Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 6601.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board consists of three directors. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 6601.052. BALLOT APPLICATION DEADLINE. An application for a place on the ballot for a directors election must be filed with the secretary of the district not later than the 30th day before the date of the election. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 6601.053. QUALIFICATIONS. A candidate for director must: (1) be more than 21 years of age; and (2) own land subject to taxation in the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 6601.054. MEETINGS. The board shall meet at: (1) the Angleton City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday in February, May, August, and November of each year; or (2) other times and places as decided by the board. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 6601.055. ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS. (a) If territory is added to the district and the board considers it advisable, the size of the board may be increased to not more than five directors. (b) If the size of the board is increased, the board shall appoint the appropriate number o…

Sec. 6601.056. SPECIAL ELECTION. (a) If the number of directors is reduced to one, the remaining director shall call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining director fails to call the special election before the 16th day after the date the vacancies occur, the …

Sec. 6601.101. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) To accomplish the purposes of Section 6601.002(a), the district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties conferred and imposed by general law on fresh water supply districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution,…

Sec. 6601.102. DISTRICT POWERS. (a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, or replace all walls, dams, dikes, levees, embankments, canals, drains, tanks, laterals, and pumps that the board considers necessary to accomplish district purpos…

Sec. 6601.103. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) Not by way of limitation, the district may exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire the right-of-way over and through private land, except property used for cemetery purposes, as the board determines necessary for making the district's ca…

Sec. 6601.104. COST OF RELOCATING PROPERTY. (a) In this section, " sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described in Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement wi…

Sec. 6601.105. ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO DISTRICT. (a) In addition to adding territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add territory as provided by this section. Territory added to the district need not be contiguous to the district. (b) The o…

Sec. 6601.106. MOSQUITO HAZARD. (a) The legislature finds that to properly drain and reclaim overflowed lands and other lands needing drainage within the district and to restore and preserve its waters for beneficial use, it is necessary to reduce and alleviate the mosquito hazar…

Sec. 6601.107. AWARD OF CONTRACTS. A contract for the making or construction of a district improvement and all necessary work related to the improvement shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner provided by Article 7919, Revised Statutes, as amended, if the …

Sec. 6601.151. LIMITATION ON DEBT. The total principal amount of bonds that the district may have outstanding at any time may not exceed 10 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll of the district.…

Sec. 6601.152. APPROVAL BY TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. Before the district spends any money received from the sale of its bonds, the district must submit the plans and specifications of the proposed improvements to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for …

Sec. 6601.153. CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE TAX. The district may continue to levy a maintenance tax authorized by Chapter 9, Special Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1930. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 6601.154. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. The assessor and collector of taxes for Brazoria County is the assessor and collector of taxes for the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.