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TX Water Code § 60.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.111. Deposit of Proceeds of Obligations; Payment

Sec. 60.111.  DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS;  PAYMENT.  (a)  The proceeds of the sale of any obligations issued under this subchapter may be deposited in a bank or banks and paid out on terms and conditions agreed on by the purchaser at the sale and the commission.(b)  The laws of this state relating to the deposit of district funds in the depository of the district shall not apply to the deposit of the proceeds of a sale governed by Subsection (a) of this section.(c)  Any part of the proceeds of the sale of obligations issued under this subchapter which remains unspent after the project for which the obligations were authorized has been completed may be paid into the sinking fund for the payment of the obligations and may be used only for the payment of principal of the obligations or for the purpose of purchasing outstanding obligations in the manner provided by this subchapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.112. Insuring Improvements to Protect Holders of Obligations

Sec. 60.112.  INSURING IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT HOLDERS OF OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The commission may enter into agreements with purchasers of any obligations issued under this subchapter to insure improvements and facilities, the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligations.(b)  The commission may obtain from insurers of good standing:(1)  insurance against loss or damage by fire, water, or flood;(2)  insurance against loss or damage from any hazards customarily insured against by private companies operating similar properties;  and(3)  insurance covering the use and occupancy of the property as is customarily carried by private companies.(c)  The cost of the insurance shall be budgeted as maintenance and operation expense and shall be carried for the benefit of the holders of the obligations.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.113. Compelling Performance of Duties

Sec. 60.113.  COMPELLING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.  A holder of obligations issued under this subchapter or coupons originally attached to the obligations may by any legal proceeding enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this subchapter to be performed by the commission.  The duties which can be the basis of an action under this section shall include:(1)  the establishment and collection of reasonable and sufficient fees or charges for the use of improvements and facilities of the district;(2)  the segregation of the income and revenue from improvements and facilities;  and(3)  the application of income and revenue pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.114. Obligations Exempt From Taxation

Sec. 60.114.  OBLIGATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.  Any obligations issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Texas, any municipal corporation, any county, and or any other political subdivision or taxing district of the state.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.115. Refunding Obligations

Sec. 60.115.  REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  A district issuing obligations under the provisions of this subchapter may authorize issuance of its refunding obligations on terms its commission considers advisable for the purpose of providing for the retirement of outstanding obligations which are either due or to become due.(b)  The refunding obligations either may be exchanged for the same par amounts of outstanding obligations or may be sold and the proceeds of the sale exchanged for the same par amounts of outstanding obligations.(c)  Refunding obligations authorized and issued under Subsection (a) of this section are subject to the provisions of this subchapter relating to the issuance of other obligations and shall be secured in all respects to the same extent and shall be payable from the same revenue as the obligations which they refund.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.116. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 60.116.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be submitted to the Attorney General of Texas for his approval in the same manner and with the same effect as provided for the approval of tax bonds issued by counties of the state.(b)  Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas as required for county tax bonds.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.117. Bonds as Investments

Sec. 60.117.  BONDS AS INVESTMENTS.  Bonds authorized and issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for life insurance companies authorized to do business in Texas.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.118. Board of Trustees of Facility

Sec. 60.118.  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FACILITY.  (a)  A district which constructs, purchases, or otherwise acquires or plans to construct, purchase, or otherwise acquire any facility authorized in Section 60.101 of this code to be paid for in whole or in part by the issuance and sale of obligations payable from and secured by a pledge of revenue authorized in this subchapter may vest management and control of the facility during the time the obligations or refunding obligations are secured in whole or in part by the pledge of revenue, in a board of trustees named in the resolution or indenture.(b)  The board of trustees shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members, and shall be entitled to receive the compensation fixed by the resolution or indenture, which shall not be more than one percent of the gross receipts of the facility in any one year.(c)  The commission shall specify in the resolution or indenture:(1)  the terms of office of the members of the board of trustees;(2)  the powers and duties of the board, including the power to fix fees and charges for the use of the facility;(3)  the manner of exercising the powers and duties;(4)  the manner of selecting the successors of the board of trustees;  and(5)  all matters relating to board members' duties and the organizing of the board.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt bylaws regulating the procedure of the board and fixing the duties of its officers, but the bylaws may not contain any provision in conflict with the covenants and provisions contained in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the indenture.(e)  In all matters relating to powers, duties, obligations, and procedure of the board of trustees which are not covered in the bylaws and the resolution or indenture, the laws and rules governing the commission shall control, where applicable.(f)  When the board is created by the resolution or indenture, it shall have all of the power and authority for the management and operation of any facility which could be exercised by the commission.(g)  By the terms of the resolution or indenture, the commission may make provision for later supplementation of the resolution or indenture to vest the management and control of the facility in a board of trustees having the powers, rights, and duties conferred or imposed by this section.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1159, ch. 264, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.119 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.119. Covenants for Management and Operation of Improvements

