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TX Loc Govt Code § 399.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.011. Review Required

Sec. 399.011.  REVIEW REQUIRED.  (a)  A program established under this chapter must require for each proposed qualified project:(1)  a review of water or energy baseline conditions and the projected water or energy savings to establish the projected water or energy savings; and(2)  a verification that a proposed qualified improvement meets the requirements of a qualified project.(a-1)  A verification provided as required under Subsection (a)(2) conclusively establishes that the improvement is a qualified improvement and the project is a qualified project.(b)  After a qualified project is completed, the local government shall require written verification that the qualified project was properly completed and is operating as intended.(c)  A baseline water or energy review or verification review under this section must be conducted by an independent third party.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (H.B. 3187), Sec. 6, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.012. Direct Acquisition by Owner

Sec. 399.012.  DIRECT ACQUISITION BY OWNER.  The proposed arrangements for financing a qualified project may authorize the property owner to:(1)  purchase directly the related equipment and materials for the installation or modification of a qualified improvement; and(2)  contract directly, including through lease, power purchase agreement, or other service contract, for the installation or modification of a qualified improvement.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.013. Recording of Notice of Contractual Assessment Required

Sec. 399.013.  RECORDING OF NOTICE OF CONTRACTUAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  A local government that authorizes financing through contractual assessments under this chapter shall file written notice of each contractual assessment in the real property records of the county in which the property is located.(b)  The notice under Subsection (a) must contain:(1)  the amount of the assessment;(2)  the legal description of the property;(3)  the name of each property owner; and(4)  a reference to the statutory assessment lien provided under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.014. Lien

Sec. 399.014.  LIEN.  (a)  A contractual assessment under this chapter and any interest or penalties on the assessment:(1)  is a first and prior lien against the real property on which the assessment is imposed from the date on which the notice of contractual assessment is recorded as provided by Section 399.013 and until the assessment, interest, or penalty is paid; and(2)  has the same priority status as a lien for any other ad valorem tax.(a-1)  After the notice of a contractual assessment is recorded as provided under Section 399.013, the lien may not be contested on the basis that the improvement is not a qualified improvement or the project is not a qualified project.(b)  The lien runs with the land, and that portion of the  assessment under the assessment contract that has not yet become due is not eliminated by foreclosure of a property tax lien.(c)  The assessment lien may be enforced by the local government in the same manner that a property tax lien against real property may be enforced by the local government to the extent the enforcement is consistent with Section 50, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  Delinquent installments of the assessments incur interest and penalties in the same manner as delinquent property taxes.(e)  A local government may recover costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, in a suit to collect a delinquent installment of an assessment in the same manner as in a suit to collect a delinquent property tax.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (H.B. 3187), Sec. 7, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.015. Contract for Collection of Assessments; No Personal Liability

Sec. 399.015.  CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS; NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.  (a)  The governing body of a local government may contract with the governing body of another taxing unit, as defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, or another entity, including a county assessor-collector, to perform the duties of the local government relating to collection of assessments imposed by the local government under this chapter.(b)  A county assessor-collector who performs the duties of a local government relating to collection of assessments imposed by a local government under this chapter is not personally liable as a result of exercising those duties under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (H.B. 2654), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.016. Bonds or Notes

Sec. 399.016.  BONDS OR NOTES.  (a)  A local government may issue bonds or notes to finance qualified projects through contractual assessments under this chapter.(b)  Bonds or notes issued under this section may not be general obligations of the local government.  The bonds or notes must be secured by one or more of the following as provided by the governing body of the local government in the resolution or ordinance approving the bonds or notes:(1)  payments of contractual assessments on benefited property in one or more specified regions designated under this chapter;(2)  reserves established by the local government from grants, bonds, or net proceeds or other lawfully available funds;(3)  municipal bond insurance, lines of credit, public or private guaranties, standby bond purchase agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, or any other available means of providing credit support or liquidity; and(4)  any other funds lawfully available for purposes consistent with this chapter.(c)  A local government pledge of assessments, funds, or contractual rights in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes by the local government under this chapter is a first lien on the assessments, funds, or contractual rights pledged in favor of the person to whom the pledge is given, without further action by the local government.  The lien is valid and binding against any other person, with or without notice.(d)  Bonds or notes issued under this chapter further an essential public and governmental purpose, including:(1)  improvement of the reliability of the state electrical system;(2)  conservation of state water resources consistent with the state water plan;(3)  reduction of energy costs;(4)  economic stimulation and development;(5)  enhancement of property values;(6)  enhancement of employment opportunities; and(7)  reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.017. Joint Implementation

