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TX Water Code § 56.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.121. Road Culverts

Sec. 56.121.  ROAD CULVERTS.  The board shall build necessary bridges and culverts across or over canals, drains, ditches, laterals, and levees which cross a county or public road and shall pay for the construction with funds of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 508, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.122. Constructing Bridges and Culverts in Certain Counties

Sec. 56.122.  CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  If it is necessary to build a bridge or culvert across or over a state highway located in a county having a population of more than 350,000 inhabitants, according to the last preceding federal census, the board may construct or assist in constructing the bridge or culvert.(b)  After the bridge or culvert is constructed, the board may pay or may join with any county or other governmental agency or subdivision to pay the expenses of making necessary and needed repairs.  The expenses shall be paid from the funds of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 508, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.123. Change in Plans Without Additional Expenditures

Sec. 56.123.  CHANGE IN PLANS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES.  (a)  After the board authorizes bonds to be issued, the board may make changes in the district or its improvements which will be an advantage to the district but which will not increase the cost of the proposed work beyond the amount of bonds authorized.(b)  The board may make the changes by entering on their minutes a notation of the changes, with the district maps and profiles showing the changes.  Notice of the changes shall be given by publishing the notation with the book and page number of the minutes for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the English language in the county in which the district is located.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 509, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.124. Change in Plans With Additional Expenditures

Sec. 56.124.  CHANGE IN PLANS WITH ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES.  (a)  If the board decides that changes or additions in the preliminary survey would be of advantage to the district but would necessitate issuing additional bonds of the district, it shall certify the need for additional bond authorization and file the certification with maps and profiles prepared by the district engineer showing the changes and their estimated cost in the district office.(b)  At the first regular meeting after the documents are filed, the board shall give notice of an election to determine whether or not the changes and improvements should be made and shall order the election held within the time and the returns made as provided in the original election.(c)  If two-thirds of the electors of the district vote in favor of the proposition, the board shall enter the approval in the records and shall order the bonds issued as in the manner provided for issuance of the original bonds.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 509, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.125. Additional Improvements

Sec. 56.125.  ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  After completion of improvements, including bridges and culverts, and after payment of all expenses, if surplus money or bonds remain to the credit of the district, the board may order the engineer to make a detailed report of additional or supplemental drains, ditches, levees, or other surface drainage improvements, including tile drainage, which are needed by the district.  The engineer shall make the report and the board shall act on the report in the manner provided in this chapter for the initial report of the engineer.(b)  After the engineer's report is approved or modified by the board, the board shall order an election to be held in the district at the earliest legal time.  The only proposition that may be submitted at the election is whether or not the district will construct additional improvements and pay for them with funds currently available.  A majority of those persons voting at the election must approve the proposition for it to carry.(c)  Notice of the election shall be given, election officials appointed, returns made and canvassed, and the result declared as provided in Sections 56.027-56.031 of this code.  The notice of election shall state:(1)  the character and scope of the proposed improvements;(2)  the estimated cost of the proposed improvements;  and(3)  the time and place for holding the election.(d)  The provisions of this chapter relating to awarding contracts, constructing improvements, and the authority of the board and the commissioners court to award contracts and construct improvements apply as far as applicable to constructing and paying for additional improvements.(e)  The estimated cost of the additional improvements may not be more than the amount of surplus money or bonds to the credit of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 509, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.126. Changes, Additions, and Improvements

Sec. 56.126.  CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS.  When the board determines that a necessity exists, it may make changes in, additions to, and improvements in the drainage system of the district and shall pay for the changes, additions, and improvements with funds collected under the provisions of Section 56.242 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 510, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.128. Injuring Drainage Canal or Ditch

Sec. 56.128.  INJURING DRAINAGE CANAL OR DITCH.  Any person who wilfully fills up, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of any canal, drain, ditch, watercourse, or other work constructed, repaired, or improved by a district to drain and protect from overflow of water, upon conviction is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not more than two months or by a fine of not more than $1,000.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 510, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.135. Interest in Drainage Contract

Sec. 56.135.  INTEREST IN DRAINAGE CONTRACT.  A county judge, county commissioner, director of the board, or drainage engineer who becomes interested in any contract for construction of any work by the district or in any fee paid by the district from which he will receive money, consideration, or other thing of value, upon conviction is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 512, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.140 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.140. Public and Private Improvements

