Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8222.005. 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 in the …

Sec. 8222.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 193 (S.B. 1960), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8222.101. 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 193 (S.B. 1960), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.

Sec. 8222.102. 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. 8222.103. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section. (b) The district shall employ, or contract with, a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road…

Sec. 8222.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality under Section 54.016, Water Code, that consents to the creation of …

Sec. 8222.105. NAVIGATION DISTRICT POWERS. (a) The district has the powers provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code, applicable to navigation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (b) The district may purch…

Sec. 8222.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation. (b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by C…

Sec. 8222.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8222.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district as provided by Section 49.107, Water Code. (b) The board shall determine the ta…

Sec. 8222.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. 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 authorized d…

Sec. 8222.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most rec…

Sec. 8222.203. 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…