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TX Water Code § 68.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.304. Conducting Hearing; Findings

Sec. 68.304.  CONDUCTING HEARING; FINDINGS.  (a)  A hearing on a proposed security project or security service, whether conducted by the board or a hearing examiner, may be adjourned from time to time.(b)  At the conclusion of the hearing, the board by resolution shall make findings relating to:(1)  the advisability of the security project or security service;(2)  the nature of the security project or security service;(3)  the estimated cost;(4)  the facilities benefited;(5)  the method of assessment; and(6)  the method and time for payment of the assessment.(c)  If a hearing examiner is appointed to conduct the hearing, after conclusion of the hearing, the hearing examiner shall file with the board a report stating the examiner's findings and conclusions for the board's consideration.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.305. Facilities to Be Assessed

Sec. 68.305.  FACILITIES TO BE ASSESSED.  (a)  In accordance with the findings, the board may impose an assessment against all the facilities in the district or any portion of the facilities in the district, and may impose an assessment against fewer facilities than those proposed for assessment in the hearing notice.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the facilities to be assessed may not include a facility that is not in the district at the time of the hearing unless there is an additional hearing preceded by the required notice.(c)  The owner of a facility described by Subsection (b) may waive the right to notice and an assessment hearing and may agree to the imposition and payment of assessments at an agreed rate for the facility.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.306. Assessment Rate Change

Sec. 68.306.  ASSESSMENT RATE CHANGE.  After notice and a hearing, the board by majority vote may increase or decrease the rate of assessment.  The board must provide notice of the hearing in the manner provided by Section 68.303.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.307. Objections; Levy of Assessment

Sec. 68.307.  OBJECTIONS; LEVY OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  At a hearing on proposed assessments, at any adjournment of the hearing, or after consideration of the hearing examiner's report, the board shall hear and rule on all objections to each proposed assessment.(b)  The board by majority vote may amend proposed assessments for any facility.(c)  After all objections have been heard and action has been taken with regard to those objections, the board by resolution shall impose the assessments on the facilities and shall specify the method of payment of the assessments.  A facility shall pay assessments in one lump sum on the date designated by the board, unless the board allows the assessments to be paid in periodic installments under Subsection (d).(d)  Periodic installments must be in amounts sufficient to meet annual costs for security projects or security services provided by this chapter and continue for the number of years required to pay for the security projects and security services to be rendered.(e)  If assessments are imposed for more than one security project or security service, the board may provide that assessments collected for one security project or security service may be used for another security project or security service.(f)  The board shall establish a procedure for the use or refund of any assessments in excess of those necessary to finance a security project or security service for which those assessments were collected.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 8, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.308. Apportionment of Assessment

Sec. 68.308.  APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT.  The board shall apportion the cost of a security project or security service to be assessed against a facility based on any reasonable assessment plan that results in imposing fair and equitable shares of the cost.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.309. Assessment Roll

Sec. 68.309.  ASSESSMENT ROLL.  (a)  Once the estimated total cost of a security project or security service is determined, the board shall impose the assessments against each facility against which an assessment may be imposed in the district.  The board may impose an annual assessment that is lower but not higher than the initial assessment.(b)  The board shall have an assessment roll prepared showing the assessments against each facility and the board's basis for the assessment.  The assessment roll shall be filed with the secretary of the board or other officer who performs the function of secretary and be open for public inspection.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.310. Supplemental Assessments

Sec. 68.310.  SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.  After notice and hearing in the manner required for original assessments, the board may make supplemental assessments to correct omissions or mistakes in the assessment:(1)  relating to the total cost of the security project or security service; or(2)  covering delinquencies or costs of collection.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.311. Appeal

Sec. 68.311.  APPEAL.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date that an assessment is adopted, a facility owner may file a notice appealing the assessment to the board.(b)  The board shall set a date to hear the appeal.(c)  Failure to file the notice in the time required by this section results in loss of the right to appeal the assessment.(d)  The board may make a reassessment or new assessment of the facility if the assessment against the facility is:(1)  set aside by a court;(2)  found excessive by the board; or(3)  determined invalid by the board.(e)  A reassessment or new assessment under Subsection (d)(1) may not violate the court order that set aside the assessment.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.312. Appeal of Resolution

