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TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8501.002. Water Rights Not Affected

Sec. 8501.002.  WATER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.  This chapter does not affect any existing rights, or existing priorities in the rights, to water from the source of supply.  The formation of the authority or a contract for the purchase of water with the authority is not an abandonment or waiver of those rights or priorities and is not an abandonment of the original point of diversion from the source of supply.  All those rights existing at the time of the formation of the authority are preserved.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8501.003. Regular Office of Authority

Sec. 8501.003.  REGULAR OFFICE OF AUTHORITY.  A regular office shall be established and maintained for conducting authority business within the authority's territory.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8501.004. Records

Sec. 8501.004.  RECORDS.  (a)  The secretary-treasurer of the board shall keep a record of all proceedings and all orders of the board.(b)  The records of the authority are subject to public inspection.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8501.005. Liberal Construction

Sec. 8501.005.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter B. Nature and Territory|Section 8501.051. Creation and Nature of Authority

Sec. 8501.051.  CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The Angelina and Neches River Authority is created as a conservation and reclamation district.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|Sec. 8501.052.  TERRITORY.  (a)  The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 97, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended by the relevant part of Section 1, Chapter 394, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977.(b)  The authority's territory also may have been modified under other law.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.101. Membership of Board

Sec. 8501.101.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.  (a)  The board consists of nine directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(b)  Each director must be a freehold property taxpayer and a qualified voter of the state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.102. Terms

Sec. 8501.102.  TERMS.  Directors are appointed for staggered terms of six years with one-third of the directors' terms expiring every two years.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.103. Vacancy

Sec. 8501.103.  VACANCY.  (a)  A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(b)  A person appointed to a vacant position serves for the unexpired part of the term.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.104. Oath and Bond Requirement for Director

Sec. 8501.104.  OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR.  (a)  A director shall, within 15 days after the date of appointment, qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the secretary of state.(b)  The bond is subject to approval by the secretary of state and must:(1)  be in the amount of $1,000;(2)  be payable to the authority;  and(3)  be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties as a director.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.105. Compensation of Directors

Sec. 8501.105.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  Unless the board by resolution increases the fee of office to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, a director shall receive as a fee of office an amount not to exceed $10 for each day of service necessary to discharge the director's duties, if the board votes to authorize the service.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.106. Quorum Relating to Construction Matters

Sec. 8501.106.  QUORUM RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION MATTERS.  The concurrence of five directors is required for entering into a construction contract or for authorizing the issuance of a warrant to pay for a construction contract.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.107. Officers

Sec. 8501.107.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect one of the directors as president of the board, one as vice president, and one as secretary-treasurer.(b)  The president is the chief executive officer of the authority.(c)  The vice president shall act as president if the president is absent or disabled.(d)  The secretary-treasurer shall act as a secretary of the board.  The board shall select a secretary pro tem if the secretary-treasurer is absent or unable to act.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.108. Meetings

Sec. 8501.108.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The president shall preside at all meetings of the board.(b)  The board shall set, by order entered in the minutes of its proceedings, a specified time for the regular meetings of the board.  The board shall meet for a specific occasion if called by order of the president, vice president, or a majority of the directors.(c)  The board shall hold its meetings at its office and principal place of business unless the board directs otherwise for a specific occasion.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.109. Employment Preference

Sec. 8501.109.  EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.  (a)  The authority and each contractor who employs labor for the construction of an improvement for the authority shall give a preference to the employment of:(1)  persons who are on relief rolls or otherwise unemployed and who are able to efficiently provide the proper service in the various classifications of labor under which they are to be employed;  and(2)  if there are not sufficient persons who are qualified under Subdivision (1), qualified workers who reside in the locality where the improvement is to be constructed.(b)  The persons to whom the preference applies include persons required for office or clerical work but do not include the key workers of the authority or contractor.(c)  Each contract expressly entered into under this chapter by the authority with a contractor must expressly impose on the contractor the duty to give the preference provided by this section.(d)  To the extent this section conflicts with the requirements of a federal agency providing funds for the authority, the requirements of the federal agency control.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.110. Removal of Employee

Sec. 8501.110.  REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEE.  An employee of the authority may be removed by the board.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.111. Compensation of Employees

Sec. 8501.111.  COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.  The board shall set the reasonable compensation to be paid to the general manager and other employees of the authority.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.112. Director's, Officer's, or Employee's Surety Bond

Sec. 8501.112.  DIRECTOR'S, OFFICER'S, OR EMPLOYEE'S SURETY BOND.  A bond required to be given by a director, officer, or employee of the authority must be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, as surety on the bond.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees|Section 8501.113. Conflict of Interest; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 8501.113.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A director or an engineer or employee of the authority may not be directly or indirectly interested, personally or as an agent for another person, in a contract for the purchase or construction of any work by the authority.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county jail for not less than six months or more than one year, or by both the fine and confinement.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.151. Powers Under Constitution and Other Law

Sec. 8501.151.  POWERS UNDER CONSTITUTION AND OTHER LAW.  The authority has the powers of a conservation and reclamation district under the constitution and other laws of this state, including the powers:(1)  expressly authorized in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for a district created to conserve, store, control, preserve, use, and distribute the storm water and floodwater and the water of the rivers and streams of the state;(2)  implied by the purposes of that section of the constitution;  and(3)  given by general law.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.152. Applicability of Water Code