Sec. 399.017.  JOINT IMPLEMENTATION.  (a)  Any combination of local governments may agree to jointly implement or administer a program under this chapter, including entering into an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code, to jointly implement or administer a program.(b)  If two or more local governments implement a program jointly, a single public hearing held jointly by the cooperating local governments is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of Section 399.008(a)(2).(c)  One or more local governments may contract with a third party, including another local government, to administer a program. Local governments that are parties to an interlocal contract described by Subsection (a) may contract with an entity listed in Section 791.013, Government Code, for program administration.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (H.B. 3187), Sec. 8, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.018. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 399.018.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  A local government that establishes a region under this chapter may not:(1)  make the issuance of a permit, license, or other authorization from the local government to a person who owns property in the region contingent on the person entering into a written contract to repay the financing of a qualified project through contractual assessments under this chapter; or(2)  otherwise compel a person who owns property in the region to enter into a written contract to repay the financing of a qualified project through contractual assessments under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 399.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 399 - Municipal and County Water and Energy Improvement Regions|Section 399.019. No Personal Liability

Sec. 399.019.  NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.  The members of the governing body of a local government, other elected officials of a local government, employees of a local government, and board members, executives, employees, and contractors of a third party who enter into a contract with a local government to provide administrative services for a program under this chapter are not personally liable as a result of exercising any rights or responsibilities granted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (H.B. 3187), Sec. 9, eff. June 16, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (H.B. 2654), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 551.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 551 - Water Control by Municipalities|Section 551.002. Protection of Streams and Watersheds by Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 551.002.  PROTECTION OF STREAMS AND WATERSHEDS BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A home-rule municipality may prohibit the pollution or degradation of and may police a stream, drain, recharge feature, recharge area, or tributary that may constitute or recharge the source of water supply of any municipality.(b)  A home-rule municipality may provide for the protection of and may police any watersheds.(c)  The authority granted by this section may be exercised inside the municipality's boundaries or inside the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or outside the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction only if required to meet other state or federal requirements.  The authority granted by this section for the protection of recharge, recharge areas, or recharge features of groundwater aquifers may be exercised outside the municipality's boundaries and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction provided the municipality exercising such authority has a population greater than 750,000 and the groundwater constitutes more than 75 percent of the municipality's source of water supply.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 401.002 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 551.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 551 - Water Control by Municipalities|Section 551.003. Notice of Municipal Development Regulations Applying to Watersheds and Flood-Prone Areas

Sec. 551.003.  NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS APPLYING TO WATERSHEDS AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.  (a)  The governing body of a home-rule municipality that by resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding regulates and controls the use and development of any watersheds, flood-prone areas, and impoundment areas for flood control and preservation shall file a notice with the county clerk of each county in which the property subject to the regulation is situated.(b)  The notice required by this section must:(1)  be signed in the name of the municipality by its clerk, secretary, or mayor or other officer performing the duties of one of those officers;(2)  show that the governing body of the municipality by resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding has enacted regulations of the area;  and(3)  give or attach the boundaries of the land subject to the regulation.(c)  A notice required by this section need not give details or be sworn to or acknowledged.  The notice may be filed at any time.(d)  A county clerk with whom a notice is filed under this section shall record the notice in the records of deeds and shall index it in the name of the municipality.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.07(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 401.003 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 551.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 551 - Water Control by Municipalities|Section 551.004. Protection of Playa Lakes by Certain Home-Rule Municipalities

Sec. 551.004.  PROTECTION OF PLAYA LAKES BY CERTAIN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section, "playa lake" means a natural saucer-like depression in the topography, typically having a clayey bottom that is normally located in an arid or semiarid part of the state and collects runoff from rain but is subject to rapid evaporation.  The term includes all areas within the basin projected to be inundated by pooled storm water runoff, as determined by an engineering analysis performed according to the specific requirements adopted by and in effect for a municipality.(b)  The governing body of a home-rule municipality with a population of 185,000 or more may regulate the filling of a playa lake within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a means for the effective management of storm water runoff to prevent:(1)  harmful flooding;  or(2)  excess surface water.(c)  A regulation adopted under this section may not:(1)  interfere with normal agricultural practices, including moving soil, berming for tail water reuse, plowing, seeding, cultivating, and harvesting for the production of food or fiber;  or(2)  prohibit any practice or activity that does not decrease the water holding capacity of a playa lake.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 401.004 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 551.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 551 - Water Control by Municipalities|Section 551.005. Restriction on Pumping, Extraction, or Use of Groundwater

