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TX Water Code § 49.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter M. Notices, Reports, and Bankruptcy|Section 49.451. Posting Signs in the District

Sec. 49.451.  POSTING SIGNS IN THE DISTRICT.  (a)  A district subject to the notice requirements of Section 49.452 shall, within 30 days after the effective date of this section or the creation of the district, post signs indicating the existence of the district at two principal entrances to the district.(b)  The size and exact location of the information contained on the signs shall be determined by the executive director.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter M. Notices, Reports, and Bankruptcy|Section 49.453. Notice Form From District

Sec. 49.453.  NOTICE FORM FROM DISTRICT.  (a)  A district covered by Section 49.452 shall also maintain in the district office the particular form of Notice to Purchasers required by Section 49.452 to be furnished by a seller to a purchaser of real property in that district and shall, upon written request of any person, issue the notice form completed by a district with all information required to be furnished by the district.  A notice form issued by a district under the provisions of this section shall include a written statement that the notice form is being issued by the district, the date of its issuance, and the district's telephone number.  A district shall not be required to orally provide the information.(b)  A district may charge a reasonable fee as determined by the district not to exceed $10 for the issuance of a notice form pursuant to Subsection (a).  The notice form shall be delivered by regular mail or made available at the district's office.  If a district is requested to deliver the notice form to a person by an alternative method, the district may impose a charge not to exceed the actual cost of such delivery.(c)  A district may delegate the responsibility for issuance of the particular form of Notice to Purchasers to an employee or agent of the district.  A district shall file with the commission the name, address, and telephone number of the employee or agent of the district responsible for issuance of the notice forms and shall notify the commission in writing within seven days after there is a change to the information required to be filed with the commission under the provisions of this subsection.(d)  Any notice issued by the district shall contain the information effective as of the date of its issuance.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.454 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter M. Notices, Reports, and Bankruptcy|Section 49.454. Notice of Unpaid Standby Fees

Sec. 49.454.  NOTICE OF UNPAID STANDBY FEES.  (a)  A district covered by Section 49.452 shall, on the written request of any person, issue a certificate stating the amount of any unpaid standby fees, including interest on the fees, that have been assessed against a tract of property in the district.  The district may charge a fee not to exceed $10 for each certificate.  A certificate issued through fraud or collusion is void.(b)  If the district issues a certificate containing an erroneous statement under Subsection (a) and the owner of the property transfers the property to a good faith purchaser for value, the lien on the property provided by Section 49.231(k) is extinguished to the extent of the error.(c)  This section does not affect the liability for any unpaid standby fees of the former owner of the undeveloped property under Section 49.231(k).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.456 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter M. Notices, Reports, and Bankruptcy|Section 49.456. Bankruptcy of Districts; Authority of Commission

Sec. 49.456.  BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS;  AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 140.001, Local Government Code, or any other law of this state, a district created under Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that is subject to the continuing supervision of the commission may not proceed under Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sections 901-946) or any other law enacted by the Congress of the United States under federal bankruptcy authority until the commission authorizes the district to proceed under those laws by written order.(b)  A district requesting the commission's authorization to proceed under Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sections 901-946) or any other federal bankruptcy law shall file an application with the commission requesting authorization.(c)  The commission shall investigate the financial condition of a district submitting an application under Subsection (b), including its assets, liabilities, and sources of revenues and may require a district to submit any information that the commission considers material to a determination of whether authorization to proceed in bankruptcy should be granted.(d)  The commission may not authorize a district to proceed in bankruptcy unless the commission determines that the district cannot, through the full exercise of its rights and powers under the laws of this state, reasonably expect to meet its debts and other obligations as they mature.(e)  The commission shall adopt and assess reasonable and necessary fees adequate to recover the costs of the commission in administering this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.461 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.461. Policy and Purpose

Sec. 49.461.  POLICY AND PURPOSE.  (a)  The legislature finds that:(1)  the provision of parks and recreational facilities is necessary and desirable for the health and well-being of the people of this state;  and(2)  it is the policy of the state and the purpose of this subchapter to encourage persons in districts to provide parks and recreational facilities for their use and benefit.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 8.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 3, 8, eff. Sept. 13, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 49.462 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.462. Definitions

Sec. 49.462.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Recreational facilities" means parks, landscaping, parkways, greenbelts, sidewalks, trails, public right-of-way beautification projects, and recreational equipment and facilities.  The term includes associated street and security lighting.  The term does not include a minor improvement or beautification project to land acquired or to be acquired as part of a district's water, sewer, or drainage facilities.(2)  "Develop and maintain" means to acquire, own, develop, construct, improve, manage, maintain, and operate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 49.463 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.463. Authorization of Recreational Facilities

