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TX Spec Dist Code § 8021.0004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8021 - Lakeway Municipal Utility District|Section 8021.0004. Exclusion With Bond Refunding

Sec. 8021.0004.  EXCLUSION WITH BOND REFUNDING.  (a)  Land may be excluded as authorized by this chapter in conjunction with a refunding of the district's outstanding bonds.(b)  If land is excluded in the manner provided by Subsection (a), the only notice required is the notice specified by Section 49.304, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8021.0005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8021 - Lakeway Municipal Utility District|Section 8021.0005. Applicability of Certain Other Law

Sec. 8021.0005.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN OTHER LAW.  Sections 49.307 and 49.308, Water Code, apply to an exclusion of land carried out under this chapter. |Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8023.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8023 - The Woodlands Metro Center Municipal Utility District|Section 8023.0001. Definition

Sec. 8023.0001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means The Woodlands Metro Center Municipal Utility District, of Montgomery County, Texas.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8023.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8023 - The Woodlands Metro Center Municipal Utility District|Section 8023.0002. Exclusion of Territory

Sec. 8023.0002.  EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.  (a)  The district may exclude territory from the district after a bond election has been called or bonds have been issued only if:(1)  the exclusion of the territory is not expressly prohibited by the orders or resolutions calling the bond election or authorizing the issuance of the bonds;(2)  the district annexes or adds territory into the district that is sufficient to avoid an impairment of the security for payment of the voted or issued bonds and of any other contract obligations that are wholly or partly payable from or secured by ad valorem taxes or net revenues of the district; and(3)  the exclusion and addition of territory is accomplished in conformity with the notice and hearing requirements relating to the exclusion and addition of territory prescribed by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The district must finally annex or include the additional territory prescribed by Subsection (a)(2) simultaneously with the exclusion of the territory or not earlier than the 30th day before the date the territory is excluded.(c)  Before the effective date of the exclusion, the district must receive from the territory proposed to be excluded payments of all rates, fees, and charges for water, sewer, or other district services provided to the territory, and of all ad valorem taxes, standby fees, and associated penalties and interest relating to the territory, that are due or overdue.(d)  If ad valorem taxes or standby fees have not been established for the year in which the territory is to be excluded, the territory shall pay an amount determined by the district to be equal to the estimated ad valorem taxes or standby fees the district will establish for the year.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8023.0003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8023 - The Woodlands Metro Center Municipal Utility District|Section 8023.0003. Annexation or Addition of Territory

Sec. 8023.0003.  ANNEXATION OR ADDITION OF TERRITORY.  (a)  Territory annexed or added to the district is sufficient to avoid an impairment of the security for payment of an obligation of the district if:(1)  the taxable value of the additional territory is equal to or greater than the taxable value of the excluded territory, as determined by the most recent certified county property tax rolls; and(2)  the estimated cost to provide district facilities and services to the additional territory is equal to or less than the estimated cost to provide district facilities and services to the excluded territory, as determined by the district's engineer.(b)  In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), if the district's outstanding bonds or contract obligations are wholly or partly payable from or secured by the net revenues from the ownership or operation of the district's waterworks or sewer systems, the projected net revenues to be derived from the additional territory during the period ending on the anniversary of the date on which the territory is added must be equal to or greater than the projected net revenues that would be derived during that period from the excluded territory, as determined by the district's engineer.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8437.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8437 - Bella Vista Municipal Utility District|Section 8437.001. Definition

Sec. 8437.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Bella Vista Municipal Utility District.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (S.B. 1481), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8437.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8437 - Bella Vista Municipal Utility District|Section 8437.002. Removal of Area From Emergency Services District

Sec. 8437.002.  REMOVAL OF AREA FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  a municipality with a population of less than 100,000; and(2)  an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, in which the district is wholly or partly located.(b)  If the district enters into a strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code, that includes the provision of fire-fighting services as defined by Section 49.351(k), Water Code, and the district has completed all other procedures necessary for a limited-purpose annexation by that municipality, an emergency services district shall disannex the territory of the district to be served by the municipality under the agreement in accordance with Subsection (c).(c)  The territory remains part of the emergency services district until the secretary of the emergency services district board receives from the district notice that the requirements of Subsection (b) have been met.  On receipt of the notice, the board shall immediately change its records to show that the district territory has been disannexed from the emergency services district and shall cease to provide further services to the residents of that territory.(d)  Sections 775.022(b), (c), (d), (e), (e-1), and (f), Health and Safety Code, apply to a disannexation under this section, as if the disannexation occurred under the provisions of Section 775.022(a), Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (S.B. 1481), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1083), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.001. Creation

