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TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8138.153. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 8138.153.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code;(4)  a cable operator, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522; or(5)  a person who provides to the public advanced telecommunications services.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 8138.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8138.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance:(1)  the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8138.102;(2)  the district's efforts to obtain a new certificate of convenience and necessity or to acquire certificate of convenience and necessity rights under Section 8138.103; or(3)  the district's contractual obligations under Section 8138.104.(b)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8138.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8138.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.(d)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8138.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8138.251. Division of District; Requirements

Sec. 8138.251.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenues, the district, including any annexed territory, may be divided into two or more new districts.(b)  A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.(c)  The board may consider a proposal to divide the district on:(1)  a petition of a landowner in the district; or(2)  a motion by the board.(d)  If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:(1)  set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and(2)  prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8138.252. Election for Division of District

Sec. 8138.252.  ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  After the board has complied with Section 8138.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.(b)  The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election.  The notice must state:(1)  the date and location of the election; and(2)  the proposition to be voted on.(c)  If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the division:(1)  the district shall be divided; and(2)  not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:(A)  the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;(B)  the attorney general;(C)  the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and(D)  any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.(d)  If a majority of the votes are not cast in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8138.253. Election of Directors of New Districts

Sec. 8138.253.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.  (a)  Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the board shall:(1)  appoint itself as the board of one of the new districts; and(2)  appoint five directors for each of the other new districts.(b)  Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serve the staggered terms to which they were elected in the original district.  Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(2) serve until the election for directors under Subsection (c).(c)  On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, an election shall be held to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (a)(2).  The directors shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve two-year terms and which three shall serve four-year terms.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), directors serve staggered four-year terms.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8138.254. Continuing Powers and Obligations of New Districts

Sec. 8138.254.  CONTINUING POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF NEW DISTRICTS.  (a)  Each new district may incur and pay debts and has all powers of the original district created by this chapter.(b)  If the district is divided as provided by this subchapter, the current obligations and any bond authorizations of the district are not impaired.  Debts shall be paid by revenues or by taxes or assessments imposed on real property in the district as if the district had not been divided or by contributions from each new district as stated in the terms set by the board under Section 8138.251(d).(c)  Any other district obligation shall be divided pro rata among the new districts on an acreage basis or on other terms that are satisfactory to the new districts.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8138.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8138 - Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8138.255. Contract Authority of New Districts

Sec. 8138.255.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.  The new districts may contract with each other for:(1)  water and wastewater services; or(2)  any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 1894), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 18, 2006.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8140.001. Definitions

Sec. 8140.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" or "boards" means, as appropriate, the board of directors of one or all of the districts.(2)  "Director" means a member of a board.(3)  "District" or "districts" means, as appropriate, one or all of the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8140.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8140.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  Each district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8140.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8140.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of a district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8140.023 before September 1, 2007:(1)  the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:(A)  any debts incurred shall be paid;(B)  any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Montgomery County; and(C)  the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and(2)  the provisions of this chapter relating to that district expire September 1, 2010.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8140.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8140.004.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  Each district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of each district, as described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the organization, existence, or validity of the district;(2)  the right of the district to impose taxes;(3)  the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8140.005. Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 8140.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, apply to the districts.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8140.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8140.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  Each district is governed by a board of five directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8140.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8140.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors of each district shall be elected.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8140.101. General Powers

Sec. 8140.101.  GENERAL POWERS.  Each district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8140.102. Road Projects

Sec. 8140.102.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.(b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.(c)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8140.103. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8140.103.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, each district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8140.151. Tax to Repay Bonds

Sec. 8140.151.  TAX TO REPAY BONDS.  Each district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8140.201.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8140.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 8140.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8140.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  Each district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8140.101 and 8140.102.(b)  A district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8140.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8140.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.(d)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by a district under Section 8140.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8141.0101. Definitions

Sec. 8141.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8141.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 8141.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8141.0103. Confirmation and Director Election Required

Sec. 8141.0103.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8141.0104. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8141.0104.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8141.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8141.0105. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8141.0105.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8141.0106. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8141.0106.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;(3)  right to impose a tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8141.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8141.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8141.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.(b)  Except as provided by Section 8141.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|