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TX Spec Dist Code § 8100.0403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8100 - Howe Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8100.0403. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8100.0403.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 4668), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8100.0501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8100 - Howe Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8100.0501. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8100.0501.  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, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 4668), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8100.0502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8100 - Howe Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8100.0502. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8100.0502.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 4668), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8100.0503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8100 - Howe Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8100.0503. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8100.0503.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 4668), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8101.001. Definitions

Sec. 8101.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Athens Municipal Water Authority.(2)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8101.002. Nature of Authority

Sec. 8101.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The authority is a conservation and reclamation district in Henderson County.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8101.003. Finding of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8101.003.  FINDING OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.(a)  The legislature finds that  the authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  The authority is created under and is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter are for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their properties and industries.  The authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the constitution of this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.005(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8101.004. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 8101.004.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter B. District Territory and Annexations to District Territory|Section 8101.051. Boundaries

Sec. 8101.051.  BOUNDARIES.  The authority is in Henderson County and, unless modified as provided by Section 8101.052, by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, the boundaries of the authority are coextensive with the corporate limits of the city of Athens, Henderson County, Texas, as those corporate limits existed on September 1, 2003.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.005(b), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter B. District Territory and Annexations to District Territory|Section 8101.052. Annexations of Territory

Sec. 8101.052.  ANNEXATIONS OF TERRITORY.  (a)  The board, as provided by this section, may annex territory the City of Athens annexes.  The authority may not annex territory under this section if bonds supported by ad valorem taxes previously voted on remain unissued and unsold.(b)  The board by order may set a date for a hearing on the annexation and hold the hearing on that date.(c)  Notice of the hearing must:(1)  be posted in three public places in the territory proposed to be annexed at least 15 days before the date set for the hearing;  and(2)  contain a statement of the nature and purpose of the hearing and the date, time, and place of the hearing.(d)  A person whose land is included in or would be affected by the annexation may:(1)  appear at the hearing to contest the annexation;  and(2)  offer testimony to show that the annexation would or would not benefit land proposed to be annexed.(e)  The board shall enter a resolution ordering the annexation and designating the territory if the board finds as a result of the hearing that the proposed annexation is feasible and practicable and would benefit the land proposed to be annexed.  The board may designate the territory by reference to the city's annexation ordinance or in another manner.(f)  The board shall refuse the proposed annexation if the board finds as a result of the hearing that the annexation does not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (e).|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.005(c), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter B. District Territory and Annexations to District Territory|Section 8101.053. Limitation on Assumption of Tax Obligations

Sec. 8101.053.  LIMITATION ON ASSUMPTION OF TAX OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The authority may not impose on territory the authority annexes under Section 8101.052 a tax obligation the authority incurred before annexation unless:(1)  the owners of the land annexed provide written consent for the assumption of that tax obligation;  or(2)  at an election held for that purpose in the territory, a majority of the voters of the territory approve the assumption of that tax obligation.(b)  The notice provisions of Section 49.106, Water Code, apply to an election held under this section.(c)  The election notice must be published in a newspaper published in the city of Athens.  If a newspaper is not published in the city of Athens, it is sufficient to post notices at three public places in that city at least 28 days before the date of the election.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.101. General Powers

Sec. 8101.101.  GENERAL POWERS.  The board consists of five directors.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.102. Eligibility to Serve

Sec. 8101.102.  ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE.  (a)  A director must reside in and own taxable property in the authority.(b)  A person may not serve as a director if the person is:(1)  a member of a governing body of a municipality;  or(2)  an employee of a municipality.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.103. Directors Election

Sec. 8101.103.  DIRECTORS ELECTION.  (a)  The board shall issue an order for each directors election stating the time, place, and purpose of the election.(b)  Notice of a directors election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority's territory one time at least 30 days before the date of the election.(c)  The appropriate number of candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.104. Ballot Procedure for Candidates

Sec. 8101.104.  BALLOT PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDATES.  (a)  A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must submit a petition to the board secretary requesting that action.(b)  The petition must be:(1)  signed by at least 50 qualified voters;  and(2)  presented to the secretary not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.105. Appointment of Secretary and Treasurer

Sec. 8101.105.  APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER.  The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer.  The board may combine those offices.  The secretary or treasurer is not required to be a director.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.106. Vote by Board President

Sec. 8101.106.  VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.  The president has the same right to vote as any other director.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.107. Director's and Treasurer's Bond

Sec. 8101.107.  DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BOND.  (a)  A director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The treasurer shall give bond in an amount required by the board, conditioned on the treasurer's faithfully accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8101.108. Compensation

