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TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter C. Authority Administration|Section 8888.107. General Manager

Sec. 8888.107.  GENERAL MANAGER.  (a)  The board shall employ a general manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of the authority.  The board may delegate to the general manager the full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the authority subject only to the orders of the board.(b)  The duties of the general manager include:(1)  administering board orders;(2)  coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;(3)  overseeing development of authority plans and programs; and(4)  performing other duties assigned by the board.(c)  The board shall determine the terms of office and employment and the compensation of the general manager.(d)  The board may discharge the general manager by a majority vote of the board.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter C. Authority Administration|Section 8888.108. Employees

Sec. 8888.108.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The general manager shall employ all persons necessary to properly handle authority business and operations.  The general manager may employ attorneys, bookkeepers, engineers, and other expert and specialized employees the board considers necessary.(b)  The general manager shall determine the compensation to be paid by the authority.(c)  The general manager may discharge an authority employee.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter C. Authority Administration|Section 8888.109. Fidelity Bond

Sec. 8888.109.  FIDELITY BOND.  The general manager and each authority employee or contractor who is charged with the collection, custody, or payment of any authority money shall execute a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the board and in a form and with a surety approved by the board.  The authority shall pay for the bond.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.151. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8888.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties necessary and convenient to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including those provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The authority shall exercise its rights, powers, and privileges in a manner that will promote regionalization of water treatment and distribution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.152. Additional Powers

Sec. 8888.152.  ADDITIONAL POWERS.  The authority may:(1)  provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of groundwater in a manner consistent with the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;(2)  for the purposes of reducing groundwater withdrawals and subsidence, acquire or develop surface water and groundwater supplies from sources inside or outside the authority and may conserve, store, transport, treat, purify, distribute, sell, and deliver water to persons inside and outside the authority;(3)  coordinate water services provided inside, outside, or into the authority;(4)  provide for the reduction of groundwater withdrawals by the development, implementation, or enforcement of a groundwater reduction plan as provided by Section 8888.157;(5)  identify sources of water other than groundwater to be provided by the authority;(6)  specify the rates and terms under which sources of water other than groundwater will be provided by the authority, which may be changed as considered necessary by the authority;(7)  specify the dates and extent to which each person in the authority shall accept water from the authority; and(8)  administer and enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.153. Authority Rules

Sec. 8888.153.  AUTHORITY RULES.  (a)  The authority shall adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board.(b)  The board shall compile the authority's rules in a book and make the rules available for use and inspection at the authority's principal office. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.154. Fees, Rates, and Charges

Sec. 8888.154.  FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES.  As necessary to enable the authority to fulfill the authority's purposes and regulatory obligations provided by this chapter, the authority may establish:(1)  fees, rates, and charges; and(2)  classifications of fee and rate payers.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.155. Fee Amounts

Sec. 8888.155.  FEE AMOUNTS.  Fees established by the board must be sufficient to:(1)  achieve water conservation;(2)  prevent waste of water;(3)  serve as a disincentive to pumping groundwater;(4)  accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including making available alternative water supplies;(5)  enable the authority to meet operation and maintenance expenses; and(6)  pay the principal of and interest on debt issued in connection with the exercise of the authority's general powers and duties.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.156. Production Fees

Sec. 8888.156.  PRODUCTION FEES.  (a)  The authority may charge the owner of a well located in the authority a fee on the amount of water pumped from the well.  The board shall establish the rate of a fee under this subsection only after a special meeting on the fee.(b)  The board by rule shall exempt from the fee established under Subsection (a) each class of wells that is not subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district.  If an exempted class of wells becomes subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district, the authority may charge the fee established under Subsection (a) on the wells of that class.  The board by rule may exempt any other class of wells from the fee established under Subsection (a).(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may charge a fee established under Subsection (a) on a well or class of wells located in the authority that, on or after June 30, 2013:(1)  ceases to be subject to a groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence district; or(2)  is no longer subject to the regulatory provisions, permitting requirements, or jurisdiction of the subsidence district.(d)  The board may not apply the fee established under Subsection (a) to a well:(1)  with a casing diameter of less than five inches that serves a single-family dwelling;(2)  regulated under Chapter 27, Water Code;(3)  used for irrigation of agricultural crops; or(4)  used solely for electric generation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.157. Groundwater Reduction Plan

Sec. 8888.157.  GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN.  (a) The authority may develop, implement, participate in, and enforce a groundwater reduction plan.  The groundwater reduction plan is binding on persons and wells in the authority.(b)  The groundwater reduction plan may be amended at the discretion of the authority subject to the requirements and procedures of the subsidence district applicable to the amendment of groundwater reduction plans.(c)  The groundwater reduction plan may exceed the minimum requirements imposed by the subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements.(d)  The authority may contract on mutually agreeable terms with a person located outside the authority to allow the person to be included in the groundwater reduction plan.  A contract entered into under this subsection has the same force and effect as if the person were located in the authority, except that the person is not entitled to vote in an election for members of the board.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.158. Water Supply and Drought Contingency Plans

Sec. 8888.158.  WATER SUPPLY AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.  As needed but not less frequently than every five years, the authority by rule shall develop, prepare, revise, and adopt comprehensive water supply and drought contingency plans for various areas of the authority.  The plans must:(1)  be consistent with regional planning; and(2)  include 10-year, 20-year, and 50-year projections of water needs in the authority.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.159. Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Systems