Sec. 551.005.  RESTRICTION ON PUMPING, EXTRACTION, OR USE OF GROUNDWATER.  (a)  For the purpose of establishing and enforcing a municipal setting designation, the governing body of a municipality may regulate the pumping, extraction, or use of groundwater by persons other than retail public utilities, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, to prevent the use of or contact with groundwater that presents an actual or potential threat to human health.(b)  For the purpose of establishing and enforcing a municipal setting designation, the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may extend to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality the application of municipal ordinances adopted under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 731, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 401.005 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 551.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 551 - Water Control by Municipalities|Section 551.006. Irrigation Systems

Sec. 551.006.  IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.  (a)  A municipality with a population of 20,000 or more by ordinance shall require an installer of an irrigation system:(1)  to hold a license issued under Section 1903.251, Occupations Code; and(2)  to obtain a permit before installing a system within the territorial limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.(b)  The ordinance shall include minimum standards and specifications for designing, installing, and operating irrigation systems in accordance with Section 1903.053, Occupations Code, and any rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under that section.(c)  A municipality may employ or contract with a licensed plumbing inspector or a licensed irrigation inspector to enforce the ordinance.(d)  A municipality may charge an installer of an irrigation system a fee for obtaining or renewing a permit under Subsection (a)(2).  The municipality shall set the fee in an amount sufficient to enable the municipality to recover the cost of administering this section.(e)  This section does not apply to:(1)  an on-site sewage disposal system, as defined by Section 366.002, Health and Safety Code; or(2)  an irrigation system:(A)  used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code; or(B)  connected to a groundwater well used by the property owner for domestic use.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (H.B. 1656), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Transferred from Local Government Code, Section 401.006 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(66), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 551.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities|Chapter 551 - Water Control by Municipalities|Section 551.007. Water Conservation by Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 551.007.  WATER CONSERVATION BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  A home-rule municipality may adopt and enforce ordinances requiring water conservation in the municipality and by customers of the municipality's municipally owned water and sewer utility in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 4), Sec. 12, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.31, eff. September 1, 2007.Transferred from Local Government Code, Section 401.006 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(67), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 561.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle B - County Water|Chapter 561 - Water Control by Counties|Section 561.001. Flood Control Property; Condemnation

Sec. 561.001.  FLOOD CONTROL PROPERTY;  CONDEMNATION.  (a)  A county may acquire public or private real property, including easements and rights-of-way, for the purpose of building canals, drains, levees, and other improvements to provide for flood control and water outlets.  The county has the right of eminent domain to make an acquisition under this section.(b)  An appeal from a finding and assessment of damages by special commissioners in a condemnation case does not act to suspend the work for which the property is acquired.(c)  A county may, if the commissioners court of the county considers it necessary, obtain the fee title to the property that is the subject of the condemnation.  However, a county may not obtain through condemnation the fee title to property lawfully used or occupied by a public utility, railroad, canal, levee, or any other person devoting its property to a public use.  This prohibition does not prevent the county from condemning an easement or a right-of-way in favor of the county.(d)  If the commissioners court considers it necessary to condemn an easement on the property of a person that also has the power of eminent domain, the expense of acquisition, construction, and maintenance of the flood control or drainage project is the obligation of the county, flood control district, or drainage district, as the case may be.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 411.001 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 561.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 13 - Water and Utilities|Subtitle B - County Water|Chapter 561 - Water Control by Counties|Section 561.002. Joint Project

Sec. 561.002.  JOINT PROJECT.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may contract with a governmental unit, including a county, municipality, or other political subdivision, to jointly acquire a right-of-way or to jointly construct or maintain a canal, drain, levee, or other improvement for the purpose of providing flood control or drainage as it relates to flood control or for the purpose of providing and maintaining necessary outlets.(b)  The contract may contain any provisions that the governing bodies of the contracting entities consider necessary.(c)  The contracting entities may provide by contract, on mutually agreeable terms, that they shall jointly maintain the project or that one of them shall maintain the project under its exclusive direction and control while the other entity contributes to the expense of maintenance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 411.002 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(1), eff. April 1, 2009.|