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TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8511.0322. Construction Contracts: Payment

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0322.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: PAYMENT.  (a)  The contract price of any construction contract of the authority may be paid in partial payments as the work progresses, but the payments may not exceed 90 percent of the amount due at the time of the payments as shown by the authority engineer's report.(b)  The executive director shall, at all times during the progress of the work, inspect the work or have the work inspected by the authority engineer or the engineer's assistants.(c)  On certification of the executive director and the authority engineer of the completion of the contract in accordance with its terms and, in the case of any construction contract for which notice to bidders is required by Section 8511.0321(c), on board approval, the authority shall draw a warrant on its depository to pay the balance due on the contract.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0323 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8511.0323. Conflict of Interest in Certain Contracts

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0323.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  An officer, agent, or employee of the authority who is financially interested in a contract of a type described by Section 8511.0321(a) shall disclose that fact to the board before the board votes on the acceptance of the contract.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0324 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8511.0324. Surveys and Engineering Investigations

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0324.  SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS.  The authority shall conduct surveys and engineering investigations to develop information for its use.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8511.0325. Plans

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0325.  PLANS.  The board may:(1)  make and determine plans necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is created; and(2)  perform all actions useful and helpful in carrying out the plans described by Subdivision (1) and accomplishing the authority's purposes.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8511.0326. Access to Authority Property

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0326.  ACCESS TO AUTHORITY PROPERTY.  (a)  To provide for the safety and welfare of persons and their property or for the protection and security of authority property and facilities, the board may adopt rules with respect to authority property and any water reservoir or dam the construction, operation, or management of which is participated in by the authority to control and regulate:(1)  ingress, egress, and use; and(2)  the operation of land and water vehicles.(b)  All public roads, streets, and state highways that as of September 1, 1975, traversed the areas to be covered by any impounded water shall remain open as a way of public passing to and from the lakes created, unless changed by lawful 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 § 8511.0327 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8511.0327. Limitations on Powers and Duties; Commission Approval of Certain Plans

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0327.  LIMITATIONS ON POWERS AND DUTIES; COMMISSION APPROVAL OF CERTAIN PLANS.  (a)  The powers granted and duties prescribed by this chapter are subject to all legislative declarations of public policy in the maximum use of the storm water, floodwater, and unappropriated flow water of the Nueces River Basin for the purposes for which the authority is created.(b)  The commission shall consider the adequacy of, and approve or refuse to approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:(1)  is devised by the authority to achieve a plan or purpose for which the authority was created; and(2)  contemplates improvements that are to be supervised by the commission under general 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 § 8511.0401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers; Enforcement and Court Review Provisions|Section 8511.0401. Adoption and Enforcement of Rules

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0401.  ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.  (a)  The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to effectuate this chapter.(b)  In adopting rules, the board shall comply, as appropriate, with the requirements of Chapters 2001 and 2002, Government Code.(c)  The board shall print its rules and provide copies to any person on written request.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers; Enforcement and Court Review Provisions|Section 8511.0402. Civil Penalty; Injunctive Relief

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0402.  CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a) A person who violates an authority rule or order is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each day of violation.(b)  The authority may sue to recover the penalty in a district court in the county in which the violation occurred.  A penalty shall be paid to the authority.(c)  The authority may sue for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which a violation of a rule or order occurred or is threatened.(d)  The authority may sue for injunctive relief and a penalty in the same proceeding.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers; Enforcement and Court Review Provisions|Section 8511.0403. Court Review

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0403.  COURT REVIEW.  (a)  A person adversely affected by an authority rule or order may sue the authority in a district court to set aside the rule or order before the 31st day after the date on which the rule or order took effect.(b)  Venue for a suit under Subsection (a) is in:(1)  a county located wholly or partly in the authority in which the plaintiff resides; or(2)  the county in which the authority maintains its principal office.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0501. Disbursement of Money

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0501.  DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY.  The authority may disburse its money only by a check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by a person authorized to do so in the board's bylaws or by 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 § 8511.0502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0502. Accounts, Contracts, and Other Records; Public Inspection

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0502.  ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.  (a) The authority shall keep complete and accurate accounts of its business transactions in accordance with generally accepted methods of accounting.(b)  The authority shall keep its accounts, contracts, documents, minutes, and other records at its principal office.(c)  Except as otherwise required by law, the authority may not disclose a record that it has relating to a trade secret or the economics of operation of business or industry.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority shall permit reasonable public inspection of its records during regular business hours.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0503. Fees and Charges

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0503.  FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The authority shall establish fees and charges.(b)  The fees and charges may not exceed the amount necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the authority by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0504. Trust Money

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0504.  TRUST MONEY.  Money collected by or donated, granted, loaned, or advanced to the authority is trust money for the purposes provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0505. Depository

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0505.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority to serve as a depository for authority money.(b)  Authority money shall be deposited in a depository designated by the board, except that the following may be handled as provided in a trust indenture or bond resolution:(1)  bond proceeds;(2)  money pledged to pay bonds;(3)  money placed in special funds; and(4)  money remitted to a bank of payment for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds.(c)  The board shall prescribe the term of service for a depository.(d)  Before designating a depository, the board shall:(1)  publish notice one time in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority that are specified by the board; or(2)  mail a copy of the notice to each bank inside the authority.(e)  The notice must:(1)  state the time and place at which the board will meet to designate a depository; and(2)  invite the banks inside the authority to submit applications to be designated a depository.(f)  At the time stated in the notice, the board shall:(1)  consider the application and the management and condition of each bank that applies; and(2)  designate as a depository the bank or banks:(A)  that offer the most favorable terms for handling authority money; and(B)  that the board finds have proper management and are in condition to handle authority money.(g)  Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.(h)  If the board does not receive any applications before the time stated in the notice, the board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority on terms that the board finds advantageous to 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 § 8511.0506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0506. Investment of Authority Money; Application of Income From Investments

