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TX Health & Safety Code § 363.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.136. Bond Election

Sec. 363.136.  BOND ELECTION.  Bonds secured in whole or in part by taxes may not be issued by a public agency until authorized by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the public agency at an election ordered for that purpose.  A bond election shall be held in the manner provided by law for other bond elections of the public agency.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.137 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.137. Other Security

Sec. 363.137.  OTHER SECURITY.  (a)  The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical property of a solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system, of the public agency and rights appurtenant to that property.(b)  The deed of trust or mortgage lien may give the trustee the power to operate the property, sell the property to pay the debt, or take any other action to secure the bonds.  A purchaser at a sale under a deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the property and rights purchased.(c)  Regardless of any deed of trust or mortgage lien under Subsection (a), the trust indenture may:(1)  contain any provision that the governing body prescribes for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate; (2)  provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;  and(3)  provide for investment of the public agency's funds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.138 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.138. Bond Sale and Exchange

Sec. 363.138.  BOND SALE AND EXCHANGE.  (a)  A public agency may sell bonds at a public or private sale at a price and on terms determined by the governing body.(b)  The public agency may exchange its bonds for property or an interest in property that its governing body considers necessary or convenient to carry out this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.139 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.139. Investment and Use of Proceeds

Sec. 363.139.  INVESTMENT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  Money may be set aside out of bond proceeds to provide for:(1)  interest to accrue on the bonds; (2)  administrative expenses up to the estimated date on which the solid waste management system will produce revenue;  and(3)  reserve funds created by the resolution that authorized the bonds.(b)  Proceeds from the sale of bonds may be invested, pending their use, in the securities or time deposits specified by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds.(c)  The earnings on the investments may be applied as provided by the resolution or trust indenture.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.140 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.140. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 363.140.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A public agency may issue refunding bonds to refund all or part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons.(b)  Refunding bonds:(1)  mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years after the date of issuance and bear interest at a rate permitted by state law;  and(2)  may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other additional sources.(c)  Refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general in the same manner as other bonds.(d)  The comptroller shall register refunding bonds:(1)  on the surrender and cancellation of the original bonds;  or(2)  without surrender and cancellation of the original bonds if:(A)  the order or resolution authorizing the refunding bonds provides that their proceeds be deposited in the place where the original bonds are payable;  and(B)  the refunding bonds are issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the original bonds up to their maturity date or to their option date if the bonds are called for payment before maturity according to their terms.(e)  A public agency may refund bonds in one or several installments.(f)  Instead of the method provided by this section, a public agency may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by general law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.141. Legal Investments; Security for Deposits

Sec. 363.141.  LEGAL INVESTMENTS;  SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  (a)  Public agency bonds are legal and authorized investments for:(1)  a bank; (2)  a savings bank; (3)  a trust company; (4)  a savings and loan association; (5)  an insurance company; (6)  a fiduciary; (7)  a trustee; (8)  a guardian;  and(9)  a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state, including the permanent school fund.(b)  Public agency bonds may secure the deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value, if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.142. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 363.142.  TAX STATUS OF BONDS.  Since a public agency is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the public agency, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are exempt from taxation by the state or by a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.143. Fees for Services

Sec. 363.143.  FEES FOR SERVICES.  (a)  While bonds are outstanding, the governing body may adopt and collect fees for services furnished or made available by the solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system.(b)  The fees must be adequate to provide and maintain the funds created by the resolution authorizing the bonds and to pay:(1)  operational costs or expenses allocable to the solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system;  and(2)  the principal of and interest on the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.144. Adjustment of Rates for Adequate Revenue

Sec. 363.144.  ADJUSTMENT OF RATES FOR ADEQUATE REVENUE.  A public agency shall adopt and adjust the rates charged for solid waste management services so that revenues, together with taxes levied to support the services, will be sufficient to pay:(1)  the expense of operating and maintaining the solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system; (2)  the public agency's obligations under a contract;  and(3)  the public agency's obligations under and in connection with bonds issued that are secured by revenues from the solid waste management service or a solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 363.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 363 - Municipal Solid Waste|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 363.145. Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 363.145.  BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  A public agency may declare an emergency if funds are not available to pay the principal of or interest on the public agency's bonds issued under this chapter.(b)  The public agency may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes to borrow the money needed in an emergency, and the bond anticipation notes may bear interest at any rate authorized by state law and shall mature within one year of the date of issuance.(c)  The bond anticipation notes may be paid with the proceeds of bonds, or bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for and in substitution of bond anticipation notes.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 364.001. Short Title

Sec. 364.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the County Solid Waste Control Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 364.002. Purpose

Sec. 364.002.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to authorize a cooperative effort by counties, public agencies, and other persons for the safe and economical collection, transportation, and disposal of solid waste to control pollution in this state.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 364.003. Definitions

Sec. 364.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Composting" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).(2)  "District" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution.(3)  "Public agency" means a district, municipality, regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, or other political subdivision or state agency authorized to own and operate a solid waste collection, transportation, or disposal facility or system.(4)  "Sanitary landfill" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).(5)  "Solid waste" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).(6)  "Solid waste disposal system" means a plant, composting process plant, incinerator, sanitary landfill, or other works and equipment that are acquired, installed, or operated to collect, handle, store, treat, neutralize, stabilize, or dispose of solid waste, and includes the sites.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 124, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter B. County Solid Waste Management|Section 364.011. County Adoption of Solid Waste Rules

