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TX Water Code § 59.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 59.021. Directors

Sec. 59.021.  DIRECTORS.  (a)  The commission shall appoint temporary directors who shall serve until permanent directors are elected.(b)  A petition requesting creation filed in accordance with Section 59.006 may provide that directors be elected by precinct as provided by Subsection (h).(c)  The board of directors is composed of five members unless the petition requesting creation of the district requests and the commission approves a board that consists of seven members.(d)  Permanent directors shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 49.(e)  If the petition for creation has requested the election of seven directors as provided by Subsection (c), unless otherwise agreed, the three directors elected who received the fewest number of votes, whether their election is by precinct or at large, shall serve until the next directors election following the confirmation election and the four who received the highest number of votes shall serve until the second directors election after the confirmation election.(f)  After the creation of the district, the persons or entities that petitioned for creation or 50 qualified voters of the district may file a petition with the commission requesting to expand the district's board to seven members.  If the commission grants the petition, the commission shall appoint two temporary directors.  One temporary director shall serve until the next directors election and one shall serve until the next succeeding directors election.  At each election one director shall be elected to serve for a four-year term.(g)  If the board of directors of the district is expanded to seven members, four directors shall constitute a quorum and a concurrence of four directors is necessary in all matters pertaining to the business of the district.(h)  A petition for the creation of a district may request that the board be elected to represent a geographic area.  If the petition requesting creation of the district is granted, the commission shall establish precincts from which the directors are to be elected.  In establishing the precincts the commission shall attempt to have directors represent geographic areas with equal numbers of people and shall comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1971, 1973 et seq.).  Thereafter, the board of directors of the district shall revise the precincts from time to time to cause them to comply with the provisions of this subsection.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 59.022. Ability to Set Rates

Sec. 59.022.  ABILITY TO SET RATES.  The district may charge rates to persons and entities located outside the district's boundaries on terms, rates, and charges the board of directors may determine to be advisable.  In setting rates for out-of-district customers, the board shall set rates sufficient to enable it to meet operation and maintenance expenses and to pay the principal of and interest on debt issued in connection with providing service and to provide a reasonable reserve for replacements to the district.  In setting rates, the district may take into consideration past operation and debt service expenses.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 59.023. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 59.023.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  The district may issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending any district works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to accomplish the purposes of the district, including works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to provide a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, solid waste disposal system, and parks and recreational facilities.  Prior to issuing bonds or other obligations, a confirmation election must be held in accordance with Chapter 49, and a majority of voters must approve the establishment of the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 59.024. Exclusion of Certain Municipal Districts

Sec. 59.024.  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS.  (a)  A municipal district may be excluded from the district as provided by this section.(b)  To be excluded, the board of directors of the municipal district may adopt a resolution requesting exclusion by a majority vote of its board of directors and shall file the petition with the directors of the proposed district before the first confirmation election.(c)  At the time of the district's confirmation election, a separate voting precinct shall be used for the qualified voters in each municipal district that has filed a petition requesting exclusion.  The votes in each precinct shall be tallied separately to determine whether that municipal district will be excluded from the district boundaries.(d)  If a majority of the votes cast in a municipal district requesting exclusion vote against confirmation of the district, the votes cast in the confirmation election shall not be counted for the confirmation election, bond election, or maintenance tax election, and that municipal district must be excluded from the boundaries of the district by the board of directors of the district at the time the results of the election are canvassed.(e)  After a confirmation election at which the district is authorized to be created, the board of directors of the district shall adopt an order redefining the boundaries of the district to exclude those municipal districts petitioning for exclusion that have voted not to confirm creation of the district.(f)  Before the creation hearing, any municipal district located within the proposed district may petition the commission for a separate voting precinct to be used within the boundaries of the petitioning district at the time of the district's confirmation election.  If the commission grants the petition requesting a separate voting precinct, Subsections (c) through (e) apply.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 59.025. Confirmation Election

Sec. 59.025.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  (a)  Before a district may be created pursuant to a petition granted by the commission, a confirmation election must be held within the boundaries of the proposed district.(b)  The directors appointed by the commission shall call and hold the confirmation election in the manner provided for conducting elections under Chapter 49.  The provisions of those sections relating to a directors election do not apply to an election held under this section.(c)  If the creation of the district is defeated, subsequent confirmation elections may not be held to confirm the creation of the district.(d)  A bond election, maintenance tax election, and any other election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with a confirmation election.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter C. Adding or Excluding Territory; Dissolution|Section 59.051. Adding Land by Petition of Less Than All Landowners