Sec. 68.312.  APPEAL OF RESOLUTION.  (a)  A facility against which an assessment is made by board resolution may appeal the assessment to a district court in the county in the manner provided for the appeal of contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.(b)  Review by the district court is by trial de novo.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.313. Failure to Pay Assessment; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 68.313.  FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSMENT; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  If an assessed facility fails to pay an assessment as provided in a district's assessment plan, the district may impose a lien against the facility assessed.(b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll 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 facility 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 facility even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.(c)  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.(d)  This section applies to a property interest that is a facility listed in Section 68.051(b), including:(1)  an improvement or fixture; and(2)  an owned or leased property interest.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 9, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.314. Delinquent Assessments

Sec. 68.314.  DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.  A delinquent assessment incurs interest, penalties, and attorney's fees in the same manner as a delinquent ad valorem tax.  The owner of a facility may pay at any time the entire assessment, with interest, penalties, and attorney's fees that have accrued on the assessment.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter G. Assessments|Section 68.315. Assessment of Governmental Entities and Nonprofits

Sec. 68.315.  ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFITS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the district may not impose an assessment on:(1)  a governmental entity, including a municipality, county, or other political subdivision; or(2)  an organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code.(b)  An entity or organization described by Subsection (a) may contract with a district to pay assessments under terms the district and the entity or organization consider advisable.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 68.351. Dissolution of District for Failure to Impose an Assessment

Sec. 68.351.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO IMPOSE AN ASSESSMENT.  A district is dissolved if the district has not imposed an assessment before the fifth anniversary of the date of the order creating the district under Section 68.107.  The county that created the district assumes any district debts or assets.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 68.352. Dissolution of District by Board Vote or Owner Petition

Sec. 68.352.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT BY BOARD VOTE OR OWNER PETITION.  (a)  The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.(b)  A district may be dissolved as provided by Section 375.262, Local Government Code.(c)  The county that created the district assumes any debts or assets of a dissolved district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 68.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.401. Petition by Board to Add Territory and Facilities

Sec. 68.401.  PETITION BY BOARD TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.  (a)  A board may petition the commissioners court of the county that created the district to add to the district territory that contains a facility in the county if the board finds that a security project or security service in the district benefits or will benefit the facility.(b)  The petition must describe:(1)  the territory to be added;(2)  the facilities in the territory to be added; and(3)  the total territory of the district after the addition of the territory.(c)  The petition must recommend a security zone in which the facility to be added should be included.  The board may recommend modifying one or more security zones as necessary to add the facility.  The board of a district that has four security zones may also recommend adding a fifth security zone as necessary to add the new facility.  The recommendation must also note whether the security zone of any facilities will change if the petition is granted.(d)  If any part of an assessment imposed by the board is allocable to the facility to be added, the petition must describe the portion, amount, and payment terms of the portion of the assessment that is allocable to the facility.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.402. Hearing and Action on Board's Petition to Add Territory and Facilities

Sec. 68.402.  HEARING AND ACTION ON BOARD'S PETITION TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.  The commissioners court:(1)  shall publish notice and conduct a hearing on the petition under Sections 68.104 and 68.105; and(2)  may grant the petition if the commissioners court determines that a security project or security service in the district benefits or will benefit the facility.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.403. Petition by Facility Owner to Add Territory and Facilities

Sec. 68.403.  PETITION BY FACILITY OWNER TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The owner of a facility in the county may petition the board of a district requesting that the board petition the commissioners court to add to the district territory that contains the facility in the county.  The petition must describe the territory and facility to be added and be signed by each owner of the facility.(b)  If the board grants the petition, the board shall petition the commissioners court to add the territory and make recommendations to the court under Subsection (d).(c)  The petition the board submits to the commissioners court must describe:(1)  the territory to be added;(2)  the facilities in the territory to be added; and(3)  the total territory of the district after the addition of the territory.(d)  The board shall recommend the security zone in which the facility to be added should be included.  The board may recommend modifying one or more security zones as necessary to add the facility.  The board of a district that has four security zones may also recommend adding a fifth security zone as necessary to add the new facility.  The recommendation must also note whether the security zone of any facilities will change if the petition is granted.(e)  If any part of an assessment imposed by the board is allocable to the facility to be added, the board must include with the petition it forwards to the commissioners court a description of the portion, amount, and payment terms of the portion of the assessment that is allocable to the facility.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.404. Action on Facility Owner's Petition to Add Territory and Facilities

