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TX Water Code § 16.350 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.350. Eligible Counties and Municipalities to Adopt Rules

Sec. 16.350.  ELIGIBLE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT RULES.  (a)  A county or municipality that applies for or receives funds or financial assistance under Section 15.407 of this code or Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code  must adopt and enforce the model rules developed under Section 16.343 of this code to be eligible to participate in this program.  The county or municipality by order or ordinance shall adopt and enter the model rules in the minutes of a meeting of its governing body and shall publish notice of that action in a newspaper with general circulation in the county or municipality.  A municipality is eligible to participate in this program only if the county in which the project is located adopts and enforces the model rules.(b)  Rules adopted by the commissioners court under this section must apply to all the unincorporated area of the county.(c)  A municipality may adopt rules relating to water supply and sewer services within its corporate boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction that are more strict than those prepared under Section 16.343 of this code.(d)  A county or municipality that receives funds or financial assistance under Section 15.407 of this code or Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code may grant an exemption for a subdivision from the requirements of the model rules only if the county or municipality supplies the subdivision with water supply and sewer services that meet the standards of the model rules.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.13.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 422, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 16.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.351. Contract Preference

Sec. 16.351.  CONTRACT PREFERENCE.  A political subdivision that receives financial assistance under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code  shall give preference in the award of political subdivision contracts to acquire, construct, extend, or provide water supply and sewer services or facilities to a bidder that agrees to use labor from inside the political subdivision to the extent possible.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.13.|
TX Water Code § 16.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.352. Enforcement of Rules

Sec. 16.352.  ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.  A person who violates a rule adopted by a municipality or county under this subchapter or under Subchapter B or C, Chapter 232, Local Government Code, is liable to the municipality or county for a civil penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 for each violation and for each day of a violation.  The maximum civil penalty that may accrue each day is $5,000. The appropriate attorney representing the municipality or county may sue to collect the penalty.  The recovered penalty shall be deposited in the general fund of the municipality or county.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 16.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.353. Injunction

Sec. 16.353.  INJUNCTION.  (a)  In addition to any other remedy, the attorney general, the municipal attorney of the municipality in which a violation under Section 16.352 occurs, or the county or district attorney of the county in which a violation under Section 16.352 occurs may apply to a district court for, and the district court may grant, the state or the political subdivision an appropriate prohibitory or mandatory order, including a temporary restraining order or a temporary or permanent injunction, enjoining a violation of this subchapter, the rules described by Section 16.352, or Subchapter B or C, Chapter 232, Local Government Code.(b)  An injunction issued under this section may be issued without the requirement of a bond or other undertaking.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 16.3535 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.3535. Damages

Sec. 16.3535.  DAMAGES.  In addition to any other remedy, the attorney general, the municipal attorney of the municipality in which a violation under Section 16.352 occurs, or the county or district attorney of the county in which a violation under Section 16.352 occurs may apply to a district court for, and the district court may grant, monetary damages to cover the cost of enforcing this subchapter, rules adopted under this subchapter, or Subchapter B or C, Chapter 232, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 16.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.354. Attorney General Enforcement

Sec. 16.354.  ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT.  In addition to the ability of any political subdivision to enforce this subchapter, the attorney general may file suit to:(1)  enforce a rule adopted under Section 16.350;(2)  recover a civil penalty under Section 16.352;(3)  obtain injunctive relief under Section 16.353;(4)  recover damages under Section 16.3535;(5)  enforce a political subdivision's rules, recover any penalty, recover any damages, and obtain any injunctive relief;  or(6)  recover attorney's fees, investigative costs, and court costs.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 16.3545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.3545. Venue

Sec. 16.3545.  VENUE.  A suit brought under this subchapter for injunctive relief or the recovery of a civil penalty or damages may be brought in a district court in:(1)  the county in which the defendant resides;(2)  the county in which the alleged violation or threat of violation occurs;  or(3)  Travis County.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 16.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.355. Authority Over Facilities

Sec. 16.355.  AUTHORITY OVER FACILITIES.  A political subdivision may construct, contract for construction, operate, or contract with any person for operation of any water supply or sewer services or facilities provided by the political subdivision with financial assistance obtained under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.13.|
TX Water Code § 16.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter J. Economically Distressed Areas|Section 16.356. Use of Revenue From Operation of Water Supply or Sewer Service Projects

