Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8106.005. CONFIRMATION ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. It is not necessary for the board to call or hold a confirmation election to confirm the district's creation. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIO…

Sec. 8106.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of five directors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 8106.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) Each director shall execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The bond must be recorded in a record book kept for that purpose in the district office. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 72…

Sec. 8106.053. BOARD VACANCY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code. (b) The county judge of the county in which the district is located shall appoint directors to fill al…

Sec. 8106.054. DISTRICT OFFICE. (a) Except as provided by this section, the board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office as provided by Section 49.062, Water Code. (b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. If the board establis…

Sec. 8106.055. ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT FROM BOARD MEETING. If the board president is absent from a board meeting: (1) the board vice president may: (A) sign an order adopted at the meeting; or (B) implement any other action taken at the meeting; or (2) the board may authorize the pr…

Sec. 8106.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions conferred by the general laws of the state relating to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those…

Sec. 8106.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district may: (1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are: (A) inside or outside the boundaries of…

Sec. 8106.103. EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only: (1) in a county in which the district is located; and (2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Se…

Sec. 8106.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. (a) In this section, the term "sole expense" means the actual cost of the action required under Subsection (b) to provide a comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived…

Sec. 8106.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The district may enter into a contract with a political subdivision for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an elect…

Sec. 8106.106. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The board president or secretary may give notice of an election. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 8106.107. DISTRICT RULES. The district shall adopt and enforce reasonable and effective rules to secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of the district's sewerage system to preserve the qual…

Sec. 8106.151. TAX METHOD. (a) The board shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation. (b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 8106.152. DISTRICT ACCOUNTS. The district shall keep a complete system of the district's accounts. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 8106.153. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT. A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered upon request to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Se…

Sec. 8106.154. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED. The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on: (1) district property; or (2) a purchase made by the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 8106.155. DIRECTOR AS SHAREHOLDER IN DEPOSITORY. A director may be a shareholder in a depository of district funds. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2007.