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TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.106. Contracts Over $25,000

Sec. 7803.106.  CONTRACTS OVER $25,000.  (a)  A contract involving an expenditure of more than $25,000 for the construction of a district facility or improvement or for the purchase of machinery, materials, or supplies for the district must be entered into by the board in accordance with this section.(b)  Not later than the 14th day before the date sealed bids are opened, the letting of a contract described by Subsection (a) must be advertised by publishing notice one time in one or more newspapers having general circulation in this state.  The notice must include the general conditions of the contract and the date, time, and place of the opening of the sealed bids.(c)  A person who desires to bid on the construction of any works advertised in the notice under Subsection (b) and submits a written application to the board or the district's engineer shall be provided with a copy of the plans and specifications showing the work to be done.  A fee may be charged to cover the cost of making the copy.(d)  A bid must be in writing, sealed, and delivered to the board and be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or bidder's bond for at least five percent of the total amount of the bid.(e)  A successful bidder who fails or refuses to enter into a proper contract or to furnish proper performance and payment bonds for the contract forfeits to the district the amount of the check delivered under Subsection (d).(f)  All bids must be opened at the same time.(g)  The board may reject any or all bids.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.107. Construction Contracts: Execution and Availability

Sec. 7803.107.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: EXECUTION AND AVAILABILITY.  (a) A construction contract must be in writing and signed by the contractor and:(1)  the president and secretary of the board; or(2)  a majority of the directors.(b)  A copy of each construction contract shall be kept in the district's records and be subject to public inspection.(c)  A construction contract must contain or have attached to it the specifications for all work included in the contract.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.108. Construction Contracts: Payment

Sec. 7803.108.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: PAYMENT.  (a) A construction contract may be paid for in partial payments as the work progresses, based on estimates approved by the district's engineer.(b)  The payments may not exceed 90 percent of the amount due at the time of the payments as shown by the approved estimates, except that the final approved estimate, including all prior retainage, must be paid in full.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.109. Flood Hazard Areas

Sec. 7803.109.  FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.  (a)  The board by resolution shall designate flood hazard areas in the district if the board finds that the public health, safety, and general welfare, and the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, will be promoted by the designation.(b)  The resolution must contain field notes, a map, or both field notes and a map that describe the area to be included in a flood hazard area.(c)  Before passing a resolution designating a flood hazard area, the board shall hold at least one public hearing related to the designation. The board must publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in English in a newspaper having general circulation in Dallas County at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.  A hearing may be continued from time to time until the board determines that all interested persons have had an opportunity to be heard.(d)  The board by resolution may, following notice and a hearing as required by Subsection (c), amend the designated flood hazard areas as the board determines necessary.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.110. Setback Lines: Resolution, Notice, and Hearing

Sec. 7803.110.  SETBACK LINES: RESOLUTION, NOTICE, AND HEARING.  (a) The board may establish and maintain building setback lines along any waterway in the district for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare and accomplishing the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  Building setback lines may be established only after notice and hearing.  The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Dallas County not earlier than the 60th day or later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing.  Each affected landowner must be given actual notice by certified mail of the hearing.(c)  The board by resolution shall adopt building setback lines if, after the hearing is completed, the board finds that the establishment of building setback lines is for the public health, safety, and general welfare of the people in the district and for the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  The resolution must contain a description of the area included in the building setback lines by field notes, a map or plat, or both.  A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed for record immediately with the county clerk of Dallas County.  On the filing of the resolution, all persons are charged with notice of the requirements of the resolution.(d)  The board may, on public hearing after notice as provided by Subsection (b), amend, supplement, or grant an exception to building setback lines as determined necessary.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.111. Setback Lines: Effect on Landowners

Sec. 7803.111.  SETBACK LINES:  EFFECT ON LANDOWNERS. (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, after the establishment of building setback lines under Section 7803.110, a structure may not be erected within the setback lines.(b)  A person intending to erect a structure within building setback lines must give written notice of the intention by certified mail not later than the 90th day before the date the person begins erecting the structure.(c)  Provided that the landowner was given actual notice by certified mail of the hearing to establish the setback lines, a person's failure to give notice under Subsection (b) constitutes a prima facie showing in any subsequent eminent domain proceeding instituted by the district to acquire the area within the setback lines that the person erecting the structure did so at the person's own risk with knowledge of:(1)  the fact that erecting the structure interfered with the district's setback provisions; and(2)  the district's right to remove the structure erected after the establishment of the setback lines without recovery of the value of the structure.(d)  If the district does not institute an eminent domain proceeding to acquire an area within building setback lines within 90 days after the date notice is mailed under Subsection (b), the setback lines may not affect damages in the eminent domain proceeding and the damages must be determined and paid as if the setback lines had not been established.(e)  An owner who believes that a structure the owner is about to erect may be within the required setback area by certified letter may petition the district to survey and mark the building setback lines on the ground.  If the district fails within 90 days to make the requested survey and mark the location of the setback lines on the ground or to show the location of the setback lines in another reasonable manner, the owner may erect the structure in the same manner and with the same results as if setback lines had not been established.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.112. Legislative Intent

Sec. 7803.112.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  Sections 7803.110 and 7803.111 are intended to give the board the right to protect from encroachment those areas that need to be protected from encroachment for such immediate and future drainage and flood control right-of-way requirements in the district as it may be necessary, or in the public interest to protect or promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.113. Notice of District Elections