Sec. 16.356.  USE OF REVENUE FROM OPERATION OF WATER SUPPLY OR SEWER SERVICE PROJECTS.  (a)  A political subdivision that receives financial assistance from the economically distressed areas program under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, may not use any revenue received from fees collected from a water supply or sewer service constructed in whole or in part from funds from the economically distressed areas program account for purposes other than utility purposes.  The annual financial statement prepared by a municipality under Section 103.001, Local Government Code, must include a specific report on compliance with this section.(b)  At the request of the board or on the attorney general's own initiative, the attorney general may file suit to enjoin an actual or threatened violation of this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 16.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter K. Water Conservation|Section 16.401. Statewide Water Conservation Public Awareness Program

Sec. 16.401.  STATEWIDE WATER CONSERVATION PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM.  (a)  The executive administrator shall develop and implement a statewide water conservation public awareness program to educate residents of this state about water conservation.  The program shall take into account the differences in water conservation needs of various geographic regions of the state and shall be designed to complement and support existing local and regional water conservation programs.(b)  The executive administrator is required to develop and implement the program required by Subsection (a) in a state fiscal biennium only if the legislature appropriates sufficient money in that biennium specifically for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 4), Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.18, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 16.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter K. Water Conservation|Section 16.402. Water Conservation Plan Review

Sec. 16.402.  WATER CONSERVATION PLAN REVIEW.  (a)  Each entity that is required to submit a water conservation plan to the commission under this code shall submit a copy of the plan to the executive administrator.(b)  Each entity that is required to submit a water conservation plan to the executive administrator, board, or commission under this code shall report annually to the executive administrator on the entity's progress in implementing the plan.(c)  The executive administrator shall review each water conservation plan and annual report to determine compliance with the minimum requirements established by Section 16.4021 and the submission deadlines developed under Subsection (e) of this section.(d)  The board may notify the commission if the board determines that an entity has violated this section or a rule adopted under this section.  Notwithstanding Section 7.051(b), a violation of this section or of a rule adopted under this section is enforceable in the manner provided by Chapter 7 for a violation of a provision of this code within the commission's jurisdiction or of a rule adopted by the commission under a provision of this code within the commission's jurisdiction.(e)  The board and commission jointly shall adopt rules:(1)  identifying the minimum requirements and submission deadlines for the annual reports required by Subsection (b);(2)  requiring the methodology and guidance for calculating water use and conservation developed under Section 16.403 to be used in the reports required by Subsection (b); and(3)  providing for the enforcement of this section and rules adopted under this section.(f)  At a minimum, rules adopted under Subsection (e)(2) must require an entity to report the most detailed level of municipal water use data currently available to the entity.  The board and commission may not adopt a rule that requires an entity to report municipal water use data that is more detailed than the entity's billing system is capable of producing.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 4), Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.18, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 660), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 16.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter K. Water Conservation|Section 16.404. Rules and Standards

Text of section as added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 181), Sec. 2For text of section as added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 660), Sec. 11, see other Sec. 16.404.Sec. 16.404.  RULES AND STANDARDS.  The commission and the board, as appropriate, shall adopt rules and standards as necessary to implement this subchapter.  At a minimum, the rules adopted under this subchapter must require an entity to report the most detailed level of water use data currently available to the entity.  The commission may not adopt a rule that requires an entity to report water use data that is more detailed than the entity's billing system is capable of producing.  The rules may require that billing systems purchased after September 1, 2011, be capable of reporting detailed water use data described in this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 181), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 16.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter K. Water Conservation|Section 16.404. Rules and Standards

Text of section as added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 660), Sec. 11For text of section as added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 181), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 16.404.Sec. 16.404.  RULES AND STANDARDS.  The commission and the board, as appropriate, shall adopt rules and standards as necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 660), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 16.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.451. Definitions

Sec. 16.451.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Advisory committee" means the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee.(2)  "Eligible political subdivision" means a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, a municipality, or a county.(3)  "Flood project" means a drainage, flood mitigation, or flood control project, including:(A)  planning and design activities;(B)  work to obtain regulatory approval to provide structural and nonstructural flood mitigation and drainage;(C)  construction of structural flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure;(D)  nonstructural or natural flood control strategies; and(E)  a federally authorized project to deepen a ship channel affected by a flooding event.(4)  "Resiliency fund" means the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 16.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.452. Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund

