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TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.266 (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 F. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8501.266. Deposit of Proceeds

Sec. 8501.266.  DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  The proceeds of the sale of an obligation issued under this chapter may be:(1)  deposited in one or more banks on which the purchaser of the obligations and the board agree;  and(2)  deposited and paid out under the conditions and other terms to which the purchaser and board agree.(b)  The statutes of this state relating to the deposit of authority funds in the depository of the authority do not apply to the deposit of the proceeds of the sale of an obligation issued under this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.267 (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 F. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8501.267. Use of Unspent Proceeds After Project Completion

Sec. 8501.267.  USE OF UNSPENT PROCEEDS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION.  Any part of the proceeds of the sale of an obligation issued under this chapter that are unspent after the project for which the obligations were authorized is completed may be paid into the sinking fund for the payment of the obligation and may be used only for:(1)  the payment of the principal of the obligation;  or(2)  the purpose of acquiring outstanding obligations by purchase in the manner provided by this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.268 (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 F. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8501.268. Insuring Improvements and Facilities

Sec. 8501.268.  INSURING IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The board may enter into, under terms to which the board agrees, an agreement with the purchaser of an obligation issued under this chapter to:(1)  keep all the improvements and facilities, the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligation, insured with insurers of good standing against loss or damage by fire, water or flood, or another hazard that private companies that operate similar property customarily cover by insurance;  and(2)  carry with one or more insurers of good standing the insurance covering the use and occupancy of the property as is customarily carried by private companies that operate similar property.(b)  The cost of the insurance shall be budgeted as a maintenance and operation expense.(c)  The insurance shall be carried for the benefit of the holder of the obligation.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.269 (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 F. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8501.269. Refunding Obligation

Sec. 8501.269.  REFUNDING OBLIGATION.  (a)  The authority may authorize and issue, on terms the board considers advisable, a refunding obligation to provide for the retirement of an outstanding obligation issued by the authority under this chapter.  The refunding obligation:(1)  may be issued for an obligation that is due or to become due;  and(2)  is subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of other obligations.(b)  A refunding obligation may be:(1)  exchanged for like par amounts of the outstanding obligation;  or(2)  sold, with the proceeds being used to retire the outstanding obligation.(c)  The refunding obligation must be:(1)  secured in all respects to the same extent as other obligations issued under this chapter;  and(2)  paid from the same revenue from which the refunded obligation was to be paid.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.270 (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 F. Obligations Relating to Borrowed Money|Section 8501.270. Tax Exemption

Sec. 8501.270.  TAX EXEMPTION.  An obligation issued under this chapter is exempt from taxation by this state or by any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision or taxing district of this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8501.901 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 8501.901. Chapter as Full Authority; Other Statutes Not Applicable

Sec. 8501.901.  CHAPTER AS FULL AUTHORITY;  OTHER STATUTES NOT APPLICABLE.  (a)  This chapter, without reference to other statutes of this state, is full authority for the authorization and issuance of an obligation under this chapter and for the accomplishment of all actions authorized by this chapter.  No other proceedings are necessary.(b)  A statute of this state does not apply to a proceeding or other act under this chapter if the statute:(1)  relates to:(A)  the authorization or issuance of obligations;(B)  the operation or maintenance of an improvement or facility;(C)  the grant of a franchise or permit;  or(D)  the right to an election or referendum petition;  or(2)  in any way impedes or restricts the implementation of the acts authorized under this chapter.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), this section does not prevent another statute from applying to the authority if the legislative intent is that the other statute supersede or operate in conjunction with this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8504.001. Definitions

Sec. 8504.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Lower Neches Valley Authority.(2)  "Basins" means the Neches River basin and the adjoining Neches-Trinity coastal basin.(3)  "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.(4)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(5)  "Director" means a member of the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8504.002. Creation and Nature of Authority

Sec. 8504.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The authority is created as a conservation and reclamation district.  The authority is an independent governmental agency and a body politic and corporate.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8504.0021. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 8504.0021.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  (a)  The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter.  The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2025, and every 12th year after that year.(b)  The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review.  The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1148 (S.B. 523), Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 3.06, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8504.003. Territory

Sec. 8504.003.  TERRITORY.  Unless modified under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law, the authority's territory is composed of:(1)  all of Jefferson, Hardin, and Tyler Counties;(2)  a strip of land 10 miles in width off the eastern end of Liberty County (the west line of that strip being parallel to and 10 miles west of the extreme eastern boundary line of Liberty County); and(3)  a strip of land 15 miles in width off the east side of Chambers County (the west line of that strip being parallel to and 15 miles west of the eastern boundary line of Chambers County).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8504.004. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 8504.004.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.051. Membership of Board

Sec. 8504.051.  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 this state.(c)  Five directors must reside in Jefferson County, two directors must reside in Hardin County, and two directors must reside in Tyler County.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.052. Terms

Sec. 8504.052.  TERMS.  Directors hold office for staggered terms of six years.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.053. Vacancy

Sec. 8504.053.  VACANCY.  A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for an appointment for a full term.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.054. Oath and Bond Requirement for Directors

Sec. 8504.054.  OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS.  (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 $5,000;(2)  be payable to the authority; and(3)  be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties as a director.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.055. Compensation of Directors