Sec. 8502.001.  CREATION.  (a)  A conservation and reclamation district to be known as the "Brazos River Authority" is created.  The authority is a river authority, a governmental agency, a municipality, and a body politic and corporate.(b)  The authority is created under and is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The authority may exercise the powers expressly granted by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to districts created to conserve, control, and utilize to beneficial service the storm waters and floodwaters of the rivers and streams of the state, as well as those powers that may be contemplated and implied by the purposes of that provision of the constitution and that are conferred by general law and the provisions of this chapter.  In addition, the authority may discover, develop, and produce groundwater in the Brazos River basin for the use of its customers.(d)  The authority may exercise all the rights and powers of an independent governmental agency, a municipality, and a body politic and corporate to formulate plans deemed essential to its operation and for its administration in the control, storing, preservation, and distribution for all useful purposes of the storm waters and floodwaters of the Brazos River and its tributary streams.(e)  The authority may exercise the same authority and power of control and regulation over the storm waters and floodwaters of the Brazos River and its tributaries as may be exercised by the state, subject to the provisions of the constitution and the acts of the legislature.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.001 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.002. Definitions

Sec. 8502.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Brazos River Authority.(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.(3)  "Director" means a member of the board.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.002 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.0021. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 8502.0021.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  (a)  The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2033, and every 12th year after that year.(b)  The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review.  The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1148 (S.B. 523), Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.003. Territory

Sec. 8502.003.  TERRITORY.  The territory of the authority comprises the watershed of the Brazos River, as determined by rule of the Texas Water Development Board, except the portions lying within Freestone, Leon, and Madison counties.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.003 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.005. Limitation of Authority; State Supervision

Sec. 8502.005.  LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY;  STATE SUPERVISION.  The powers and duties granted to the authority by this chapter are subject to all legislative declarations of public policy in the maximum utilization of the storm waters, floodwaters, and unappropriated flow waters of the Brazos River watershed and developed groundwater of the Brazos River basin for the purposes for which the authority is created, as expressed and indicated in this chapter, and subject to the continuing rights of supervision by the state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.005 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.006. Dams and Reservoirs; Water Supply Contracts

Sec. 8502.006.  DAMS AND RESERVOIRS;  WATER SUPPLY CONTRACTS.  (a)  The authority may construct, acquire, equip, acquire storage rights at, and operate dams and reservoirs that, in the opinion of the board, are useful in carrying out the powers conferred on the authority by this chapter, regardless of whether a dam is designed to serve a single purpose or multiple purposes.(b)  The authority may provide water supply lines and water purification and pumping facilities.(c)  The authority may execute contracts with municipalities in the state substantially in the manner prescribed by Section 552.020, Local Government Code, for districts organized or created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and may execute water supply contracts with other users of water.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(33), eff. April 1, 2009.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.006 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.007. Priority of Rights

Sec. 8502.007.  PRIORITY OF RIGHTS.  This chapter does not change any existing priority of right under the laws of this state to the use of waters of this state, including any rights of municipalities that maintain and use storage structures in the bed of the Brazos River or its tributaries.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.007 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.009. Board of Directors; Bonds; Quorum; Officers

Sec. 8502.009.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS;  BONDS;  QUORUM;  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board consists of 21 members.  Members of the board and their successors serve staggered terms of six years and until their successors are designated and have qualified.  The terms of seven members of the board expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The governor shall appoint the directors at large with the advice and consent of the senate.  Within 60 days after appointment, each director shall take and subscribe an oath of office similar to the oaths administered to county commissioners and shall execute bond in the amount of $5,000, payable to the authority.  The premium on the bond shall be paid by the authority.  The bond, after being recorded in the official bond records of the county in which the authority maintains its office, shall be deposited with a depository selected and approved for the deposit of the funds of the authority.(c)  A vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(d)  Eleven members of the board constitute a quorum to transact business.(e)  The governor shall designate a director as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.  The board shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary.  The board shall appoint a treasurer.  The treasurer shall furnish a bond in an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount of money estimated to be on hand during the year, not to exceed $100,000.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.009 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.0091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.0091. Grounds for Removal of Directors

Sec. 8502.0091.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 8502.009;(2)  does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 8502.009;(3)  is ineligible for directorship under Chapter 171, Local Government Code;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.(c)  If the general manager has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the general manager shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the general manager shall notify the next highest ranking director, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.0092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.0092. Director Training

Sec. 8502.0092.  DIRECTOR TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing authority operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the authority;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the authority;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The general manager of the authority shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director.  Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.0093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.0093. Policies to Separate Policy-Making and Staff Functions

Sec. 8502.0093.  POLICIES TO SEPARATE POLICY-MAKING AND STAFF FUNCTIONS.  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the general manager and the staff of the authority.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.0094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.0094. Complaints

Sec. 8502.0094.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority.  The authority shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.(b)  The authority shall make information describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution available to the public.(c)  The authority shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.0095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.0095. Public Testimony

Sec. 8502.0095.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the authority.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8502.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle G - River Authorities|Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority|Section 8502.010. Creation of Master District; Water Control and Improvement District

Sec. 8502.010.  CREATION OF MASTER DISTRICT; WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.  A master district is created having all the powers, duties, and functions, and subject to applicable and practicable procedures for those districts, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, and the provisions of the Water Code applicable to water control and improvement districts.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Water Code, Section 221.010 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(a), eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 13.006(d), eff. September 1, 2007.|