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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 9040 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9040.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 9040.153.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9040 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9040.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 9040.201.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9040 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9040.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9040.202.  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 Chapter 51, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9040 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9040.203. Bonds for Recreational Facilities

Sec. 9040.203.  BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for the facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code, notwithstanding any overlap of the district's territory with the territory of one or more political subdivisions authorized to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under Chapter 49, Water Code.
(b)  The authority of the district to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under this section does not limit the authority of any other political subdivision whose territory the territory of the district may overlap, wholly or partly, to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under Chapter 49, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9041.001. Definitions

Sec. 9041.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9041.002. Nature of District

Sec. 9041.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9041.003. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 9041.003.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9041.004. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 9041.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9041.003 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9041.005. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 9041.005.  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 a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9041.006. Initial District Territory

Sec. 9041.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;
(3)  right to impose a tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9041.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 9041.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 9041.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9041.052. Temporary Directors

Sec. 9041.052.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after the effective date of the Act creating 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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 9041.003; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.
(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 9041.003 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 9041.003; 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9041.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 9041.101.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9041.102. Water Control and Improvement District Powers and Duties

Sec. 9041.102.  WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  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.
(b)  The powers and duties authorized under Subsection (a) shall specifically include the powers authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9041.103. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 9041.103.  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 that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9041.104. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 9041.104.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9041.105. Powers and Duties Related to Fill Projects

Sec. 9041.105.  POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO FILL PROJECTS.  (a)  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, applicable to levee improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The district may:
(1)  reclaim land in the district; and
(2)  construct works, facilities, and improvements necessary to accomplish that purpose.
(c)  The district may finance and contract for the construction of a fill project or for the acquisition of land for a fill project in the district, including drainage and reclamation.
(d)  For the district's exercise of a power of or performance of a duty of a levee improvement district as provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall consider the district to be a levee improvement district.
(e)  For any fill or levee project located in the district and in the watershed of the San Jacinto River Basin, the district shall obtain approval for the plan from any state or federal agency with jurisdiction to permit a project of the same type and from any municipality with a right to divert state water from a point located between the district and Lake Houston.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 321), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9041.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 9041.151.  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 9041.153.
(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.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9041.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 9041.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 9041.151, 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 9041.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 9041.153.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9041.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 9041.201.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9041.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9041.202.  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 Chapter 51, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9041 - Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9041.203. Bonds for Recreational Facilities

Sec. 9041.203.  BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for the facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code, notwithstanding any overlap of the district's territory with the territory of one or more political subdivisions authorized to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under Chapter 49, Water Code.
(b)  The authority of the district to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under this section does not limit the authority of any other political subdivision whose territory the territory of the district may overlap, wholly or partly, to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds under Chapter 49, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9042 - Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1f › Section 9042.001. Definition

Sec. 9042.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1F.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 798 (S.B. 1479), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9042 - Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1f › Section 9042.002. Removal of Area From Emergency Services District

Sec. 9042.002.  REMOVAL OF AREA FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.  (a)  This section applies only to:
(1)  a municipality with a population of less than 100,000; and
(2)  an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, in which the district is wholly or partly located.
(b)  If the district enters into a strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code, that includes the provision of fire-fighting services as defined by Section 49.351(k), Water Code, and the district has completed all other procedures necessary for a limited-purpose annexation by that municipality, an emergency services district shall disannex the territory of the district to be served by the municipality under the agreement in accordance with Subsection (c).
(c)  The territory remains part of the emergency services district until the secretary of the emergency services district board receives from the district notice that the requirements of Subsection (b) have been met.  On receipt of the notice, the board shall immediately change its records to show that the district territory has been disannexed from the emergency services district and shall cease to provide further services to the residents of that territory.
(d)  Sections 775.022(b), (c), (d), (e), (e-1), and (f), Health and Safety Code, apply to a disannexation under this section, as if the disannexation occurred under the provisions of Section 775.022(a), Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 798 (S.B. 1479), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1083), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9043.001. Definitions

