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TX Spec Dist Code § 9027.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9027 - Bolivar Yacht Basin Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Galveston County|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 9027.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 9027.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 9027.101 and 9027.102.(b)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 9027.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 9027.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1289 (H.B. 4112), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9028.001. Definitions

Sec. 9028.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a board member.(3)  "District" means the Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9028.002. Nature of District

Sec. 9028.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a water control and improvement district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9028.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 9028.003.  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 district and the improvements, works, and measures constructed and accomplished by the district.(c)  The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9028.004. District Territory

Sec. 9028.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 33, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(3)  other law.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 9028.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 9028.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board is composed of five elected directors.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9028.101. Water Control and Improvement District Powers

Sec. 9028.101.  WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9028.102. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 9028.102.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, pipeline, or telephone or telegraph property or facility, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9028.103. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act

Sec. 9028.103.  WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION ACT.  Subject to Section 9028.154, the district has the power necessary to fully qualify for and gain the full benefits of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), including:(1)  all powers necessary to carry out the projects, works, and improvements contemplated by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act;(2)  the power to secure a loan or loans from the proper agencies of the federal government for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of the district in connection with carrying out its projects, works, and improvements under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; and(3)  if necessary, the power to issue bonds as collateral for a loan described by Subdivision (2).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 9028.151. Tax Method

Sec. 9028.151.  TAX METHOD.  (a)  The district 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.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 9028.152. Limitation on Tax Rate

Sec. 9028.152.  LIMITATION ON TAX RATE.  The district may not impose taxes under this subchapter at a rate that exceeds five cents per $100 valuation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 9028.153. Tax Assessor-Collector

Sec. 9028.153.  TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.  The Grayson County tax assessor-collector shall collect taxes for the district and make them available for district purposes.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 9028.154. Election Required for Federal Loan

Sec. 9028.154.  ELECTION REQUIRED FOR FEDERAL LOAN.  The district may not consummate a loan from the federal government unless the loan is authorized by a majority of the votes cast in a district election.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 9028.155. Approval of and Funding for Certain Plans for Works and Improvements

Sec. 9028.155.  APPROVAL OF AND FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PLANS FOR WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(b)  This section applies only to plans contemplated by the district for works and improvements, or amendments to the plans, that are prepared by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the district's board.(c)  An engineer's report covering the plans and improvements to be constructed, and the maps, plats, profiles, and data fully showing and explaining the plans and improvements, are not required to be filed in the district office before an election is held to authorize the issuance of bonds for the works and improvements.  The plans and specifications, engineering reports, profiles, maps, and other data, and subsequent amendments to those items, are not required to be approved by the commission before the bonds are issued.(d)  Before the district may spend any money for the construction of any works and improvements, the commission must approve the portion of the works and improvements to be constructed.  The commission's advance approval for the entire project contemplated by the district is not required.  The commission may approve on a separate or individual basis the portion of the entire project or works and improvements:(1)  to be constructed at a particular time; and(2)  on which plans and specifications of the Natural Resources Conservation Service have been prepared and submitted by the board to the commission.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 9028.201. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 9028.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  Subject to Section 9028.202, the district may issue bonds, in the manner provided by general law for water control and improvement districts, to:(1)  provide dams, structures, projects, and works of improvement for flood prevention, the conservation and development of water, and for other necessary plants, facilities, and equipment in connection therewith and for the improvement, repair, and operation of same;(2)  carry out any other power provided by this chapter or by Chapter 49 or 51, Water Code; and(3)  pay all costs, charges, and expenses of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9028.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9028 - Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 9028.202. Bond Election Required

Sec. 9028.202.  BOND ELECTION REQUIRED.  The district may not issue bonds unless the bonds are authorized by a majority of the votes cast in a district election.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9029.001. Definitions

Sec. 9029.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Clear Lake City Water Authority.(2)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.(3)  "Director" means a board member.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9029.002. Nature of Authority

Sec. 9029.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The authority is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9029.003. Legislative Declaration and Findings

Sec. 9029.003.  LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION AND FINDINGS.  (a)  The legislature declares that:(1)  the creation of the authority is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(2)  this chapter addresses a subject in which the state and general public are interested.(b)  The legislature finds that:(1)  all land and other property included in the boundaries of the authority will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the authority under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(2)  the authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.(c)  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 authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9029.004. Authority Territory

Sec. 9029.004.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY.  (a)  The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 101, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;(3)  Section 20, Chapter 101, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963; or(4)  other law.(b)  The boundaries of the authority form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the authority's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the authority's right to issue bonds or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  the authority's right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the authority or the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9029.005. Correction of Invalid Procedures

Sec. 9029.005.  CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.  If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the authority by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 9029.006. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 9029.006.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes, powers, and rights stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 9029.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 9029.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five elected directors.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 9029.052. Eligibility

Sec. 9029.052.  ELIGIBILITY.  A person may not be appointed or elected a director unless the person:(1)  owns taxable property in the authority; and(2)  resides in the authority.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 9029.053. Officers

Sec. 9029.053.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect from among its members a president, secretary, and any other officers the board determines are necessary.(b)  The board may appoint a treasurer.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 9029.054. Director's and Treasurer's Bonds

Sec. 9029.054.  DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.  (a)  Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board, conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as authority treasurer.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9029.101. Water Control and Improvement District Powers

Sec. 9029.101.  WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9029.102. Additional Powers

Sec. 9029.102.  ADDITIONAL POWERS.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire and accomplish by any practical means a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or drainage facility or any part of those systems or facilities;(2)  make any necessary purchase, construction, improvement, extension, addition, or repair to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1);(3)  purchase or acquire, operate, and maintain any land, right-of-way, easement, site, equipment, building, plant, structure, or facility necessary to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1); and(4)  sell water and other services at rates fixed by the authority.(b)  The authority may exercise any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter inside or outside the authority's boundaries.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9029.103. Contract for Development of Land and Property

Sec. 9029.103.  CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND PROPERTY.  The authority may enter into a contract with a political subdivision or with an owner, developer, or lessee of land and property as necessary or appropriate to a continuing and orderly plan of development of the land and property through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the authority 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 may, under the contract, ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 9029.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Chapter 9029 - Clear Lake City Water Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 9029.104. Election Not Required for Certain Contracts

Sec. 9029.104.  ELECTION NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  A municipality may enter into a water, sewer, or drainage contract, or any combination of those contracts, with the authority without the necessity of an election by any contracting party to approve the contract.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.|