Sec. 8101.108.  COMPENSATION.  Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director shall receive a fee not to exceed $10 for attending each board meeting and a fee not to exceed $10 for each day devoted to authority business.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.151. Powers and Duties

Sec. 8101.151.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The authority has:(1)  all the powers of a governmental agency;  and(2)  the rights, powers, privileges, and functions that:(A)  may be contemplated and implied by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;  or(B)  are conferred by the general laws of the state relating to water control and improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, unless those rights, powers, privileges, or functions conflict with this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.152. Water Supply and Distribution

Sec. 8101.152.  WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION.  (a)  The authority may develop, construct, or purchase dams, reservoirs, and underground or other sources of water.(b)  The authority may construct or purchase all works, plants, and other facilities necessary or useful to:(1)  provide a source of water supply;(2)  store and process the water;  and(3)  transport and distribute the water for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.153. Waste Services

Sec. 8101.153.  WASTE SERVICES.  To preserve and protect the purity of the waters of the authority and this state and to conserve and reclaim those waters for beneficial use by the inhabitants of the authority, the authority may provide all plants, works, facilities, and appliances incident to, helpful to, or necessary to collect, transport, process, dispose of, and control all domestic, industrial, or communal wastes, whether fluid, solid, or composite.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.154. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8101.154.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land and easements to carry out any power conferred by this chapter.(b)  The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.(c)  The board shall determine the amount of and character of interest in land and easements to be acquired.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.155. Cost of Relocating Property

Sec. 8101.155.  COST OF RELOCATING PROPERTY.  If the authority, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter, makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission line, or pipeline or telephone or telegraph property or facility, the authority is solely responsible for the expense of that necessary action.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.156. Construction or Purchase Contracts

Sec. 8101.156.  CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the authority shall award a construction contract or contract for the purchase of materials, equipment, or supplies requiring an expenditure of more than $2,000 to the lowest and best bidder.(b)  Notice to bidders must be published once each week for two weeks before the contract is awarded.(c)  The notice is sufficient if it states:(1)  the time and place for opening the bids;(2)  the general nature of the work to be done or the material, equipment, or supplies to be purchased;  and(3)  where and how copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained.(d)  The notice must be printed in a newspaper that is designated by the board and that is published in Henderson County.(e)  This section does not apply to the purchase of a system or part of a system in existence at the time of the purchase.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8101.157. Contracts With Municipalities and Others

Sec. 8101.157.  CONTRACTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND OTHERS.  (a)  The authority may contract with municipalities and others for supplying services to them.(b)  The authority may contract with any municipality for the rental, lease, or operation of the water production, water supply, and water supply facilities of the authority for the consideration agreed to by the authority and the municipality.(c)  The authority may contract with any municipality for the rental, lease, or operation of the water production, water supply, and water supply facilities or sanitary sewer system of the municipality for the consideration agreed to by the authority and the municipality.(d)  A contract under this section:(1)  may be on the terms and for the period to which the parties agree;  and(2)  may provide that the contract continues in effect until the bonds specified by the contract and refunding bonds issued in place of those bonds are paid.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8101.201. Tax Method

Sec. 8101.201.  TAX METHOD.  The authority shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8101.202. Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 8101.202.  TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  Before issuing bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or imposing ad valorem taxes for any other purpose, the board shall:(1)  appoint a tax assessor and collector;(2)  provide for taxes to be assessed;  and(3)  provide for the preparation of tax rolls.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8101.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8101 - Athens Municipal Water Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8101.203. Depository

Sec. 8101.203.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall designate one or more banks to serve as depository for the authority's money.(b)  All of the authority's money shall be deposited in the depository bank or banks, except that:(1)  money pledged to pay bonds may be deposited with the trustee bank or banks named in the trust indenture;  and(2)  money for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds shall be remitted to the bank of payment.(c)  To the extent that money in the depository banks and the trustee bank are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, they must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.(d)  Before designating a depository bank or banks, the board shall issue a notice that:(1)  states the time and place of the board's meeting for that purpose;  and(2)  invites the banks to submit applications to be designated depositories.(e)  The notice must be published one time in a newspaper published in the city of Athens at least 10 days before the date set for receiving applications.(f)  The board shall prescribe the terms of service for depositories.(g)  At the time mentioned in the notice, the board shall:(1)  consider the applications and the management and condition of the banks filing applications;  and(2)  designate as depository the bank or banks that:(A)  offer the most favorable terms for handling the authority's money;  and(B)  the board finds have proper management and are in condition to handle the authority's money.(h)  If the board does not receive any applications by the time stated in the notice, or if the board rejects all applications, the board shall designate a bank or banks on terms it finds advantageous to the authority.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|