Sec. 59.051.  ADDING LAND BY PETITION OF LESS THAN ALL LANDOWNERS.  In addition to the method of adding land to a district described in Section 59.052, defined areas of land, regardless of whether they are contiguous to the district, may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in Chapter 49.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter C. Adding or Excluding Territory; Dissolution|Section 59.052. Filing of Petition

Sec. 59.052.  FILING OF PETITION.  A petition requesting the annexation of a defined area that is signed by a majority in value of the owners of land in the defined area, as shown by the tax rolls of the county or counties in which that area is located, that is signed by 50 landowners if the number of landowners is more than 50, that is signed by the single landowner of 2,000 or more acres of land in the area, or that is signed by a majority of the governing body of a municipal district, a county, or a city requesting annexation shall be filed with the secretary of the board.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter C. Adding or Excluding Territory; Dissolution|Section 59.053. Dissolution of District Before Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 59.053.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT BEFORE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  If the board considers it advisable before the issuance of any bonds, the board may dissolve the district and liquidate the affairs of the district as provided by Sections 54.734 through 54.738.(b)  If a majority of the board finds at any time before the authorization of bonds that the proposed district and its proposed activities are for any reason impracticable or apparently cannot be successfully and beneficially accomplished, the board may issue notice of a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter C. Adding or Excluding Territory; Dissolution|Section 59.054. Judicial Review of Board's Order

Sec. 59.054.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER.  The board's order to dissolve the district may be judicially reviewed as provided in Chapter 49.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous|Section 59.071. Annexation or Incorporation by City

Sec. 59.071.  ANNEXATION OR INCORPORATION BY CITY.  (a)  If a city annexes all or any part of the territory within a district, or incorporates all or any part of any territory within a district, the city shall succeed to the powers, duties, assets, and obligations of the district as provided by this chapter.(b)  On annexation of any part of the territory of a district by a city or incorporation by a city of any part of the territory of a district, the city shall assume a pro rata share of all debt of the district payable in whole or in part by ad valorem taxes incurred for water, sewer, or drainage purposes or any combination of the three purposes.  The percentage of the assumption shall be determined by multiplying the total debt of the district payable in whole or in part from taxes incurred for the stated purposes by a fraction, the numerator of which is the assessed value of the property to be annexed or incorporated based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls at the time of annexation or incorporation and the denominator of which is the total assessed value of the property of the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls at the time of annexation or incorporation.(c)  After annexation by a city of a portion of the territory of a district or incorporation over any part of the territory of a district, the district may not levy taxes on that territory, and the territory is no longer considered a part of the district for any purpose.(d)  If any district's debt payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes is assumed by a city, the governing body of the city shall levy and cause to be collected taxes on all taxable property within the city or provide other funds sufficient to pay the city's pro rata share of the principal of and interest on that debt as it becomes due and payable.(e)  If a city annexes or incorporates the entire territory of the district, the district shall be dissolved in accordance with Sections 43.074, 43.075, and 43.081, Local Government Code, if the district is located in one city or Sections 43.076 through 43.079, Local Government Code, if the district is located in more than one city.(f)  Section 43.071, Local Government Code, does not apply to the annexation of a district created pursuant to this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous|Section 59.072. Other Laws

Sec. 59.072.  OTHER LAWS.  (a)  This chapter prevails over any other law in conflict with or inconsistent with this chapter.(b)  Except as specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 49 and Sections 54.018, 54.019(a), (b), (c), and (d), 54.020, 54.021, 54.023, 54.024, 54.201, 54.205, 54.207, 54.208, 54.502 through 54.505, 54.507(b) and (c), 54.510 through 54.512, 54.514, 54.515, 54.518, 54.520, 54.521, 54.601 through 54.604, and 54.735 through 54.737 apply under this chapter.(c)  Section 54.019(e) does not apply to a district governed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 60.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.001. Definitions

Sec. 60.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "District" means a navigation district organized under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.(2)  "Commission" means the navigation and canal commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.002. Audit

Sec. 60.002.  AUDIT.  Subchapter G, Chapter 49, related to audit of districts, shall apply to districts governed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 60.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.003. Authority to Contract for the Operation or Development of a District

