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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8498.104. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8498.104.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.
(b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8498.105. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 8498.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8498.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8498.151.  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 8498.153.
(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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8498.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8498.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8498.151, 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8498.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8498.153.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8498.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8498.201.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8498.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8498.202.  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 Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8498 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 145 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8498.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8498.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8499.0101. Definitions

Sec. 8499.0101.  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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8499.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 8499.0102.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8499.0103. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 8499.0103.  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 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8499.0104. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8499.0104.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8499.0103 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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8499.0105. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8499.0105.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8499.0106. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8499.0106.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8499.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8499.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8499.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8499.0202. Temporary Directors

Sec. 8499.0202.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  The temporary board consists of:
(1)  Joshua Kelly Hancock;
(2)  Santina Daily;
(3)  Linda Perez;
(4)  Sue Robinson; and
(5)  Quency D. Perkins.
(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8499.0103; or
(2)  September 1, 2025.
(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8499.0103 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 8499.0103; 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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8499.0301. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8499.0301.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8499.0302. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8499.0302.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8499.0303. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8499.0303.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8499.0304. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8499.0304.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8499.0305. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 8499.0305.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8499.0306. Division of District

Sec. 8499.0306.  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 8499.0103 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 8499.0103.  If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.
(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 8499.0104 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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8499.0401. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8499.0401.  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 8499.0403.
(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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8499.0402. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8499.0402.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8499.0401, 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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8499.0403. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8499.0403.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8499.0501. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8499.0501.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8499.0502. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8499.0502.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8499 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8499.0503. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8499.0503.  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. 114 (S.B. 2163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8500.001. Definition

Sec. 8500.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8500.002. Nature and Purposes of District

Sec. 8500.002.  NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  (a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8500.051. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8500.051.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8500.052. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8500.052.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8500.053. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8500.053.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8500.054. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8500.054.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8500.101. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations for Road Projects

Sec. 8500.101.  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 8500.053.
(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 the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8500 - Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23 › Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8500.102. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8500.102.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board of directors of the district 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 483 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8501.001. Definitions

Sec. 8501.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Authority" means the Angelina and Neches River Authority.
(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8501.0015. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 8501.0015.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  (a)  The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter.  The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2025, and every 12th year after that year.
(b)  The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review.  The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1148 (S.B. 523), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 3.05, eff. June 10, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8501.002. Water Rights Not Affected

Sec. 8501.002.  WATER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.  This chapter does not affect any existing rights, or existing priorities in the rights, to water from the source of supply.  The formation of the authority or a contract for the purchase of water with the authority is not an abandonment or waiver of those rights or priorities and is not an abandonment of the original point of diversion from the source of supply.  All those rights existing at the time of the formation of the authority are preserved.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8501.003. Regular Office of Authority

Sec. 8501.003.  REGULAR OFFICE OF AUTHORITY.  A regular office shall be established and maintained for conducting authority business within the authority's territory.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8501.004. Records

Sec. 8501.004.  RECORDS.  (a)  The secretary-treasurer of the board shall keep a record of all proceedings and all orders of the board.
(b)  The records of the authority are subject to public inspection.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8501.005. Liberal Construction

Sec. 8501.005.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter B. Nature and Territory › Section 8501.051. Creation and Nature of Authority

Sec. 8501.051.  CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The Angelina and Neches River Authority is created as a conservation and reclamation district.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Sec. 8501.052.  TERRITORY.  (a)  The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 97, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended by the relevant part of Section 1, Chapter 394, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977.
(b)  The authority's territory also may have been modified under other law.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.101. Membership of Board

Sec. 8501.101.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.  (a)  The board consists of nine directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
(b)  Each director must be a freehold property taxpayer and a qualified voter of the state.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.102. Terms

Sec. 8501.102.  TERMS.  Directors are appointed for staggered terms of six years with one-third of the directors' terms expiring every two years.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.103. Vacancy

Sec. 8501.103.  VACANCY.  (a)  A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
(b)  A person appointed to a vacant position serves for the unexpired part of the term.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.104. Oath and Bond Requirement for Director

Sec. 8501.104.  OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR.  (a)  A director shall, within 15 days after the date of appointment, qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the secretary of state.
(b)  The bond is subject to approval by the secretary of state and must:
(1)  be in the amount of $1,000;
(2)  be payable to the authority;  and
(3)  be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties as a director.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.105. Compensation of Directors

Sec. 8501.105.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  Unless the board by resolution increases the fee of office to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, a director shall receive as a fee of office an amount not to exceed $10 for each day of service necessary to discharge the director's duties, if the board votes to authorize the service.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.106. Quorum Relating to Construction Matters

