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TX Health & Safety Code § 775.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter G. Hazardous Materials|Section 775.151. Definitions

Sec. 775.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Hazardous material" means a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive material, a hazardous waste, a toxic substance, or related material, including a substance defined as a "hazardous substance," "hazardous material," "toxic substance," or "solid waste" under:(A)  the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.), as amended;(B)  the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S. C. Section 6901 et seq.), as amended;(C)  the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), as amended;  or(D)  Chapter 361.(2)  "Responsible party" means a person:(A)  involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of a hazardous material that is released or abandoned;  or(B)  who has legal liability for the causation of an incident resulting in the release or abandonment of a hazardous material.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter G. Hazardous Materials|Section 775.152. Hazardous Materials Service

Sec. 775.152.  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE.  A district may provide hazardous materials services, including a response to an incident involving hazardous material that has been:(1)  leaked, spilled, or otherwise released;  or(2)  abandoned.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter G. Hazardous Materials|Section 775.153. Fee for Providing Hazardous Materials Service; Exception

Sec. 775.153.  FEE FOR PROVIDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE;  EXCEPTION.  (a)  A district, or a person authorized by contract on the district's behalf, may charge a reasonable fee to a responsible party for responding to a hazardous materials service call.(b)  An individual who is a responsible party does not have to pay the fee if:(1)  the individual is not involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of the hazardous material as the employee, agent, or servant of another person;(2)  the individual is involved solely for private, noncommercial purposes related to the individual's own property and the individual receives no compensation for any services involving the hazardous materials;  and(3)  the hazardous materials possessed, owned, or being transported by the individual are in forms, quantities, and containers ordinarily available for sale as consumer products to members of the general public.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter G. Hazardous Materials|Section 775.154. Exemption for Governmental Entities

Sec. 775.154.  EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  This subchapter does not apply to hazardous materials owned or possessed by a governmental entity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community|Section 775.201. Definition

Sec. 775.201.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "planned community" means a planned community of 25,000 or more acres of land originally established under the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.) that is:(1)  located wholly or partly in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more;  and(2)  subject to restrictive covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget-based assessments on real property for use in part to finance services of the same general type provided by the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community|Section 775.202. Agreement on Boundaries With Property Owners in Planned Community

Sec. 775.202.  AGREEMENT ON BOUNDARIES WITH PROPERTY OWNERS IN PLANNED COMMUNITY.  (a)  After a hearing, a district located wholly in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more may exclude territory by making changes in the district's boundaries in accordance with an agreement among the district and the owners of two-thirds or more in acreage and two-thirds or more in taxable value, according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls, of a defined area of territory of a planned community.(b)  The agreement must be in writing and describe:(1)  the affected territory by metes and bounds, including the changes in the boundaries to be made;(2)  the amount of any compensation to be paid to the district under Section 775.205;(3)  the effective date for the changes in boundaries; and(4)  any other applicable terms.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community|Section 775.203. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 775.203.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  The board secretary shall give notice of the hearing.(b)  The notice must contain the time and place for the hearing and a description of the territory proposed to be excluded.(c)  The secretary shall:(1)  post copies of the notice for at least 15 days before the date of the hearing in three public places in the district, one of which must be in the territory proposed to be excluded; and(2)  not later than the 16th day before the date on which the hearing is held, publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the excluded territory is located.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community|Section 775.204. Adoption of Agreement and Approval of Exclusion

Sec. 775.204.  ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION.  After the hearing, if the board finds that the exclusion of the territory would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board shall by a resolution entered in its minutes:(1)  adopt the agreement; and(2)  approve the exclusion.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community|Section 775.205. Effect of Adoption of Agreement and Approval of Exclusion