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0506.  INVESTMENT OF AUTHORITY MONEY; APPLICATION OF INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS.  (a) Money in the authority's treasury that is not required for the current payment of obligations of the authority or for sinking funds and that the board considers available for investment may be invested or reinvested by the authority in:(1)  direct obligations of the United States;(2)  obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States;(3)  direct obligations of or participation certificates guaranteed by:(A)  a farm credit bank;(B)  the Federal National Mortgage Association;(C)  a federal home loan bank;(D)  a bank for cooperatives; or(E)  the successor or successors to any of the entities listed in this subdivision;(4)  certificates of deposit of a bank or trust company the deposits of which are fully secured by a pledge of securities of any of the kind specified by Subdivision (3);(5)  other securities made eligible for investment under this section by other laws and constitutional provisions; or(6)  a combination of the investments listed in this subsection.(b)  The board shall determine the type and maturity of investments made under this section.(c)  A resolution relating to the issuance of bonds must provide appropriate recitals with regard to the investment of money in funds established in connection with the authorization of the bonds.(d)  The board shall direct the application of income from investments made under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0507. Fiscal Year

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0507.  FISCAL YEAR.  The authority's fiscal year ends on August 31 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 § 8511.0508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 8511.0508. Audit

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0508.  AUDIT.  (a) In addition to including the information required by Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, the audit report prepared under that subchapter must state:(1)  the amount of money received by the authority under this chapter during the preceding fiscal year; and(2)  how, to whom, and for what purpose the money was spent.(b)  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;(2)  with the governor;(3)  with the lieutenant governor;(4)  with the speaker of the house of representatives; and(5)  with the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter F. Tax Provisions|Section 8511.0601. Maintenance and Administration Tax

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0601.  MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TAX.  (a) The board may impose ad valorem taxes in amounts approved at an election held in accordance with Section 8511.0602 for:(1)  the maintenance of the authority and its improvements; or(2)  the authority's administrative expenses.(b)  The maintenance tax and administration tax may not exceed the maximum rate approved at the election, and the rate remains in effect until changed by a subsequent election.  The tax rate may not exceed the limit specified by Section 8511.0604.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter F. Tax Provisions|Section 8511.0602. Election for Ad Valorem Tax or Bonds Payable From Ad Valorem Taxes

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0602.  ELECTION FOR AD VALOREM TAX OR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.  (a) An ad valorem tax for a purpose authorized by this chapter may not be imposed and bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, other than refunding bonds, may not be issued unless the taxes or bonds are approved by a majority of the authority's voters voting at an election held in the authority.(b)  The election must be ordered by resolution of the board.  The election resolution must include:(1)  the date of the election;(2)  the proposition to be submitted and voted on;(3)  the polling places; and(4)  any other matters the board considers advisable.(c)  There must be at least two polling places in each county that is wholly inside the authority, one of which must be at the county seat.  There must be at least one polling place in that part of each county that is partly inside the authority.(d)  Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution ordering the election in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority.  The notice must be published at least twice in each newspaper.  The first publication in each newspaper must occur at least 14 days before the date set for the election, and the interval between the publications in each newspaper must be at least one week.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter F. Tax Provisions|Section 8511.0603. Assessment and Collection of Taxes

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0603.  ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.  (a)  Concurrently with the imposition of county taxes by the commissioners courts, the board shall impose a tax for the authority on all taxable property in the authority that is subject to taxation.  The board shall immediately certify the tax rate to the assessor-collector of each county located wholly or partly inside the authority.(b)  The tax assessor-collector of each county located wholly or partly inside the authority shall act as the tax assessor-collector for the authority for property in the authority located in that county.(c)  The fee of each county tax assessor-collector for assessing and collecting the authority's taxes may not exceed one percent of the taxes collected, to be paid over and disbursed in each county in the same manner as other fees of office.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter F. Tax Provisions|Section 8511.0604. Maximum Tax Rate

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0604.  MAXIMUM TAX RATE.  Except as provided by Section 8511.0605, the maximum tax rate that may be imposed for any year for all purposes is 15 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter F. Tax Provisions|Section 8511.0605. Powers Relating to Improvements Peculiar to Defined Area

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0605.  POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENTS PECULIAR TO DEFINED AREA.  (a)  The authority may exercise the powers specified by Sections 51.510 through 51.530, Water Code, relating to improvements peculiar to defined areas inside the authority.(b)  The tax rate limit specified by Section 8511.0604 does not apply with respect to an improvement constructed in exercise of a power authorized by this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8511.0701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority|Subchapter G. Bonds, Borrowed Money, and Grants|Section 8511.0701. Borrowing Money; Grants

Text of section effective on April 01, 2023Sec. 8511.0701.  BORROWING MONEY; GRANTS.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  borrow money or accept a grant or donation for its corporate purposes from any person, including a private source, the United States, this state, or a local government; and(2)  enter into an agreement in connection with a loan, grant, or donation accepted under Subdivision (1).(b)  The source of any money accepted by the authority is public information, both as to amount and any restrictions placed by the donor on its expenditure.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.|