Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 6915.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The board consists of five supervisors, appointed by the board of navigation and canal commissioners of the Willacy County Navigation District, and the port director of the Willacy County Navigation District. (b) The port director of the W…

Sec. 6915.052. TERMS. Supervisors serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of three supervisors expiring on January 15 of each odd-numbered year and the terms of two supervisors expiring on January 15 of each even-numbered year. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 …

Sec. 6915.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. A supervisor must be a resident of Willacy County. A supervisor is not required to reside in or own land in the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.

Sec. 6915.054. EMPLOYEES. The board shall employ all necessary employees for the proper handling and operation of the district, and may employ a general manager, attorney, bookkeeper, and engineer and assistants and laborers as may be required, on the terms and for the compensati…

Sec. 6915.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a fresh water supply district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code. Added…

Sec. 6915.102. ACQUISITION OF IMPROVEMENTS. The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire improvements inside or outside the district that are necessary to carry out a power granted to the district under this chapter or a general law described by Section 6915.101. Added …

Sec. 6915.103. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside Willacy County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.

Sec. 6915.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING 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 by Subsection (b) in providing comparable rep…

Sec. 6915.105. DURATION OF CONTRACT FOR WATER PURCHASE OR SALE. A district contract for the purchase or sale of water may not exceed 40 years. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.

Sec. 6915.106. ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO DISTRICT. (a) In addition to the procedures provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add land that is contiguous to the district as provided by this section. (b) The owner or owners of land may request by petition …

Sec. 6915.151. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS. It is not necessary to have an election to authorize a district obligation that is payable from any source other than ad valorem taxation. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April…

Sec. 6915.152. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The tax assessor-collector for Willacy County is, ex officio, the tax assessor-collector for the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.