Sec. 60.119.  COVENANTS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  A resolution or order authorizing the issuance of obligations under this subchapter may include covenants with the holders of the obligations relating to:(1)  the management and operation of the improvements and facilities;(2)  the collection of fees and charges for the use of the improvements and facilities;(3)  the disposition of the fees and charges;(4)  the issuance of future obligations and creation of future liens and encumbrances against the improvements, facilities, and the revenue from them;  and(5)  other pertinent matters, as may be deemed necessary to insure the marketability of the obligations.(b)  The covenants shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.120. Contracts, Leases, and Agreements Authorized

Sec. 60.120.  CONTRACTS, LEASES, AND AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.  (a)  A district acting under this subchapter may enter into any contract, lease, or agreement necessary or convenient to carry out any of the powers granted in this subchapter, including a contract for purchase, lease for purchase, or other agreement for the use or acquisition of real property, or improvements to real property or the use or acquisition of personal property.  The contract, lease, or agreement may be entered into with any person and any government or governmental agency including the United States, the State of Texas, and a public facility corporation organized under Chapter 303, Local Government Code.(b)  Any contract, lease, or agreement entered into under Subsection (a) of this section shall be approved by resolution of the commission and shall be executed by the chairman, the executive director of the district, or an authorized representative of the executive director.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (S.B. 1531), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2770), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 60.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.121. Conversion of District

Sec. 60.121.  CONVERSION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If the commission of any district organized under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, finds it expedient to convert the district into a district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, in order to utilize the provisions of this subchapter, the conversion may be accomplished as provided in Subchapter J of this chapter.(b)  All proceedings and hearings held in connection with a conversion shall be adopted and conducted by the commission of the district instead of by the navigation board of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.122. Improvements Not Payable From Taxes

Sec. 60.122.  IMPROVEMENTS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.  (a)  No district, in the operation, maintenance, or repair of any improvements or facilities acquired, purchased, or constructed under the provisions of this subchapter, shall incur any indebtedness or assume any liability or obligation payable out of taxes.(b)  Liabilities and obligations arising from these activities are payable solely out of the revenue from the improvements and facilities which may be applicable as authorized in this subchapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.123. Pilot and Pilotage Laws Unaffected

Sec. 60.123.  PILOT AND PILOTAGE LAWS UNAFFECTED.  No provision of this subchapter may be construed to amend, repeal, or affect the laws relating to pilots and pilotage or their appointment and remuneration.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities|Section 60.124. Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Sec. 60.124.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  A district may accept a gift, grant, donation, or bequest of money, services, equipment, goods, or other tangible or intangible property from any source for any district purpose.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2770), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 1395), Sec. 7, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 60.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter F. Contracts With the United States|Section 60.151. Purpose

Sec. 60.151.  PURPOSE.  It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to confer on districts individually, jointly, or mutually interested in a navigation project, including a project relating to improvements and facilities described in Sections 60.032 and 60.101 of this code, the fullest possible power of contract with regard to navigation or other projects of individual or common interest.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 60.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter F. Contracts With the United States|Section 60.152. Authority to Enter Into Contract

Sec. 60.152.  AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT.  (a)  One or more districts, which are interested in or may, in the judgment of the commission, be benefited by a navigation or other project, may enter into contracts with the United States or with another district, or both, to consummate navigation or other projects of common interest.(b)  The contract may provide for:(1)  the assumption of several, joint, or joint and several liability for construction, completion, and consummation of the project;(2)  the acquisition of property in connection with the project;(3)  the lending and contribution of funds of the district to the United States or to any other district in support or in aid of the project;(4)  the issuance of bonds or notes by one or more of the districts to fund all or part of the project;(5)  the obligation of one or more of the districts to fully or partially reimburse another district that has spent its own funds on the project or has issued bonds or notes to fund the project;(6)  the securing of bonds or notes issued by one district to fund the project with a pledge of payments to be made by one or more of the other districts;  and(7)  the assumption of responsibility for valid obligations, incurred in furtherance of the common project, of the United States or of any district.(c)  A contract may provide that a district will make payment under the contract from proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes, from taxes, or from any other income of the district or any combination of these.  A district may make payments under a contract from taxes other than maintenance taxes, after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the electors voting at an election held for that purpose.  A contract election may be held alone or at the same time and in conjunction with an election to authorize bonds.  The procedure for calling the election, giving notice, conducting the election, and canvassing the returns is the same as the procedure for a bond election.  If the contract is approved, it constitutes an obligation against the taxing power of the district to the extent provided in the contract.(d)  A district all or part of which is in another district may exercise the authority granted a district under this section.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 60.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter F. Contracts With the United States|Section 60.153. Execution of Contracts