Sec. 9043.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "District" means the Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9043.002. Nature and Purposes of District

Sec. 9043.002.  NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9043.051. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 9043.051.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9043.052. Water Control and Improvement District Powers and Duties

Sec. 9043.052.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9043.053. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 9043.053.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9043.054. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 9043.054.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9043.101. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations for Road Projects

Sec. 9043.101.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  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 a road project authorized by Section 9043.053.
(b)  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.
(c)  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 real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9043 - Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 › Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9043.102. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9043.102.  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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (S.B. 1852), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9044.001. Definition

Sec. 9044.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9044.002. Nature and Purposes of District

Sec. 9044.002.  NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9044.051. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 9044.051.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9044.052. Water Control and Improvement District Powers and Duties

Sec. 9044.052.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9044.053. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 9044.053.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9044.054. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 9044.054.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9044.055. Division of District

Sec. 9044.055.  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 district as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.
(d)  The district's board of directors, 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)  An order dividing the district must:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors serving staggered four-year terms for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.
(f)  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.
(g)  A new district created by the division of the district is not required to hold a confirmation election.
(h)  The consent of a municipality or county is not required for the creation of any new district under this section if the new district's creation complies with Subsection (c).
(i)  A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9044.101. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations for Road Projects

Sec. 9044.101.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  (a) 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 a road project authorized by Section 9044.053.
(b)  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.
(c)  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 real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9044 - Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19 › Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 9044.102. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 9044.102.  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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.001. Definitions

Sec. 9045.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Fallbrook Utility District of Harris County, Texas.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.002. Nature of District

Sec. 9045.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 9045.003.  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 district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(d)  The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter will benefit the people of this state and improve their property and industries.
(e)  The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.004. District Territory

Sec. 9045.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 633, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;
(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;
(3)  Section 9045.005 or its predecessor statute, former Section 9, Chapter 633, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or
(4)  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 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)  in any other manner, the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.005. Expansion of District

Sec. 9045.005.  EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.301 or 51.714, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:
(1)  assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and
(2)  authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.
(b)  If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.
(c)  If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the voting or authorization of those bonds.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.006. Hearings for Exclusion of Land

Sec. 9045.006.  HEARINGS FOR EXCLUSION OF LAND.  (a)  The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district; provided, however, that the board shall hold a hearing if an owner of land or other property located in the district files a written petition for a hearing with the board secretary before the district's first bond election is called.
(b)  The board may act on the petition in the same manner that it may act on a petition for the addition of land under Section 49.301 or 51.714, Water Code.  A notice of hearing is not required.
(c)  The board on its own motion may call and hold an exclusion hearing under general law.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9045.007. State Policy Regarding Waste Disposal

Sec. 9045.007.  STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.  The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the impact on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 9045.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 9045.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five elected directors.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 9045.052. Appointment of Treasurer

Sec. 9045.052.  APPOINTMENT OF TREASURER.  The board may appoint the treasurer.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 9045.053. Director and Treasurer Bonds

Sec. 9045.053.  DIRECTOR AND TREASURER BONDS.  (a)  Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.
(b)  The directors' bonds shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the district's office.
(c)  The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board.  The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 9045.054. Board Vacancy

Sec. 9045.054.  BOARD VACANCY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.
(b)  The county judge of Harris County shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board if the number of qualified directors is less than three.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 9045.055. Board President's Power to Execute Contracts

Sec. 9045.055.  BOARD PRESIDENT'S POWER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS.  The board president may execute all contracts, including construction contracts, entered into by the board on behalf of the district.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9045 - Fallbrook Utility District › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 9045.056. Absence or Inaction of Board President

Sec. 9045.056.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.  (a)  When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power that this chapter or general law gives the president.
(b)  If the board president is absent from a board meeting, the board vice president may sign an order adopted or other action taken at the meeting, or the board may authorize the president to sign the order or other action.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.