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TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0313. Contracts for Sale and Delivery of Water to Certain Municipalities

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0313.  CONTRACTS FOR SALE AND DELIVERY OF WATER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  The authority may enter into a contract necessary to provide for the sale and delivery of water to the City of Eldorado, Oklahoma.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0314. Acquisition of Property by Gift, Purchase, or Eminent Domain

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0314.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY GIFT, PURCHASE, OR EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  In this section, "property" means property of any kind, including a lighter, tug, barge, or other floating equipment of any nature.(b)  The authority may acquire by gift or purchase property or a property interest located inside or outside the authority's boundaries necessary to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this chapter and by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Subsection (c), provided that the authority is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a judicial proceeding.(c)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by the general law applicable to a water control and improvement district.(d)  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the authority's boundaries.(e)  The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0315. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0315.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  If the authority's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the authority's sole expense.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0316 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0316. Acquisition or Operation of Property

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0316.  ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "property" includes:(1)  rights, including surface water rights and groundwater rights; and(2)  land, tenements, easements, rights-of-way, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, laterals, plants, works, and facilities.(b)  The authority may investigate, plan, acquire, construct, maintain, or operate any property the authority considers necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is created.(c)  The power described by Subsection (b) includes the power to acquire, inside or outside the authority, property and all other rights that are incidental or helpful to carrying out the purposes for which the authority is created.(d)  The authority may purchase groundwater rights only as provided by Section 8510.0317.(e)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the authority may engage in the generation or distribution of electric energy only as provided by Section 8510.0310.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0317 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0317. Limitation on Purchase of Groundwater Rights

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0317.  LIMITATION ON PURCHASE OF GROUNDWATER RIGHTS.  The authority may purchase groundwater rights in a county inside the authority's territory only if:(1)  there is a groundwater conservation district that has jurisdiction over water wells located in the county; or(2)  in a county that is not in the jurisdiction of a groundwater conservation district, the commissioners court of the county approves the purchase of groundwater rights by the authority in the county.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0318. Limitation on Powers of Authority Regarding Groundwater

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0318.  LIMITATION ON POWERS OF AUTHORITY REGARDING GROUNDWATER.  This chapter does not authorize the authority to:(1)  acquire or regulate groundwater or groundwater rights by the exercise of the power of eminent domain; or(2)  regulate the use of groundwater resources.  |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0319. Limitation on Powers and Duties of Authority; Commission Approval of Certain Plans

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0319.  LIMITATION ON POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITY; COMMISSION APPROVAL OF CERTAIN PLANS.  (a)  The authority's powers and duties under this chapter are subject to all legislative declarations of public policy in the maximum use of the waters of the authority's watersheds for the purposes for which the authority was created.(b)  The commission shall consider the adequacy and feasibility of, and approve or refuse to approve, each flood control or conservation plan that is devised to achieve a purpose for which the authority was created.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0320. Limitation on Power to Manufacture and Produce Gasohol

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0320.  LIMITATION ON POWER TO MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCE GASOHOL.  The authority may manufacture and produce gasohol only:(1)  to operate the authority's equipment in an emergency as determined by the authority's general manager; and(2)  on obtaining any necessary authorization required by law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8510.0321. Seal

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0321.  SEAL.  The authority may use a corporate seal.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0401. Procedure for Payment

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0401.  PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT.  A warrant for the payment of money by the authority may be drawn and signed by two authority officers or employees, as designated by a standing order entered in the authority's minutes, if the account has been contracted and ordered paid by the board.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0402. Receipt of Money

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0402.  RECEIPT OF MONEY.  The treasurer shall receive and give a receipt for all money received and spent by the authority.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0403. Fiscal Year

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0403.  FISCAL YEAR.  The authority's fiscal year ends September 30 of each year.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0404. Filing of Audit Report

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0404.  FILING OF AUDIT REPORT.  A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be filed:(1)  as required by Section 49.194, Water Code; and(2)  in the office of the auditor.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0405. Asset Management Plan

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0405.  ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN.  (a)  In this section, "system" means a system for the:(1)  provision of water to the public for human consumption; or(2)  collection and treatment of wastewater.(b)  The authority shall adopt an asset management plan by:(1)  preparing an asset inventory that identifies the assets of each system and the condition of the assets;(2)  developing criteria to prioritize assets for repair or replacement, including:(A)  the date by which the asset will need to be repaired or replaced;(B)  the importance of the asset in providing safe drinking water and complying with regulatory standards;(C)  the importance of the asset to the effective operation of the system; and(D)  other criteria as determined by the authority;(3)  estimating asset repair and replacement costs;(4)  identifying and evaluating potential financing options; and(5)  prioritizing systems that are not in compliance with federal or state regulatory standards, including water quality standards.(c)  The authority shall review and revise the plan as necessary to account for regulatory changes and other developments.(d)  The board shall approve the plan annually as part of its budgeting process.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0406. Rates and Charges