Sec. 8501.152.  APPLICABILITY OF WATER CODE.  The rights, powers, privileges, and functions granted to the authority, and the authority itself, are expressly subject to Chapters 11, 12, 26, and 49, Water Code, as applicable.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.153. State Supervision and Approval

Sec. 8501.153.  STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL.  (a)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall consider the adequacy of, and decide whether to approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:(1)  is devised by the authority to achieve a plan or purpose for which the authority is created;  and(2)  contemplates improvements that are to be supervised by the commission under general law.(b)  Before the authority establishes a diversion point or constructs a canal, pumping plant, or other work under this chapter, the authority must:(1)  present the plans and specifications for the project to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;  and(2)  obtain the approval of the commission.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.154. General Powers Relating to Water

Sec. 8501.154.  GENERAL POWERS RELATING TO WATER.  (a)  The authority has the rights and powers of an independent conservation and reclamation district to construct, maintain, and operate in the valleys of the Neches River and its tributaries, inside or outside the authority, any work considered essential:(1)  to the operation of the authority;  and(2)  for the authority's administration in the control, storage, preservation, and distribution to all useful purposes of the water, including storm water and floodwater, of the Neches River and its tributaries.(b)  The authority has the same power of control and regulation over the waters of the Neches River and its tributaries that the state has, subject to the constitution and statutes of this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.155. Powers Relating to Particular Purposes

Sec. 8501.155.  POWERS RELATING TO PARTICULAR PURPOSES.  For the conservation and beneficial use of the water of the Neches River and its tributaries, including storm water and floodwater, the authority may control and use the water in the manner and for a particular purpose described by Section 8501.156, 8501.157, 8501.158, 8501.159, 8501.160, or 8501.161.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.156. Powers Relating to Flooding

Sec. 8501.156.  POWERS RELATING TO FLOODING.  In acting under Section 8501.155, the authority may:(1)  prevent the devastation of land from recurrent overflows;(2)  protect life and property in the authority from uncontrolled floodwater;  and(3)  encourage the conservation of soil to prevent destructive erosion and to prevent the increased flood menace related to that erosion.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.157. Powers Relating to Use of Water in General

Sec. 8501.157.  POWERS RELATING TO USE OF WATER IN GENERAL.  In acting under Section 8501.155, the authority may:(1)  through practical means, provide for the control and coordination of the regulation of the water of the Neches River and its tributaries;(2)  by adequate organization and administration, provide for preserving the equitable rights of the people of different sections of the watershed area in the beneficial use of the water of the Neches River and its tributaries;(3)  store, control, and conserve the water of the Neches River and its tributaries inside or outside the authority and prevent the escape of that water without the maximum of public service;(4)  equitably distribute the water of the Neches River and its tributaries to meet the regional potential requirements for all uses, including domestic, manufacturing, and irrigation uses;  and(5)  use controlled and conserved floodwater and storm water for any purpose that results in the performance of a useful service authorized by the constitution of this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.158. Powers Relating to Domestic, Commercial, or Industrial Use of Water

Sec. 8501.158.  POWERS RELATING TO DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, OR INDUSTRIAL USE OF WATER.  In acting under Section 8501.155, the authority may:(1)  conserve the water of the Neches River and its tributaries essential for the domestic uses of the people of the authority, including all necessary water supplies for cities and towns;(2)  control the water of the Neches River and its tributaries and make the water available for use in the development of commercial and industrial enterprises in the entire watershed area of the authority;  and(3)  control, store, and use the water of the Neches River and its tributaries in the development and distribution of hydroelectric power, if that use is economically coordinated with other superior uses and subordinated to the uses declared by law to be superior.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.159. Powers Relating to Use of Water for Irrigation

Sec. 8501.159.  POWERS RELATING TO USE OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION.  In acting under Section 8501.155, the authority may provide for the irrigation of all land in the authority or land outside the authority but inside the authority's watershed area where the irrigation is required for agricultural purposes or is considered helpful to more profitable agricultural production.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.160. Powers Relating to Drainage of Water

Sec. 8501.160.  POWERS RELATING TO DRAINAGE OF WATER.  In acting under Section 8501.155, the authority may:(1)  provide for the better encouragement and development of drainage systems for, and provide for the drainage of, lands in the valleys of the Neches River and its tributaries as needed for profitable agricultural production;  and(2)  provide for drainage for other land in the watershed area of the authority as required for the most advantageous use of the land.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.161. Powers Relating to Acquisition or Operation of Works, Land, or Other Property

Sec. 8501.161.  POWERS RELATING TO ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF WORKS, LAND, OR OTHER PROPERTY.  (a)  In acting under Section 8501.155, the authority may:(1)  purchase or construct any work necessary or convenient for the exercise of the authority's powers under this chapter and to accomplish the purposes of this chapter;  and(2)  purchase or otherwise acquire land or other property necessary or convenient for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.(b)  The plans and works provided by the authority, and the works provided under the power of the authority, shall regard primarily the necessary and potential needs for water by or within the area in the authority constituting the watershed of the Neches River and its tributaries.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8501.162. Additional Powers Relating to Acquisition or Operation of Property

Sec. 8501.162.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "property" includes a right, including a water right, and includes land and a tenement, easement, improvement, reservoir, dam, canal, lateral, plant, work, and facility.(b)  The authority may investigate, plan, acquire, construct, maintain, or operate any property the authority considers necessary or proper for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority.(c)  The power described by Subsection (b) includes the power to acquire property inside or outside the authority that is incidental or helpful to carrying out the authority's purposes under this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|