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TX Spec Dist Code § 7802.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7802 - Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 14|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7802.005. Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 7802.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 57, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.09, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7802.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7802 - Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 14|Subchapter B. Board of Directors and Officers|Section 7802.051. Board

Sec. 7802.051.  BOARD.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.(b)  An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of directors.  Except as provided by Subsection (c), directors serve four-year terms.(c)  The board shall revise each precinct used to elect a director after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes.  At the first election after the precincts are revised, a new director shall be elected from each precinct.  The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve two-year terms and which three directors serve four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.09, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7802.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7802 - Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 14|Subchapter B. Board of Directors and Officers|Section 7802.052. Treasurer

Sec. 7802.052.  TREASURER.  (a)  The board may provide for the appointment of a treasurer for the district.(b)  In addition to the powers and duties provided by other law, the treasurer has the powers and duties of the county treasurer under Chapter 57, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.09, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7802.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7802 - Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 14|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7802.101. General Powers and Duties of District

Sec. 7802.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISTRICT.  The district has:(1)  the powers of government; and(2)  the rights, privileges, and functions conferred by this chapter, by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and by the general laws of this state relating to levee improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.09, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7802.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7802 - Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 14|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7802.102. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 7802.102.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  The board has the powers and duties delegated to the commissioners court and county judge under Chapter 57, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.09, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7802.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7802 - Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 14|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7802.103. Imposition of Taxes

Sec. 7802.103.  IMPOSITION OF TAXES.  (a)  The Tax Code governs the imposition of district taxes.(b)  The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector or may contract for the imposition of taxes with Dallas County or with another person as provided by the Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.09, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7803.001. Definitions

Sec. 7803.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the Irving Flood Control District Section I.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7803.002. Nature of District

Sec. 7803.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district and a flood control district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7803.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 7803.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries.  The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7803.004. District Territory

Sec. 7803.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of all territory in the boundaries described by Section 2, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Section 7803.102 of this chapter or its predecessor statute, former Section 18, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971;(2)  Subchapter F of this chapter or its predecessor statute, former Section 26, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 117, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977;(3)  former Section 7, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971;(4)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(5)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7803.005. Dissolution and Abolition of District

Sec. 7803.005.  DISSOLUTION AND ABOLITION OF DISTRICT.  The City of Irving may dissolve and abolish the district at the municipality's discretion on written notice of the dissolution and abolition to the board, in the same manner and on the same terms and obligations as prescribed by Sections 43.074, 43.075, and 43.081, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.051. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 7803.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  The board consists of seven elected directors who serve staggered terms.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.052. Eligibility for Office

Sec. 7803.052.  ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE.  A director must own land in the district subject to taxation at the time the director qualifies for office.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.053. Director's Bond

Sec. 7803.053.  DIRECTOR'S BOND.  (a)  Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The bond must be recorded in the official bond records in the office of the county clerk of Dallas County.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.054. Board Vacancy

Sec. 7803.054.  BOARD VACANCY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment to the unexpired term by the remaining directors.(b)  The City Council of the City of Irving shall appoint directors to fill all vacancies on the board if the number of qualified directors is less than four.(c)  If any director ceases to possess the qualifications prescribed by Section 7803.052, the remaining directors shall declare the person's office vacant and appoint a successor.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.055. Board President; Absence of Board President

Sec. 7803.055.  BOARD PRESIDENT; ABSENCE OF BOARD PRESIDENT. (a) The board may authorize the president to sign all orders or take other action.(b)  Any order adopted or other action taken at a board meeting at which the president is absent may be signed by the vice president, or the board may authorize the president to sign the order or other action.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.056. Secretary's Duties

Sec. 7803.056.  SECRETARY'S DUTIES.  The board secretary shall keep accurate minutes and may certify to any action the board takes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.057. Treasurer

Sec. 7803.057.  TREASURER.  (a) The board may appoint a district treasurer.(b)  The district treasurer shall give bond in an amount required by the board, conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting of all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as district treasurer.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.058. Compensation

Sec. 7803.058.  COMPENSATION.  Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director shall receive a per diem payment of $25 for each day spent performing district work.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.059. Designation of Director to Act on District's Behalf

Sec. 7803.059.  DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR TO ACT ON DISTRICT'S BEHALF.  The board may designate one or more directors who, on behalf of the district, may execute all contracts, including a construction contract, sign checks, or handle any other matter entered into by the board as shown in the district's official minutes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.060. District Office

Sec. 7803.060.  DISTRICT OFFICE.  (a)  The board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office inside the district.(b)  The board may establish a second district office outside the district.  If the board establishes a second district office, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by publishing notice of the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in Dallas County.(c)  A district office that is a private residence or office is a public place for matters relating to the district's business.(d)  The board shall provide notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7803.061. Records

Sec. 7803.061.  RECORDS.  The board shall keep and maintain complete and accurate accounts and records, which shall be kept at the district's principal office and be open to public inspection at reasonable times.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.101. Levee Improvement District Powers

Sec. 7803.101.  LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  (a)  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions applicable to a levee improvement district created under the authority of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code.(b)  The district has the power to construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:(1)  reclaiming land from overflow from the water;(2)  controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and otherwise improving the rivers and streams;(3)  draining the land properly and otherwise improving the land; and(4)  preventing the pollution of the water.(c)  In the accomplishment of the district's purposes, the district may issue bonds, enter into contracts, or incur debt in the manner prescribed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.102. Annexation of Land

Sec. 7803.102.  ANNEXATION OF LAND.  (a)  The district may annex land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, to the extent applicable.(b)  If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.301 or 51.714, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:(1)  allow the land to be added to assume its pro rata share of taxes necessary to support the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and(2)  authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.(c)  If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its pro rata share of the voted but not yet issued or sold bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.(d)  If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.103. Eminent Domain

Sec. 7803.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain in Dallas County to acquire the fee simple title to or an easement or right-of-way to, over, or through any private or public land, water, or land under water that is in the district, borders the district, is adjacent or opposite to the district, or is outside of the district if the property has a direct effect on the accomplishment of the purposes for which the district is created and is necessary for making, constructing, and maintaining all levees and other improvements for the improvement of rivers, creeks, streams, or drainage courses in the district or bordering the district to prevent the overflow of water.(b)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (a) to acquire land or other property that is used for cemetery purposes.(c)  The district shall pay adequate compensation to the owner of property that is taken, damaged, or destroyed for the purposes described by Subsection (a).(d)  A condemnation proceeding must be brought in the name of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.104. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 7803.104.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of:(1)  relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b); and(2)  providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.(b)  If the district's exercise of its power of eminent domain, power of relocation, or any other power makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade, or alteration of the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a telephone or telegraph property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district unless the owner of the relocated or altered facility has a legal obligation to pay those expenses, in which event the necessary action shall be accomplished at the expense of the owner.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7803.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7803 - Irving Flood Control District Section I|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 7803.105. Contracts for Facilities and Improvements; Election Not Required

Sec. 7803.105.  CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.  (a)  The district may enter into a  contract with the United States, the City of Irving, another public body, or an individual, corporation, or other entity for the maintenance or construction of any facility or improvement authorized by this chapter.(b)  The district may enter into a contract under Subsection (a) without:(1)  voting for the issuance of bonds; or(2)  holding an election to approve the contract.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2015.|