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TX Spec Dist Code § 8247.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8247.103. Division of District

Sec. 8247.103.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:(1)  has no outstanding bonded debt; and(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.(b)  Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.(c)  Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for the county in which the district is located, may adopt an order dividing the district.(e)  An order dividing the district shall:(1)  name each new district;(2)  include the metes and bounds of each new district;(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between each new district.(f)  On or before the 30th day after the adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order dividing the district with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of the county in which the district is located.(g)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 49.102, Water Code.(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8247.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8247.104. Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services

Sec. 8247.104.  FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  The district may establish, operate, and maintain, or contract with another political subdivision for the joint operation of, a fire department to perform all firefighting and emergency medical services in the district in accordance with Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The district may issue bonds or impose a mandatory fee, with voter approval, for financing a fire plan approved in accordance with Section 49.351, Water Code, including the construction and purchase of necessary buildings, facilities, land, and equipment and the provision of an adequate water supply.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8247.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8247.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8247.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8247.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8247.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8247.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8247.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8247.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8247.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8247.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(b)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8247.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8247.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8247.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8247.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8247.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds as the interest becomes due;(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8248.001. Definitions

Sec. 8248.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a board member.(3)  "District" means the Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8248.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8248.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Randall County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8248.003. Finding of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8248.003.  FINDING OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8248.004. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8248.004.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8248.023 before September 1, 2011:(1)  the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that the district shall:(A)  pay any debts incurred;(B)  transfer to Randall County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and(C)  maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and(2)  this chapter expires September 1, 2014.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8248.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8248.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the organization, existence, or validity of the district;(2)  the right of the district to impose taxes; or(3)  the legality or operation of the board.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8248.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8248.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8248.101. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8248.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8248.102. Annexation

Sec. 8248.102.  ANNEXATION.  The district or any new district created by the division of the district may not annex the property of a landowner before obtaining written consent from the landowner.  The annexation of the property must be completed by the district not later than one year after the district's receipt of the landowner's written consent.  A landowner may revoke the landowner's consent to annexation before annexation by notifying the district in writing that the consent is revoked.  A landowner's petition for annexation that meets the requirements of Chapter 49 or 54, Water Code, shall be considered as the landowner's written consent for the purposes of this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Reenacted by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.071, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8248.103. Road Projects

Sec. 8248.103.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, in the district.(b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.  If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the district is located.(c)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution.  If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8248.104. Road Contracts

Sec. 8248.104.  ROAD CONTRACTS.  The district may contract for a road project in the manner provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8248.151. Tax to Repay Bonds

Sec. 8248.151.  TAX TO REPAY BONDS.  The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8248.201.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 8248.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8248.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8248.101 and 8248.103.(b)  The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8248.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8248.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8248.251. Division of District; Requirements

Sec. 8248.251.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenue, the district may be divided into two or more new districts.(b)  A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.(c)  The board may consider a proposal to divide the district on:(1)  a petition of a landowner in the district; or(2)  a motion by the board.(d)  If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:(1)  set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and(2)  prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district.(e)  Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.  After its creation, a new district may annex property in accordance with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8248.252. Election for Division of District

Sec. 8248.252.  ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  After the board has complied with Section 8248.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.(b)  The board shall give notice of the election in the same manner required for other district elections prescribed by the Water Code and Election Code.(c)  If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:(1)  the district is divided; and(2)  not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:(A)  the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;(B)  the attorney general;(C)  the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and(D)  any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.(d)  If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8248.253. Election of Directors of New Districts

Sec. 8248.253.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.  (a)  Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the board shall:(1)  appoint itself as the board of one of the new districts; and(2)  appoint five directors for each of the other new districts.(b)  Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serve the staggered terms to which they were elected in the original district.  Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(2) serve until the election for directors under Subsection (c).(c)  On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, the appointed board shall hold an election to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (a)(2).  The elected directors shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election of directors and which three shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8248.254. Continuing Powers and Obligations of New Districts

Sec. 8248.254.  CONTINUING POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF NEW DISTRICTS.  (a)  Each new district may incur and pay debts and has all powers of the original district created by this chapter.(b)  If the district is divided as provided by this subchapter, the current obligations and any bond authorizations of the district are not impaired.  Debts shall be paid by revenue or by taxes or assessments imposed on real property in the district as if the district had not been divided or by contributions from each new district as stated in the terms set by the board under Section 8248.251(d).(c)  Any other district obligation is divided pro rata among the new districts on an acreage basis or on other terms that are satisfactory to the new districts.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8248.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 8248.255. Contract Authority of New Districts

Sec. 8248.255.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.  The new districts may contract with each other for:(1)  water and wastewater services; or(2)  any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|