Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8262.005. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT. (a) If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to: (1) assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and (2) authorize the board to impo…

Sec. 8262.006. STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL. The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state'…

Sec. 8262.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of five elected directors. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND. Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.053. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT. (a) When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter or general law gives the president. (b) If the board president is absen…

Sec. 8262.054. 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. 8262.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by the general law of this state relating to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, includ…

Sec. 8262.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS. (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 district's boundaries; a…

Sec. 8262.103. 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 26…

Sec. 8262.104. 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. 8262.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The district and a political subdivision may enter into a contract for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an electi…

Sec. 8262.106. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The board president or secretary may give notice of an election. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.107. 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. 8262.151. TAX METHOD. (a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation. (b) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.152. DISTRICT ACCOUNTS. The district shall keep a complete system of the district's accounts. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.153. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT. A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered: (1) to each director; and (2) to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district, on request. Added by Acts 2009, 81st…

Sec. 8262.154. 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.155. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or more banks in this state to act as depository for the district's money. (b) To the extent that money in the depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the m…

Sec. 8262.201. LOST OR MUTILATED BONDS. A trust indenture securing bonds issued under this chapter may provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8262.202. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION. (a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this chapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during …

Sec. 8262.203. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) By order or resolution adopted by the board, the district may issue revenue refunding bonds or tax-revenue refunding bonds to refund revenue bonds or tax-revenue bonds, whether original bonds or refunding bonds, previously issued by the distric…