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TX Water Code § 61.239 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 61 - Article Iii, Section 52, Navigation Districts|Subchapter G. Bond and Tax Provisions|Section 61.239. Sinking Fund Investments

Sec. 61.239.  SINKING FUND INVESTMENTS.  The commissioners court may invest the sinking fund in county, municipal, district, or other bonds approved by the attorney general.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.001. Definitions

Sec. 62.001.  DEFINITIONS.  As used in this chapter:(1)  "District" means a navigation district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.(2)  "Commission" means the navigation and canal commission.(3)  "Commissioner" means a navigation and canal commissioner.(4)  "Board" means the navigation board.(5)  "County of jurisdiction" means the county in which the district or the greater amount of acreage of the district is located.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.021. Creation of District

Sec. 62.021.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  A navigation district may be created in the manner prescribed by this subchapter under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.022. Composition

Sec. 62.022.  COMPOSITION.  A district may include within its boundaries all or part of villages, towns, cities, road districts, drainage districts, irrigation districts, levee districts, other improvement districts, and municipal corporations of any kind but may not include the territory of more than three counties or parts of three counties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.023. Petition

Sec. 62.023.  PETITION.  (a)  Any person may present a petition to the commissioners court in the county of jurisdiction, at a regular or special session, requesting the creation of a district.(b)  The petition shall be signed by 25 of the property taxpaying electors who reside inside the boundaries of the proposed district.  If there are less than 75 property taxpaying electors who reside inside the boundaries of the proposed district, the petition shall be signed by one-third of them.(c)  The petition shall include:(1)  a request that the district be created;(2)  the boundaries of the district accompanied by a map;(3)  the general nature of the proposed improvements;(4)  an estimate of the probable cost of the improvements;  and(5)  the name of the district, which shall include the name of the county.(d)  The petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the petitioners' qualifications.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.024. Deposit

Sec. 62.024.  DEPOSIT.  At the time the petition is filed with the commissioners court, the petitioner shall deposit $500 in cash with the clerk of the commissioners court.  The clerk shall keep the deposit until after the result of the election to create the district is declared and entered in the record by the commissioners court.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.025. Date of Hearing

Sec. 62.025.  DATE OF HEARING.  (a)  On presentation of the petition, the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction shall set it for a hearing at the regular term of the commissioners court or at a special session called for that purpose.  The hearing shall be held not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the day the petition is presented.(b)  If the hearing is required by Section 62.026 of this code, to be held by the navigation board, the commissioners court shall set the hearing at the regular meeting place of the commissioners court not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the day the petition is presented without reference to any term of the commissioners court.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.026. Hearing Before the Board

Sec. 62.026.  HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD.  If the boundaries of a proposed district include all or part of a city or cities acting under special charter granted by the legislature, the hearing on the petition shall be held before the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.027. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 62.027.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  The commissioners court shall order the clerk to post a copy of the petition together with the order of the commissioners court in five public places in the county, one of which shall be the courthouse door and four of which shall be in different places inside the limits of the proposed district.  The notice shall be posted not less than 20 days before the time set for the hearing.(b)  If the district is composed of more than one county, a copy of the petition together with the order shall be posted at the courthouse door of each county in which any portion of the proposed district is located, and four copies shall be posted at four other places inside the included territory of each county.(c)  The clerk shall receive $1 as compensation for posting each notice and five cents a mile for each mile necessarily traveled in posting the notices.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.028. Hearing on Petition

Sec. 62.028.  HEARING ON PETITION.  (a)  The commissioners court or the board has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections and other matters relating to creating a district and in all subsequent proceedings.(b)  Any person who has taxable property in the proposed district or who may be affected by the creation of the district may appear at the hearing and contest or support the creation of the district, offer testimony for or against the boundaries, show that the proposed improvements would or would not be of any public utility and would or would not be practicable and feasible, present evidence of the probable cost of the improvements, or present any other matter relating to the district.(c)  The commissioners court or navigation board may adjourn the hearing from day to day, and judgments or decisions rendered by the commissioners court or the board are final except as otherwise provided by this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.029. Findings

