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TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter E. Assessments; Applicability of Impact Fees and Assessments|Section 7982.203. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 7982.203.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.(b)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid.  The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.(c)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter E. Assessments; Applicability of Impact Fees and Assessments|Section 7982.204. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 7982.204.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or(4)  a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter F. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 7982.251. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 7982.251.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter F. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 7982.252. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 7982.252.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter F. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 7982.253. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 7982.253.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter G. Defined Areas|Section 7982.301. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 7982.301.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter G. Defined Areas|Section 7982.302. Procedure for Election

Sec. 7982.302.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated property only.(b)  The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter G. Defined Areas|Section 7982.303. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 7982.303.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.(b)  A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter G. Defined Areas|Section 7982.304. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 7982.304.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 7982.303, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7982.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7982 - Driftwood Conservation District|Subchapter G. Defined Areas|Section 7982.305. Issuance of Bonds for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 7982.305.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 7982.303 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 4301), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7983.001. Definitions

Sec. 7983.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7983.002. Nature of District

Sec. 7983.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7983.003. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 7983.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7983.004. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 7983.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7983.003 until:(1)  each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and(2)  the district and each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located have executed an agreement concerning the creation and operation of the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7983.005. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 7983.005.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.(c)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(d)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment;(3)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and(4)  providing quality residential housing.(e)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping, removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.(f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7983.006. Initial District Territory

Sec. 7983.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;(3)  right to impose a tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7983.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 7983.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.(b)  Except as provided by Section 7983.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7983.052. Temporary Directors

Sec. 7983.052.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after September 1, 2017, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7983.003; or(2)  September 1, 2021.(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7983.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7983.003; or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.(d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 7983.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.102. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 7983.102.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.103. Water Conservation Facilities

Sec. 7983.103.  WATER CONSERVATION FACILITIES.  The district may provide for the conservation of water, including by means of the construction, operation, and maintenance of a water conservation facility or water reuse project.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.104. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 7983.104.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.105. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 7983.105.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.   (a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.(b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.(c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.106. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 7983.106.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7983.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 7983 - Driftwood Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7983.107. Limitation on Groundwater Use

Sec. 7983.107.  LIMITATION ON GROUNDWATER USE.  In providing water services to users in the district, the district may not, except in emergency situations:(1)  develop groundwater on land owned by the district for use as a potable water source; or(2)  purchase or lease the rights to groundwater underlying land inside the district for use as a potable water source.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 4309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|