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TX Water Code § 55.243 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.243. Notice of Rules and Regulations

Sec. 55.243.  NOTICE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.  (a)  Before a rule or regulation providing for a penalty may be effective, the district must publish a substantial statement of the rule or regulation and the penalty in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks.(b)  The published statement shall be as condensed as possible so that the object to be accomplished or the act which is forbidden by the rule or regulation can be easily understood.(c)  The publication of notice may include notice of any number of rules and regulations.(d)  The notice shall include a statement that the violation of a rule or regulation will subject the person who violates it to a penalty and that a complete copy of the rule or regulation is on file in the principal office of the district and may be inspected.(e)  A rule or regulation shall be effective five days after the second publication of the notice, and ignorance of the rule or regulation does not constitute a defense to prosecution for enforcement of the penalty.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 449, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.244 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.244. Judicial Notice of Rules and Regulations

Sec. 55.244.  JUDICIAL NOTICE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.  The courts shall take judicial notice of rules and regulations made and adopted under this subchapter.  The rules and regulations shall be considered to be similar in nature to valid penal ordinances of a city.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 449, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.245 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.245. Contracts for Toll Bridges and Ferry Services

Sec. 55.245.  CONTRACTS FOR TOLL BRIDGES AND FERRY SERVICES.  (a)  The board has the exclusive right to enter into a contract with any responsible person to construct and operate toll bridges over water regulated by the district or to provide ferry service or other means of passenger transportation on water regulated by the district.(b)  A contract for construction and operation of a toll bridge may not extend for a period of more than 20 years and a contract providing for ferry service or other types of transportation may not extend for a period of more than 10 years.(c)  The contract may provide for forfeiture of the franchise or rights granted for failure of the licensee or other contracting party to render adequate and safe public service.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 449, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.246 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.246. Bond

Sec. 55.246.  BOND.  The board shall require any person with whom it enters into a contract under Section 55.245 of this code to execute an adequate bond in an amount not to exceed $1,000, payable to the district and conditioned as the board requires.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.247 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.247. License, Franchise, and Fee

Sec. 55.247.  LICENSE, FRANCHISE, AND FEE.  (a)  Before a person may keep or operate for hire on district water a ferry or other type of transportation, the person must obtain a license or franchise from the board.(b)  The board may fix the fee to be charged for the license or franchise in an amount not to exceed $250 a year, and shall fix the fee according to the type of boat used.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.248 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.248. Charges for Use of Toll Bridge Facilities and Ferry Service

Sec. 55.248.  CHARGES FOR USE OF TOLL BRIDGE FACILITIES AND FERRY SERVICE.  The board may fix a reasonable amount of compensation to be charged by the owner or operator of a toll bridge or a ferry service or other type of transportation service for use of the facilities.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.249 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.249. Regulating Boats

Sec. 55.249.  REGULATING BOATS.  (a)  The district may prescribe the type of boats to be used on district water to carry persons for hire and for recreational purposes and may require the owner of a boat to submit the boat at a reasonable time to inspection to determine if the boat is serviceable.(b)  In an effort to protect the lives of the occupants of boats and persons using district water, the district may prescribe reasonable requirements for the use and manner in which they are used.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.250 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.250. Responsibilities of Boat Owners and Operators

Sec. 55.250.  RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOAT OWNERS AND OPERATORS.  (a)  The owner or operator of a boat used as a ferry or other type of transportation shall keep the boat and boat landings in good and safe condition.(b)  The district is not liable for any negligent act or failure of duty on the part of the owner or operator of the boat.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.251. Peace Officers

Sec. 55.251.  PEACE OFFICERS.  The district may employ and constitute its own peace officers.  The peace officers may make arrests when necessary to prevent or abate the commission of an offense against the regulations of the district or state laws if the offense occurs or is about to occur on land or water owned or controlled by the district.  Arrests also may be made any place where an offense is being committed which involves injury or detriment to any property owned or controlled by the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 450, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers|Section 55.253. Injunction

Sec. 55.253.  INJUNCTION.  In addition to the penalties provided by this subchapter, the district may seek an injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which district water is located to enforce the provisions of this subchapter and rules and regulations of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 451, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.332 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.332. Duties of the Engineer