Sec. 68.404.  ACTION ON FACILITY OWNER'S PETITION TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.  The commissioners court may grant the petition.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.405. Modification of Order

Sec. 68.405.  MODIFICATION OF ORDER.  A commissioners court that adds territory under this subchapter shall modify the order that created the district under Section 68.107 to:(1)  modify the territory;(2)  add the facility;(3)  describe any security zones created or modified under this section, including the location of any facilities whose zone has changed;(4)  identify the security zone in which the added facility is located; and(5)  describe the portion, amount, and terms of payment of an assessment imposed by the board that is allocable to the facility.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.406. Petition by Board to Exclude Territory and Facilities

Sec. 68.406.  PETITION BY BOARD TO EXCLUDE TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.  (a)  On the request of a facility in the district or on its own motion, a board may petition the commissioners court of the county that created the district to exclude territory and included facilities from the district.  The petition must include:(1)  a finding by the board that excluding the territory is practical, just, and reasonable;(2)  a description of the territory to be excluded; and(3)  a description of the total territory of the district after the exclusion of the territory.(b)  The petition may include recommendations to:(1)  modify one or more security zones or eliminate a security zone, provided that the district may not have fewer than four security zones; and(2)  modify assessments that the facility has not paid.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 68.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 68 - Ship Channel Security Districts|Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities|Section 68.407. Hearing and Action on Board's Petition to Exclude Territory and Facilities

Sec. 68.407.  HEARING AND ACTION ON BOARD'S PETITION TO EXCLUDE TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The commissioners court:(1)  shall publish notice and conduct a hearing on the petition under Sections 68.104 and 68.105; and(2)  may grant the petition if the commissioners court finds that exclusion of the territory that contains the facility is practical, just, and reasonable.(b)  A commissioners court that excludes territory under this section shall modify the order that created the district under Section 68.107 to:(1)  modify the territory;(2)  exclude the facility;(3)  describe any security zones modified or eliminated under this section, including the location of any facilities whose zone has changed; and(4)  modify unpaid assessments, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 10, eff. May 20, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 152.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 5 - Special Law Districts|Chapter 152 - River Authorities Engaged in Distribution and Sale of Electric Energy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 152.001. Applicability

Sec. 152.001.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This chapter applies only to a river authority that, directly or through a corporation created under Section 152.051, is engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy to the public.(b)  This chapter does not apply to any litigation instituted before May 28, 1981, that questions the legality of an act taken or a proceeding conducted by a river authority before that date.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 152.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 5 - Special Law Districts|Chapter 152 - River Authorities Engaged in Distribution and Sale of Electric Energy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 152.002. Application of Other Law

Sec. 152.002.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  (a)  Unless this chapter expressly provides otherwise, a law that limits, restricts, or imposes an additional requirement on a matter authorized by this chapter does not apply to an action or proceeding under this chapter.(b)  Chapters 1202 and 1204, Government Code, apply to revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 152.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 5 - Special Law Districts|Chapter 152 - River Authorities Engaged in Distribution and Sale of Electric Energy|Subchapter B. Nonprofit Corporation Acting on Behalf of River Authority|Section 152.051. Creation of Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 152.051.  CREATION OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The board of directors of a river authority by order may create one or more nonprofit corporations to act on behalf of the river authority as its authority and instrumentality.(b)  The Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to a corporation created under this section.(c)  Sections 501.052, 501.053, 501.056, 501.057(b) and (c), 501.058, 501.062, 501.063, 501.064, except as that section applies to amending a corporation's bylaws, 501.065, 501.066, 501.068-501.072, 501.401-501.406, and Subchapters G and H, Chapter 501, Local Government Code, apply to a corporation created under this section, except that in those sections:(1)  a reference to the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code) includes this chapter; and(2)  a reference to a unit includes a river authority to which this chapter applies.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.75, eff. April 1, 2009.|