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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0103. Bylaws and Rules

Sec. 5012.0103.  BYLAWS AND RULES.  The authority may adopt bylaws and rules for the management and regulation of its affairs.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0104. Gift or Purchase of Property

Sec. 5012.0104.  GIFT OR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.  The authority by gift or purchase may acquire any property or any interest in property that is:
(1)  inside or outside the authority's boundaries; and
(2)  necessary or convenient to exercising a power, right, privilege, or function conferred on the authority by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0105. Eminent Domain

Sec. 5012.0105.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  To exercise a power provided by law, the authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property and any interest in property inside the authority's boundaries.  The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(b)  The authority is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Section 21.021, Property Code.
(c)  The authority is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in any judicial proceeding related to the authority's exercise of eminent domain.
(d)  The authority's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0106. Lease of Authority Facilities

Sec. 5012.0106.  LEASE OF AUTHORITY FACILITIES.  A lease under Section 60.101, Water Code, may contain any provision the commission determines is advantageous to the authority, including a provision for:
(1)  the sale of a leased property at the termination of the lease; and
(2)  the management and operation of a leased property by the lessee.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0107. Sale of Surplus Property

Sec. 5012.0107.  SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.  The commission may order authority property sold as provided in Section 60.101, Water Code, if the property is not considered reasonably required to carry out the authority's plans.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0108. General Authority to Make Contracts and Execute Instruments

Sec. 5012.0108.  GENERAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE CONTRACTS AND EXECUTE INSTRUMENTS.  The authority may make a contract or execute an instrument necessary or convenient to exercising a power, right, privilege, or function conferred on the authority by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0109. Competitive Bidding for Certain Contracts

Sec. 5012.0109.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  (a)  Before the commission enters into a contract for the expenditure of an amount of $25,000 or more, the authority shall submit the proposed contract for competitive bids as provided by this section.
(b)  The commission shall publish notice of the time and place for the opening of sealed bids on a contract described by Subsection (a) in one or more newspapers of general circulation in this state, one of which must be a newspaper published in Jefferson County.  The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being made not later than the 14th day before the date set for the opening of bids.
(c)  The commission may reject any bid submitted under this section, but if the commission accepts a bid, the bid must be the lowest and best bid received.
(d)  This section does not apply to:
(1)  improvements performed by the United States;
(2)  emergencies that require immediate action to protect persons or property;
(3)  necessary emergency repairs to authority property; or
(4)  contracts for personal or professional services or work done by the authority and paid for by the day as the work progresses.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0110. Officers, Agents, and Employees

Sec. 5012.0110.  OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.  The authority may employ, prescribe the duties of, and set the compensation of officers, agents, and employees.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0111. Seal

Sec. 5012.0111.  SEAL.  The authority may adopt and use a corporate seal.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5012.0112. Authority to Sue and Be Sued

Sec. 5012.0112.  AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.  The authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 5012.0151. Maintenance and Operations Tax

Sec. 5012.0151.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX.  The commission may impose an annual tax for the maintenance and operation of the authority and the authority's improvements at a rate not to exceed 20 cents for each $100 valuation of taxable property in the authority.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 5012.0152. Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 5012.0152.  TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  (a)  The commission shall appoint a tax assessor and collector.
(b)  The tax assessor and collector shall execute a bond in an amount set by the commission that is:
(1)  at least twice the average daily balance of the authority in its depository for the preceding year; and
(2)  not more than the estimated amount of revenues of the authority for any year.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 5012.0153. Authority to Borrow Money, Accept Grants, and Issue Associated Revenue Bonds

Sec. 5012.0153.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ACCEPT GRANTS, AND ISSUE ASSOCIATED REVENUE BONDS.  The authority may:
(1)  borrow money for the authority's corporate purposes consistent with the constitution, this chapter, and Chapters 60-63, Water Code;
(2)  borrow money or accept a grant from the United States or from a corporation or agency created or designated by the United States and, in connection with the loan or grant, enter into any agreement the United States or the corporation or agency may require; and
(3)  make and issue bonds for money borrowed, in the manner provided by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 5012.0154. Authority to Borrow Money for Current Expenses; Evidence of Obligation

Sec. 5012.0154.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY FOR CURRENT EXPENSES; EVIDENCE OF OBLIGATION.  (a)  The authority may:
(1)  borrow money for current expenses; and
(2)  evidence the borrowed money by warrants.
(b)  The total amount of the warrants may not exceed the anticipated revenue.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 5012.0201. Authority to Issue Bonds; Election

