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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8311.106. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8311.106.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:
(1)  a road project authorized by Section 8311.103; or
(2)  a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
(b)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain in the corporate limits of the City of Van Alstyne unless the city has consented by ordinance or resolution to that exercise of eminent domain authority.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8311.107. Division of District

Sec. 8311.107.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:
(1)  the district has no outstanding bonded debt;
(2)  the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and
(3)  the City of Van Alstyne has consented by ordinance or resolution to the division of the district.
(b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating 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 8311.003 to confirm the district's creation.
(f)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.
(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8311.003.
(i)  Subject to Subsection (a), municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8311.004 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.
(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.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8311.108. Limitation on Annexation

Sec. 8311.108.  LIMITATION ON ANNEXATION.  The district may not annex any territory outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter unless the City of Van Alstyne has consented by ordinance or resolution to the annexation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8311.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8311.151.  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 8311.153.
(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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8311.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8311.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8311.151, 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. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8311.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8311.153.  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. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8311.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8311.201.  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. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8311.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8311.202.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8311 - Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8311.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8311.203.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8312.001. Definition

Sec. 8312.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8312.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8312.002.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8312.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8312.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(c)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8312.004. District Territory

Sec. 8312.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 1382, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;
(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(3)  other law.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:
(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  the validity of district bonds, notes, or other indebtedness;
(3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or
(4)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8312.051. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 8312.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8312.101. Municipal Utility District Powers

Sec. 8312.101.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8312.102. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8312.102.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2001, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8312.103. Relocating or Altering Property; Costs

Sec. 8312.103.  RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY; COSTS.  (a)  The district may relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of, or alter the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telecommunications or other public utility facility, pipeline, canal, or drainage ditch if considered necessary by the board of directors.
(b)  The district shall pay for any relocation, raising, rerouting, changing, or altering under this section, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the interested parties.
(c)  If a facility is replaced, the cost of replacement is limited to an amount equal to the cost of replacing the facility with a comparable facility, less the replaced facility's net salvage value.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8312 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8312.104. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 8312.104.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:
(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code; or
(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8313.001. Definitions

Sec. 8313.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8313.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8313.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8313.003. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 8313.003.  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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8313.004. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8313.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8313.003 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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8313.005. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8313.005.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE  AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
(1)  a 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8313.006. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8313.006.  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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8313.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8313.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8313.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8313.052. Temporary Directors

Sec. 8313.052.  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 8313.003; 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 8313.003 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 8313.003; or
(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.
(d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8313.101.  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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.102. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8313.102.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.103. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8313.103.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.104. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8313.104.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.105. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 8313.105.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.106. Effect of Annexation by Village of Bonney

Sec. 8313.106.  EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY VILLAGE OF BONNEY.  (a)  The Village of Bonney may annex part of the territory of the district into its corporate limits without annexing all of the territory of the district under an agreement entered into between the Village of Bonney and the landowners of the land being annexed. The district continues in existence following annexation of part of the territory of the district as described by this subsection.
(b)  The district shall be dissolved and its debts and obligations assumed by the Village of Bonney in accordance with Chapter 43, Local Government Code, including Sections 43.075 and 43.0715, on annexation of all of the territory of the district by the Village of Bonney, provided that:
(1)  water, sanitary sewer, and drainage improvements, and roads have been constructed to serve at least 95 percent of the territory of the district; and
(2)  the board adopts a resolution consenting to the dissolution of the district.
(c)  Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, a contract ("Allocation Agreement") between the Village of Bonney and the district that provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district and the city following the date of inclusion of all the district's territory in the corporate limits of the city, may provide that the total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district from taxable property in the district may exceed the city's ad valorem tax on the property.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.107. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8313.107.  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:
(1)  a road project authorized by Section 8313.103; or
(2)  a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8313.108. Division of District

Sec. 8313.108.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
(1)  has no outstanding bonded debt; and
(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
(b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(c)  Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating 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 8313.003 to confirm the district's creation.
(f)  An order dividing the district shall:
(1)  name each new district;
(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;
(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and
(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.
(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8313.003.
(i)  Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8313.004 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.
(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.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8313.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8313.151.  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 8313.153.
(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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8313.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8313.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8313.151, 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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8313.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8313.153.  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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8313.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8313.201.  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. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8313.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8313.202.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8313 - Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8313.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8313.203.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. 1946), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0101. Definitions

Sec. 8314.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "City" means the City of Gunter, Texas.
(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(4)  "Director" means a board member.
(5)  "District" means the Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 8314.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0103. Confirmation and Director Election Required

Sec. 8314.0103.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0104. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8314.0104.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8314.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has:
(1)  consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and
(2)  approved and entered into a development agreement with the owners of land within the district under Section 212.172, Local Government Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0105. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8314.0105.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0106. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8314.0106.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8314.0107. Annexation by City

Sec. 8314.0107.  ANNEXATION BY CITY.  Notwithstanding any other law, if any of the territory of the district is annexed by the city into the city's corporate limits, the district:
(1)  retains all of the district's outstanding debt and obligations; and
(2)  is not dissolved.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8314.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 8314.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8314.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8314.0202. Temporary Directors

Sec. 8314.0202.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8314.0103; or
(2)  September 1, 2023.
(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8314.0103 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 8314.0103; 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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8314.0301. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8314.0301.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8314.0302. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8314.0302.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the district may not act as a retail provider of water or wastewater service.
(c)  The district shall make the district's water and wastewater facilities available to an entity holding the applicable certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8314.0303. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8314.0303.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8314.0304. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8314.0304.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8314 - Double M Municipal Utility District of Grayson County › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8314.0305. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance or Resolution

Sec. 8314.0305.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4704), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.