on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.  (d)  The board or a board committee may hold a meeting by telephone conference call, by video conference call, or through communications over the Internet, in accordance with procedures provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 551, Government Code, if the board president or any three board members determine that holding the meeting in that manner is necessary or convenient.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0211. Separation of Policymaking and Management Functions

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0211.  SEPARATION OF POLICYMAKING AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the board's policymaking responsibilities and the general manager's and staff's management responsibilities.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0212. Attorneys, Agents, and Employees

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0212.  ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The authority may appoint attorneys, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and set their compensation.(b)  The board may remove an authority employee.(c)  The board shall set the term of office and the compensation to be paid to authority employees.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0213. General Manager

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0213.  GENERAL MANAGER.  (a)  The board may employ a general manager.(b)  The board shall set the term of office and the compensation to be paid to the general manager.(c)  The board may not employ a director as general manager.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0214. Director's, Officer's, or Employee's Surety Bond

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0214.  DIRECTOR'S, OFFICER'S, OR EMPLOYEE'S SURETY BOND.  (a)  A bond required of an authority director, officer, or employee must be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, as surety on the bond.(b)  The authority shall pay the premium on the bond.  |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0215. Authority's Office

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0215.  AUTHORITY'S OFFICE.  A regular office shall be established and maintained to conduct the authority's business inside the authority's territory at a place determined by the board.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0216. Records

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0216.  RECORDS.  The secretary shall maintain a record of all board proceedings and orders.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0217. Complaints

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0217.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority.(b)  The authority shall maintain:(1)  information about the subject matter of the complaint;(2)  information about the parties to the complaint;(3)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(4)  the disposition of the complaint.(c)  Periodically, the authority shall notify the parties to the complaint of the complaint's status until final disposition.(d)  The authority shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.  |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0218. Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0218.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the authority's jurisdiction.(b)  The authority's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The authority shall:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  provide training as needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0219 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8510.0219. Public Testimony

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0219.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the authority's jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0301. General Powers

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0301.  GENERAL POWERS.  (a)  The authority has:(1)  the functions, powers, rights, and duties as may permit the authority to accomplish the purposes for which it is created;(2)  the powers of this state under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(3)  all powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on navigation districts by general law.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the authority has the rights, power, and privileges conferred by the general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 51, Water Code.(c)  The authority is governed by Chapters 49, 60, and 62, Water Code, but in all areas of conflict, Chapter 62 takes precedence.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0303. Powers Regarding Canals, Waterways, and Related Facilities

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0303.  POWERS REGARDING CANALS, WATERWAYS, AND RELATED FACILITIES.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  promote, construct, maintain and operate, or aid and encourage, the construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable canals or waterways and all navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways using the natural bed and banks of the Red River, where practicable, and then traversing a route the authority may find to be more feasible and practicable to connect the Red River in this state with any new navigation canals to be constructed in the lower reaches of the Red River or to connect the Red River with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway;(2)  construct a system of artificial waterways and canals, together with all locks and other works, structures, and artificial facilities as may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, and operation of:(A)  navigation canals or waterways; and(B)  all navigational systems and facilities auxiliary to navigation canals or waterways; and(3)  acquire, improve, extend, take over, construct, maintain, repair, operate, develop, and regulate ports, levees, wharves, docks, locks, warehouses, grain elevators, dumping facilities, belt railways, lands, and all other facilities or aids to navigation or aids necessary to the operation or development of ports or waterways in the Red River basin in this state.(b)  A power described by Subsection (a)(3) applies with respect to a facility or aid described by that subdivision only if the facility or aid is in a county located inside the authority.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0304. Federally Constructed or Maintained Canals, Waterways, and Facilities

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0304.  FEDERALLY CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED CANALS, WATERWAYS, AND FACILITIES. If the construction or maintenance and operation of navigable canals or waterways and all navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways on the Red River in this state is taken over or performed by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, then the authority may:(1)  enter into contracts that may be required by the federal government, including assignments and transfers of property, property rights, easements, and privileges; and(2)  take any other action required by the federal government or an agency of the federal government.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0305. Power to Control, Develop, Store, and Use Water for Navigational Use