Sec. 5012.0201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; ELECTION.  (a)  The authority may issue bonds for any corporate purpose.
(b)  The authority may issue bonds for a purpose described by Section 5012.0102(1) or to acquire necessary or proper lands, rights of way, extension or improvements of belt railway lines, or construction or improvements of wharves, docks, ship repair facilities, or other facilities or aids to navigation.
(c)  The authority may secure bonds issued under Subsection (b) by liens on properties acquired, constructed, or improved and pledge available revenues as additional security.
(d)  An election to approve the issuance of bonds payable from taxes must be held in the manner provided for bond elections under Chapter 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 5012.0202. Form of Bonds

Sec. 5012.0202.  FORM OF BONDS.  Authority bonds must be:
(1)  issued in the authority's name; and
(2)  signed by the commission's presiding officer.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 5012.0203. Terms of Issuance

Sec. 5012.0203.  TERMS OF ISSUANCE.  Authority bonds may be:
(1)  sold for cash;
(2)  issued on terms the commission determines in exchange for any property, or any interest in property, that the commission considers necessary or convenient for the corporate purpose for which the bonds are issued; or
(3)  issued in exchange for like principal amounts of other obligations of the authority, whether matured or unmatured.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 5012.0204. Deposit of Proceeds

Sec. 5012.0204.  DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.  The proceeds of sale of authority bonds shall be deposited in one or more banks or trust companies, and shall be paid out according to the terms on which the authority and the purchasers of the bonds agree.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 5012.0206. Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 5012.0206.  BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  The commission may declare an emergency because money is not available to meet any of the authority's needs, including to pay the principal of and interest on authority bonds.
(b)  Bond anticipation notes may bear interest at a rate not to exceed 10 percent and must mature not later than one year after the date of issuance.
(c)  Bond anticipation notes issued by the authority must be taken up with the proceeds of the bonds, or the bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for the bond anticipation notes.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 5012.0207. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 5012.0207.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  The authority may make and issue bonds for the purpose of refunding or refinancing outstanding bonds authorized and issued by the authority under this chapter or other law and the interest and any premium on the bonds to maturity or on any earlier redemption date specified in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds.
(b)  Refunding bonds issued by the authority may:
(1)  be issued to refund more than one series of outstanding bonds;
(2)  combine the pledges of the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or
(3)  be secured by other or additional revenue.
(c)  The provisions of this chapter regarding the issuance of bonds, the terms and provisions of bonds, and the remedies of the bondholders apply to refunding bonds issued by the authority.
(d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds issued by the authority on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
(e)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the authority, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds at the places at which the bonds to be refunded are payable.  In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest and premium, if any, on the bonds to be refunded to the bonds' maturity date or specified earlier redemption date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the concurrent surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
(f)  The authority may also refund outstanding bonds in the manner provided by Chapters 60-63, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5013.001. Definitions

Sec. 5013.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Authority" means the Port of Harlingen Authority.
(2)  "Port commission" means the governing body of the authority.
(3)  "Port commissioner" means a member of the port commission.
(4)  "Treasurer" means the treasurer of the authority.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5013.002. Former Name of Authority

Sec. 5013.002.  FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY.  Before April 13, 1983, the authority was known as the Arroyo Colorado Navigation District of Cameron and Willacy Counties.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Sec. 5013.0025.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY. The authority is composed of the original territory of the district, as it may have been amended by Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code, or other law, except the territory does not include any portion of Willacy County.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 3, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter B. Port Commission › Section 5013.051. Governing Body

Sec. 5013.051.  GOVERNING BODY.  (a)  The navigation and canal commission of the authority is called the port commission and is composed of five port commissioners.
(b)  The port commissioners shall be elected by the voters of the district at large to positions numbered one through five.
(c)  Port commissioners serve staggered four-year terms, with port commissioners elected in odd-numbered years.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Special District Local Laws Code, Section 5013.003 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 5, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5013.101. Treasurer

Sec. 5013.101.  TREASURER.  (a)  The port commission:
(1)  shall hire or appoint a treasurer; and
(2)  may terminate or suspend the employment or appointment of the treasurer.
(b)  The treasurer has the power and duties of a treasurer under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code.
(c)  Notwithstanding Section 62.152, Water Code, the treasurer shall pay all authority expenses from authority funds.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5013.102. Sales and Leases

