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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8244.103. Recreational Facilities; Limit on Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 8244.103.  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  (a)  In this section, "recreational facilities" and "develop and maintain" have the meanings assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.
(b)  The district may develop and maintain recreational facilities.
(c)  The district may not, for the development or maintenance of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8244.104. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8244.104.  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 governing body of the municipality that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8244.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8244.151.  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 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 an operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8244.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8244.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8244.151, 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8244.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8244.201.  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, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8244.202. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8244.202.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8244.102 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.
(b)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8244.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8244.203. Bonds for Recreational Facilities

Sec. 8244.203.  BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  If authorized at an election under Section 8244.151, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8244 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 104 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8244.204. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8244.204.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time bonds 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 as the interest becomes due;
(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and
(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 4046), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8246.001. Definitions

Sec. 8246.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(3)  "District" means the Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3.
(4)  "President" means the president of the board.
(5)  "Secretary" means the secretary of the board.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8246.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8246.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district as provided by this chapter.
(b)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8246.003. District Territory

Sec. 8246.003.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 95, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;
(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(3)  other law.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8246.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 8246.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board is composed of five elected directors who serve staggered terms.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8246.052. Director's Bond; Treasurer's Bond

Sec. 8246.052.  DIRECTOR'S BOND; TREASURER'S BOND.  (a)  Each director shall give bond in the amount of $1,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.
(b)  The treasurer of the district shall give bond in the amount of $2,500 for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8246.053. Official Actions; Quorum

Sec. 8246.053.  OFFICIAL ACTIONS; QUORUM.  (a)  The board shall perform official actions by resolution.
(b)  Two-thirds of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of any business of the district.
(c)  A majority vote of those present is sufficient in any official action, including final passage and enactment of a resolution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8246.054. Board Meetings

Sec. 8246.054.  BOARD MEETINGS.  (a)  The board shall hold regular meetings at least once every three months.  The dates of regular meetings must be established in the district's bylaws or by resolution.
(b)  The president or any three directors may call a special meeting as necessary to administer district business.  At least five days before the date of a special meeting, the secretary must mail notice of the meeting to the address each director filed with the secretary.  A director may waive in writing notices of special meetings.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8246.055. Board Compensation for Attending Meetings

Sec. 8246.055.  BOARD COMPENSATION FOR ATTENDING MEETINGS.  Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code:
(1)  each director is entitled to receive a fee of $20 for attending each board meeting; and
(2)  a director may not be paid more than $40 for meetings held in one calendar month.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8246.056. Officers

Sec. 8246.056.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The president shall perform those functions that are customarily incident to the office of president.
(b)  The vice president shall act as president in case of the inability, absence, or failure of the president to act.
(c)  The secretary may be a director or an individual who is not a director.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8246.101. Municipal Utility District Powers; General Powers

Sec. 8246.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS; GENERAL POWERS.  (a)  The district has and may exercise the powers, functions, duties, and privileges provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
(b)  The district may exercise the rights, privileges, and functions provided by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8246.102. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8246.102.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain inside district boundaries to acquire property of any kind, or an interest in property, necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8246.103. Contracts and Warrants

Sec. 8246.103.  CONTRACTS AND WARRANTS.  The district may enter into contracts and issue warrants payable from current funds under the applicable provisions of Chapter 252, Local Government Code, that relate to a municipality with a population of less than 5,000, to the extent those provisions are not in conflict with this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter D. Flood Control › Section 8246.152. Easement Over and Relocation of Roads

Sec. 8246.152.  EASEMENT OVER AND RELOCATION OF ROADS.  The district has a right-of-way and easement over and across a road or highway of this state or a subdivision of this state for the construction or maintenance of a district flood control project, subject to the concurrence of the Texas Transportation Commission if the project requires the relocation or bridging of a state highway.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter D. Flood Control › Section 8246.153. Maintenance of Federal Flood Control Projects

Sec. 8246.153.  MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.  The district is entitled to maintain a flood control project constructed in Lavaca County by the United States if the project:
(1)  extends wholly or partly into the district or is within five miles of the boundaries of the district; and
(2)  is considered by the board to protect property in the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8246.201. Petition and Election Authorizing Ad Valorem Tax; Tax Limit

