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TX Water Code § 51.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.309. Lien Against Crops

Sec. 51.309.  LIEN AGAINST CROPS.  (a) The district shall have a first lien, superior to all other liens, against all crops grown on a tract of land in the district to secure the payment of an assessment imposed against the tract under Section 51.305(a), interest, and collection or attorney's fees.(b)  If the crops against which the district has a lien under this section are cultivated on a basis other than annual replanting, the owner of the crops shall record with the county clerk of the county where the land on which the crops are cultivated is located a legally sufficient description of the land, including a metes and bounds description or a plat reference.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 326, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.310. List of Delinquent Assessments

Sec. 51.310.  LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.  Assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) not paid when due shall become delinquent on the first day of the month following the date payment is due, and the board shall keep posted in a public place in the district a correct list of all persons who are delinquent in paying assessments.  If a person who owes an assessment has executed a note and contract as provided in Section 51.302, the person may not be placed on the delinquent list until after the maturity of the note and contract.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 326, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.311. Water Service Discontinued

Sec. 51.311.  WATER SERVICE DISCONTINUED.  (a)  If a landowner fails or refuses to pay a water assessment or a person fails to pay a charge, fee, rental, or deposit imposed under this chapter or Chapter 49 when due, the landowner's or person's water supply shall be cut off, and no water may be furnished to the land until all back assessments or other amounts owed to the district are fully paid.  The discontinuance of water service is binding on all persons who own or acquire an interest in land for which assessments or other amounts owed to the district are due.(b)  A landowner or person whose water service has been discontinued under Subsection (a) may request that the board reconsider the discontinuance related to a charge, fee, rental, deposit, or penalty, and may not request that the board reconsider a discontinuance related to an assessment.  If the board declines to reconsider the discontinuance, the landowner or person may file a petition under Section 11.041.  That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or person described by this subsection.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 326, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.312. Suits for Delinquent Assessments

Sec. 51.312.  SUITS FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.  Suits for delinquent water assessments or other amounts owed to the district under this subchapter may be brought either in the county in which the district is located or in the county in which the defendant resides.  All landowners are personally liable for assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a).|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 326, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.313. Interest and Collection Fees

Sec. 51.313.  INTEREST AND COLLECTION FEES.  (a)  All assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) shall bear interest from the date payment is due at the rate of 15 percent a year.  Assessments not paid by the first day of the month following the date payment is due are delinquent, and a penalty of up to 15 percent of the amount of the past-due assessment shall be added to the amount due.(b)  If suit is filed to foreclose a lien on crops or if a delinquent assessment is collected by an attorney before or after suit, an additional amount of 15 percent on the unpaid assessment, penalty, and interest shall be added as collection or attorney's fees.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 346, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.314. Rights of the United States

Sec. 51.314.  RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  If the board enters into a contract with the United States, the remedies in this subchapter available to the district also shall apply to enforce payment of charges due to the United States.  The federal reclamation laws shall also apply.(b)  The directors shall distribute and apportion all water acquired by the district under a contract with the United States in accordance with acts of Congress, rules and regulations of the secretary of the interior, and provisions of the contract.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.315. Surplus Assessments

Sec. 51.315.  SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS.  If assessments made under this subchapter are more than sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the balance shall be carried over to the next year.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.316 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.316. Insufficient Assessments

Sec. 51.316.  INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS.  If the assessments made under this subchapter are not sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the unpaid balance shall be assessed pro rata, in accordance with the assessments made for the current year.  The additional assessments shall be paid under the same conditions and penalties within 30 days after the date of assessment.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.317 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.317. Determining Maintenance and Operation Charges

Sec. 51.317.  DETERMINING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION CHARGES.  The board may make, establish, and collect maintenance and operation charges for service on the basis of the quantity of water furnished or appropriate measure of the service rendered.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.318. Charges for Maintenance Expenses