Sec. 60.153.  EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS.  A contract entered into by a district under this subchapter shall be approved by resolution of the commission and executed by the presiding officer of the commission, the executive director of the district, or an authorized representative of the executive director.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (S.B. 1531), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. 3785), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 60.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter G. Powers of District to Provide Improvements Without Taxation|Section 60.171. Authority to Borrow Money and Encumber Property and Franchise

Sec. 60.171.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND ENCUMBER PROPERTY AND FRANCHISE.  (a)  A district organized under the provisions of the constitution or laws of this state and created for the development of deep water navigation may borrow money and may mortgage and encumber part or all of its properties and facilities, the franchise, revenue, and income from the operation of its properties and facilities and everything pertaining to its properties and facilities to secure the payment of funds to purchase, build, improve, enlarge, extend, or repair any of its wharves, docks, warehouses, levees, bulkheads, canals, waterways, or other aids to navigation.(b)  As additional security, the encumbrance may pledge the net income and revenue from the operation of properties and facilities of the district and may provide for a grant, to a purchaser under sale or foreclosure, of a franchise to operate, subject to all regulatory laws, the encumbered property and facilities for a term of not more than 20 years from the date of purchase.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 60.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter G. Powers of District to Provide Improvements Without Taxation|Section 60.172. Notice of Hearing on Indebtedness

Sec. 60.172.  NOTICE OF HEARING ON INDEBTEDNESS.  (a)  When, for the purposes authorized by Section 60.171 of this code, a commission proposes to borrow money and mortgage and encumber any part or all of its properties, facilities, franchises, revenue, and income from the operation of its properties and facilities, the commission shall give notice of intention to authorize and issue the evidence of the indebtedness.(b)  The commission shall fix a time and place at which a public hearing concerning the proposed indebtedness shall be held.  The date of the hearing shall be not less than seven days nor more than 30 days from the date of the resolution of the commission giving notice of the hearing date.(c)  Notice published by the commission under this section shall:(1)  include a statement of the amount and purpose of the proposed indebtedness;(2)  inform all persons of the time and place of hearing; and(3)  inform all persons of their right to express their views at the hearing, orally or in writing, and contend for or protest the creation of the indebtedness.(d)  The secretary of the commission shall publish the notice not earlier than the seventh day before the date of the hearing:(1)  once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district's territory that is available to residents of the district; and(2)  on the district's Internet website, if the district maintains a website, in an area of that website used to inform district residents about events such as public meetings.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1642), Sec. 10, eff. June 8, 2021.(f)  The duties imposed on the secretary of the commission by this section may be performed by any commission member or the assistant secretary of the commission.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1642), Sec. 4, eff. June 8, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1642), Sec. 10, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 60.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions|Subchapter G. Powers of District to Provide Improvements Without Taxation|Section 60.173. Hearing on Indebtedness

Sec. 60.173.  HEARING ON INDEBTEDNESS.  (a)  At the time and place set for the hearing or on a subsequent date, the commission shall hear and determine all matters concerning the proposed indebtedness, and the hearing may be adjourned from day to day and from time to time as the commission considers necessary.(b)  At the hearing, any person interested may appear before the commission in person or by attorney and contend for or protest the creation of the proposed indebtedness.(c)  The commission may adopt a resolution or order providing for the assumption of the proposed indebtedness and the issuance of the evidence of the indebtedness if at the hearing it is determined by the commission that the proposed improvements are necessary, feasible, practicable, and needed and will benefit the property in the district.(d)  The commission may, in respect to the issuance, sale, and delivery of securities evidencing the indebtedness, adopt all necessary resolutions, orders, certificates, and trust indentures.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|