Title WA, Water Code

Sec. 66.014. PETITION. (a) To create a district, a person or the commissioners courts in the counties in which all or part of the district is to be located shall file a petition with the executive director requesting creation of the district. (b) The petition must be signed by at…

Sec. 66.015. CONTENTS OF PETITION. The petition must include: (1) a description of the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area; (2) a statement of the general nature of the work …

Sec. 66.016. DISTRICT NAME. (a) A district shall be named the ______________________ (Insert name of county, river, stream, creek, or bayou in district) Stormwater Control District. (b) A district may not have the same name as any other district. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch…

Sec. 66.018. NOTICE AND HEARING ON DISTRICT CREATION. If a petition is filed under Section 66.014, the commission shall give notice of an application as required by Section 49.011 and may conduct a hearing if the commission determines that a hearing is necessary under Section 49.…

Sec. 66.019. COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION. (a) After considering the petition, the commission shall grant the petition if it finds that: (1) the petition conforms to the requirements of Sections 66.014 and 66.015; and (2) the projects proposed by the district are feasible and…

Sec. 66.020. APPEAL OF COMMISSION ORDER. The order of the commission granting or denying a petition may be appealed as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95…

Sec. 66.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) If the commission grants the petition, it shall appoint five persons who reside within the boundaries of the proposed district to serve as temporary directors until the initial regular directors are elected. (b) The person who submits the pet…

Sec. 66.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A district shall be governed by a board of directors composed of five members, who are elected as provided in Chapter 49. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 37, eff. S…

Sec. 66.102. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. To serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old, a qualified voter, and a resident of the district. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 66.118. RULES. After notice and hearing, the board shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter, including rules providing procedures for giving notice and holding hearings before the board. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. SUBCHAPTER D. POW…

Sec. 66.201. GENERAL POWERS. The district may: (1) acquire land to construct facilities for the district; (2) construct regional stormwater retention and detention pond facilities to retain stormwater runoff and to prevent area and downstream flooding in the district; (3) constru…

Sec. 66.202. PLAN FOR FACILITIES. (a) Before the district begins to acquire land and construct facilities, the district engineer under the supervision of the board shall prepare a detailed plan for the location of stormwater retention and detention ponds and outfall drainage ditc…

Sec. 66.216. TRANSFER OF LAND AND FACILITIES. (a) On completion of all facilities proposed to be built by the district, the district shall transfer title to the land and facilities other than detention ponds to the county or counties in which the land and facilities are located. …

Sec. 66.217. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. (a) On conveyance of land and facilities to a county under this subchapter the district is no longer responsible for the land and facilities or their maintenance or upkeep, and the control over the land and facilities is solely in the county to wh…

Sec. 66.218. TRANSFER IN PORTIONS. This subchapter may not be construed as preventing the conveyance of a portion of the land and facilities proposed to be constructed by a district if the district's facilities are constructed in stages. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Se…

Sec. 66.303. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The board shall prepare and approve an annual budget. (b) The budget shall contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of: (1) the outstanding obligations of the district; (2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund …

Sec. 66.304. AMENDING BUDGET. After the annual budget is adopted, it may be amended on the board's approval. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 66.310. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to acquire land and construct facilities as provided by this chapter. (b) Bonds issued by a district and projects and improvements of the district that are provided through the issu…

Sec. 66.311. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds from the levy and collection of property taxes on all taxable property within the district. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 66.313. FORM OF BONDS. (a) The district may issue its bonds in various series or issues. (b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by the constitution and laws of this state. (c) T…

Sec. 66.314. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds and …

Sec. 66.315. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER. (a) Bonds issued by the district and the records relating to their issuance must be submitted to the attorney general for examination. (b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in …

Sec. 66.316. REFUNDING BONDS. Refunding bonds may be issued for the purposes and in the manner provided by general law including Chapter 1207, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.42…

Sec. 66.317. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. District bonds are legal and authorized investments for: (1) banks; (2) savings banks; (3) trust companies; (4) savings and loan associations; (5) insurance companies; (6) fiduciaries; (7) trustees; (8) guardians; and (9) sinking funds of cities…

Sec. 66.318. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and cities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent …

Sec. 66.319. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS. In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, if the district defaults in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on its bonds when due or if it fails to make payments into any fund or funds created in the orde…

Sec. 66.320. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. Bonds of the district are considered public securities under Chapter 1201, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.422, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 66.321. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Since a district created under this chapter is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the district, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are free from taxation by the s…

Sec. 66.322. LEVY OF TAXES. The board may annually levy taxes in the district to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the district and the expense of assessing and collecting taxes. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 66.324. BOARD AUTHORITY. (a) The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created. (b) The board shall levy taxes on all property within the boundaries of the district subject to district taxation. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 66.325. TAX RATE. In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation. On determination of the amount of tax required to be levied, the board shall make the levy and certify it to the tax assessor-colle…

Sec. 66.326. TAX APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT, AND COLLECTION. (a) The Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes. (b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collecti…

Sec. 66.401. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION. After a district has completed all construction of facilities provided in the plan and conveyed those facilities to the designated counties and after all bonds and other indebtedness of the district are paid in full, the district shall submi…

Sec. 66.402. ORDER TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT. (a) After considering the petition and the accompanying evidence, if the commission finds that the work is completed according to the plan and the facilities have been conveyed and that all bonds and other indebtedness have been retired, t…

Sec. 66.403. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. (a) If at the time a district is dissolved, the district has any surplus funds in any of its accounts, the board shall transfer those funds to the county that assumes jurisdiction over the facilities conveyed by the district, and the county re…

Sec. 66.404. EFFECT OF COMMISSION ORDER. On the issuance of the order of dissolution by the commission, the dissolved district ceases to exist as a governmental entity, and the board shall continue in existence only for the purpose of transferring district funds and disposing of …