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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0210. Executive Director

Sec. 8511.0210.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  (a)  The board may employ an executive director and set the executive director's salary and other compensation by a majority vote of all the qualified directors.
(b)  The executive director is the authority's chief executive officer.
(c)  Under policies the board and the executive committee establish, the executive director is responsible to the board and the executive committee for:
(1)  administering the directives of the board and the executive committee;
(2)  keeping the authority's records, including minutes of meetings of the board and the executive committee;
(3)  coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;
(4)  developing plans and programs for the approval of the board or the executive committee;
(5)  hiring, supervising, training, and discharging the authority's employees, as authorized by the board or the executive committee;
(6)  contracting for or retaining technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, and other professional services, as authorized by the board or the executive committee; and
(7)  performing any other duties assigned to the executive director by the board or the executive committee.
(d)  The board may discharge the executive director by a majority vote of all the qualified directors.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0211. Director Training Program

Sec. 8511.0211.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.
(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1)  the law governing authority operations;
(2)  the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;
(3)  the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;
(4)  the requirements of:
(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and
(B)  other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and
(5)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
(d)  The executive director shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director.  Each director shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0212. Interest in Contract

Sec. 8511.0212.  INTEREST IN CONTRACT.  (a)  A director who is financially interested in a contract to be executed by the authority for the purchase, sale, lease, rental, or supply of property, including supplies, materials, and equipment, or the construction of facilities shall disclose that fact to the other directors and may not vote on or participate in discussions during board meetings on the acceptance of the contract.
(b)  An interest described by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of a contract if the disclosure is made and the interested director does not vote on the question of entering into the contract.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0213. Separation of Policymaking and Management Functions

Sec. 8511.0213.  SEPARATION OF POLICYMAKING AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the board's policymaking responsibilities and the executive director's and staff's management responsibilities.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0214. Public Testimony

Sec. 8511.0214.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  (a)  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the authority's jurisdiction.
(b)  At each regular board meeting, the board shall include public testimony as a meeting agenda item and allow members of the public to comment on other agenda items and other matters under the authority's jurisdiction. The board may not deliberate on or decide a matter not included in the meeting agenda, except that the board may discuss including the matter on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0215. Directors' and Employees' Fidelity Bonds

Sec. 8511.0215.  DIRECTORS' AND EMPLOYEES' FIDELITY BONDS.  (a)  The executive director, the treasurer, and each of the authority's officers, agents, or employees who is charged with the collection, custody, or payment of authority money shall execute a fidelity bond.
(b)  The board must approve the bond's form, amount, and surety.
(c)  The authority shall pay the premiums on the bond.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0216. Authority's Office

Sec. 8511.0216.  AUTHORITY'S OFFICE.  The authority shall maintain its principal office inside its boundaries.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0217. Complaints

Sec. 8511.0217.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The authority shall maintain a system to act promptly and efficiently on complaints filed with the authority.
(b)  The authority shall maintain information about:
(1)  the parties to the complaint;
(2)  the subject matter of the complaint;
(3)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and
(4)  the complaint's disposition.
(c)  The authority shall periodically notify the parties to the complaint of the complaint's status until final disposition.
(d)  The authority shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0218. Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

Sec. 8511.0218.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the authority's jurisdiction.
(b)  The authority's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
(c)  The authority shall:
(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);
(2)  provide training as needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and
(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions › Section 8511.0219. Five-Year Strategic Plan

Sec. 8511.0219.  FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. (a)  The authority shall adopt and promptly publish on the authority's Internet website a written strategic plan that:
(1)  sets the authority's goals for the following five years;
(2)  establishes the authority's mission; and
(3)  describes the anticipated activities that the authority will perform in the Nueces River Basin over the following five years.
(b)  The authority shall update the strategic plan regularly and publish the updated versions of the plan on the authority's Internet website.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0301. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8511.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The authority shall:
(1)  administer this chapter; and
(2)  use its facilities and powers to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b)  The authority may:
(1)  exercise the powers, rights, privileges, and functions in this chapter;
(2)  exercise all powers, rights, and privileges necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of this chapter; and
(3)  perform any other act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, or functions conferred by this chapter or other laws.
(c)  The board may provide for any expenditures it considers essential or useful in the authority's maintenance, operation, and administration.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0303. Use of Bed and Banks of Nueces River and Its Tributaries