Sec. 775.205.  EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION.  (a)  After adoption and approval under Section 775.204, the district's tax on the property in the excluded territory continues until all agreed compensation has been paid in full.(b)  The district shall apply the compensation received under this section toward the payment of the obligations described by Subsection (c).(c)  The agreement must provide for the excluded territory to compensate the district in an amount equal to the excluded territory's pro rata share of the outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other direct and indirect obligations, including loans and lease-purchase agreements and written funding assistance agreements of the district and any not-for-profit fire departments and ambulance agencies or associations, for the financing and payment for firefighting, emergency medical service and emergency rescue equipment, fire and ambulance stations, or similar long-term capital assets to serve the district.(d)  The excluded territory's pro rata share is the unpaid principal balances of the outstanding loans and other obligations enumerated by Subsection (c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the taxable value of the property in the excluded territory and the denominator of which is the taxable value of the entire district, including the excluded territory. The taxable value calculated under this subsection for property in the excluded territory, including as part of the entire district, does not include any special appraisal or exemptions  for the property.(e)  The agreement to compensate the district does not include the following expenses incurred by the district after the boundaries change:(1)  expenses for district operations and maintenance; and(2)  expenses for district services.(f)  The agreement to compensate the district is required regardless of whether the loans and other obligations are subject to non-appropriation by the district or termination by either party before payment in full of the unpaid principal balance.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community|Section 775.206. No Effect on Outstanding Obligations

Sec. 775.206.  NO EFFECT ON OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS.  A change in boundaries under this subchapter does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other district obligations.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.221. Authority to Divide District

Sec. 775.221.  AUTHORITY TO DIVIDE DISTRICT.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a district located wholly in:(1)  a county with a population of 20,000 or less; or(2)  a county with a population of more than 30,000 but less than 41,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000 but less than 220,000.(b)  The board of a district described by Subsection (a) may create a new district by disannexing territory from the existing district and ordering a new district to be created in the disannexed territory in the manner provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 3203), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.222. Petition for Division; Notice of Hearing

Sec. 775.222.  PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  Before the existing district may be divided, the district's board must receive a petition for division signed by at least seven percent of the district's qualified voters or at least 100 of the district's qualified voters, whichever is the lesser number.(b)  A petition for division must include:(1)  the name of the new district to be created; and(2)  a description of the territory proposed to be the new district's territory.(c)  On receipt of a petition in the proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition.(d)  The board shall issue a notice of the hearing that includes:(1)  the name of the proposed district;(2)  a description of the proposed district's boundaries; and(3)  the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition.(e)  The board shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.223. Hearing on Division of District

Sec. 775.223.  HEARING ON DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  At the hearing on the petition for division of the existing district, the board shall consider the petition and each issue relating to the division of the district.(b)  Any interested person may appear before the board to support or oppose the division.(c)  The board shall approve the petition not later than the 10th day after the date of the hearing if the board finds that:(1)  the petition contains the number of signatures required under Section 775.222(a); and(2)  the proposed division is feasible.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 3203), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.224. Appeal

Sec. 775.224.  APPEAL.  A resident of the district or an owner of real or personal property located in the district may appeal the board's decision on the division of the district by filing an appeal in the district court in the county in which a district is located only on the basis that the board incorrectly tabulated the number of signatures on the petition.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.225. Election to Confirm Division

Sec. 775.225.  ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION.  (a)  On granting a petition to divide the district, the board shall order an election to be held in the territory of the proposed new district to confirm the division of the existing district.(b)  Notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as the notice of hearing under Section 775.222.(c)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with the requirements of law.(d)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dividing the ________ Emergency Services District to create a new emergency services district."(e)  If a majority of voters voting at the election vote to divide the district, the board shall order the division.(f)  If a majority of those voting at the election vote against dividing the existing district, the board may not order another election on the issue before the first anniversary of the date of the canvass of the election.(g)  The existing district and the new district each shall pay a pro rata share of the cost of an election held under this section, based on the assessed value of real property in each district subject to ad valorem taxation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.226 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.226. Division Order

