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TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.101. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 8283.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  The board consists of at least six and not more than nine directors appointed as follows:(1)  three directors appointed by the governing body of the City of Denison;(2)  three directors appointed by the governing body of the City of Sherman; and(3)  any directors appointed under Sections 8283.102 and 8283.103.(b)  Except for a director appointed under Section 8283.103, a director serves a two-year term that begins January 1 following the director's appointment.(c)  A director's term may not be shortened because of the annexation of a municipality under Section 8283.102 or 8283.103.(d)  The City of Denison or the City of Sherman by ordinance may provide for staggered terms for directors it appoints, but the term of an incumbent may not be shortened or be longer than two years.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.102. Appointment of Directors by Home-Rule Municipalities

Sec. 8283.102.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  If a home-rule municipality is annexed, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a director whose term begins January 1 following the annexation.(b)  If more than two home-rule municipalities are annexed, those municipalities are collectively entitled to appoint two directors and shall designate their directors by any method agreed to by those municipalities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.103. Appointment of Directors by Municipalities Other Than Home-Rule Municipalities

Sec. 8283.103.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY MUNICIPALITIES OTHER THAN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.  Municipalities, other than home-rule municipalities, are collectively entitled to appoint one director and shall designate their director by any method agreed to by those municipalities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.104. Qualifications for Office

Sec. 8283.104.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.  (a)  Each director must be a qualified voter of the municipality that appoints the director.(b)  An officer, employee, or member of the governing body of a municipal corporation may not be a director.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.105. Board Vacancy

Sec. 8283.105.  BOARD VACANCY.  A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term, if applicable, by the governing body of the municipality that appointed the previous director.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.106. Removal From Office

Sec. 8283.106.  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.  (a)  Under procedures adopted by board rule, the board may remove a director from office only for malfeasance in office.(b)  The procedures must be designed to guarantee due process to the director.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 8283.107. Voting Requirement

Sec. 8283.107.  VOTING REQUIREMENT.  A majority vote of the board is required to adopt any measure.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.151. Municipal Utility District Powers

Sec. 8283.151.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by the general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 30, 49, and 54, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.152. Acquisition and Use of Property

Sec. 8283.152.  ACQUISITION AND USE OF PROPERTY.  The authority may operate, control, purchase, construct, lease, or acquire, inside or outside the boundaries of the authority, property, works, facilities, or improvements, whether previously existing or to be made, constructed, or acquired, that the board finds necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.153. Water Rights

Sec. 8283.153.  WATER RIGHTS.  The authority may acquire, develop, and use rights to groundwater or surface water.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.154. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8283.154.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  To carry out an authority power or purpose, the authority, in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the authority's boundaries.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.155. General Contract Powers

Sec. 8283.155.  GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.  (a)  The authority may enter into a contract with a person, including a political subdivision, on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:(1)  the purchase or sale of raw or treated water;(2)  the purchase, lease, use, management, control, or operation of water treatment or distribution facilities or sewer collection and treatment facilities, all or part of the facilities or systems owned by the other political subdivision, in accordance with terms mutually agreed on by the governing bodies of the contracting parties; or(3)  planning, making preliminary surveys, investigations, or feasibility reports, engineering, or reports of any kind.(b)  A contract for the acquisition of an existing water or sewer facility may be made on terms approved by the contracting parties.(c)  If changes in plans or specifications are necessary after performance of a construction contract begins, the board may approve change orders necessary to decrease or increase the amount of materials, equipment, or supplies to be provided under the contract or the amount of work to be performed.  The total cost of the change orders may not increase the original contract price by more than 25 percent.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 2809), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.156. Water, Sewer, Solid Waste, or Drainage Contracts; Election Not Required

Sec. 8283.156.  WATER, SEWER, SOLID WASTE, OR DRAINAGE CONTRACTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.  The authority and a municipal corporation or other political subdivision may enter into a water, sewer, solid waste, or drainage contract or any combination of those contracts without the necessity of an election by any contracting party to approve the contract.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.157. Treatment of Payments Under Certain Municipal Corporation Contracts

Sec. 8283.157.  TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CONTRACTS.  A payment by a municipal corporation for the purchase of water or the treatment and disposal of sewage is a maintenance and operating expense of the utility system or combined systems of the municipal corporation unless the contract:(1)  provides for the municipal corporation to acquire an ownership interest in the facilities; or(2)  makes other provisions.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.158. Standard Specifications for Facilities in Grayson County

Sec. 8283.158.  STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR FACILITIES IN GRAYSON COUNTY.  (a)  In this section, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its successor.(b)  Subject to Subsection (f), for area in Grayson County, the authority by order may adopt standard specifications for facilities designed or constructed to:(1)  store, treat, or transport water for domestic, municipal, or industrial purposes to ensure that the facilities are adequate in design to serve the needs of the area's inhabitants;(2)  collect, treat, and dispose of sewage; or(3)  dispose of solid waste.(c)  Before the specifications become final, the board must hold a public hearing.  The board must give notice of the hearing to the commission and must publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the area notice of the hearing one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing so that any interested party may present evidence for or against a proposed specification.(d)  An appeal of an order adopting standard specifications may be made to a district court of Grayson County.  The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.(e)  The authority is entitled to seek an injunction against:(1)  the construction of a facility, including an extension to an existing facility, if the construction does not meet the authority's standard specifications; or(2)  the operation of a facility if construction has begun and the facility does not meet those specifications.(f)  A standard specification adopted under this section does not apply to an area that, on the date the order is adopted, is located inside the corporate boundaries or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality unless approved by the governing body of the municipality.(g)  The authority shall file the standard specifications with the commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 8283.159. Tax Prohibition

Sec. 8283.159.  TAX PROHIBITION.  The authority may not impose a tax.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 8283.201. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 8283.201.  REVENUE BONDS.  The authority may issue revenue bonds to carry out any of its powers, functions, or obligations.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8283.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 8283.202. Bonds for Certain Facilities

Sec. 8283.202.  BONDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.  If the authority operates a facility under contract with a municipal corporation, it may, if the contract permits the issuance, issue bonds to improve or extend the facility.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8284.001. Definitions

Sec. 8284.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the Greenwood Utility District.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8284.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8284.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8284.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8284.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries.  The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8284.004. District Territory

Sec. 8284.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 616, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;(3)  Section 9, Chapter 616, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or(4)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8284.005. Expansion of District

Sec. 8284.005.  EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:(1)  assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and(2)  authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.(b)  If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.(c)  If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8284.006. State Policy Regarding Waste Disposal

Sec. 8284.006.  STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.  The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8284.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 8284.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five elected directors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8284.052. Appointment of Treasurer

Sec. 8284.052.  APPOINTMENT OF TREASURER.  The board may appoint the treasurer.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8284.053. Director's and Treasurer's Bonds

Sec. 8284.053.  DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.  (a)  Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board.  The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8284.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8284 - Greenwood Utility District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 8284.054. Absence or Inaction of Board President

Sec. 8284.054.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.  (a)  When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter or general law gives the president.(b)  If the board president is absent from a board meeting:(1)  the board vice president may sign an order or other action adopted at the meeting; or(2)  the board may authorize the president to sign the order or other action.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|