Sec. 55.332.  DUTIES OF THE ENGINEER.  The engineer shall make a complete survey of the land included in the district and make a map and profile of the canals, laterals, reservoirs, dams, and pumping sites located in the district and extending beyond the limits of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 453, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.333 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.333. Maps

Sec. 55.333.  MAPS.  (a)  The map shall show the name and number of each survey and the area in the district in number of acres.(b)  The map shall show the relation that each canal and lateral bears to each tract of land through which it passes and the shapes into which it divides each tract.  If the canal or lateral cuts off any less than 20 acres from any tract, the map shall show the number of acres in the whole tract and the shape of the small tract and its relationship to the canal or lateral.(c)  The map shall show how much and what part of each tract can be irrigated by the canal or lateral.(d)  The profile map shall also show in detail the number of cubic yards which need to be excavated or moved to make the reservoir, canal, or lateral, and the specifications for other works necessary to the construction of improvements proposed for the district, and the estimated cost of each.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 453, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.334 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.334. Adopting Old Surveys

Sec. 55.334.  ADOPTING OLD SURVEYS.  (a)  The engineer may adopt any surveys made in the past by any person who has applied for or appropriated any water for irrigation under state law.(b)  The engineer also may adopt any surveys for canals, laterals, reservoirs, dams, or pumping sites shown on these maps or plats or may adopt other maps, plats, and surveys which he is satisfied are correct.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 454, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.335 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.335. Additional Improvements

Sec. 55.335.  ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.  If additional improvements of canals, ditches, laterals, reservoirs, or pumping plants are to be constructed, the report shall contain the detailed information with reference to these additional improvements.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 454, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.336 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.336. Existing Improvements

Sec. 55.336.  EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.  If the district contains any pumping plants, canals, dams, ditches, or reservoirs which the district is planning to acquire or purchase, the map or plat and the estimates required in this subchapter shall show these improvements and the price or probable price at which they may be acquired or purchased.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 454, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.337 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.337. Signing and Filing Engineer's Report, Map, and Profile

Sec. 55.337.  SIGNING AND FILING ENGINEER'S REPORT, MAP, AND PROFILE.  After the map, profile, specifications, and estimates are completed, the engineer shall sign them and file them with the secretary of the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 454, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.338 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. District Survey|Section 55.338. Maps and Data Unnecessary Under Contract With United States

Sec. 55.338.  MAPS AND DATA UNNECESSARY UNDER CONTRACT WITH UNITED STATES.  None of the maps and data prescribed by this subchapter are required under a contract with the United States except for maps and data needed to make assessments and levies.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 454, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.351. Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge

Sec. 55.351.  STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE.  (a)  If required by the board, each person desiring to receive irrigation water at any time during the year shall furnish the secretary of the board a written statement of the acreage the person intends to irrigate and the different crops the person intends to plant with the acreage of each crop.(b)  At the time the acreage estimate is furnished to the secretary, each person applying for water shall pay the portion of the water charge or assessment set by the board for immediate payment.(c)  If a person applying for water from the district does not furnish the statement of estimated acreage or does not pay the part of the water charge or assessment set by the board before the date for fixing the assessment, the district is not obligated to furnish water to that person during that year.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 455, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.352. Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses

Sec. 55.352.  BOARD'S ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.  The board, on or as soon as practicable after a date fixed by standing order of the board, shall estimate the expenses of maintaining and operating the district's water delivery system for the next 12 months.  The board may change the 12-month period for which it estimates the expenses of maintaining and operating the water delivery system by estimating such expenses for a shorter period so as to adjust to a new fixed date and thereafter estimating the expenses for 12-month periods following the adjusted fixed date.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 455, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.353. Methods for Determining Maintenance and Operating Expenses

Sec. 55.353.  METHODS FOR DETERMINING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.  The board may make assessments for maintenance and operating expenses as provided in this subchapter on the basis of the quantity of water used.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 455, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 55.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.354. Distribution of Assessment