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0305.  POWER TO CONTROL, DEVELOP, STORE, AND USE WATER FOR NAVIGATIONAL USE.  (a) The authority may control, develop, store, and use the natural flow and floodwaters of the Red River and its tributaries for the purpose of operating and maintaining:(1)  navigable canals or waterways; and(2)  navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways.(b)  The navigational use of water authorized by Subsection (a) is subordinate and incidental to consumptive use of water.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0306. Powers Relating to Flooding

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0306.  POWERS RELATING TO FLOODING.  The authority may effectuate channel rectification or alignment and the construction, maintenance, and operation of bank stabilization facilities to:(1)  prevent and aid in preventing devastation of lands from recurrent overflows; and(2)  protect life and property in the watershed of the Red River in this state or any tributaries of that river in the authority from uncontrolled floodwaters.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0307. Master Plan for Development of Soil and Water Resources

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0307.  MASTER PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES.  (a) The authority shall prepare a master plan for the maximum development of the soil and water resources of the Red River watershed inside the authority.(b)  The master plan must include plans for the complete use of the water resources of the watershed for all economically beneficial purposes.(c)  A soil and water conservation district in the Red River watershed shall prepare the portion of the master plan and amendments to the plan relating to soil conservation, upstream flood prevention, and watershed protection works in aid of soil conservation and upstream flood prevention, subject to the approval of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.(d)  The master plan must be filed with and approved by the commission.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0308. Powers Relating to Parks and Recreational Facilities

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0308.  POWERS RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  (a) The authority may acquire:(1)  additional land adjacent to a permanent improvement constructed inside the authority for the purpose of developing public parks and recreational facilities; and(2)  necessary right-of-way for public ingress and egress to an area described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The authority may provide recreational facilities and services and may enter into a contract or agreement with any person for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a park or recreational facility.(c)  The authority may perform a function necessary to qualify for a state or federal recreational grant or loan.(d)  The legislature intends that the authority coordinate the development of any public parks or recreational facilities with the Parks and Wildlife Department for conformity with the land and water resources conservation and recreation plan.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0309. Powers Relating to Waste Facilities; Bonds

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0309.  POWERS RELATING TO WASTE FACILITIES; BONDS.  (a) As a necessary aid to the conservation, control, preservation, and distribution of the water of the Red River and its tributaries for beneficial use, the authority may:(1)  purchase, construct, improve, repair, operate, and maintain works and facilities necessary for the collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of sewage and industrial waste and effluent; and(2)  issue bonds for a purpose described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The authority may contract with:(1)  a municipality or other entity to collect, transport, treat, and dispose of sewage from the municipality or entity; and(2)  a municipality for the use of collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal facilities owned by the municipality or by the authority.(c)  A bond issued under this section must be:(1)  payable from revenue under a contract described by this section or from other authority income; and(2)  in the form and issued in the manner prescribed by law for other revenue bonds and as provided by Sections 8510.0504, 8510.0505, 8510.0506, 8510.0507, 8510.0508, 8510.0509, 8510.0510, 8510.0511, and 8510.0512.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0311. Powers Relating to Contracts

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0311.  POWERS RELATING TO CONTRACTS.  (a)  The authority may execute any contract and enter into any agreement necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it was created, including a contract with a municipality, corporation, or district, the United States, this state or an agency of this state, or the state of Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Louisiana, the confines of which are contiguous or adjacent to the Red River.(b)  The authority may enter into a contract or execute an instrument necessary or convenient to the exercise of the authority's powers, rights, privileges, and functions granted by this chapter and general law pertaining to a water control and improvement district.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0312. Powers Relating to Water Distribution Plants or Systems

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0312.  POWERS RELATING TO WATER DISTRIBUTION PLANTS OR SYSTEMS.  (a)  The authority may contract with a municipality located inside its boundaries for the purchase, lease, use, management, control, or operation of a water distribution plant or system owned by the municipality in accordance with the terms mutually agreed on by the governing bodies of the authority and the municipality.(b)  The authority may acquire by a contract described by Subsection (a) rights in surface water or groundwater belonging to the municipality.(c)  The authority may use water rights acquired from a municipality under Subsection (b) only for:(1)  a purpose for which the municipality would be authorized to use them; and(2)  the purposes of the municipality's water distribution plant or system.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|