Sec. 49.463.  AUTHORIZATION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  In addition to the other purposes for which a district is created, a district is created for the purpose of financing, developing, and maintaining recreational facilities for the people in the district.  A district may accomplish this purpose as provided in this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 13, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 49.464 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.464. Acquisition of and Payment for Recreational Facilities

Sec. 49.464.  ACQUISITION OF AND PAYMENT FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 49.4645, a district may not issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (a), a district may acquire recreational facilities and obtain funds to develop and maintain them in the same manner as authorized elsewhere in this code for the acquisition, development, and maintenance of other district facilities.  A district may charge fees directly to the users of recreational facilities and to water and wastewater customers of the district to pay for all or part of the cost of their development and maintenance.  To enforce payment of an unpaid fee charged under this subsection, the district may:(1)  seek legal restitution of the unpaid fee;  and(2)  refuse use of a recreational facility to the person who owes the unpaid fee.(c)  The district may not refuse use of facilities or services other than recreational facilities to enforce an unpaid fee.(d)  A district may issue bonds payable solely from revenues by resolution or order of the board without an election.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 13, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 49.4641 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.4641. Recreational Facilities on Sites Acquired for Water, Sewer, or Drainage Facilities

Sec. 49.4641.  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON SITES ACQUIRED FOR WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES.  (a)  A district may develop and maintain recreational facilities on a site acquired for the purpose of developing water, sewer, or drainage facilities.(b)  A district is not required to prorate the costs of a site described by Subsection (a) between the primary water, sewer, or drainage purpose and any secondary recreational facilities purpose if a licensed professional engineer certifies that the site is reasonably sized for the intended water, sewer, or drainage purpose.(c)  The engineer may consider the following factors in determining the reasonableness of the size of a water, sewer, or drainage site:(1)  the rules, regulations, and design guidelines or criteria of a municipality, county, or other entity exercising jurisdiction;(2)  sound engineering principles;(3)  the impact on adjoining property;(4)  the availability of sites that meet the requirements for the proposed use;(5)  requirements for sanitary control;(6)  the need for a buffer zone to mitigate noise or for aesthetic purposes;(7)  benefits to storm water quality; and(8)  anticipated expansions of facilities resulting from:(A)  future growth and demand for district facilities; or(B)  changes in regulatory requirements.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 49.465 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.465. Standards

Sec. 49.465.  STANDARDS.  The board by rule shall establish standards for recreational facilities to be developed and maintained by a district and for the allocation of a district's funds for developing and maintaining recreational facilities in relation to a district's financial requirements for other purposes.  To prevent duplication of recreational facilities provided by other governmental entities, rules adopted by the board under this section must require a district, before developing recreational facilities, to make findings that the size and location of the facilities have been established in consideration of municipal or county recreational facilities, whether existing or proposed, that serve or will serve the area in which the district is located.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 49.466 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities|Section 49.466. Commission Rules

Sec. 49.466.  COMMISSION RULES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules regarding the provision and financing of recreational facilities funded through the issuance of bonds that are supported by ad valorem taxes.(b)  The commission rules shall:(1)  emphasize the primary goal of financing water, sewer, and drainage facilities to serve the district;(2)  emphasize and encourage the secondary goal of financing recreational facilities;  and(3)  encourage the conveyance of land to be used for recreational facilities.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 13, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 49.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.501. Definition

Sec. 49.501.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "municipal water supplier" means a municipality, a water supply corporation, or a special utility district converted from a water supply corporation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 752), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 49.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.502. Applicability

Sec. 49.502.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to a district, other than a drainage district, located wholly or partly in a county:(1)  that borders the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States; or(2)  that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 49.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.503. Petition by Municipal Water Supplier to Convert Water Use After Subdivision