Sec. 55.354.  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The board by order shall allocate a portion  of the estimated maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by assessment against all land in the district to which the district can furnish irrigation water through its water delivery system or through an extension of its water delivery system.  This assessment shall be levied against all irrigable land in the district on a per acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated.(b)  The board shall determine from year to year the proportionate amount of the expenses which will be borne by all water users receiving water delivery from the district.(c)  The remainder of the estimated expenses shall be paid by assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits required of persons in the district who use or who make application to use water and other charges approved by the board.  The board shall prorate the remainder among the applicants for irrigation water and may consider:(1)  the acreage each applicant will plant, the crop the applicant will grow, and the amount of water per acre used for irrigation purposes; and(2)  other factors deemed appropriate by the board with respect to water used for other nonirrigation uses.(d)  All persons using irrigation water to plant the same crop will pay the same price per acre for the water.(e)  A landowner of irrigable land in the district or a user of water delivered by the district for any purpose other than irrigation who disputes all or a part of a board order that determines the amount of an assessment, charge, fee, rental, or deposit may file a petition under Section 11.041.  That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or user of water described by this subsection.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 455, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.355. Notice of Assessments

Sec. 55.355.  NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  Public notice of all assessments imposed under Section 55.354(a) shall be given by posting printed notice of the assessment in at least one public place in the district.(b)  Not later than the fifth day before the date on which the assessment is due, notice shall be mailed to each landowner at the address which the landowner shall furnish to the board.(c)  Notice of special assessments shall be given within 10 days after the assessment is levied.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 455, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.356. Payment of Assessments

Sec. 55.356.  PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  All assessments imposed under Section 55.354(a) shall be paid in installments at the times fixed by the board.(b)  If a crop for which water was furnished by the district is harvested before the due date of any installment payment, the entire unpaid assessment becomes due at once and shall be paid within 10 days after the crop is harvested and before the crop is removed from the county or counties in which it was grown.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 456, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.357. Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 55.357.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  (a)  Under the direction of the board, the assessor and collector of taxes, or other person designated by the board, shall collect all assessments imposed under Section 55.354(a) for maintenance and operating expenses made under the provisions of this subchapter.(b)  The assessor and collector of taxes shall give bond in an amount determined by the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the assessor and collector and accounting for all money collected.(c)  The assessor and collector of taxes shall keep an account of all money collected and shall deposit the money as collected in the district depository.  The assessor and collector shall file with the secretary of the board a statement of all money collected once each month.(d)  The assessor and collector shall use duplicate receipt books, give a receipt for each collection made, and retain in the book a copy of each receipt, which shall be kept as a record of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 456, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.358. Contracts With Person Using Irrigation Water

Sec. 55.358.  CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER.  (a)  The board may require each person who desires to use irrigation water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be irrigated, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.(b)  The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 55.359 against the crops of a person using irrigation water for the service furnished to the person.(c)  If a person irrigates more acreage than the person's contract specifies, the person shall pay for the additional service.(d)  The directors also may require a person using irrigation water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 456, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.359. Lien Against Crops

Sec. 55.359.  LIEN AGAINST CROPS.  (a)  The district shall have a first lien, superior to all other liens, against all crops grown on a tract of land in the district to secure the payment of an assessment imposed against the tract under Section 55.354(a), interest, and collection or attorney's fees.(b)  When the district obtains a water supply under contract with the United States, the board may, by resolution entered in their minutes and with the consent of the secretary of the interior, waive the lien in whole or in part.(c)  If the crops against which the district has a lien under this section are cultivated on a basis other than annual replanting, the owner of the crops shall record with the county clerk of the county where the land on which the crops are cultivated is located a legally sufficient description of the land, including a metes and bounds description or a plat reference.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 456, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 55.360 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Water Assessments|Section 55.360. List of Delinquent Assessments

Sec. 55.360.  LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.  Assessments imposed under Section 55.354(a) not paid when due shall become delinquent on the first day of the month following the date payment is due, and the board shall keep posted in a public place in the district a correct list of all delinquent assessments.  If a person who owes an assessment has executed a note and contract as provided in Section 55.358, the person may not be placed on the delinquent list until after the maturity of the note and contract.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 457, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.|