Sec. 8511.0303.  USE OF BED AND BANKS OF NUECES RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.  Subject to the commission's approval, the authority may use the bed and banks of the Nueces River and its tributary streams for any purpose necessary to accomplish the authority's plans for storing, controlling, conserving, transporting, and distributing storm water, floodwater, and appropriated flow waters for useful purposes.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0304. Master Plan

Sec. 8511.0304.  MASTER PLAN.  (a) The authority shall prepare and file with the commission a master plan for the maximum development of the soil and water resources of the entire Nueces River watershed, including plans for the complete use, for all economically beneficial purposes, of the watershed's water resources.  The authority may amend the master plan as appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(b)  After the master plan or any amendments to the plan have been filed with the commission, notice of the application of any person who desires to acquire the right to use state water that is in the Nueces River watershed shall be provided to the authority.  After public hearing as provided by law, the commission may grant or deny the proposed application in the manner required by law, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the master plan or any amendments to the plan.
(c)  Each work constructed by the authority shall be constructed and operated in a manner that, in the greatest practicable degree, conforms to the master plan and any amendments to the plan.
(d)  This section may not be construed to interfere with any improvement of the Nueces River or its tributaries or with a grant or loan in aid of any improvement made by the United States or by this state.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0305. Water Conservation Program

Sec. 8511.0305.  WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.  The board shall adopt and implement a program of water conservation that:
(1)  incorporates the practices, techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption, reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or increase water recycling and reuse so that a water supply is available for future or alternative uses; and
(2)  the commission and development board determine meets reasonably anticipated local needs and conditions.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0306. Forestation and Reforestation

Sec. 8511.0306.  FORESTATION AND REFORESTATION.  The authority may forest, reforest, or aid in foresting or reforesting the watershed of the Nueces River and its tributaries.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0307. Groundwater

Sec. 8511.0307.  GROUNDWATER.  (a)  The authority may conduct surveys and studies of the groundwater supplies in the authority to:
(1)  determine the location and quantity of groundwater available for irrigation and other purposes; and
(2)  develop and ascertain other information that in the authority's judgment may be necessary to fully develop irrigation and other water uses from the groundwater in the authority.
(b)  With the approval and under the supervision of the commission, the authority may appropriate storm water and floodwater to recharge underground freshwater-bearing sand and aquifers in the Nueces River Basin.
(c)  The authority shall cooperate with the Edwards Aquifer Authority, or its lawful successor, and any other groundwater conservation district inside the authority's boundaries in any groundwater recharge project in an area where a groundwater conservation district has jurisdiction.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0308. Water Quality Control

Sec. 8511.0308.  WATER QUALITY CONTROL.  (a)  The authority may exercise the powers vested in a river authority by Chapters 5, 7, 17, 26, and 30, Water Code, and Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.
(b)  The authority may perform the licensing and other functions authorized to be delegated to a local government by the commission in connection with the regulation of private sewage facilities under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.
(c)  The authority may serve as the entity to provide regional or area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 26, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0309. Solid Waste Services

Sec. 8511.0309.  SOLID WASTE SERVICES.  The authority may acquire, construct, maintain, and provide facilities, equipment, and disposal sites to provide solid waste collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal services inside the authority, charge for the services, and enter into a contract for the services with any person.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0310. Applicability of Certain Environmental Laws

Sec. 8511.0310.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.  The authority may exercise the powers and functions vested in a river authority by Chapter 383, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0311. Parks and Recreational Facilities

Sec. 8511.0311.  PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  The authority may:
(1)  acquire land adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Nueces River or any of its tributaries for park and recreational purposes; and
(2)  acquire, construct, and maintain park and recreational facilities on the land.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0312. Permits and Licenses

Sec. 8511.0312.  PERMITS AND LICENSES.  In the manner provided by Chapters 5, 11, and 12, Water Code, the authority may apply for any permit, license, franchise, or other grant of authority it may require from the commission, the development board, or any other federal, state, or local governmental agency in exercising its powers and accomplishing the purposes under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0313. Service Contracts and Charges

Sec. 8511.0313.  SERVICE CONTRACTS AND CHARGES.  (a)  The authority may enter into a service contract and may adopt resolutions and orders establishing rates and providing for the collection of fees and charges for:
(1)  the sale or use of water;
(2)  water transmission, treatment, and storage facility services;
(3)  solid and liquid waste collection, treatment, and disposal services and facilities;
(4)  the use of park and recreational facilities;
(5)  the sale of power and electric energy; and
(6)  other services or facilities sold, provided, or supplied by the authority.
(b)  The fees and charges must be sufficient to produce revenue adequate to:
(1)  pay expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the authority's properties and facilities;
(2)  pay the principal of or the interest on any bonds or other obligations issued by the authority when due and payable;
(3)  fulfill any reserve or other fund obligations of the authority in connection with the bonds or other obligations; and
(4)  pay any other expenses the board may consider necessary and proper for the authority's operations.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0314. Use of Revenue and Property