Sec. 7803.113.  NOTICE OF DISTRICT ELECTIONS.  Notice of a district election must be published once in a newspaper with general circulation in Dallas County and in the district at least 20 days before the date of the election.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 7803.151. Tax Method

Sec. 7803.151.  TAX METHOD.  (a)  The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation, including for any separately defined area annexed under Subchapter F.(b)  The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 7803.152. Assessment and Collection of Taxes

Sec. 7803.152.  ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.  (a) The tax assessor and collector for the City of Irving shall assess and collect taxes for the district.(b)  The tax assessor and collector shall make the records maintained by the tax assessor and collector available to the district on request by the secretary of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 7803.153. Certification of Tax Rate

Sec. 7803.153.  CERTIFICATION OF TAX RATE.  Each year, the board shall certify to the tax assessor and collector for the City of Irving the rate or rates of tax that the board has imposed for bond and maintenance purposes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 7803.154. Payment of Tax or Assessment Not Required

Sec. 7803.154.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.  The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:(1)  district property; or(2)  a purchase made by the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 7803.155. Depository

Sec. 7803.155.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the depository for the district's money.(b)  All district money shall be deposited in the depository bank or banks, except that sufficient money must be remitted to and received by the bank or banks of payment to pay the principal of and interest on any outstanding district bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.(c)  To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.201. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 7803.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  The board may issue district tax bonds to acquire money to carry out any district power or accomplish any district purpose under this chapter.  The bonds may be authorized by a board order.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.202. Form of Bonds

Sec. 7803.202.  FORM OF BONDS.  District bonds and their related interest coupons shall be signed and executed as provided by the board in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.203. Maturity

Sec. 7803.203.  MATURITY.  District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.204. Election Required

Sec. 7803.204.  ELECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  The district may not issue bonds, other than refunding bonds, unless the bonds are authorized by a majority vote of the district voters voting in an election held to determine whether the bonds should be issued and whether a tax should be imposed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.(b)  The board may order and provide notice of an election under this section.(c)  In addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the ballots shall have printed on them "For the issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes in payment thereof" and the contrary of that proposition.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.205. Use of Bond Proceeds During Construction

Sec. 7803.205.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  The board may set aside part of the bond proceeds to:(1)  pay interest on the bonds during the period of construction of improvements or facilities; and(2)  create reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), the period of construction may not exceed two years.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.206. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 7803.206.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  The board may impose continuing direct annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the district sufficient to:(1)  provide for the payment of interest on bonds issued under this subchapter as the interest accrues; and(2)  create and provide a sinking fund for the payment of principal of the bonds as the principal matures.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.207. Preliminary Bonds

Sec. 7803.207.  PRELIMINARY BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue preliminary bonds, which need not be designated as such, to provide a fund to pay:(1)  the cost of making surveys and investigations, attorneys' fees, and engineers' work;(2)  the cost of issuing bonds; and(3)  all other costs and expenses incident to the district's operation in investigating and determining plans for the district's plant and improvements.(b)  Preliminary bonds shall be voted and authorized in the manner and under the same provisions applicable to the district's construction bonds and shall be of equal dignity with those construction bonds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 7803.208. Exchanging Bonds for Property or Work

Sec. 7803.208.  EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK.  The district may exchange bonds:(1)  for property acquired by purchase;  or(2)  in payment of the contract price of work performed for the use and benefit of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 7803.251. Authority to Annex Defined Area

Sec. 7803.251.  AUTHORITY TO ANNEX DEFINED AREA.  (a)  In addition to annexing land under Section 7803.102, the board may annex land to the district as a separately defined area on the petition of the owner or owners of a majority of the land contained in an area defined by metes and bounds outside the district.(b)  The petition must be filed with the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 7803.252. Notice of and Hearing on Petition to Annex Defined Area

Sec. 7803.252.  NOTICE OF AND HEARING ON PETITION TO ANNEX DEFINED AREA.  (a)  On receipt of a petition under Section 7803.251, the board by order shall set a time and place for a hearing on the petition to be held not less than 30 days after the date of the order.(b)  Notice of the time and place of the hearing on the petition must be posted in the district and in the separately defined area proposed to be annexed for at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.  Notice must also be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the county at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.(c)  The notice described by Subsection (b) must contain a description of the separately defined area proposed to be annexed.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 7803.253. Order Annexing Defined Area

Sec. 7803.253.  ORDER ANNEXING DEFINED AREA.  (a)  The board by order may designate an area as a separately defined area and annex the area to the district if, on hearing a petition under Section 7803.252, the board finds that:(1)  there is a need for improvements for the conservation and reclamation of the defined area;(2)  the area will benefit from the improvements; and(3)  the improvements will serve a public use and benefit.(b)  The board does not have to include all of the area described in the petition if the board finds that a modification of the area is necessary or desirable.(c)  The order must be entered in the board's minutes and filed for record in the same manner required for other district annexations of land.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 7803.254. Election Required

Sec. 7803.254.  ELECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  Annexation of a separately defined area is not final until ratified by a majority vote of the voters in the defined area voting at an election held in the area.(b)  Section 7803.113 governs notice of an election under this section.(c)  A separately defined area is a separate election precinct for an election under this section and all other elections for the defined area.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|