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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9072.106. Division of District

Sec. 9072.106.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
(1)  has no outstanding bonded debt; and
(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
(b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  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 enacting this chapter.
(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.
(e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 9072.003 to confirm the district's creation.
(f)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.
(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 9072.003.
(i)  Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9072.107. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 9072.107.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:
(1)  a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or
(2)  a road project authorized by Section 9072.103.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9072.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 9072.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:
(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
(2)  contract payments described by Section 9072.153.
(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9072.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 9072.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 9072.151, 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9072.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 9072.153.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9072.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 9072.201.  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, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9072.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9072.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Section 51.433, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9072 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9072.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 9072.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 452 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9073 - Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19; Annexation › Section 9073.001. Definition

Sec. 9073.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 54, eff. December 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9073 - Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19; Annexation › Section 9073.002. Annexation by Municipality

Sec. 9073.002.  ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality that plans to annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts:
(1)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
(2)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
(3)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
(4)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
(5)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
(6)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8; and
(7)  Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
(b)  On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
(c)  The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation.
(d)  The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 54, eff. December 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9074.001. Definitions

Sec. 9074.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(3)  "Director" means a board member.
(4)  "District" means the Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9074.002. Nature of District

Sec. 9074.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9074.003. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 9074.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9074.004. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 9074.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9074.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9074.005. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 9074.005.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
(1)  a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9074.006. Initial District Territory

Sec. 9074.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  right to impose a tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9074.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 9074.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 9074.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9074.052. Temporary Directors

Sec. 9074.052.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  The temporary board consists of:
(1)  Stacy Keller-Lassiter;
(2)  Doug Knell;
(3)  Max Simpson;
(4)  Victor Cummings; and
(5)  Kenneth Myers.
(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9074.003; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.
(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 9074.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9074.003; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.
(d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 9074.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.102. Water Control and Improvement District Powers and Duties

Sec. 9074.102.  WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.103. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 9074.103.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.104. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 9074.104.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.
(b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.
(c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.105. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 9074.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 42.042 or 42.0425, Local Government Code, and consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.106. Division of District

Sec. 9074.106.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
(1)  has no outstanding bonded debt; and
(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
(b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  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 enacting this chapter.
(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.
(e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 9074.003 to confirm the district's creation.
(f)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.
(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 9074.003.
(i)  Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9074.107. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 9074.107.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:
(1)  a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or
(2)  a road project authorized by Section 9074.103.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9074.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 9074.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:
(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
(2)  contract payments described by Section 9074.153.
(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9074.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 9074.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 9074.151, 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9074.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 9074.153.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9074.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 9074.201.  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, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9074.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9074.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Section 51.433, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9074 - Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9074.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 9074.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 2273), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9075.0001. Definition

Sec. 9075.0001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 in Fort Bend County and Harris County.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9075.0002. Findings of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 9075.0002.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district will serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property in the district will benefit from the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9075.0003. Nature of District

Sec. 9075.0003.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9075.0004. District Territory

Sec. 9075.0004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 312, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;
(2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code; or
(3)  other law.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9075.0005. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 9075.0005.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
(b)  If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0051. Creation of Defined Area; Designation

Sec. 9075.0051.  CREATION OF DEFINED AREA; DESIGNATION.  (a)  A defined area is created in the district.
(b)  The defined area is designated to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit the defined area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0052. Initial Territory

Sec. 9075.0052.  INITIAL TERRITORY.  (a)  The defined area is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 669, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2, Chapter 669, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, 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 defined area's organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond or obligation for the purposes for which the defined area is designated, including to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  the district's right to impose or collect a tax in the defined area; or
(4)  the legality or operation of the defined area or the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0053. Exclusion of Land

Sec. 9075.0053.  EXCLUSION OF LAND.  Subject to the City of Stafford providing written consent by ordinance or resolution, the district may exclude land from the defined area in the same manner as the district may exclude land from the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0054. Procedure for Election

Sec. 9075.0054.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area, the governing body of the district must call and hold an election in the defined area only.
(b)  The governing body of the district may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0055. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities

Sec. 9075.0055.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES.  On approval of the voters in the defined area, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0056. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 9075.0056.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  On approval of the voters in the defined area, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0057. Powers and Duties

Sec. 9075.0057.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  For the benefit of the defined area, the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state necessary to accomplish the purposes of:
(1)  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;
(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, applicable to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads; and
(3)  except as provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing body of the district shall administer the defined area as provided by Chapter 51, Water Code.
(c)  Sections 51.518, 51.519, 51.520, 51.521, 51.522, 51.523, 51.524, 51.526, 51.527, 51.528, and 51.529, Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0058. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 9075.0058.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, for the benefit of the defined area, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads, including roads located outside the boundaries of the defined area that benefit the defined area.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0059. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 9075.0059.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0060. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 9075.0060.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  For the benefit of the defined area, the district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0061. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 9075.0061.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  For the benefit of the defined area, the district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.
(b)  The district must hold an election in the defined area to obtain approval of the voters of the defined area before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes in the defined area.
(c)  An election under this section does not require that an election be held in the part of the district located outside the defined area.
(d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district through the issuance of bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0062. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 9075.0062.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized by a majority of the voters in the defined area voting at an election held in accordance with Section 9075.0061, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the defined area in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:
(1)  maintain and operate the defined area;
(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or
(3)  provide a service.
(b)  The governing body of the district shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election described by Subsection (a).
(c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0063. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 9075.0063.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  For the benefit of the defined area, the district may borrow money on terms determined by the governing body of the district.
(b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, 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 of money from the defined area, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
(c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
(d)  The district must obtain approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, before the district issues bonds to provide water, sewer, or drainage facilities for the benefit of the defined area.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9075 - Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Defined Area › Section 9075.0064. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9075.0064.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes from the defined area, the governing body of the district shall provide for the annual imposition of 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 as required and in the manner provided by Sections 51.433 and 51.436, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9077 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 5 › Section 9077.0001. Definition

Sec. 9077.0001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 5 in Bell County.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9077 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 5 › Section 9077.0002. Eminent Domain

Sec. 9077.0002.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire real estate located in Bell County.
(b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(c)  The district's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the district 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. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9078 - Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9078.0001. Definitions

Sec. 9078.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "District" means the Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9078 - Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9078.0002. Nature of District

Sec. 9078.0002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Fannin County established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9078 - Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9078.0003. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 9078.0003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is essential to the accomplishment of the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the state.
(b)  All land and property in the district will benefit from the improvements to be constructed, acquired, and operated by the district and from the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the state.
(c)  This chapter addresses a subject in which the state is interested.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021.