Sec. 51.318.  CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.  (a)  If maintenance charges are based on the quantity of water used, a fixed minimum charge may be made on all land, water connections, or other service entitled to receive and use water.  An additional charge may be made for the use of more water than that covered by the minimum charge.(b)  The board may install proper measuring devices or require that they be installed.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.319. Charge to Cities and Towns

Sec. 51.319.  CHARGE TO CITIES AND TOWNS.  If a district includes a city or town or contracts with a city or town to supply water to it, the charge for the use of the water and the time and manner of payment shall be determined by the board or fixed by the contract made with the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 327, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.320. Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses

Sec. 51.320.  LOANS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.  The board may borrow money to pay maintenance and operating expenses at an interest rate of not more than 10 percent a year and may pledge as security any of its notes or contracts with water users or accounts against them.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 328, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 51.321. Water Service: Refused

Sec. 51.321.  WATER SERVICE:  REFUSED.  The board may refuse water service to any person who refuses to pay the charges and assessments for water service or who fails or refuses to pay any taxes levied against his property after six months from the date the taxes become delinquent.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 328, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.331 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.331. Authority to Dispose of Waste and Control Storm Water

Sec. 51.331.  AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF WASTE AND CONTROL STORM WATER.  (a)  A district may include in its purposes and plans all improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances incident to or helpful or necessary to the collection, transportation, processing, disposal, and control of all domestic, industrial, or communal wastes, whether fluids, solids, or composites, and to gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water.(b)  The district may use any mechanical or chemical means or processes incident, necessary, or helpful to accomplish these purposes, and to conserve and promote the public health and welfare, and to protect, effect, or restore the purity and sanitary condition of the state's water.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 328, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.332 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.332. Increasing District's Powers

Sec. 51.332.  INCREASING DISTRICT'S POWERS.  (a)  A district operating under the provisions of this chapter which did not at the time of its creation have the powers provided in Section 51.331 of this code may assume the additional powers in the same manner and by the same procedures as provided in this subchapter, except that it is not necessary to hold an election to confirm the order establishing the district's increased powers.(b)  The board may not issue a money obligation to finance the increased functions, facilities, and powers until after the electors of the district have authorized it by a constitutional and statutory majority vote as provided by this chapter to control the issuance of preliminary bonds or construction bonds as the proposal may require.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 328, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.333 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.333. Approval of Petition Creating District

Sec. 51.333.  APPROVAL OF PETITION CREATING DISTRICT.  (a)  The commission shall hear and determine the petition to create a district to exercise the powers and functions provided in Section 51.331 of this code.(b)  The commission shall hear and determine the petition under the applicable provisions of Sections 51.027-51.031 of this code.(c)  The executive director shall render technical aid concerning the petition and plans of the district.(d)  Nothing in this section impairs the right of the commissioners court to grant a petition under the provisions of Section 51.021 of this code relating to a district to be located wholly in one county if the district will not have the powers provided in Section 51.331 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 328, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 980, ch. 367, Sec. 17, eff. June 10, 1981;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.322, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 51.334 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.334. Election Provisions

Sec. 51.334.  ELECTION PROVISIONS.  The provisions of Sections 51.035-51.037 of this code shall not apply to an election to create a district to exercise the powers provided in Section 51.331 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.335 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.335. Other Governmental Agencies Included

Sec. 51.335.  OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES INCLUDED.  (a)  A district proposing to exercise the powers and to perform the functions provided in this subchapter may include any part of areas already included within the boundaries of any political subdivision, governmental agency, or body politic of the state.(b)  The district shall not usurp functions or duplicate a service already adequately exercised or rendered by the other governmental agency except:(1)  under a valid contract with the other governmental agency; or(2)  as provided by Subsection (c).(c)  The district may finance, develop, and maintain recreational facilities under Subchapter N, Chapter 49, even if similar facilities may be provided by a political subdivision or other governmental entity included wholly or partly in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 51.336 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.336. Additional Land

Sec. 51.336.  ADDITIONAL LAND.  Additional defined areas may be added to the district in the manner provided in this subchapter for creation of a district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.337 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.337. Powers of District

