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TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.152. Additional Powers

Sec. 8270.152.  ADDITIONAL POWERS.  (a)  The district may:(1)  make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are:(A)  inside or outside the district's boundaries; and(B)  necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or(2)  enter into a contract with a person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:(A)  the purchase or sale of water;(B)  the transportation, treatment, and disposal of the domestic, industrial, or communal wastes of the district or others;(C)  the continuing and orderly development of land and property in the district through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the district is otherwise authorized to do or perform so that, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, considering sound engineering and economic practices, all of the land and property may ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements; and(D)  the performance of any of the powers granted by this chapter or general law.(b)  A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.153. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8270.153.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:(1)  in a county in which the district is located; and(2)  when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.(b)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section. (c)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code,  the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as  provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (b).|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 4175), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.154. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 8270.154.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.(b)  If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power conferred by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a telegraph or telephone property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.155. Contract for Purchase of Water, Sewer, or Drainage Services; Election Not Required

Sec. 8270.155.  CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.  (a)  The district may enter into a contract with a political subdivision for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an election by any contracting party.(b)  The district may pay for an obligation incurred by such a contract by issuing bonds that, if otherwise necessary, have been approved by the voters in the manner provided by this chapter.(c)  The district may deliver the district's bonds to any of the following parties that enters into such a contract with the district:(1)  the United States;(2)  an agency or instrumentality of the United States;(3)  this state; or(4)  an agency or instrumentality of this state.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.156. Notice of Election

Sec. 8270.156.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  The board president or secretary may give notice of an election.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8270.157. District Rules

Sec. 8270.157.  DISTRICT RULES.  The district shall adopt and enforce reasonable and effective rules to secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of the district's sewerage system to preserve the quality of water within or controlled by the district.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8270.201. Tax Method

Sec. 8270.201.  TAX METHOD.  (a)  The board shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.(b)  The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8270.202. District Accounts

Sec. 8270.202.  DISTRICT ACCOUNTS.  The district shall keep a complete system of the district's accounts.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8270.203. Copy of Audit Report

Sec. 8270.203.  COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.  A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:(1)  to each director; and(2)  on request to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8270.204. Payment of Tax or Assessment Not Required

Sec. 8270.204.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.  The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:(1)  district property; or(2)  a purchase made by the district.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8270.205. Depository

Sec. 8270.205.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall select one or more banks in this state to act as depository for the district's funds.(b)  To the extent that funds in the depository bank are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the funds must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.(c)  A director may be a shareholder in a depository of district funds.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 8270.251. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 8270.251.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds payable from taxes or revenue to provide money for any purpose of this chapter, including the acquisition of land.(b)  The district must issue bonds in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, except that the district may issue bonds payable solely from net revenue by resolution or order of the board without an election.(c)  Bonds issued under this subchapter may be payable from all or any designated part of the revenue of district property and facilities or under a specific contract, as provided in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 8270.252. Additional Security

Sec. 8270.252.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY.  (a)  Within the discretion of the board, bonds issued under this subchapter may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on physical property of the district and franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all rights appurtenant to that property, vesting in the trustee the power to:(1)  sell the property for payment of the debt;(2)  operate the property; and(3)  take any other action to secure the bonds.(b)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien of the property:(1)  is the absolute owner of the property, facilities, and rights purchased; and(2)  may maintain and operate the property and facilities.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 8270.253. Trust Indenture

Sec. 8270.253.  TRUST INDENTURE.  A trust indenture created under Section 8270.252, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the property, may:(1)  provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate in the manner prescribed by the board;(2)  provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;(3)  provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;(4)  condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and(5)  provide for the investment of district money.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 8270.254. Order or Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Certain Bonds

Sec. 8270.254.  ORDER OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BONDS.  (a)  In an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue, tax-revenue, revenue refunding, or tax-revenue refunding bonds, the board may:(1)  provide for:(A)  the flow of funds; and(B)  the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund;(2)  make additional covenants with respect to the bonds and the pledged revenue and the operation and maintenance of the improvements and facilities the revenue of which is pledged, which may include provisions for the operation or leasing of all or part of the improvements and facilities and the use or pledge of money received from the operation contract or lease as the board considers appropriate;(3)  prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with, or subordinate to, the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued, subject to any conditions set forth in the order or resolution; and(4)  include any other provision or covenant not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or this chapter.(b)  The board may adopt and execute any other proceeding or instrument necessary or convenient in the issuance of the bonds.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 8270.255. Use of Bond Proceeds During Construction

Sec. 8270.255.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  The district may appropriate or set aside out of the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this subchapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during a period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions.(b)  For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8270.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8270 - Cnp Utility District|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 8270.256. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 8270.256.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  By order or resolution adopted by the board, the district may issue revenue refunding bonds or tax-revenue refunding bonds to refund revenue bonds or tax-revenue bonds, whether original bonds or refunding bonds, previously issued by the district.(b)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.(c)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable.  In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued if an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if according to their terms the bonds have been called for payment before maturity, has been deposited in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.|Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8271.001. Definitions

Sec. 8271.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the Langham Creek Utility District.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8271.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8271.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8271.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8271.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries.  The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8271.004. District Territory

Sec. 8271.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 306, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;(3)  Section 9, Chapter 306, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or(4)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bonds for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8271.005. Expansion of District

Sec. 8271.005.  EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:(1)  assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and(2)  authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.(b)  If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.(c)  If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8271.006. State Policy Regarding Waste Disposal

Sec. 8271.006.  STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.  The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8271.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8271 - Langham Creek Utility District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8271.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 8271.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five elected directors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|