Sec. 49.503.  PETITION BY MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIER TO CONVERT WATER USE AFTER SUBDIVISION.  (a)  This section applies only to land:(1)  that is:(A)  subdivided into town lots or blocks or small parcels of the same general nature as town lots or blocks;(B)  designed, intended, or suitable for residential or other nonagricultural purposes, including streets, alleys, parkways, parks, detention or retention ponds, and railroad property and rights-of-way; or(C)  in a subdivision created to meet the requirements of a governmental entity authorized to require a recorded plat of subdivided lands;(2)  that is in a subdivision for which a plat or map has been filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of each county in which the subdivision is wholly or partly located; and(3)  that is or was assessed as flat rate irrigable property in the municipal water supplier's certificated service area or its corporate area.(b)  A municipal water supplier that serves land described by Subsection (a) may petition the district in accordance with this section to convert the proportionate irrigation water right to the Rio Grande from irrigation use to municipal use with municipal priority of allocation under commission rules, for the use and benefit of the municipal water supplier.(c)  The municipal water supplier must file the petition with the district not later than January 1 after the expiration of two years after the date the plat or map was recorded under Subsection (a).  The district shall consider the petition not later than January 31 of the year following the year in which the petition was filed.(d)  The petition must identify by subdivision name or other sufficient description the land that the municipal water supplier supplies or has the right to supply potable water.(e)  This section applies only to one subdivision of the land recorded under Subsection (a).  This section does not apply to any further subdivision of the same property.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 49.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.504. Effect of Municipal Water Supplier's Failure to File a Petition

Sec. 49.504.  EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIER'S FAILURE TO FILE A PETITION.  (a)  If a municipal water supplier does not file a petition under Section 49.503, the district may retain the water rights for use by the district or may declare the water as excess and contract for the sale or use of the water as determined by the district.(b)  Before a district may contract for the sale or use of water for more than one year with a purchaser located outside of a county described by Section 49.502, the district must, for 90 days:(1)  make the water available under the same terms to all municipal water suppliers located in those counties; and(2)  advertise the offer to sell or contract for the use of the water by posting notice on:(A)  any website of the Rio Grande Watermaster's Office;(B)  any website of the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; and(C)  the official posting place for the district's board meetings at the district's office.(c)  If, after the 90th day after the last date on which the district posted notice, a municipal water supplier in a county described by Section 49.502 has not contracted with the district for the sale or use of the water, the district may contract with any other person for the sale or use of the water under the terms of the offer advertised under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 49.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.505. Calculation of Proportionate Water Rights

Sec. 49.505.  CALCULATION OF PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS.  A district that receives a petition under Section 49.503 shall compute the proportionate amount of water rights to the Rio Grande.  The proportionate amount of water rights is equal to the amount of irrigable acres of land in the subdivision multiplied by the lesser of:(1)  1.25 acre-feet per irrigable acre; or(2)  the sum of all irrigation water rights owned by the district on September 1, 2007, as if the water rights had been converted to municipal use under applicable commission rules, divided by the total amount of irrigable acres of land in the district on September 1, 2007.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 49.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.506. Provision or Conversion of Proportionate Water Rights by District

Sec. 49.506.  PROVISION OR CONVERSION OF PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS BY DISTRICT.  (a)  Not later than the second anniversary of the date the municipal water supplier files a petition under Section 49.503:(1)  a district shall provide the municipal water supplier with the proportionate water rights described by Section 49.505 from the district's existing water rights; or(2)  a district shall, if the district does not have sufficient existing water rights:(A)  apply for appropriate amendments to the district's water rights under commission rules to convert the proportionate water rights from irrigation use to municipal use with municipal priority of allocation; and(B)  provide to the municipal water supplier the converted rights described by Section 49.505.(b)  The district may continue to use the irrigation use water for district purposes until:(1)  the commission approves the amendment to the district's water rights; or(2)  the water is otherwise provided to the municipal water supplier.(c)  A district that applies for appropriate amendments under Subsection (a)(2) shall provide the municipal water supplier with an estimate of the district's reasonable costs for the administrative proceedings.  The district is not required to begin the proceedings until the municipal water supplier deposits the amount of the estimate with the district.  The municipal water supplier shall pay the district any reasonable costs that exceed the estimate.  The district shall refund the balance of the deposit if the actual cost is less than the estimate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 49.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights|Section 49.507. Contract to Purchase Proportionate Water Rights; Water Rights Sale Contract

Sec. 49.507.  CONTRACT TO PURCHASE PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS; WATER RIGHTS SALE CONTRACT.  (a)  A municipal water supplier may contract to purchase the proportionate water rights described by Section 49.505.(b)  The purchase price may not exceed 68 percent of the current market value, as determined under Section 49.509, for the year that the municipal water supplier petitions the district.(c)  The contract must be in writing in a document entitled "Water Rights Sales Contract."(d)  The contract must include the purchase price for the water rights or, if the consideration for the sale is not monetary, the terms of the sale.(e)  The municipal water supplier shall file the contract with the Rio Grande watermaster not later than the 10th day after the date the contract is executed.(f)  The municipal water supplier shall pay the purchase price when the proportionate amount of water rights is made available to the municipal water supplier.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2007.|