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0406.  RATES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The authority shall impose rates and other charges for the sale or use of water or for services sold, provided, or supplied by the authority.(b)  The rates and other charges must be reasonable and nondiscriminatory but sufficient to provide revenue adequate to:(1)  pay the authority's expenses in carrying out the functions for which it is created; and(2)  fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of any of the authority's obligations.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0407. Changes to Rates and Charges

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0407.  CHANGES TO RATES AND CHARGES.  (a) In this section, "affected person" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.(b)  The board shall establish a process to ensure that, before the authority makes a significant change to a rate or charge for the sale and use of water, affected persons are provided:(1)  notice of the proposed change; and(2)  an opportunity to provide to the board comments regarding the proposed change.(c)  The process established under Subsection (b) must include:(1)  the provision of notice of a proposed change:(A)  on the authority's website; and(B)  in an affected person's utility bills; and(2)  appropriate informational meetings or rate hearings that provide affected persons the opportunity to provide public comments about the proposed change to be held:(A)  before sending a statement of intent required under Chapter 13, Water Code;(B)  in locations as necessary to enable affected persons to attend; and(C)  after the provision of notice under Subdivision (1).(d)  The board by rule shall establish a percentage change in a rate or charge such that a change greater than or equal to that percentage is considered significant for purposes of Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0408 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0408. Notice of Right to Appeal Changes to Rates

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0408.  NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL CHANGES TO RATES.  (a)  In this section, "affected person" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.(b)  The authority shall notify affected persons of their right to appeal changes to rates:(1)  in notices related to changes to rates;(2)  in utility bills sent before the deadline for initiating an appeal under Chapter 13, Water Code; and(3)  on the authority's website.(c)  The notice required by Subsection (b) must include descriptions of:(1)  the appeals process;(2)  the requirements for an appeal, including the number of signatures needed on a petition; and(3)  the methods available for obtaining additional information related to rates.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0409. Depository

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0409.  DEPOSITORY.  (a) The board shall designate one or more banks in the authority to serve as depository for the authority's money.(b)  Authority money shall be deposited in a depository, except that:(1)  money pledged to pay bonds may be deposited with the trustee bank named in the trust agreement; and(2)  money shall be remitted to the bank of payment for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0410 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8510.0410. Tax Not Authorized by Chapter

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0410.  TAX NOT AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER.  This chapter does not authorize the authority to impose any form of tax inside the authority.  |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0501. Power to Issue Obligations or Warrants

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0501.  POWER TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS OR WARRANTS.  The authority may issue obligations or warrants to obtain money.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0502. Loans and Grants

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0502.  LOANS AND GRANTS.  The authority may:(1)  borrow money for its corporate purposes; and(2)  borrow money or accept a grant from the United States, this state, or any other source, and in connection with the loan or grant, enter into any agreement or assume any obligation as may be required.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0503. Power to Seek and Accept Contributions

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0503.  POWER TO SEEK AND ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a) The authority may seek and accept from any source a contribution to an authority fund for the purpose of funding:(1)  necessary studies;(2)  engineering and other services; and(3)  the collection and computation of data respecting regional and general conditions that influence the character and extent of the improvements necessary to effect the authority's purposes to the greatest public advantage.(b)  A grant or gratuity shall be strictly accounted for and is subject to the same rules and orders applicable to other money the authority handles or disburses. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0504. Power to Issue Bonds

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0504.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  The authority may issue bonds as authorized by this chapter for the purpose of providing money for any purpose authorized by this chapter.(b)  The authority, without an election, may issue bonds payable from the authority's revenue pledged by board resolution.(c)  The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0505. Form of Bonds

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0505.  FORM OF BONDS.  Authority bonds must be:(1)  issued in the authority's name;(2)  signed by the president or vice president; and(3)  attested by the secretary.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0506. Maturity

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0506.  MATURITY.  Authority bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0507. Bonds Payable From Revenue

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0507.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE.  (a)  In this section, "net revenue" means the authority's gross revenue less the amount necessary to pay the cost of maintaining and operating the authority and the authority's property.(b)  Authority bonds may be secured by a pledge of:(1)  all or part of the authority's net revenue;(2)  the net revenue of a contract entered into at any time; or(3)  other revenue specified by board resolution.(c)  The pledge may reserve the right to issue additional bonds on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds being issued, subject to conditions specified by the pledge.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8510.0508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8510 - Red River Authority of Texas|Subchapter E. Borrowed Money or Grants|Section 8510.0508. Compensation Rates

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8510.0508.  COMPENSATION RATES.  (a)  The board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for:(1)  water the authority sells; and(2)  services the authority renders.(b)  The rates of compensation must be sufficient to:(1)  pay the expense of operating and maintaining the authority's facilities;(2)  pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues; and(3)  maintain the reserve and other funds as provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|