Sec. 16.452.  TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY FUND.  (a)  The Texas infrastructure resiliency fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund.(b)  The resiliency fund shall be administered by the board in accordance with this subchapter.(c)  The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the investment of any available money in the resiliency fund as provided by law for the investment of public funds.(d)  Investment earnings, interest earned on amounts credited to the resiliency fund, and interest earned on loans made from the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 16.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.453. Floodplain Management Account

Sec. 16.453.  FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.  (a)  The floodplain management account is an account of the resiliency fund.(b)  The account consists of:(1)  money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 251.004, Insurance Code;(2)  money directly appropriated to the board; and(3)  money from gifts or grants from the United States government, local or regional governments, private sources, or other sources.(c)  The board may use the account to provide financing for activities related to:(1)  the collection and analysis of flood-related information;(2)  flood planning, protection, mitigation, or adaptation;(3)  the provision of flood-related information to the public through educational or outreach programs; or(4)  evaluating the response to and mitigation of flood incidents affecting residential property, including multifamily units, located in floodplains.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (j)
TX Water Code § 16.4545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.4545. Flood Plan Implementation Account

Text of section effective on adoption by the Texas Water Development Board of an initial state flood plan in accordance with legislation of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, that requires the creation of a state flood plan.Sec. 16.4545.  FLOOD PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT.  (a)  The flood plan implementation account is an account in the resiliency fund.(b)  The board may use the account only to provide financing for projects included in the state flood plan.(c)  Money from the account may be awarded to several eligible political subdivisions for a single flood project.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.06.|
TX Water Code § 16.455 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.455. Federal Matching Account

Sec. 16.455.  FEDERAL MATCHING ACCOUNT.  (a)  The federal matching account is an account in the resiliency fund.(b)  The board may use the account only to meet matching requirements for projects funded partially by federal money, including projects funded by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.(c)  The board may use the account to make a loan to an eligible political subdivision below market interest rates and under flexible repayment terms, including a line of credit or loan obligation with early prepayment terms, to provide financing for the local share of a federally authorized ship channel improvement project.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 16.457 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.457. Report Required

Sec. 16.457.  REPORT REQUIRED.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" means:(1)  a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the state constitution or a state statute; and(2)  a general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.(b)  A state agency that uses or disburses federal money for flood research, planning, or mitigation projects shall submit a report to the board on a quarterly basis.(c)  The report must include the following information about federal money used or disbursed for flood research, planning, or mitigation projects:(1)  the original total of federal money received;(2)  the amount of the federal money spent or disbursed to date; and(3)  the eligibility requirements for receiving the federal money.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 16.458 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.458. Applicable Law

Sec. 16.458.  APPLICABLE LAW.  (a)  Subchapter E, Chapter 17, applies to financial assistance made available from the resiliency fund, except that the board may execute contracts as necessary to evidence grant agreements.(b)  The law regarding uniform grant and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does not apply to a contract for financial assistance made available from the resiliency fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 1890), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 16.459 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle C - Water Development|Chapter 16 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Development|Subchapter L. Flood Project Funding|Section 16.459. Transparency Requirements

Sec. 16.459.  TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.  The board shall post the following information on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the resiliency fund and regularly update the information posted:(1)  the progress made in developing flood projects statewide;(2)  a description of each flood project that receives money from the resiliency fund, including:(A)  the expected date of completion of the flood project;(B)  the current status of the flood project;(C)  the proposed benefit of the flood project;(D)  the initial total cost estimate of the flood project and variances to the initial cost estimate exceeding five percent;(E)  a listing of the eligible political subdivisions receiving money from the resiliency fund;(F)  a listing of each political subdivision served by each flood project;(G)  an estimate of matching funds that will be available for the flood project resulting from the use of the resiliency fund; and(H)  the status of repayment of each loan provided in connection with a flood project, including an assessment of the risk of default based on a standard risk rating system;(3)  a description of the point system for prioritizing flood projects and the number of points awarded by the board for each flood project;(4)  any nonconfidential information submitted to the board as part of an application for funding under this subchapter that is approved by the board;(5)  the administrative and operating expenses incurred by the board in administering the resiliency fund; and(6)  any other information required by board rule.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 13, 2019.|