Sec. 8888.159.  ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SYSTEMS.  (a)  The authority may:(1)  by purchase, gift, lease, contract, or any other legal means, acquire and provide a water treatment or supply system, or any other work, plant, improvement, or facility necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority, or any interest in those assets, inside or outside the authority;(2)  design, finance, or construct a water treatment or supply system, or other supply system, or any other work, plant, improvement, or facility necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority, and provide water services inside or outside the authority;(3)  maintain, operate, lease, or sell a water treatment or supply system, or any other work, plant, improvement, or facility necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority, that the authority constructs or acquires inside or outside the authority; or(4)  contract with a person who owns a water treatment or supply system to operate or maintain the system.(b)  The authority shall give a person outside the authority, including the City of Houston, the option to contract for available excess capacity of the authority's water treatment or supply system or, before construction of a water treatment or supply system begins, for additional capacity of the system.  The authority must offer a contract that would enable the person to pay for the excess or additional capacity in accordance with the person's pro rata share of the capital investment and operational and maintenance costs for providing the excess or additional capacity.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.160. Storage, Sale, or Reuse of Water or By-Product

Sec. 8888.160.  STORAGE, SALE, OR REUSE OF WATER OR BY-PRODUCT.  The authority may store, sell, or reuse:(1)  water; or(2)  any by-product from the authority's operations.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.161. General Contracting Authority

Sec. 8888.161.  GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.  (a) The authority may enter into a contract with any person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for the performance of its rights and powers under this chapter.(b)  The authority may enter into a contract with any person regarding the performance of any purpose or function of the authority, including a contract to jointly construct, finance, own, or operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances necessary to accomplish a purpose or function of the authority.  A contract may be of unlimited duration.(c)  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of general law or of a home-rule municipal charter or ordinance, the authority and a municipality may, after January 1, 2002, enter into a contract of unlimited duration.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.162. Specific Contracting Authority

Sec. 8888.162.  SPECIFIC CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.  The authority may contract for:(1)  the purchase or sale of water or water rights;(2)  the performance of activities within the powers of the authority to promote the continuing and orderly development of land and property in the authority through the purchase, construction, or installation of works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances so that, to the greatest extent possible considering sound engineering practices and economic feasibility, all the land and property in the authority may receive services of the works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances of the authority; or(3)  the construction, ownership, maintenance, or operation of any works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances of the authority or another person.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.163. Purchase of Surplus Property

Sec. 8888.163.  PURCHASE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.  (a)  The authority may purchase surplus property from this state, the United States, or another public entity through a negotiated contract without bids.(b)  An officer, agent, or employee of the authority who is financially interested in a contract described by Subsection (a) shall disclose the interest to the board before the board votes on the acceptance of the contract.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.164. Purchase of Interest in Project

Sec. 8888.164.  PURCHASE OF INTEREST IN PROJECT.  The authority may purchase an interest in a project used for a purpose or function of the authority.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.165. Cooperation With Public Entities

Sec. 8888.165.  COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES.  (a)  In implementing this chapter, the board may cooperate with and request the assistance of the Texas Water Development Board, the commission, the United States Geological Survey, the subsidence district, other local governments, and other agencies of the United States and this state.(b)  The subsidence district may:(1)  enter into an interlocal contract with the authority to carry out the authority's purposes; and(2)  carry out the governmental functions and services specified in the interlocal contract.(c)  The board shall coordinate with the City of Houston to develop an interregional plan for a system to distribute treated surface water in an economical and efficient manner.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.166. Surface Water Delivery System

Sec. 8888.166.  SURFACE WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM.  (a)  In this section, "surface water delivery system":(1)  includes a facility that is to be constructed and that will be:(A)  used to transport groundwater between utility districts;(B)  used temporarily to transport groundwater between utility districts if there is a reasonable probability that the facility will be used for that purpose on a permanent basis in the future; or(C)  necessary to accomplish an authority purpose, including management of water, water conservation, or water reuse; and(2)  does not include the use of the bed and banks to transport water or wastewater.(b)  The authority may expedite the financing and construction of a surface water delivery system, or other projects of the authority, to accomplish a conversion from reliance on groundwater to reliance on surface water not later than the earlier of:(1)  the date required by the subsidence district; or(2)  the date determined by the board to be in the interest of the authority or one or more districts inside or outside the authority.(c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the commission cooperate with and assist the authority in developing a surface water delivery system or other authority project in an expedited manner as provided by Subsection (b).(d)  The commission and the authority may enter into a memorandum of understanding that relates to the construction of a surface water delivery system.  The memorandum of understanding may:(1)  establish standard procedures for the commission to grant conditional or final approval of authority construction projects;(2)  establish standing waivers or conditions applicable to those construction projects;(3)  delegate powers to the authority to carry out any commission duty relating to an activity that the authority may undertake if the delegation:(A)  does not violate federal law; and(B)  is not inconsistent with any agreement of this state with, or any delegation of authority to this state from, the United States Environmental Protection Agency;(4)  set minimum standards for construction or other projects; or(5)  address any other matter that relates to an activity that the authority may undertake and that the commission may regulate.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.167. Conditional Approval of Construction Projects

Sec. 8888.167.  CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.  (a)  The commission may grant conditional approval of a construction project or waive a requirement of any law or commission rule with respect to a construction project if the conditional approval or waiver does not compromise public health or safety.(b)  If the commission grants conditional approval of or a waiver for a construction project, the authority shall make any subsequent changes required by the commission in the construction project necessary to protect the public health or safety.(c)  The commission may not require that the authority enter into a contract with another person as a condition for approving an authority construction project.  The authority may meet the authority's obligations under commission rules that require certain issues to be addressed by contract by adopting rules that address the commission issues and that allocate responsibility as necessary between the authority and a person in the authority.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8888.168 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8888 - North Harris County Regional Water Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8888.168. Statement of Amounts of Water to Be Delivered

Sec. 8888.168.  STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS OF WATER TO BE DELIVERED.  To comply with commission rules that would require the authority to state specific amounts of water that may or will be provided to another entity receiving water from the authority, the authority may state the amount in ranges that the authority may change on prompt notification to the commission.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.|