Sec. 62.029.  FINDINGS.  (a)  If the commissioners court or the board finds that the improvements would be feasible and practicable and would be a public benefit and utility and approves the boundaries as set out in the petition, it shall compute the amount of money necessary for the improvements and all incidental expenses and shall determine whether to issue bonds for the full amount or for a smaller amount in the first instance.(b)  The commissioners court or the board shall specify:(1)  the amount of bonds to be issued;(2)  the length of time the bonds will run;  and(3)  the rate of interest.(c)  The findings and specifications together with a map of the district shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court or the board.(d)  If the commissioners court or the board does not approve the proposed boundaries of the district, it shall define the boundaries it considers correct.  Before any change is made in the boundaries of the proposed district, notice shall be given and a hearing held as provided in Sections 62.027 and 62.028 of this code.(e)  If the commissioners court or the board finds that the improvements are unnecessary and would not be practicable or feasible and would not be a public benefit or utility, it shall enter these findings in the minutes and shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners.  However, the dismissal of a petition does not prevent or conclude the presentation of a similar petition at a later date.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.030. Election Order

Sec. 62.030.  ELECTION ORDER.  (a)  If the commissioners court or the board finds in favor of the petitioners for the creation of the district, the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction shall order an election to be held inside the proposed district at the earliest legal time.(b)  The order of the court shall provide for submitting to the electors residing in the proposed district the question of whether or not the district will be created and whether or not proposed bonds will be issued and a tax levied sufficient to pay the interest and provide a sinking fund sufficient to redeem the bonds at maturity.(c)  The order shall specify:(1)  the amount of bonds to be issued;(2)  the length of time the bonds will run;  and(3)  the rate of interest.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.031. Notice of Election

Sec. 62.031.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  (a)  The clerk of the commissioners court shall prepare notice of the election and shall post the notice for 30 days before the day set for the election.(b)  The notice shall be posted in the same places specified in Section 62.027 of this code.(c)  The notice shall state:(1)  the time and place of holding the election;(2)  the proposition to be voted on;  and(3)  the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and the amount of the bonds.(d)  The notice shall contain a copy of the order of the court ordering the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.032. Ballot

Sec. 62.032.  BALLOT.  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The creation of the navigation district and the issuance of bonds and levy of a tax for the payment of the bonds."|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.033. Conduct of Election

Sec. 62.033.  CONDUCT OF ELECTION.  (a)  The commissioners court shall issue an order creating and defining the voting precincts in the proposed district and shall name polling places within the precincts.  In designating the polling places, the commissioners court shall take into consideration the convenience of the voters in the proposed district.(b)  The commissioners court shall select and appoint the judges and other necessary officers of election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.034. Canvass of Returns

Sec. 62.034.  CANVASS OF RETURNS.  (a)  Immediately after the election, the election officers shall make returns of the result and return the ballot boxes to the clerk of the commissioners court of jurisdiction.(b)  The clerk shall deliver the boxes and the returns of the election to the commissioners court of jurisdiction at its next regular or special session.(c)  At that session, the commissioners court shall canvass the returns of the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.035. Declaration of Result

Sec. 62.035.  DECLARATION OF RESULT.  If a majority of the votes favor creating the district, issuing bonds, and levying a tax, the commissioners court shall declare the result and enter it in the minutes of the commissioners court as follows:"Commissioners court of ____________________ County, Texas.  __________ term A.D. __________, in the matter of the petition of __________ and __________ others requesting the creation of a navigation district, issuance of bonds, and levy of a tax in the petition described and designated by the name of ____________________ Navigation District.  Be it known that at an election called for that purpose in the district, held on the ______ day of ______ A.D. ______, a majority of the electors voting voted in favor of the creation of the navigation district, the issuance of bonds, and the levy of a tax.  Now, therefore, it is considered and ordered by the commissioners court that the navigation district, be and the same is hereby established by the name of __________ Navigation District, and that bonds of the district in the amount of $______ be issued, and a tax of ______ cents on the $100 valuation, or so much thereof as may be necessary to be levied upon all property within the navigation district, whether real, personal, mixed, or otherwise, sufficient in amount to pay the interest on the bonds and provide a sinking fund to redeem that at maturity, and that if the tax shall at any time become insufficient for these purposes it shall be increased until it is sufficient.  The metes and bounds of the district are as follows:  (Give metes and bounds)."|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 62.036. Expenses