Sec. 8501.106.  QUORUM RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION MATTERS.  The concurrence of five directors is required for entering into a construction contract or for authorizing the issuance of a warrant to pay for a construction contract.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.107. Officers

Sec. 8501.107.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect one of the directors as president of the board, one as vice president, and one as secretary-treasurer.
(b)  The president is the chief executive officer of the authority.
(c)  The vice president shall act as president if the president is absent or disabled.
(d)  The secretary-treasurer shall act as a secretary of the board.  The board shall select a secretary pro tem if the secretary-treasurer is absent or unable to act.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.108. Meetings

Sec. 8501.108.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The president shall preside at all meetings of the board.
(b)  The board shall set, by order entered in the minutes of its proceedings, a specified time for the regular meetings of the board.  The board shall meet for a specific occasion if called by order of the president, vice president, or a majority of the directors.
(c)  The board shall hold its meetings at its office and principal place of business unless the board directs otherwise for a specific occasion.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.109. Employment Preference

Sec. 8501.109.  EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.  (a)  The authority and each contractor who employs labor for the construction of an improvement for the authority shall give a preference to the employment of:
(1)  persons who are on relief rolls or otherwise unemployed and who are able to efficiently provide the proper service in the various classifications of labor under which they are to be employed;  and
(2)  if there are not sufficient persons who are qualified under Subdivision (1), qualified workers who reside in the locality where the improvement is to be constructed.
(b)  The persons to whom the preference applies include persons required for office or clerical work but do not include the key workers of the authority or contractor.
(c)  Each contract expressly entered into under this chapter by the authority with a contractor must expressly impose on the contractor the duty to give the preference provided by this section.
(d)  To the extent this section conflicts with the requirements of a federal agency providing funds for the authority, the requirements of the federal agency control.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.110. Removal of Employee

Sec. 8501.110.  REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEE.  An employee of the authority may be removed by the board.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.111. Compensation of Employees

Sec. 8501.111.  COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.  The board shall set the reasonable compensation to be paid to the general manager and other employees of the authority.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.112. Director's, Officer's, or Employee's Surety Bond

Sec. 8501.112.  DIRECTOR'S, OFFICER'S, OR EMPLOYEE'S SURETY BOND.  A bond required to be given by a director, officer, or employee of the authority must be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, as surety on the bond.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees › Section 8501.113. Conflict of Interest; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 8501.113.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A director or an engineer or employee of the authority may not be directly or indirectly interested, personally or as an agent for another person, in a contract for the purchase or construction of any work by the authority.
(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county jail for not less than six months or more than one year, or by both the fine and confinement.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8501.151. Powers Under Constitution and Other Law

Sec. 8501.151.  POWERS UNDER CONSTITUTION AND OTHER LAW.  The authority has the powers of a conservation and reclamation district under the constitution and other laws of this state, including the powers:
(1)  expressly authorized in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for a district created to conserve, store, control, preserve, use, and distribute the storm water and floodwater and the water of the rivers and streams of the state;
(2)  implied by the purposes of that section of the constitution;  and
(3)  given by general law.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8501.152. Applicability of Water Code

Sec. 8501.152.  APPLICABILITY OF WATER CODE.  The rights, powers, privileges, and functions granted to the authority, and the authority itself, are expressly subject to Chapters 11, 12, 26, and 49, Water Code, as applicable.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8501.153. State Supervision and Approval

Sec. 8501.153.  STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL.  (a)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall consider the adequacy of, and decide whether to approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:
(1)  is devised by the authority to achieve a plan or purpose for which the authority is created;  and
(2)  contemplates improvements that are to be supervised by the commission under general law.
(b)  Before the authority establishes a diversion point or constructs a canal, pumping plant, or other work under this chapter, the authority must:
(1)  present the plans and specifications for the project to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;  and
(2)  obtain the approval of the commission.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8501 - Angelina and Neches River Authority › Subchapter D. Powers and Duties › Section 8501.154. General Powers Relating to Water

Sec. 8501.154.  GENERAL POWERS RELATING TO WATER.  (a)  The authority has the rights and powers of an independent conservation and reclamation district to construct, maintain, and operate in the valleys of the Neches River and its tributaries, inside or outside the authority, any work considered essential:
(1)  to the operation of the authority;  and
(2)  for the authority's administration in the control, storage, preservation, and distribution to all useful purposes of the water, including storm water and floodwater, of the Neches River and its tributaries.
(b)  The authority has the same power of control and regulation over the waters of the Neches River and its tributaries that the state has, subject to the constitution and statutes of this state.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.