Sec. 56.140.  PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  Canals, drains, ditches, and levees which are constructed by a district and watercourses which are cleaned or constructed by a district are the public property of the district.(b)  A person who owns land in the district may drain into one or more of the public drains, and at his own expense, the landowner may make drains according to the natural slope of the land through other lands intervening between his land and the nearest public drain or watercourse or along any public highway.(c)  Before constructing any drains, the landowner shall notify the board of his intention to construct a drain through another person's land or along a public highway, and the directors shall go on the premises and acting as a jury of view shall determine the place for constructing the drain.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 513, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.141. Outside Drains

Sec. 56.141.  OUTSIDE DRAINS.  (a)  Before a person artificially drains adjacent land located outside the district into the canals, drains, or ditches of the district, the person must submit a written application to the board, and the board must grant permission to make the connections.  The application shall include the width, depth, and length of the connecting drains and ditches.(b)  When the application is filed with the board, the engineer shall estimate the quantity of water which the connecting drains or ditches would probably empty into the established canals or drains and shall indicate whether or not the established canals or drains have sufficient capacity to carry the excess water without risk or damage to the canals, drains, or adjacent territory.  The engineer shall report to the board the result of his examination and his estimate.(c)  Unless an agreement is reached with the applicants, the board may authorize the connection on condition that the applicant first pay to the construction and maintenance fund an amount of money which bears the same ratio to the cost of the original canal or drain from the point of connection to its outlet as the water to be emptied into the canal or drain by the connecting drains bears to the water then flowing into and being carried by the original canal or drain as estimated by the engineer.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 513, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.142. Enlargement of Canals, Drains, and Other Outlets

Sec. 56.142.  ENLARGEMENT OF CANALS, DRAINS, AND OTHER OUTLETS.  (a)  If the engineer's report indicates that the capacity of the canals, drains, or outlets of the district are insufficient to carry the excess water that would be discharged into them by connecting drains or that the additional discharge of water will endanger the canals and drains or the lands and property adjacent to them, the board may give the applicant permission to construct connecting drains and secure the desired outlet on condition that the applicant make necessary enlargements of the canals and drains of the district at the applicant's own expense.  The increased capacity of the canals of the district shall be sufficient to carry any increase of water caused by the connection without danger to canals and drains or lands adjacent to them.(b)  The engineer shall supervise and direct the enlargement of the canals and drains, and after the work is completed to his satisfaction, the engineer shall report to the board under his official certificate.  The report shall show:(1)  the kind of work done;(2)  the extent of the work;(3)  the new capacity to be sufficient to carry excess water from the connecting drain;(4)  the number of days spent by the engineer supervising the work;  and(5)  the amount due to the engineer for his services.(c)  On approving the engineer's report, the board shall issue an order authorizing the connections to be made with the canals and drains on payment of the amount due to the engineer as shown by the engineer's report and shall order the applicant to pay the engineer's salary.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 514, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.143. Contract for Improvements With the United States

Sec. 56.143.  CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  Any district which is converted under Section 56.032 of this code and which lies wholly within one county may enter into contracts with the United States, including the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of Interior, to construct improvements.(b)  The board must approve the project, plans and specifications, and methods of constructing or reconstructing the improvements.(c)  After approval, the board may execute a contract for a specified number of years or until the plans or programs of the district are completed and shall pay the obligations incurred under the contract by issuing bonds that are approved by the voters in the manner provided for issuing other bonds of the district.  The board shall deliver the bonds to the United States.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 514, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.144. Interlocal Agreements

Sec. 56.144.  INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS.  A district created pursuant to this chapter, special law or other general law may enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision to accomplish the purposes set forth in Article III, Sections 52(b)(1), (2), and (3), of the Texas Constitution.  In the event the jurisdictional boundaries of two or more districts or political subdivisions contain all or part of the same watershed of a waterway and one or more of the other districts or political subdivisions determines that the construction of improvements in the watershed would be a public benefit and accomplish the purposes set forth in Article III, Sections 52(b)(1), (2), and (3), of the Texas Constitution, the district or political subdivision shall propose an interlocal agreement to the governing bodies of the other districts or political subdivisions sharing jurisdiction within the watershed.  If an interlocal agreement is not executed within 120 days from the date it is submitted to all of the districts and political subdivisions sharing jurisdiction within the watershed, the district or political subdivision proposing the improvements may petition the commission for approval of the proposed improvements.  The commission shall conduct a hearing on the proposed improvements and upon a finding that the improvements would be a public benefit, shall approve the plan for the improvements, and the district or political subdivision proposing the improvements shall be authorized to implement the plan within the boundaries of the other district or political subdivision.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 958, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 56.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 56.182. District Funds

