Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8149.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in…

Sec. 8149.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 8149.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005. SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8149.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 8149.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitu…

Sec. 8149.103. ROAD PROJECTS. The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. …

Sec. 8149.104. MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY CONSENT AND STANDARDS. (a) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution. If the district is located …

Sec. 8149.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS. Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston that …

Sec. 8149.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1…

Sec. 8149.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation. (b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by…

Sec. 8149.152. AD VALOREM TAX. (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8149.151(b), the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the c…

Sec. 8149.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authoriz…

Sec. 8149.202. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: (1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all…

Sec. 8149.203. CERTAIN AUTHORITY OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOT APPLICABLE. Sections 49.181 and 49.182 do not apply to a road project undertaken by the district or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H…