Sec. 364.011.  COUNTY ADOPTION OF SOLID WASTE RULES.  (a)  Subject to the limitation provided by Sections 361.151 and 361.152 (Solid Waste Disposal Act), and subject to Subsection (a-1), a commissioners court by rule may regulate solid waste collection, handling, storage, and disposal in areas of the county not in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.(a-1)  A commissioners court by rule may regulate solid waste collection, handling, storage, and disposal by establishing a mandatory program under Section 364.034 in an area of the county located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality if:(1)  the municipality does not provide solid waste disposal services in that area; and(2)  the county:(A)  is adjacent to the United Mexican States;(B)  has a population of less than 300,000; and(C)  contains a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more.(a-2)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a commissioners court may, through a competitive bidding process, contract for the provision of solid waste collection, handling, storage, and disposal in an area of the county located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality if:(1)  the municipality does not provide solid waste disposal services in that area; and(2)  the county has a population of more than 1.5 million and at least 75 percent of the population resides in a single municipality.(b)  A county, in making any rules, including those under the licensing power granted by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act), may not impose an unreasonable requirement on the disposal of the solid waste in the county not warranted by the circumstances.(c)  A rule adopted under this section may not authorize an activity, method of operation, or procedure that is prohibited by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act) or by rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(d)  A county may institute legal proceedings to enforce its rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.034, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1229), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1584), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(37), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter B. County Solid Waste Management|Section 364.012. Prohibiting Solid Waste Disposal in County

Sec. 364.012.  PROHIBITING SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN COUNTY.  (a)  The county may prohibit the disposal of municipal or industrial solid waste in the county if the disposal of the municipal or industrial solid waste is a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.(b)  To prohibit the disposal of municipal or industrial solid waste in a county, the commissioners court must adopt an ordinance in the general form prescribed for municipal ordinances specifically designating the area of the county in which municipal or industrial solid waste disposal is not prohibited.(c)  An ordinance required by Subsection (b) may be passed on first reading, but the proposed ordinance must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for two consecutive weeks before the commissioners court considers the proposed ordinance.  The publication must contain:(1)  a statement of the time, place, and date that the commissioners court will consider the proposed ordinance;  and(2)  notice that an interested citizen of the county may testify at the hearing.(d)  A public hearing must be held on a proposed ordinance before it is considered by the commissioners court, and any interested citizen of the county shall be allowed to testify.(e)  The commissioners court of a county may not prohibit the processing or disposal of municipal or industrial solid waste in an area of that county for which:(1)  an application for a permit or other authorization under Chapter 361 has been filed with and is pending before the commission;  or(2)  a permit or other authorization under Chapter 361 has been issued by the commission.(f)  The commission may not grant an application for a permit to process or dispose of municipal or industrial solid waste in an area in which the processing or disposal of municipal or industrial solid waste is prohibited by an ordinance, unless the county violated Subsection (e) in passing the ordinance.  The commission by rule may specify the procedures for determining whether an application is for the processing or disposal of municipal or industrial solid waste in an area for which that processing or disposal is prohibited by an ordinance.(g)  The powers specified by this section may not be exercised by a county with respect to areas to which Section 361.090 applies.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.035, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 570, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter B. County Solid Waste Management|Section 364.013. County Authority

Sec. 364.013.  COUNTY AUTHORITY.  A county may:(1)  acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, repair, operate, and maintain all or part of one or more solid waste disposal systems; (2)  contract with a person to collect, transport, handle, store, or dispose of solid waste for that person; (3)  contract with a person to purchase or sell, by installments for a term considered desirable, all or part of a solid waste disposal system; (4)  enter into an operating agreement with a person, for the terms and on the conditions considered desirable, for the operation of all or part of a solid waste disposal system by that person or by the county;  and(5)  lease to or from a person, for the term and on the conditions considered desirable, all or part of a solid waste disposal system.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter B. County Solid Waste Management|Section 364.014. Acquisition of Property

Sec. 364.014.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.  (a)  A county may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or any other manner and may own, maintain, use, and operate property or an interest in property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers and purposes provided by this chapter.(b)  The power of eminent domain is restricted to the county and may be exercised in the manner provided by law.(c)  A county may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire real property under this section if that power conflicts with a corporation's power of eminent domain as provided by law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter B. County Solid Waste Management|Section 364.015. Dumping or Garbage Disposal Grounds

Sec. 364.015.  DUMPING OR GARBAGE DISPOSAL GROUNDS.  The commissioners court shall determine the consideration to be paid to acquire real property on which to locate dumping or garbage disposal grounds.  In determining where to locate dumping or garbage disposal grounds, the commissioners court shall consider:(1)  the convenience of the people to be served;  and(2)  the general health of, and the annoyance to, the community to be served by the dumping or garbage disposal grounds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter B. County Solid Waste Management|Section 364.016. Cost of Certain Required Alterations

Sec. 364.016.  COST OF CERTAIN REQUIRED ALTERATIONS.  The relocation, raising, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering of construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline made necessary by the actions of a county shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the county, which shall pay the cost of the required activity as necessary to provide comparable replacement, minus the net salvage value of any replaced facility.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|