Sec. 775.226.  DIVISION ORDER.  A board order to divide a district must:(1)  disannex the land of the new district from the existing district contingent on the approval of the creation of the new district at the election held under this subchapter;(2)  create the new district in accordance with this chapter;(3)  name the new district; and(4)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of the new district and the existing district after disannexation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.227 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.227. Administration of Districts After Division

Sec. 775.227.  ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICTS AFTER DIVISION.  (a)  The existing board continues in existence to govern the territory of the existing district after disannexation.(b)  If the new district is located wholly in one county, the commissioners court shall appoint a board in the manner described by Section 775.034 not later than the 14th day after the date of the board order dividing the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.228 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.228. Taxation for Outstanding Bonded Debt

Sec. 775.228.  TAXATION FOR OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT.  The disannexation of territory from a district under this subchapter does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of that district.  Property disannexed under this subchapter is not released from its pro rata share of any of the district's bonded indebtedness on the date of the disannexation, and the district may continue to tax property in the disannexed territory until that debt is paid as if the territory had not been disannexed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.229 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter I. Division of District|Section 775.229. Further Division Prohibited

Sec. 775.229.  FURTHER DIVISION PROHIBITED.  Once a district has been divided under this subchapter, neither the existing district nor the new district may be divided under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter J. Surplus and Salvage Property|Section 775.251. Sale and Disposition of Surplus or Salvage Property

Sec. 775.251.  SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR SALVAGE PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Salvage property" means personal property, other than wastepaper, that because of use, time, or accident is so damaged, used, or consumed that it has no value for the purpose for which it was originally intended.(2)  "Surplus property" means personal property that is in excess of the needs of its owner, that is not required for the owner's foreseeable needs, and that possesses some usefulness for the purpose for which it was intended or for some other purpose.(3)  "Volunteer fire department" means an association that:(A)  operates firefighting equipment;(B)  is organized primarily to provide and actively provides firefighting services;(C)  does not pay its members compensation other than nominal compensation; and(D)  does not distribute any of its income to its members, officers, or governing body, other than for reimbursement of expenses.(b)  Notwithstanding other law, a district may sell surplus firefighting equipment, including equipment described by Sections 419.040 and 419.041, Government Code, to any volunteer fire department or district in this state for fair market value if the equipment:(1)  met the National Fire Protection Association Standards at the original time of purchase; and(2)  at the time of the sale:(A)  meets the National Fire Protection Association Standards in effect at the original time of purchase; or(B)  meets the National Fire Protection Association Standards in effect.(c)  A district may contract to supply surplus property to any volunteer fire department or district in this state at fair market value.(d)  A district may sell salvage property to any person in this state for fair market value.  If a district is unable to sell the property for fair market value, the district may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property as worthless.(e)  The district may determine the fair market value of surplus and salvage property sold under Subsections (b), (c), and (d).|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 775 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(31), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter K. Districts in Certain Counties|Section 775.301. Definition

Sec. 775.301.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "commissioners court" means the commissioners court of a county that borders the United Mexican States, has a population of more than 800,000, and appoints a board of emergency services commissioners under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 332), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter K. Districts in Certain Counties|Section 775.302. Applicability

Sec. 775.302.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a district that is located wholly in a county that borders the United Mexican States, that has a population of more than 800,000, and for which the commissioners court appoints a board of emergency services commissioners under Section 775.034.(b)  This subchapter controls over a provision of this chapter or other law to the extent of a conflict.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 332), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter K. Districts in Certain Counties|Section 775.303. Delegation or Waiver by Commissioners Court

Sec. 775.303.  DELEGATION OR WAIVER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  The commissioners court may adopt a resolution to:(1)  delegate to the board of a district a duty assigned to the commissioners court under this subchapter that relates to that district; or(2)  waive a requirement in this subchapter that the commissioners court approve an action of a district.(b)  A resolution adopted under this section may apply to more than one board or district.(c)  The commissioners court may by resolution terminate the delegation of a duty or the waiver of an approval requirement.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 332), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|