Sec. 62.036.  EXPENSES.  (a)  If the result of the election favors the creation of the district, the clerk shall return the $500 deposit required by Section 62.024 of this code to the signers of the original petition, their agents or their attorney.(b)  If the result of the election is against the creation of the district, the clerk shall pay out of the $500 deposit on vouchers signed by the county judge, all costs and expenses relating to the proposed district up to and including the election.  The balance, if any, of the $500 shall be returned to the signers of the original petition, their agents, or their attorney.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.061. Navigation Board

Sec. 62.061.  NAVIGATION BOARD.  (a)  The navigation board shall include the members of the commissioners court and the mayor and aldermen or commissioners of the included city or cities acting under special charter granted by the legislature.  If there is only one city or part of one city acting under special charter granted by the legislature inside the proposed district and if the charter of the city at any time authorizes the city council or city board of commissioners to be greater in number than the members of the commissioners court, the number of aldermen or city commissioners who are entitled to sit and vote as members of the board along with the mayor will be limited to that number which equals the number of members of the commissioners court.  The aldermen or city commissioners entitled to act as members of the board shall be determined by the members of the city council or city board of commissioners among themselves.(b)  The county judge, and in his absence the mayor, shall preside at meetings of the board and each member of the board, including the presiding officer, is entitled to a vote.(c)  A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum, and action of a majority of the quorum shall control.(d)  The county clerk shall enter the proceedings of the board in a book kept for that purpose, and the book shall be available for public inspection.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.062. Appointment of Initial Commissioners

Sec. 62.062.  APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  After the creation of the district, the commissioners court or board shall appoint three navigation and canal commissioners who shall compose the navigation and canal commission.(b)  After the initial commissioners on the navigation and canal commission complete their terms, subsequent commissioners shall be elected.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.063. Election of Commissioners

Sec. 62.063.  ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  Commissioners shall be elected on the second Saturday in July of each odd-numbered year at an election ordered by the commission.(b)  The secretary of the commission shall give notice of the election by posting at least three copies of the notice at three public places inside the district or by publishing the notice for 20 days before the election in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.0631 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.0631. Appointment of Commissioners

Sec. 62.0631.  APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  Instead of electing commissioners as provided in Section 62.063 of this code, the commissioners court or board may appoint three navigation and canal commissioners to serve on the commission.(b)  The commissioners shall hold office for a term of two years and until their successors are appointed and have qualified.(c)  Commissioners may be removed from office by a majority of the commissioners court or the board for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.(d)  Successors to members of the commission shall be appointed by a majority vote of the commissioners court or the board.|Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1771, ch. 518, Sec. 18, eff. May 31, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.064. Qualifications of Commissioners

Sec. 62.064.  QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONERS.  Each person who is appointed or elected commissioner shall be a resident of the proposed navigation district and shall be an elector of the county.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.065. Term of Office

Sec. 62.065.  TERM OF OFFICE.  Commissioners shall hold office for staggered terms of six years and until their successors are elected and have qualified.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.066. Vacancies

Sec. 62.066.  VACANCIES.  (a)  A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the remaining members of the commission.(b)  If two or more vacancies on the commission occur at the same time, a special election may be called on petition signed by 50 electors.(c)  Notice of the election shall be given by publishing or posting notice for at least 20 days before the election.(d)  The petition for the election shall include the names of the judges and clerks of the election, and the judges and clerks shall jointly canvass the returns, declare the result, and issue certificates of election to the successful candidates.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.067. Removal From Office

Sec. 62.067.  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.  (a)  A commissioner may be removed from office for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office by unanimous vote of the commissioners court or the board after a hearing held according to law.(b)  Appeal from a judgment of removal may be taken to a district court of the county in which the commissioner resides.  The court shall try the case de novo.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 62.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 62.068. Oath of Commissioners

Sec. 62.068.  OATH OF COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  Before each commissioner begins to perform his duties, he shall take and subscribe before the county judge of the county of jurisdiction an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his office without favor or partiality and to render a true account of his activities to the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction or the board whenever required to do so.(b)  The oath shall be filed by the clerk of the commissioners court and preserved as part of the records of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|