Sec. 5013.102.  SALES AND LEASES.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 60, Water Code, apply to all sales and leases entered into by the authority.
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 60.039, Water Code, the authority may enter into a surface lease for a period of not more than 99 years.
(c)  Notwithstanding Section 60.040, Water Code,  the authority is not required to publish notice for a sale, easement, or lease for a period of not more than 99 years.
(d)  Sections 60.041 and 60.042, Water Code, do not apply to a bid on real property to be sold by the authority.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 5013.151. Maintenance and Operation Tax; Tax Rate

Sec. 5013.151.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; TAX RATE.  (a)  The authority may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the authority for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the authority and the improvements constructed by the authority.
(b)  The authority may change the rate or suspend collection of the tax authorized by this section in the manner provided by law for official action by the authority, subject to the limitation prescribed by Subsection (a).
(c)  Section 62.160, Water Code, does not apply to the authority.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5013 - Port of Harlingen Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 5013.152. Selection of Depository

Sec. 5013.152.  SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the authority shall select a depository for the authority in the manner provided by Section 60.271, Water Code.
(b)  The authority shall select a depository in a manner to ensure that authority funds are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.
(c)  The authority may select more than one institution to serve as a depository in order to comply with the requirement under Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 635), Sec. 6, eff. May 15, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5016.0001. Definitions

Sec. 5016.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Adjacent property" means the approximately 433 acres that the authority owns in San Patricio County that is bounded on the east by the western boundary of the former Naval Station Ingleside, on the north by Farm-to-Market Road 1069, on the west by the corporate limits of the City of Ingleside on the Bay, and on the south by the corporate limits of the City of Ingleside on the Bay and the north shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay.  The term does not include property:
(A)  that the authority purchased from this state under former Article 8225, Revised Statutes; or
(B)  that was granted to the authority by this state under any general or special law.
(2)  "Authority" means the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
(3)  "Naval property" means:
(A)  the approximately 576.615 acres of land and submerged land in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, improvements, and personal property, if any, that reverted to the authority when former Naval Station Ingleside closed, other than property that the authority purchased from this state under former Article 8225, Revised Statutes, or that was granted to the authority by this state under any general or special law; and
(B)  the adjacent property.
(4)  "Port commission" means the authority's governing body.
(5)  "Port commissioner" means a member of the port commission.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5016.0002. Former Name of Authority

Sec. 5016.0002.  FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY.  Before May 20, 1981, the authority was known as the Nueces County Navigation District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter B. Port Commission › Section 5016.0051. Composition of Port Commission

Sec. 5016.0051.  COMPOSITION OF PORT COMMISSION.  The port commission is composed of seven port commissioners.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter B. Port Commission › Section 5016.0052. Appointment of Port Commissioners; Terms; Eligibility

Sec. 5016.0052.  APPOINTMENT OF PORT COMMISSIONERS; TERMS; ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  Port commissioners are appointed as follows:
(1)  the Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall appoint three port commissioners;
(2)  the city council of the City of Corpus Christi shall appoint three port commissioners; and
(3)  the Commissioners Court of San Patricio County shall appoint one port commissioner.
(b)  Port commissioners serve staggered three-year terms that expire in January.
(c)  A port commissioner may not serve more than four full terms.
(d)  A person must have been a resident of Nueces County for at least six months to be eligible for appointment to the port commission by the Commissioners Court of Nueces County or the city council of the City of Corpus Christi.
(e)  Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to a person serving as a port commissioner on June 9, 1995.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter B. Port Commission › Section 5016.0053. Filing of Financial Statement by Port Commissioners

Sec. 5016.0053.  FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY PORT COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  Not later than April 30 of each year, a port commissioner shall file with the Texas Ethics Commission a financial statement that complies with Sections 572.022-572.024, Government Code.
(b)  The filed statement is a public record.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5016.0101. Use and Disposition of Naval Property