Sec. 8246.201.  PETITION AND ELECTION AUTHORIZING AD VALOREM TAX; TAX LIMIT.  (a)  The board may impose on all taxable property in the district an annual tax at a rate not to exceed 15 cents on the $100 valuation.
(b)  Before an election is held on the ad valorem tax proposition, a petition for the tax must be presented to the board.  The petition must be signed by 10 percent of the registered voters who own taxable property in the district.
(c)  The petition, election order, and notice of the election must state:
(1)  the specific tax rate to be voted on or that the rate may not exceed the limit under Subsection (a); and
(2)  one or more of the purposes authorized by this chapter for which the tax money may be spent.
(d)  The total amount of all taxes imposed by the district for all purposes may not exceed 15 cents on the $100 valuation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8246.202. Notice for and Manner of Holding Ad Valorem Tax Election

Sec. 8246.202.  NOTICE FOR AND MANNER OF HOLDING AD VALOREM TAX ELECTION.  (a)  Notice of an election under Section 8246.201 must be published once each week for two weeks in a newspaper that is published in Lavaca County and has general circulation in the district.
(b)  The date of the first publication of notice must be not less than 20 days and not more than 30 days before the date of the election.
(c)  The presiding judge for each voting place shall appoint the necessary judges and clerks to assist the presiding judge in holding the election.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8246.203. Tax Laws Applicable

Sec. 8246.203.  TAX LAWS APPLICABLE.  The laws of this state relating to the imposition of ad valorem taxes and collection of delinquent taxes by a water control and improvement district apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 8246.251. Petition for Bond Election

Sec. 8246.251.  PETITION FOR BOND ELECTION.  (a)  A petition requesting an election on the proposition of the issuance of bonds for any purpose authorized in this chapter may be presented to the board.
(b)  The petition must be signed by at least 50 registered, property tax paying voters residing in the district.
(c)  The petition must state:
(1)  the amount of bonds to be voted on;
(2)  the general nature of the work to be done;
(3)  the necessity for and feasibility of the work;
(4)  the estimated cost; and
(5)  the operating costs.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 8246.252. Date and Notice of Petition Hearing

Sec. 8246.252.  DATE AND NOTICE OF PETITION HEARING.  (a)  The board shall set a date for a public hearing on the petition that is not more than 30 days after the date the petition is filed with the board.
(b)  Notice of the hearing must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.  The first publication of notice must be not less than 20 days before the date of the hearing.
(c)  The secretary shall post or cause to be posted for at least 15 days before the date of the hearing a copy of the notice at the courthouse door of Lavaca County and at three other public places in the district that will give reasonable notice throughout the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 8246.253. Hearing and Determination on Petition

Sec. 8246.253.  HEARING AND DETERMINATION ON PETITION.  (a)  The board shall consider and determine all matters brought before the board at the hearing.
(b)  If the board determines that the proposed improvements are feasible and practicable and a benefit to the public, the board shall grant the petition and order the requested election.  If the board refuses the petition, the board's reasons must be stated in the minutes of the board.  The board's decision is final.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8246 - Lavaca County Flood Control District No. 3 › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 8246.254. Election For, Issuance Of, and Sale of Bonds

Sec. 8246.254.  ELECTION FOR, ISSUANCE OF, AND SALE OF BONDS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the election for, issuance of, and sale of district bonds are governed by the provisions of Chapters 1201, 1207, 1251, and 1431, Government Code, that pertain to the election for, issuance of, and sale of bonds by counties.
(b)  As determined by the board, district bonds mature serially not later than 30 years after the date of their issuance.
(c)  District bonds may be sold only by sealed competitive bids to the highest bidder.
(d)  Notice of a proposed sale must be published in a financial publication of general circulation in this state once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The date of the first publication must be at least 15 days before the date of the proposed sale.
(e)  District bonds must be signed by the president and attested by the secretary.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8247.001. Definitions