Sec. 51.337.  POWERS OF DISTRICT.  The district has all the powers and rights of procedure, financing, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, operation, and administration conferred by Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.338 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.338. Rules, Regulations, and Charges

Sec. 51.338.  RULES, REGULATIONS, AND CHARGES.  (a)  The district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules, regulations, and specific charges, fees, or rentals, in addition to taxes, for providing any district facility or service.(b)  The board shall publish a copy of the adopted orders and regulations once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district and record the adopted orders and regulations in full in the minutes of the district.(c)  After the required publication and recording, the police power of the district, as provided in this chapter, may be exercised to enforce the intent of the orders, and the district may discontinue a facility or service to prevent an abuse or to enforce payment of a due and unpaid charge, fee, or rental, including taxes that are due and have remained unpaid for at least six months on the date of the discontinuance.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 502, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1218, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 51.339 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.339. Taxes

Sec. 51.339.  TAXES.  The district, either solely or in connection with other powers granted by this chapter, may impose taxes in addition to the taxes which may have been or may be imposed by another governmental agency included in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.340 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water|Section 51.340. Certain Damages Caused by Sewage Backup

Sec. 51.340.  CERTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED BY SEWAGE BACKUP.  (a)  A district may pay actual property damages caused by the backup of the district's sanitary sewer system regardless of whether the district would be liable for the damages under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  This section does not waive governmental immunity from suit or liability.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 1140), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 51.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter I. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 51.351. Construction Fund

Sec. 51.351.  CONSTRUCTION FUND.  (a)  The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be deposited in the construction fund.(b)  Money deposited in the construction fund shall be used to pay expenses, debts, and obligations necessarily incurred in the creation, establishment, and maintenance of the district and to pay the purchase price of property and construction contracts, including purchases for which the bonds were issued.(c)  If the bonds were issued in accordance with a contract with the United States, debts and obligations may be paid from the construction fund under the terms of or incident to the contract.(d)  After the payment of obligations for which the bonds were issued, any remaining money in the construction fund may be transferred to the maintenance fund.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 330, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter I. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 51.352. Maintenance Fund

Sec. 51.352.  MAINTENANCE FUND.  (a)  The district shall have a maintenance fund which shall include money collected by assessment or other method for the maintenance, repair, and operation of the properties and plant of the district or for temporary annual rental due to the United States.(b)  The maintenance fund shall be used to pay all expenses of maintenance, repair, and operation of the district except the expenses of assessing and collecting taxes for the interest and sinking fund.  Expenses for collecting taxes for the interest and sinking fund shall be paid from the interest and sinking fund.(c)  The district may pay from the maintenance fund other expenses for which the payment is not provided in this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 330, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter I. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 51.353. Amortization and Emergency Fund

Sec. 51.353.  AMORTIZATION AND EMERGENCY FUND.  (a)  The board shall have a competent engineer make an inspection and valuation of the physical property of the district which is subject to decay, obsolescence, injury, or damage by sudden, accidental, or unusual causes, and based on the inspection and valuation, the engineer shall determine as nearly as he can a sufficient amount to be set aside annually to pay for replacement of each item of physical property at the end of its economic life or for the restoration or replacement of any item of physical property if it is lost, injured, or damaged.(b)  The board shall set aside a portion of the maintenance fund as it is collected equal to the amount determined under Subsection (a) of this section and shall place this money in the amortization and emergency fund.  No part of this fund may be spent except to replace amortized property or to replace or restore lost, injured, or damaged property.(c)  Any amount in the amortization and emergency fund which is not spent for the purposes for which the fund was created may be invested in bonds or interest bearing securities of the United States.(d)  The board is not required to create an amortization and emergency fund, but if the board does create the fund, it shall be kept up and maintained.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 330, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter K. Issuance of Bonds|Section 51.401. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Iii, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution

Sec. 51.401.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER ARTICLE III, SECTION 52, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.  A district which is operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may issue bonds and lend its credit in an amount of not more than one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property in the district.  However, the total indebtedness of any city or town may never be more than the limits imposed by the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 335, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|