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TX Govt Code § 1501.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter E. Bonds for Improvement of Water and Sewer Systems in Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.211. Ordinance Specifying Date of Passage of Title; Abolition of District

Sec. 1501.211.  ORDINANCE SPECIFYING DATE OF PASSAGE OF TITLE;  ABOLITION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  After a municipality pays the purchase money for district property and that money is invested in compliance with Section 1501.209, the governing body of the municipality by ordinance shall specify the date on which title to that property passed or will pass to the municipality.  The date specified may be the first day of the fiscal year in which the municipality purchases the district property.(b)  Title to the district property vests in the municipality for all purposes on the date specified in the ordinance.(c)  The governing body of the municipality shall abolish the district by the ordinance required by Subsection (a) or a subsequent ordinance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter E. Bonds for Improvement of Water and Sewer Systems in Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.212. Operation and Management of Properties

Sec. 1501.212.  OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTIES.  After the governing body of a municipality abolishes a district under Section 1501.211, the water board that manages the other water and sewer properties of the municipality:(1)  shall operate and manage the district property purchased under this subchapter;  and(2)  may integrate that property into the municipal water and sewer system to any extent.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter E. Bonds for Improvement of Water and Sewer Systems in Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.213. Segregation of Properties

Sec. 1501.213.  SEGREGATION OF PROPERTIES.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 1501.212(2), the payment or security of the district's outstanding bonds may not be impaired.(b)  If money is not available at the bank of payment for the district's bonds to pay the principal of or the interest on the bonds as it becomes due, the water board shall segregate from the municipal water and sewer system all district property purchased under this subchapter, including any replacement, renewal, or improvements of that property.(c)  The segregation of property must be accomplished so that the district property:(1)  is a complete and operating system;  and(2)  serves substantially the same area as the district property served when title to the property vested in the municipality.(d)  After segregation, the water board:(1)  shall maintain and operate the district system separately;(2)  shall comply with the resolutions authorizing the district's outstanding bonds;  and(3)  has each power, duty, and obligation previously held by the district's board of directors regarding the:(A)  maintenance and operation of the system;(B)  handling of the district's funds;  and(C)  payment of the district's outstanding bonds.(e)  For purposes of Subsection (d), the water board is a body corporate and occupies the same position as the district's board of directors.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.251. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 1501.251.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a municipality:(1)  that has a population of more than 275,000;(2)  in which a majority of the qualified voters voting in an election have voted to authorize the municipality to contract with a river authority created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to acquire a water supply project from that authority;  and(3)  that holds a permit issued by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for the municipality to use the water supply.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.252. Alternative Financing Procedure

Sec. 1501.252.  ALTERNATIVE FINANCING PROCEDURE.  (a)  This subchapter does not affect the right of a municipality or a river authority to finance all of the cost of a water supply project, or any part of the cost of the project that is not payable by the municipality, by revenue bonds issued by the river authority and based on the contract described by Section 1501.251(2).(b)  The municipality and river authority may amend the contract described by Section 1501.251(2) to implement the financing procedure provided by this subchapter, including amending the contract to:(1)  define the extent of the municipality's rights in the water supply project;(2)  prescribe arrangements for auditing the funds and accounts used in the construction program;  and(3)  provide procedures under which the municipality will make available to the river authority proceeds from revenue bonds issued under this subchapter, as necessary to pay construction costs, including:(A)  the cost of the municipality's intake structures and pumping and filtration equipment;  and(B)  the portion of costs that, under the contract, the river authority is not required to pay by the proceeds of the authority's revenue bonds.(c)  The municipality may:(1)  issue its revenue bonds, payable from the revenues of the municipality's:(A)  waterworks system;  or(B)  waterworks and sanitary sewer system, if the systems are combined in the municipality;  and(2)  use the proceeds of the bonds as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.253. Water Supply Project Ownership and Responsibilities

Sec. 1501.253.  WATER SUPPLY PROJECT OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  The water supply project of the river authority may consist of:(1)  a dam;(2)  a reservoir;(3)  related outlet facilities;  and(4)  land, easements, or flowage rights.(b)  The river authority shall construct and operate the water supply project.(c)  The river authority shall own the property and each facility of the water supply project except for any part of the water supply project property that the municipality owns under the contract between the municipality and the river authority.(d)  Except for the water supply project and any facility the contract between the municipality and the river authority specifies, the municipality shall own, construct, and operate any other facility needed to deliver to the municipality treated water from the water supply project, including:(1)  the intake structure;(2)  pumping stations, pipelines, and equipment;(3)  treatment and filtration plants;(4)  all intermediate and terminal reservoirs, including intermediate reservoirs used to store water from the water supply project;  and(5)  pumping and pipeline facilities to convey water to and from intermediate reservoirs.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.254. Ordinance Authorizing and Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 1501.254.  ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  When the designs, plans, and specifications of the water supply project of the river authority are complete to the extent that they have been approved by the governing bodies of the authority and the municipality, the governing body of the municipality by ordinance may authorize the issuance of revenue bonds in the amount estimated to be sufficient to pay:(1)  the entire cost of the water supply project to be incurred by the river authority, including interest during construction;  or(2)  the portion of the cost of the water supply project the municipality has contracted to pay.(b)  The governing body of the municipality may issue the bonds in an amount sufficient to pay:(1)  the cost of providing the facilities described by Section 1501.253(d), including any land, easement, or right-of-way needed for a facility;  and(2)  interest during construction.(c)  The ordinance may reserve the right, and specify the conditions under which the right may be exercised, to issue additional revenue bonds on a parity with or subordinate to the original bonds.(d)  The ordinance must provide that all deposits to the credit of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, or another fund must be made from the revenue from the waterworks system of the municipality, or the waterworks and sanitary sewer system of the municipality if those systems are combined.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.255. Notice of Intention to Issue Bonds