Sec. 8511.0314.  USE OF REVENUE AND PROPERTY.  The use of any authority money or property for any purpose not provided by this chapter is prohibited.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0315. Acquisition, Maintenance, and Operation of Property

Sec. 8511.0315.  ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY.  The authority may purchase, lease, acquire by gift, maintain, use, and operate property of any kind inside or outside the authority that is appropriate for the exercise of its functions.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0316. Acquisition, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of Facilities

Sec. 8511.0316.  ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES.  The authority may acquire in any manner, construct, extend, improve, maintain, reconstruct, use, and operate facilities inside or outside the authority that are necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers, rights, duties, and functions.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0317. Eminent Domain

Sec. 8511.0317.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain under Chapter 21, Property Code, to acquire property of any kind inside or outside the authority that is appropriate for the exercise of its functions.
(b)  The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0318. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 8511.0318.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
(b)  If the authority's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the authority's sole expense.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0319. Disposition of Property

Sec. 8511.0319.  DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.  The authority may:
(1)  sell any property or interest in property of any kind owned by the authority by installments or otherwise, including a sale in any manner prescribed or permitted by:
(A)  Chapter 383, Health and Safety Code;
(B)  Section 552.014, Local Government Code; or
(C)  Chapter 30, Water Code; or
(2)  lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property described by Subdivision (1) or interest in property.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0320. General Contract Powers

Sec. 8511.0320.  GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.  The authority may enter into a contract or execute an instrument that is necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers, rights, duties, and functions.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0322. Construction Contracts: Payment

Sec. 8511.0322.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: PAYMENT.  (a)  The contract price of any construction contract of the authority may be paid in partial payments as the work progresses, but the payments may not exceed 90 percent of the amount due at the time of the payments as shown by the authority engineer's report.
(b)  The executive director shall, at all times during the progress of the work, inspect the work or have the work inspected by the authority engineer or the engineer's assistants.
(c)  On certification of the executive director and the authority engineer of the completion of the contract in accordance with its terms and, in the case of any construction contract for which notice to bidders is required by Section 8511.0321(c), on board approval, the authority shall draw a warrant on its depository to pay the balance due on the contract.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0323. Conflict of Interest in Certain Contracts

Sec. 8511.0323.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  An officer, agent, or employee of the authority who is financially interested in a contract of a type described by Section 8511.0321(a) shall disclose that fact to the board before the board votes on the acceptance of the contract.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0324. Surveys and Engineering Investigations

Sec. 8511.0324.  SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS.  The authority shall conduct surveys and engineering investigations to develop information for its use.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0325. Plans

Sec. 8511.0325.  PLANS.  The board may:
(1)  make and determine plans necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is created; and
(2)  perform all actions useful and helpful in carrying out the plans described by Subdivision (1) and accomplishing the authority's purposes.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0326. Access to Authority Property

Sec. 8511.0326.  ACCESS TO AUTHORITY PROPERTY.  (a)  To provide for the safety and welfare of persons and their property or for the protection and security of authority property and facilities, the board may adopt rules with respect to authority property and any water reservoir or dam the construction, operation, or management of which is participated in by the authority to control and regulate:
(1)  ingress, egress, and use; and
(2)  the operation of land and water vehicles.
(b)  All public roads, streets, and state highways that as of September 1, 1975, traversed the areas to be covered by any impounded water shall remain open as a way of public passing to and from the lakes created, unless changed by lawful authority.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 8511.0327. Limitations on Powers and Duties; Commission Approval of Certain Plans

Sec. 8511.0327.  LIMITATIONS ON POWERS AND DUTIES; COMMISSION APPROVAL OF CERTAIN PLANS.  (a)  The powers granted and duties prescribed by this chapter are subject to all legislative declarations of public policy in the maximum use of the storm water, floodwater, and unappropriated flow water of the Nueces River Basin for the purposes for which the authority is created.
(b)  The commission shall consider the adequacy of, and approve or refuse 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 was created; and
(2)  contemplates improvements that are to be supervised by the commission under general law.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers; Enforcement and Court Review Provisions › Section 8511.0401. Adoption and Enforcement of Rules