Sec. 8247.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(3)  "District" means the York Valley Municipal Utility District.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8247.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8247.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Guadalupe County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8247.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8247.003.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8247.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8247.004.  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.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish:
(1)  the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law; and
(2)  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 improvements in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8247.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8247.005.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8247.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8247.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8247.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8247.101. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8247.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  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.
(b)  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8247.102. Road Projects

Sec. 8247.102.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads.
(b)  A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, and ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8247.103. Division of District

Sec. 8247.103.  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)  Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  Any 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 creating this chapter.
(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for the county in which the district is located, may adopt an order dividing the district.
(e)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between each new district.
(f)  On or before the 30th day after the adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order dividing the district with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of the county in which the district is located.
(g)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 49.102, Water Code.
(h)  Any new district created by the division of 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 wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8247.104. Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services

Sec. 8247.104.  FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  The district may establish, operate, and maintain, or contract with another political subdivision for the joint operation of, a fire department to perform all firefighting and emergency medical services in the district in accordance with Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code.
(b)  The district may issue bonds or impose a mandatory fee, with voter approval, for financing a fire plan approved in accordance with Section 49.351, Water Code, including the construction and purchase of necessary buildings, facilities, land, and equipment and the provision of an adequate water supply.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8247.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8247.151.  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 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 an operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8247.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8247.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8247.151, 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8247.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8247.201.  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)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8247.102 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 8247.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8247 - York Valley Municipal Utility District › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8247.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8247.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time bonds 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 as the interest becomes due;
(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and
(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 1982), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8248.001. Definitions

Sec. 8248.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8248.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8248.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Randall County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8248.003. Finding of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8248.003.  FINDING OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8248.004. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8248.004.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8248.023 before September 1, 2011:
(1)  the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that the district shall:
(A)  pay any debts incurred;
(B)  transfer to Randall County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and
(C)  maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and
(2)  this chapter expires September 1, 2014.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8248.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8248.005.  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:
(1)  the organization, existence, or validity of the district;
(2)  the right of the district to impose taxes; or
(3)  the legality or operation of the board.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8248.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8248.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8248.101. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8248.101.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8248.102. Annexation

Sec. 8248.102.  ANNEXATION.  The district or any new district created by the division of the district may not annex the property of a landowner before obtaining written consent from the landowner.  The annexation of the property must be completed by the district not later than one year after the district's receipt of the landowner's written consent.  A landowner may revoke the landowner's consent to annexation before annexation by notifying the district in writing that the consent is revoked.  A landowner's petition for annexation that meets the requirements of Chapter 49 or 54, Water Code, shall be considered as the landowner's written consent for the purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Reenacted by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.071, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8248.103. Road Projects

Sec. 8248.103.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, in the district.
(b)  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 district is located.  If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the district is located.
(c)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution.  If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8248.104. Road Contracts

Sec. 8248.104.  ROAD CONTRACTS.  The district may contract for a road project in the manner provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8248.151. Tax to Repay Bonds

Sec. 8248.151.  TAX TO REPAY BONDS.  The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8248.201.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8248.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8248.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8248.101 and 8248.103.
(b)  The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8248.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.
(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8248.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts › Section 8248.251. Division of District; Requirements

Sec. 8248.251.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenue, the district may be divided into two or more new districts.
(b)  A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.
(c)  The board may consider a proposal to divide the district on:
(1)  a petition of a landowner in the district; or
(2)  a motion by the board.
(d)  If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:
(1)  set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and
(2)  prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district.
(e)  Any 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 creating this chapter.  After its creation, a new district may annex property in accordance with this chapter.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8248 - Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1 › Subchapter F. Division of District Into Multiple Districts › Section 8248.252. Election for Division of District

Sec. 8248.252.  ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  After the board has complied with Section 8248.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.
(b)  The board shall give notice of the election in the same manner required for other district elections prescribed by the Water Code and Election Code.
(c)  If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:
(1)  the district is divided; and
(2)  not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:
(A)  the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(B)  the attorney general;
(C)  the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and
(D)  any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.
(d)  If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.