Sec. 8504.055.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  (a) A director is entitled to receive a fee of office for each day of service approved by a vote of the board and necessary to discharge the director's duties.(b)  The board shall set the fee described by Subsection (a) in an amount not greater than the amount allowed under general law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.056. Quorum; Voting Requirement

Sec. 8504.056.  QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENT.  (a) Five directors constitute a quorum at any meeting.(b)  A concurrence of a majority of the directors present is sufficient in any matter pertaining to authority business.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions|Section 8504.057. General Manager

Sec. 8504.057.  GENERAL MANAGER.  The board shall employ a general manager at the compensation set by a majority of the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.101. Powers Under Constitution and Other Law

Sec. 8504.101.  POWERS UNDER CONSTITUTION AND OTHER LAW.  The authority has and is vested with the powers of a conservation and reclamation district under the constitution and other laws of this state, including the powers:(1)  expressly authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for a district created to conserve, store, control, preserve, use, and distribute storm water, 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)  conferred by general law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.102. Powers to Accomplish Purposes for Which Created

Sec. 8504.102.  POWERS TO ACCOMPLISH PURPOSES FOR WHICH CREATED.  The authority has and may exercise the functions, powers, rights, and duties as may permit the authority to accomplish the purposes for which it is created.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.103. General Powers Relating to Works and Water

Sec. 8504.103.  GENERAL POWERS RELATING TO WORKS AND WATER.  (a)  The authority may construct, maintain, and operate in the basins, 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 basins.(b)  The authority has the same power of control and regulation over the water of the basins that the state has, subject to the constitution and statutes of this state.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.104. Additional Powers Relating to Particular Purposes; Not a Limitation

Sec. 8504.104.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO PARTICULAR PURPOSES; NOT A LIMITATION.  (a)  For the conservation and beneficial use of the water of the basins, including storm water and floodwater, the authority may control and use the water in the manner and for the particular purposes described below:(1)  for the prevention of the devastation of land from recurrent overflows;(2)  for the protection of life and property in the authority from uncontrolled floodwater;(3)  to encourage the conservation of soil;(4)  to prevent destructive erosion;(5)  to provide through practical and legal means for the control and coordination of the regulation of that water;(6)  to provide by adequate organization and administration for the preservation of the equitable rights of the people of different sections of the watershed area in the beneficial use of that water;(7)  for the storage, control, and conservation of that water inside or outside the authority and the prevention of the escape of that water without the maximum of public service;(8)  for the equitable distribution of that water to the regional potential requirements for all uses;(9)  for any purpose for which floodwater and storm water when controlled and conserved may be used in the performance of a useful service as authorized by the constitution of this state;(10)  for the conservation of the water essential for the domestic and municipal uses of the people of the authority;(11)  to control the water and make it available for use in the development of commercial and industrial enterprises in the basins or the authority;(12)  to control, store, and use the water in the development and distribution of hydroelectric power, if that use is economically coordinated with and subordinate to other uses declared by law to be superior;(13)  for the irrigation of all land in the authority or outside the authority but inside the basins; and(14)  to provide for the drainage of land in the basins.(b)  The plans and works provided by the authority in acting under this section, and the works provided under the power of the authority in acting under this section, shall have primary regard for the necessary and potential needs for water by or in the area in the authority constituting the basins.(c)  This section does not limit the powers of the authority expressed elsewhere in this chapter or under other law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.105. Powers Relating to Purchase or Construction of Works or Acquisition of Property

Sec. 8504.105.  POWERS RELATING TO PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCTION OF WORKS OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.  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.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.106. Additional Powers Relating to Acquisition or Operation of Property

Sec. 8504.106.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "property" includes:(1)  rights, including water rights; and (2)  land, tenements, easements, rights-of-way, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, laterals, plants, works, and facilities.(b)  The authority may investigate, plan, acquire, construct, maintain, or operate any property the authority considers necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is created.(c)  The power described by Subsection (b) includes the power to acquire, inside or outside the authority, property and all other rights that are incidental or helpful to carrying out the purposes for which the authority is created.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.107. Powers Relating to Contract, Lease, Agreement, or Conveyance

Sec. 8504.107.  POWERS RELATING TO CONTRACT, LEASE, AGREEMENT, OR CONVEYANCE.  (a)  In this section, "property" includes land, rights, tenements, easements, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, laterals, plants, works, and facilities.(b)  The authority may with any person enter into a contract, lease, or agreement necessary or convenient to carry out a power granted to the authority under this chapter.(c)  The authority may:(1)  convey or cause to be conveyed any of its property to the United States; and(2)  enter into a lease, regardless of whether it includes a privilege of purchase, with the United States relating to the property and obligate the authority to pay rent under the lease from the income or other revenue of the property.(d)  A contract, lease, or agreement under this section must be approved by board resolution and must be executed by the board president and attested by the board secretary.(e)  This section does not authorize the authority to assume an obligation requiring a payment from taxes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8504.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8504 - Lower Neches Valley Authority|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8504.108. Powers Relating to Recreational Facilities

Sec. 8504.108.  POWERS RELATING TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  The authority may acquire land for recreational facilities and may construct, operate, and maintain recreational facilities as provided by general law, provided that money derived from taxation may not be spent in purchasing that land or constructing and maintaining those facilities.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2015.|