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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8140 - East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7 › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8140.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8140.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  Each district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8140.101 and 8140.102.
(b)  A district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8140.102 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 8140.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
(d)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by a district under Section 8140.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 775 (H.B. 3546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8141.0101. Definitions

Sec. 8141.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(3)  "Director" means a board member.
(4)  "District" means the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8141.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 8141.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8141.0103. Confirmation and Director Election Required

Sec. 8141.0103.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8141.0104. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8141.0104.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8141.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8141.0105. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8141.0105.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8141.0106. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8141.0106.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  right to impose a tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8141.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8141.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8141.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8141.0202. Temporary Directors

Sec. 8141.0202.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8141.0103; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.
(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8141.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8141.0103; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.
(d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0301. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8141.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0302. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8141.0302.  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 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0303. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8141.0303.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0304. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8141.0304.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  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 road project is located.
(b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.
(c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0305. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 8141.0305.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0306. Division of District

Sec. 8141.0306.  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)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  A 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 enacting this chapter.
(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.
(e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8141.0103 to confirm the district's creation.
(f)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.
(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
(h)  A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8141.0103.  If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.
(i)  If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
(j)  Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
(k)  Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8141.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8141.0307. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 8141.0307.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 4(a), eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8141.0401. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8141.0401.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:
(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
(2)  contract payments described by Section 8141.0403.
(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 ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8141.0402. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8141.0402.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8141.0401, 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 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8141.0403. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8141.0403.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8141.0501. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8141.0501.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8141.0502. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8141.0502.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8141 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8141.0503. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8141.0503.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. 4609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8142.001. Definitions

Sec. 8142.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "City" means the City of Rosenberg, Texas.
(3)  "County" means Fort Bend County.
(4)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(5)  "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8142.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8142.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8142.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8142.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8142.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8142.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish:
(1)  the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code; and
(2)  the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8142.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8142.005.  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 the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8142.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8142.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8142.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8142.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8142.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8142.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8142.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8142.102. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8142.102.  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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8142.103. Road Projects

Sec. 8142.103.  ROAD PROJECTS.  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8142.104. Municipal or County Consent and Standards

Sec. 8142.104.  MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY CONSENT AND STANDARDS.  (a)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
(b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8142.105. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8142.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Rosenberg that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8142.106. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8142.106.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8142.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8142.151.  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 lawful 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 a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8142.152. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 8142.152.  AD VALOREM TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8142.151, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the improvements constructed or acquired by the district.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8142.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8142.201.  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)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8142.103 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.
(d)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8142.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8142.202. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8142.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations 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 or other obligations as the interest becomes due;
(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and
(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8142 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8142.203. Certain Authority of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Not Applicable

Sec. 8142.203.  CERTAIN AUTHORITY OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOT APPLICABLE.  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a road project undertaken by the district or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 901 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8143.001. Definitions

Sec. 8143.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "City" means the City of Texas City, Texas.
(3)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(4)  "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8143.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8143.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Galveston County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8143.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8143.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8143.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8143.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish:
(1)  the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;
(2)  the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and
(3)  to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8143.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8143.005.  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 the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8143.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8143.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8143.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8143.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8143.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8143.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8143.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8143.102. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8143.102.  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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8143.103. Navigation Powers

Sec. 8143.103.  NAVIGATION POWERS.  The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8143.104. Road Projects

Sec. 8143.104.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
(b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
(c)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8143.105. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8143.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8143.106. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8143.106.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8143.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8143.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 8143.201(c), the district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any lawful 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 a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8143.152. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 8143.152.  AD VALOREM TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8143.151, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8143.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8143.201.  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)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8143.104 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.
(d)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8143.104 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
(e)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8143.104 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8143 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 61 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8143.202. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8143.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations 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 or other obligations as the interest becomes due;
(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and
(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8144 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 62 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8144.001. Definitions

Sec. 8144.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "City" means the City of Texas City, Texas.
(3)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(4)  "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 62.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1802), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.