Sec. 60.003.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF A DISTRICT.  A district may contract with any person, foreign or domestic, necessary or convenient to the operation or development of the district's ports and waterways.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 535, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 60.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.004. Act or Proceeding of District Presumed Valid

Sec. 60.004.  ACT OR PROCEEDING OF DISTRICT PRESUMED VALID.  (a)  An act or proceeding of a district, its governing body, or any local government corporation, development corporation, or nonprofit corporation of the district is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, to be valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and ordinances if:(1)  the second anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired; and(2)  a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before that second anniversary.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;(2)  an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred; or(3)  a matter that on the second anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding:(A)  is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court judgment; or(B)  has been held invalid by a final court judgment.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (H.B. 1841), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (S.B. 1531), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 60.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.005. Exemption From Taxation and Special Assessments

Sec. 60.005.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.  The property of a district is public property used for essential public and governmental purposes.  The district and the district's property are exempt from all taxes and special assessments imposed by this state or a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter B. Retirement, Disability, and Death Compensation Fund|Section 60.011. Creation of Retirement, Disability, and Death Compensation Fund

Sec. 60.011.  CREATION OF RETIREMENT, DISABILITY, AND DEATH COMPENSATION FUND.  (a)  The commission of any district created under this code or by special law may provide for and administer a retirement, disability, and death compensation fund for district officers and employees and may adopt plans to effectuate this purpose.(b)  The plans may include forms of insurance or annuities, or a combination of both, which the commission considers advisable.(c)  After notice to employees and a hearing, the commission may change the plan or any rule or regulation.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter B. Retirement, Disability, and Death Compensation Fund|Section 60.013. Eligibility for Other Pension Funds

Sec. 60.013.  ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER PENSION FUNDS.  The recipients or beneficiaries of a fund created under Section 60.011 of this code shall not be eligible for any other pension retirement funds or direct aid from the State of Texas unless the fund provided for in Section 60.011 of this code is released to the State of Texas as a condition precedent to receiving the other pension aid.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter B. Retirement, Disability, and Death Compensation Fund|Section 60.014. Hospitalization and Medical Benefits

Sec. 60.014.  HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL BENEFITS.  (a)  The commission may include hospitalization and medical benefits for officers and employees as part of the compensation paid to the officers and employees.(b)  The commission may provide for the benefits in Subsection (a) of this section by plan, rule, or regulation, and may change any plan, rule, or regulation from time to time.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.021 (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 60.021. Definitions

Sec. 60.021.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Administrator" means the person designated by the commission or executive director of a district to administer the district's employee catastrophic assistance fund.(2)  "Assistance fund" means an employee catastrophic assistance fund established by a district under this subchapter.(3)  "Employee" means a district employee with 12 or more months of continuous employment with the district who is paid from the general fund of the district, from a special fund of the district, or from special grants paid through the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. 3785), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 60.022 (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 60.022. Establishment of Employee Catastrophic Assistance Program

Sec. 60.022.  ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYEE CATASTROPHIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission or executive director of a district may establish a program in the district to allow an employee to voluntarily transfer time earned by the employee as sick leave or vacation leave to a district employee catastrophic assistance fund.(b)  The commission or executive director of a district shall designate a person to administer the district assistance fund.(c)  The commission or executive director of a district shall identify natural or man-made events classified as catastrophic for purposes of this subchapter.(d)  The commission or executive director of a district may adopt rules and prescribe procedures and forms relating to the operation of the district assistance fund.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. 3785), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 60.023 (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 60.023. Employee Contribution to District Assistance Fund

Sec. 60.023.  EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FUND.  (a)  To contribute to the district assistance fund, an employee must submit an application to the administrator in the prescribed form.(b)  On approval by the administrator, in a fiscal year the employee may contribute to the district assistance fund not less than one day or more than 10 days of the employee's combined accrued sick leave and vacation leave time.  The administrator shall credit the fund with a dollar amount equivalent to the hourly salary of the employee multiplied by the number of hours contributed by the employee and shall deduct the same number of hours from the accrued sick leave or vacation leave time, as applicable, to which the employee was entitled before the contribution as if the employee had used the time for personal purposes.(c)  An employee who is terminated or who resigns or retires may make a contribution of not more than 10 days of the combined accrued sick leave or vacation leave time earned by the employee, to take effect immediately before the effective date of the termination, resignation, or retirement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. 3785), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|