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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 44 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.102. Road Projects

Sec. 8153.102.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  To the extent authorized under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
(b)  A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances 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 ordinance or resolution.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 460 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 44 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.103. Compliance With Municipal Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8153.103.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Bonney.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 460 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 44 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.104. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8153.104.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for a pipeline that serves the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 460 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 44 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8153.151. Tax to Repay Bonds

Sec. 8153.151.  TAX TO REPAY BONDS.  The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8153.201.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 460 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 44 › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8153.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8153.201.  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, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8153.101 and 8153.102.
(b)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8153.102 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 8153.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
(d)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8153.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 460 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8153.0101. Definitions

Sec. 8153.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(3)  "Director" means a board member.
(4)  "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8153.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 8153.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8153.0103. Confirmation and Director Election Required

Sec. 8153.0103.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8153.0104. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8153.0104.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8153.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8153.0105. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8153.0105.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8153.0106. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8153.0106.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  right to impose a tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8153.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8153.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8153.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8153.0202. Temporary Directors

Sec. 8153.0202.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8153.0103; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.
(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8153.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8153.0103; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.
(d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.0301. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8153.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.0302. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8153.0302.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.0303. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8153.0303.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.0304. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8153.0304.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.
(b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.
(c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.0305. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 8153.0305.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8153.0306. Division of District

Sec. 8153.0306.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
(1)  has no outstanding bonded debt; and
(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
(b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.
(e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8153.0103 to confirm the district's creation.
(f)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.
(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8153.0103.
(i)  If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
(j)  Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
(k)  Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8153.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8153.0401. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8153.0401.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:
(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
(2)  contract payments described by Section 8153.0403.
(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8153.0402. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8153.0402.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8153.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8153.0403. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8153.0403.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8153.0501. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8153.0501.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8153.0502. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8153.0502.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8153 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8153.0503. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8153.0503.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 2147), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8154.001. Definitions

Sec. 8154.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "District" means the Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8154.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8154.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Fort Bend County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8154.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8154.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(d)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries.  The district, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, will be performing an essential public function under the constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8154.004. District Territory

Sec. 8154.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 633, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967 (Article 8280-379, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), 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.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:
(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;
(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;
(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or
(4)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8154.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 8154.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five directors.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8154.052. Qualifications for Office

Sec. 8154.052.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.  (a)  A person must reside in this state to be elected or appointed as a director of the board.
(b)  A director is not required to reside in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8154.053. Director's Bond

Sec. 8154.053.  DIRECTOR'S BOND.  (a)  Each director shall execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.
(b)  The bond must be:
(1)  approved by:
(A)  the board; and
(B)  the county judge or the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located;
(2)  filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the district is located;
(3)  filed for safekeeping in the district's depository; and
(4)  recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the district office.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8154.054. Absence of President or Secretary From Board Meeting; Duty of Secretary

Sec. 8154.054.  ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY FROM BOARD MEETING; DUTY OF SECRETARY.  (a)  If the board president is absent from a board meeting at which an order is adopted or other action is taken:
(1)  the board vice president may sign the order or action; or
(2)  the board may authorize the president to sign the order or action.
(b)  The board secretary shall sign the minutes of each board meeting.
(c)  If the board secretary is absent from a board meeting, the board:
(1)  shall name a secretary pro tem for the meeting who:
(A)  may exercise all powers and duties of the secretary for the meeting;
(B)  shall sign the minutes of the meeting; and
(C)  may attest all orders passed or other action taken at the meeting; or
(2)  may authorize the secretary to attest all orders passed or other action taken at the meeting.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8154.101. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8154.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.068, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8154.102. Additional Powers

Sec. 8154.102.  ADDITIONAL POWERS.  (a)  The district may:
(1)  purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, or storm sewer system and drainage facility, or any part of those systems or facilities;
(2)  make any necessary purchase, construction, improvement, extension, or addition to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1);
(3)  purchase or acquire, operate, and maintain any land, right-of-way, easement, site, equipment, building, plant, structure, or facility necessary to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1); and
(4)  sell water and other services.
(b)  The district may exercise any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter inside or outside the district's boundaries.
(c)  The district may exercise any of its rights or powers to provide water or sewerage services to an area inside or outside the district's boundaries.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8154.103. Hearings for Exclusion of Territory