Sec. 56.182.  DISTRICT FUNDS.  (a)  The construction and maintenance fund consists of money, effects, property, and proceeds received by the district from any source except that portion of tax collections necessary to pay principal and interest on bonded indebtedness.(b)  The interest and sinking fund consists of that portion of tax collections necessary for paying principal and interest on bonded indebtedness, and this fund may be invested for the benefit of the district as provided by law.(c)  Each fund shall be held for the purpose for which it was created, and if money is improperly paid from either fund, the board may transfer money in the two funds to restore the fund which was improperly used.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 515, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.201. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 56.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  Any district may issue bonds as provided in this chapter to pay for drainage improvements.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 515, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.202. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 56.202.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  When maps, profiles, and estimates are filed, the board shall issue an order directing the issuance of bonds sufficient to pay for proposed improvements together with necessary, actual, and incidental expenses.  The bonds may not be issued in an amount greater than the amount specified in the order and notice of election, and in districts operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, the bonds may not be issued in an amount greater than one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 516, ch, 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.203. Record Book for Bonds

Sec. 56.203.  RECORD BOOK FOR BONDS.  (a)  Before any bonds are issued, the board shall provide a well-bound book in which the board shall keep a record of:(1)  all bonds which have been issued;(2)  the numbers of the bonds;(3)  the amount of the bonds;(4)  the rate of interest on the bonds;(5)  the date of issuance of the bonds;(6)  the date on which the bonds are due;(7)  the place where the bonds are payable;(8)  the amount received for the bonds;(9)  the annual rate of assessment to pay interest on and provide a sinking fund for the bonds;  and(10)  the payment of each bond.(b)  The board shall keep the book open at all times for public inspection by district taxpayers and bondholders.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 516, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.204. Bonds: Requisites

Sec. 56.204.  BONDS:  REQUISITES.  (a)  Bonds shall be issued in the name of the district, signed by the board president, and attested by the board secretary, and each bond shall have the seal of the district affixed to it.(b)  The bonds shall be issued in denominations and shall bear interest as authorized by the board.(c)  The terms of the bonds shall include the time, places, manner, and conditions of payment and the rate of interest determined and ordered by the board.(d)  The bonds shall be paid not later than 40 years from the date they are issued.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 516, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.205. Bonds: Approval

Sec. 56.205.  BONDS:  APPROVAL.  (a)  After the bonds are sold, the district shall submit to the attorney general:(1)  the actual bonds;(2)  a certified copy of the board's order levying a tax to pay interest and create a sinking fund;(3)  a statement of the district's total bonded indebtedness including the value of the bonds proposed to be issued and the value of taxable property in the district as shown by the last official assessment of the appraisal district in which the district participates;  and(4)  other information the attorney general requires.(b)  The attorney general shall examine the bonds carefully and shall certify them if he finds that they conform to the constitution and laws of this state and are valid and binding obligations of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 516, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.207. Bonds: Sale

Sec. 56.207.  BONDS:  SALE.  (a)  The board shall advertise and sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible.(b)  The board shall deposit all money from the sale of the bonds as it is received into the construction and maintenance fund of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 517, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.209. Use of Unsold Bonds for Maintenance Purposes

Sec. 56.209.  USE OF UNSOLD BONDS FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.  If any bonds remain unsold which are not required to complete improvements, the board may enter its consent on the public record to sell the bonds and place the proceeds in the construction and maintenance fund for use in accomplishing the purposes stated in Section 56.242 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 517, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.210. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 56.210.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A district may refund outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds as provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code.(b)  The district shall issue the bonds in denominations to be determined by the board and shall levy a tax sufficient to meet the payment of principal and interest of the refunding bonds before the bonds are delivered.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 518, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|