Sec. 8511.0401.  ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.  (a)  The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to effectuate this chapter.
(b)  In adopting rules, the board shall comply, as appropriate, with the requirements of Chapters 2001 and 2002, Government Code.
(c)  The board shall print its rules and provide copies to any person on written request.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers; Enforcement and Court Review Provisions › Section 8511.0402. Civil Penalty; Injunctive Relief

Sec. 8511.0402.  CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a) A person who violates an authority rule or order is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each day of violation.
(b)  The authority may sue to recover the penalty in a district court in the county in which the violation occurred.  A penalty shall be paid to the authority.
(c)  The authority may sue for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which a violation of a rule or order occurred or is threatened.
(d)  The authority may sue for injunctive relief and a penalty in the same proceeding.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers; Enforcement and Court Review Provisions › Section 8511.0403. Court Review

Sec. 8511.0403.  COURT REVIEW.  (a)  A person adversely affected by an authority rule or order may sue the authority in a district court to set aside the rule or order before the 31st day after the date on which the rule or order took effect.
(b)  Venue for a suit under Subsection (a) is in:
(1)  a county located wholly or partly in the authority in which the plaintiff resides; or
(2)  the county in which the authority maintains its principal office.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0501. Disbursement of Money

Sec. 8511.0501.  DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY.  The authority may disburse its money only by a check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by a person authorized to do so in the board's bylaws or by board resolution.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0502. Accounts, Contracts, and Other Records; Public Inspection

Sec. 8511.0502.  ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.  (a) The authority shall keep complete and accurate accounts of its business transactions in accordance with generally accepted methods of accounting.
(b)  The authority shall keep its accounts, contracts, documents, minutes, and other records at its principal office.
(c)  Except as otherwise required by law, the authority may not disclose a record that it has relating to a trade secret or the economics of operation of business or industry.
(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority shall permit reasonable public inspection of its records during regular business hours.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0503. Fees and Charges

Sec. 8511.0503.  FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The authority shall establish fees and charges.
(b)  The fees and charges may not exceed the amount necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the authority by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0504. Trust Money

Sec. 8511.0504.  TRUST MONEY.  Money collected by or donated, granted, loaned, or advanced to the authority is trust money for the purposes provided by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0505. Depository

Sec. 8511.0505.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority to serve as a depository for authority money.
(b)  Authority money shall be deposited in a depository designated by the board, except that the following may be handled as provided in a trust indenture or bond resolution:
(1)  bond proceeds;
(2)  money pledged to pay bonds;
(3)  money placed in special funds; and
(4)  money remitted to a bank of payment for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds.
(c)  The board shall prescribe the term of service for a depository.
(d)  Before designating a depository, the board shall:
(1)  publish notice one time in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority that are specified by the board; or
(2)  mail a copy of the notice to each bank inside the authority.
(e)  The notice must:
(1)  state the time and place at which the board will meet to designate a depository; and
(2)  invite the banks inside the authority to submit applications to be designated a depository.
(f)  At the time stated in the notice, the board shall:
(1)  consider the application and the management and condition of each bank that applies; and
(2)  designate as a depository the bank or banks:
(A)  that offer the most favorable terms for handling authority money; and
(B)  that the board finds have proper management and are in condition to handle authority money.
(g)  Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.
(h)  If the board does not receive any applications before the time stated in the notice, the board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority on terms that the board finds advantageous to the authority.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0506. Investment of Authority Money; Application of Income From Investments

Sec. 8511.0506.  INVESTMENT OF AUTHORITY MONEY; APPLICATION OF INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS.  (a) Money in the authority's treasury that is not required for the current payment of obligations of the authority or for sinking funds and that the board considers available for investment may be invested or reinvested by the authority in:
(1)  direct obligations of the United States;
(2)  obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States;
(3)  direct obligations of or participation certificates guaranteed by:
(A)  a farm credit bank;
(B)  the Federal National Mortgage Association;
(C)  a federal home loan bank;
(D)  a bank for cooperatives; or
(E)  the successor or successors to any of the entities listed in this subdivision;
(4)  certificates of deposit of a bank or trust company the deposits of which are fully secured by a pledge of securities of any of the kind specified by Subdivision (3);
(5)  other securities made eligible for investment under this section by other laws and constitutional provisions; or
(6)  a combination of the investments listed in this subsection.
(b)  The board shall determine the type and maturity of investments made under this section.
(c)  A resolution relating to the issuance of bonds must provide appropriate recitals with regard to the investment of money in funds established in connection with the authorization of the bonds.
(d)  The board shall direct the application of income from investments made under this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0507. Fiscal Year