Sec. 8154.103.  HEARINGS FOR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.  (a)  The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district.
(b)  The board on its own motion may call and hold one or more hearings on the exclusion of land or other property from the district in the manner provided by general law.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8154.104. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8154.104.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only in a county in which the district is located.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8154.105. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 8154.105.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing a comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
(b)  If the district, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter, makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a pipeline, or a telegraph or telephone property or facility, the necessary relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8154.106. Notice of Election

Sec. 8154.106.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  The board president or secretary may give notice of an election.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8154.151. Tax Method

Sec. 8154.151.  TAX METHOD.  (a)  The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.
(b)  The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8154.152. Depository

Sec. 8154.152.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall select one or more banks or trust companies in this state to act as a depository of bond proceeds or of revenue derived from the operation of district facilities.
(b)  The depository shall, as determined by the board:
(1)  furnish indemnity bonds;
(2)  pledge securities; or
(3)  meet any other requirement.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8154.153. Procedure for Payment

Sec. 8154.153.  PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT.  An officer or employee of the district, as designated by a standing order entered in the board's minutes, may draw and sign a warrant to pay a current expense, salary, or account of the district if the account has been contracted and ordered paid by the board.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8154.154. Projects and Purchases Exempt From Assessment or Taxation

Sec. 8154.154.  PROJECTS AND PURCHASES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT OR TAXATION.  The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:
(1)  a district project or any part of the project; or
(2)  a district purchase.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8154.201. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 8154.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  The district may vote and issue bonds of any kind, including refunding bonds, for contiguous or noncontiguous areas for any district purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8154.202. Exchanging Bonds for Property or Work

Sec. 8154.202.  EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK.  The district may exchange bonds, including refunding bonds:
(1)  for property acquired by purchase;  or
(2)  in payment of the contract price of work done or materials or services furnished for the use and benefit of the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8154.203. Bond Election

Sec. 8154.203.  BOND ELECTION.  (a)  On the failure of a bond election:
(1)  a general law that provides for calling a hearing on the dissolution of the district after a district bond election fails does not apply to the district; and
(2)  the board may call a subsequent bond election after the expiration of six months after the date of the election.
(b)  The outcome of a bond election does not affect the district's existence, function, or operation.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8154 - Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District › Subchapter E. Bonds › Section 8154.204. Bonds Exempt From Taxation

Sec. 8154.204.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.  A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8155.001. Definition

Sec. 8155.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Bois D'Arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8155.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8155.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8155.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8155.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects that are to be accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8155.004. District Territory

Sec. 8155.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 421, Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, 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.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:
(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;
(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  the district's right to impose taxes; or
(4)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8155.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 8155.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The district is governed by a board of seven directors.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8155.052. Vacancies

Sec. 8155.052.  VACANCIES.  The Commissioners Court of Fannin County shall appoint directors to fill all vacancies on the board when the number of qualified directors is fewer than four.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8155.053. Director's Bond

Sec. 8155.053.  DIRECTOR'S BOND.  A director is not required to post a public official's bond.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8155.101. Municipal Utility District Powers

Sec. 8155.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8155.102. Water and Sewer Systems

Sec. 8155.102.  WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS.  (a)  To serve the inhabitants of the county in which the district is situated, the district may:
(1)  acquire, and may improve or extend, any existing water or sewer system that serves all or part of the district territory; or
(2)  construct a water or sewer system.
(b)  A contract to acquire an existing water or sewer facility may be made on terms approved by the contracting parties.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8155 - Bois D'arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County, Texas › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8155.103. Taxes

Sec. 8155.103.  TAXES.  The district may not impose a tax unless the tax has been approved by the voters at an election called for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8156 - Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8156.001. Definition

Sec. 8156.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso County.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.070, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8156 - Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8156.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8156.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district in El Paso County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8156 - Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8156.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8156.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8156 - Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8156.004. District Territory

Sec. 8156.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 700, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, 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.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:
(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  the district's right to impose a tax; or
(3)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.