Sec. 1501.255.  NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may not adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter until the governing body gives notice of the time it proposes to adopt the ordinance.(b)  The notice must be published in at least two issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, with the first publication being not less than 14 days before the date the governing body proposes to adopt the ordinance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.022, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.256. Petition; Election

Sec. 1501.256.  PETITION;  ELECTION.  (a)  If, before the governing body of the municipality is scheduled to adopt the ordinance authorizing the bonds, a petition is filed with the secretary of the municipality requesting an election on the issuance of the bonds that is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters who are resident owners of taxable property in the municipality, the municipality may not issue the bonds unless a proposition for the issuance of the bonds is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  The governing body may hold an election on the issuance of the bonds regardless of whether a petition is filed.(c)  The governing body shall hold the election in the manner provided by Chapter 1251.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.257. Maturity

Sec. 1501.257.  MATURITY.  Bonds issued under this subchapter must mature within 40 years, as provided by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.258. Signatures

Sec. 1501.258.  SIGNATURES.  A bond issued under this subchapter must be signed by:(1)  the mayor;  and(2)  another designated officer of the municipality.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.259. Sale of Bonds

Sec. 1501.259.  SALE OF BONDS.  A municipality may sell bonds issued under this subchapter under terms the governing body of the municipality determines to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.260. Interim Bonds

Sec. 1501.260.  INTERIM BONDS.  Pending the issuance of definitive bonds under this subchapter, the municipality may authorize the delivery of negotiable interim bonds exchangeable for definitive bonds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.261. Rates, Tolls, and Charges

Sec. 1501.261.  RATES, TOLLS, AND CHARGES.  After bonds are issued under this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality shall establish the rates, tolls, and charges for service provided by the municipality's waterworks system, or combined waterworks and sanitary sewer system if appropriate, in amounts sufficient to:(1)  pay the cost of operating and maintaining the system;(2)  pay when due the principal of and interest on the bonds;  and(3)  establish and maintain the reserve fund and other funds prescribed by the ordinance authorizing the bonds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.262. Deposit and Use of Bond Proceeds

Sec. 1501.262.  DEPOSIT AND USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality:(1)  shall provide for the deposit of money to the credit of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds as prescribed by the ordinance authorizing the bonds;  and(2)  may provide for all or part of the bond proceeds to be deposited to the credit of those funds as necessary to pay interest during construction and for an additional period not to exceed two years.(b)  The municipality shall deposit the bond proceeds to the credit of a fund to be used solely to pay:(1)  the cost of issuing and selling the bonds;(2)  the construction cost of any part of the water supply project that the contract between the municipality and the river authority obligates the municipality to provide;  and(3)  the construction cost of any part of the facilities to be constructed, owned, and operated by the municipality as provided by Section 1501.253.(c)  Before the use of the bond proceeds for construction or during the period of construction, the municipality may:(1)  invest the proceeds in bonds or other direct obligations of the United States;  and(2)  sell the investments as directed by the governing body for construction purposes when necessary.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.263. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 1501.263.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A municipality may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subchapter and interest on the outstanding bonds.  The municipality may issue refunding bonds without holding an election to approve the issuance.(b)  The municipality may provide additional security for the refunding bonds.(c)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.(d)  In lieu of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the municipality, in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be refunded are payable.  In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds to be refunded to their maturity date or redemption date and the amount of any call premium, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1501.264 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1501 - Obligations for Municipal Utilities|Subchapter F. Alternative Water Supply Financing Procedure for Municipalities With Population of More Than 275,000|Section 1501.264. Conflict With Other Law

Sec. 1501.264.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.  To the extent of a conflict or inconsistency between this subchapter and another law or a special or home-rule charter, this subchapter controls.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1502.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1502 - Public Securities for Municipal Utilities, Parks, or Pools|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1502.001. Definitions

Sec. 1502.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Combined system" means any combination of one or more of the following:(A)  an electric system;(B)  a water system;(C)  a sewer system;(D)  a solid waste disposal system;(E)  a drainage utility system;  and(F)  a natural gas system.(2)  "Public security" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.002.(3)  "Utility system" means an electric, water, sewer, solid waste disposal, drainage utility, or natural gas system.  The term includes one or more combined systems.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1502.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1502 - Public Securities for Municipal Utilities, Parks, or Pools|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1502.002. General Authority for Utility Systems, Parks, and Pools

Sec. 1502.002.  GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY SYSTEMS, PARKS, AND POOLS.  (a)  A municipality may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, operate, or maintain any property, including channels or bodies of water known as resacas, interests in property, buildings, structures, activities, services, operations, or other facilities, with respect to:(1)  a utility system;(2)  a park; or(3)  a swimming pool.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may authorize the execution and delivery of contracts between the municipality and any person to accomplish any purpose described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 1502.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1502 - Public Securities for Municipal Utilities, Parks, or Pools|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1502.003. Creation and Maintenance of Combined System

Sec. 1502.003.  CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMBINED SYSTEM.  Notwithstanding any law or municipal charter provision to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality may create and maintain one or more combined systems on a finding by the governing body that it is in the best interests of the municipality to create and maintain the combined system.  A finding by a governing body under this section is conclusive and incontestable.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1502.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities|Chapter 1502 - Public Securities for Municipal Utilities, Parks, or Pools|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1502.004. Conflict With Municipal Charter

Sec. 1502.004.  CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL CHARTER.  To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and a municipal charter, this chapter controls.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|