Sec. 8511.0507.  FISCAL YEAR.  The authority's fiscal year ends on August 31 of each year.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 8511.0508. Audit

Sec. 8511.0508.  AUDIT.  (a) In addition to including the information required by Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, the audit report prepared under that subchapter must state:
(1)  the amount of money received by the authority under this chapter during the preceding fiscal year; and
(2)  how, to whom, and for what purpose the money was spent.
(b)  A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be filed:
(1)  as required by Section 49.194, Water Code;
(2)  with the governor;
(3)  with the lieutenant governor;
(4)  with the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(5)  with the comptroller.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter F. Tax Provisions › Section 8511.0601. Maintenance and Administration Tax

Sec. 8511.0601.  MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TAX.  (a) The board may impose ad valorem taxes in amounts approved at an election held in accordance with Section 8511.0602 for:
(1)  the maintenance of the authority and its improvements; or
(2)  the authority's administrative expenses.
(b)  The maintenance tax and administration tax may not exceed the maximum rate approved at the election, and the rate remains in effect until changed by a subsequent election.  The tax rate may not exceed the limit specified by Section 8511.0604.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter F. Tax Provisions › Section 8511.0602. Election for Ad Valorem Tax or Bonds Payable From Ad Valorem Taxes

Sec. 8511.0602.  ELECTION FOR AD VALOREM TAX OR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.  (a) An ad valorem tax for a purpose authorized by this chapter may not be imposed and bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, other than refunding bonds, may not be issued unless the taxes or bonds are approved by a majority of the authority's voters voting at an election held in the authority.
(b)  The election must be ordered by resolution of the board.  The election resolution must include:
(1)  the date of the election;
(2)  the proposition to be submitted and voted on;
(3)  the polling places; and
(4)  any other matters the board considers advisable.
(c)  There must be at least two polling places in each county that is wholly inside the authority, one of which must be at the county seat.  There must be at least one polling place in that part of each county that is partly inside the authority.
(d)  Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution ordering the election in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority.  The notice must be published at least twice in each newspaper.  The first publication in each newspaper must occur at least 14 days before the date set for the election, and the interval between the publications in each newspaper must be at least one week.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter F. Tax Provisions › Section 8511.0603. Assessment and Collection of Taxes

Sec. 8511.0603.  ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.  (a)  Concurrently with the imposition of county taxes by the commissioners courts, the board shall impose a tax for the authority on all taxable property in the authority that is subject to taxation.  The board shall immediately certify the tax rate to the assessor-collector of each county located wholly or partly inside the authority.
(b)  The tax assessor-collector of each county located wholly or partly inside the authority shall act as the tax assessor-collector for the authority for property in the authority located in that county.
(c)  The fee of each county tax assessor-collector for assessing and collecting the authority's taxes may not exceed one percent of the taxes collected, to be paid over and disbursed in each county in the same manner as other fees of office.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter F. Tax Provisions › Section 8511.0604. Maximum Tax Rate

Sec. 8511.0604.  MAXIMUM TAX RATE.  Except as provided by Section 8511.0605, the maximum tax rate that may be imposed for any year for all purposes is 15 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter F. Tax Provisions › Section 8511.0605. Powers Relating to Improvements Peculiar to Defined Area

Sec. 8511.0605.  POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENTS PECULIAR TO DEFINED AREA.  (a)  The authority may exercise the powers specified by Sections 51.510 through 51.530, Water Code, relating to improvements peculiar to defined areas inside the authority.
(b)  The tax rate limit specified by Section 8511.0604 does not apply with respect to an improvement constructed in exercise of a power authorized by this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle G - River Authorities › Chapter 8511 - Nueces River Authority › Subchapter G. Bonds, Borrowed Money, and Grants › Section 8511.0701. Borrowing Money; Grants

Sec. 8511.0701.  BORROWING MONEY; GRANTS.  (a)  The authority may:
(1)  borrow money or accept a grant or donation for its corporate purposes from any person, including a private source, the United States, this state, or a local government; and
(2)  enter into an agreement in connection with a loan, grant, or donation accepted under Subdivision (1).
(b)  The source of any money accepted by the authority is public information, both as to amount and any restrictions placed by the donor on its expenditure.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.