Sec. 5016.0101.  USE AND DISPOSITION OF NAVAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The authority may use naval property in ways that replace and enhance the economic benefits generated by the former Naval Station Ingleside through diversified activities, including uses to foster:
(1)  job creation and retention;
(2)  economic development;
(3)  industry;
(4)  commerce;
(5)  manufacturing;
(6)  housing;
(7)  recreation; and
(8)  infrastructure installation on naval property.
(b)  The port commission may:
(1)  declare any portion of naval property surplus if the property is not needed for a navigation-related project; and
(2)  sell or lease the surplus property on terms the port commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(c)  Notwithstanding any other law and subject to the terms of this subsection, the authority may sell or lease property declared surplus under this section with or without public bidding. The authority may not sell naval property declared surplus under this section in a private sale for less than the property's fair market value. The authority shall obtain an appraisal of the surplus property, which is conclusive evidence of the surplus property's fair market value.
(d)  The authority may contract with another person for assistance in accomplishing the purposes of this section by competitive bidding or negotiated contract as the port commission considers appropriate, desirable, and in the authority's best interests.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5016.0102. Elections

Sec. 5016.0102.  ELECTIONS.  An election relating to the authority must be held in the authority as a whole and not on a county-by-county basis.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5016.0103. Security and Law Enforcement

Sec. 5016.0103.  SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The port commission may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce an ordinance, rule, or police regulation necessary to:
(1)  protect, secure, and defend the ship channels and waterways in the authority's jurisdiction and facilities served by those ship channels and waterways;
(2)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of any person using the ship channels and waterways in the authority's jurisdiction; or
(3)  comply with a federal law or regulation or implement a directive or standard of the federal government, including the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Coast Guard, relating to securing ship channels and waterways and facilities served by ship channels and waterways and preventing terrorist attacks on ship channels, waterways, associated maritime facilities, and other facilities served by ship channels and waterways.
(b)  In the enforcement of an authority ordinance, rule, or police regulation, a sheriff, constable, or other licensed peace officer or a peace officer employed or appointed by the port commission may make arrests, serve criminal warrants, subpoenas, or writs, and perform any other service or duty that may be performed by any sheriff, constable, or other licensed peace officer in enforcing other laws of this state.
(c)  In adopting an ordinance, rule, or police regulation under Subsection (a) of this section, the port commission shall comply with the procedures provided by Sections 60.074 and 60.075, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5016 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5016.0104. Contracts for Security and Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 5016.0104.  CONTRACTS FOR SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  (a)  The authority may enter into an interlocal agreement with this state or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state to jointly provide, and share the costs of, security for the ship channels and waterways in the authority's jurisdiction.
(b)  To protect the public interest, the authority may contract with a qualified party, including the federal government, Nueces County, or San Patricio County, for the provision of law enforcement services in all or part of the authority's jurisdiction.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5018.0001. Definitions

Sec. 5018.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of commissioners.
(2)  "Commissioner" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5018.0002. Findings of Benefit and Purpose

Sec. 5018.0002.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59,  Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including, to the extent authorized by this chapter:
(1)  the supervision, maintenance, development, extension, and improvement of navigation in the district;
(2)  the maintenance, development, extension, and improvement of port facilities and dock facilities in the district; and
(3)  the development of the Port of Orange in the district.
(b)  The district:
(1)  is essential to the general welfare of this state for the development of maritime shipping to and from the state's ports;
(2)  is in the interest of national defense, the Port of Orange being strategically located on the Gulf Coast with an inland-protected harbor and in a rapidly developing industrial area in which shipyards and ship-storing basins are located; and
(3)  will result in:
(A)  material benefits and improvements to district territory;
(B)  the increase of the taxable value of property in the district; and
(C)  material benefit to that part of the state in which the district is located.
(c)  All property in the district and in this state will benefit from the district and the improvements and facilities acquired or constructed under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5018.0003. District Territory

Sec. 5018.0003.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Orange County, unless the district's territory has been modified under:
(1)  Section 3 or 3a, Chapter 103, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929 (Article 8263a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before August 30, 1971;
(2)  Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code; or
(3)  other law.
(b)  The district includes all of the property within the district's boundaries.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 5018.0004. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 5018.0004.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0051. Board of Commissioners; Term; Election

Sec. 5018.0051.  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TERM; ELECTION.  (a)  The district is governed by a board composed of five elected commissioners.
(b)  Commissioners serve staggered four-year terms.
(c)  The district shall hold an election in the district on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year to elect commissioners.
(d)  The board has the rights and powers conferred and imposed on navigation and canal commissioners and commissioners courts by Chapter 62, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0052. Composition of Board; Qualifications

Sec. 5018.0052.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  One commissioner must reside in each county commissioners precinct of Orange County and one commissioner must reside in the county at large.
(b)  Each commissioner must:
(1)  be a qualified voter of the district; and
(2)  own taxable real property located in the district.
(c)  The candidates receiving the highest number of votes from each county commissioners precinct and the county at large shall be declared elected.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0053. Polling Places

Sec. 5018.0053.  POLLING PLACES.  For all elections held under this chapter, the board, in each election order, shall designate the number and location of polling places, provided that at least one polling place is located in each of the county commissioners precincts.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0054. Commissioner's Oath and Bond

Sec. 5018.0054.  COMMISSIONER'S OATH AND BOND.  Not later than the 10th day after the date of the commissioner's election, each commissioner shall:
(1)  take and subscribe an oath of office with conditions in the oath as provided by law for members of the county commissioners court; and
(2)  enter into a good and sufficient bond in the amount of $1,000 payable to the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the commissioner's duties as a commissioner.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0055. Compensation of Commissioners; Expenses

Sec. 5018.0055.  COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS; EXPENSES.  (a)  At the first meeting after each election, the commissioners by order shall set the amount of compensation to be received by a commissioner for each day served, not to exceed $600 per year, plus actual traveling expenses.
(b)  Each month or as soon as practicable following each month, each commissioner shall file with the district's secretary a statement showing the amount owed to the commissioner.  A check may not be issued to the commissioner until the commissioner has filed the statement with the secretary.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0056. Vacancies

Sec. 5018.0056.  VACANCIES.  (a)  A vacancy on the board shall be filled by board appointment until the next commissioners' election.  If the vacant position is not regularly scheduled to be filled at that election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b)  A person appointed under this section must have the same qualifications as a person elected to the board.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0057. Officers and Employees

Sec. 5018.0057.  OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  As soon as practicable after each election of commissioners, the board shall elect a president, vice president, and secretary and treasurer.
(b)  The board may:
(1)  employ a port director and other officers as required to manage and operate the district and, subject to the board's orders, delegate that authority;
(2)  employ and prescribe the duties of officers, agents, and employees;
(3)  set the compensation of officers, agents, and employees; and
(4)  remove any employee.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0058. Officer's or Employee's Surety Bond

Sec. 5018.0058.  OFFICER'S OR EMPLOYEE'S SURETY BOND.  (a)  A bond required of a district officer or employee must be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety on the bond.
(b)  The district may pay the premium on the bond.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0059. District Office

Sec. 5018.0059.  DISTRICT OFFICE.  A regular office shall be established and maintained for conducting district business in the district's territory.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 5018.0060. Conflict of Interest; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 5018.0060.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A district commissioner, engineer, or employee, personally or as an agent for another person, may not benefit directly or indirectly from a sale, purchase, or contract entered into by the board.
(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1)  a fine not to exceed $1,000;
(2)  confinement in the county jail for not less than six months or more than one year; or
(3)  both the fine and confinement.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5018.0101. General and Navigation District Powers

Sec. 5018.0101.  GENERAL AND NAVIGATION DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has:
(1)  the powers of government and the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions specified by this chapter; and
(2)  all powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred by general law, including Chapter 62, Water Code, on any navigation district created or operating under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5018.0102. Powers Regarding Wharves, Docks, and Other Facilities

Sec. 5018.0102.  POWERS REGARDING WHARVES, DOCKS, AND OTHER FACILITIES.  The district may:
(1)  acquire, take over, construct, maintain, repair, operate, develop, and regulate wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, dumping facilities, belt railways, lands, and other facilities or aids consistent with or necessary to the operation or development of ports or waterways in the district; and
(2)  construct, extend, improve, repair, maintain, and reconstruct, cause to be constructed, extended, improved, repaired, maintained, and reconstructed, and own, rent, lease, use, and operate any facility of any kind necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions granted by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5018.0103. Limitation on Certain Powers

Sec. 5018.0103.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN POWERS.  This chapter may not be construed as granting the district or the board any power over the appointment, operations, or conduct of:
(1)  a branch pilot appointed under Section 69.037, Transportation Code; or
(2)  the board of pilot commissioners described by Section 69.011, Transportation Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 5 - Transportation › Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities › Chapter 5018 - Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 5018.0104. Bylaws and Rules

Sec. 5018.0104.  BYLAWS AND RULES.  The district may adopt bylaws and rules to manage and regulate its affairs.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.