Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8270.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 751, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under: (1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code; (2) Subchapter J, C…

Sec. 8270.052. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT. (a) If land is added to the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners: (1) to assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and (2) to authorize the board to imp…

Sec. 8270.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of five elected directors. Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 8270.102. DIRECTOR'S BOND. Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties. Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101…

Sec. 8270.103. 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. 8270.104. 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. 8270.151. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions conferred and imposed by the general laws of the state relating to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitut…

Sec. 8270.152. 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. 8270.153. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) 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. (b) The district may exercise the power of eminent…

Sec. 8270.154. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable r…

Sec. 8270.155. 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. 8270.156. NOTICE OF ELECTION. The board president or secretary may give notice of an election. Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 8270.157. 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. 8270.201. 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. Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., C…

Sec. 8270.202. DISTRICT ACCOUNTS. The district shall keep a complete system of the district's accounts. Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.101, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 8270.203. 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) on request to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district. Redesignated from Special…

Sec. 8270.204. 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. Redesignated from Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 9013 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg…

Sec. 8270.205. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or more banks in this state to act as depository for the district's funds. (b) To the extent that funds in the depository bank are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the funds must be secured in the …

Sec. 8270.251. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) The district may issue bonds payable from taxes or revenue to provide money for any purpose of this chapter, including the acquisition of land. (b) The district must issue bonds in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, except…

Sec. 8270.252. ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Within the discretion of the board, bonds issued under this subchapter may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on physical property of the district and franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, l…

Sec. 8270.253. TRUST INDENTURE. A trust indenture created under Section 8270.252, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the property, may: (1) provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate in the manner prescribed by t…

Sec. 8270.254. ORDER OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BONDS. (a) In an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue, tax-revenue, revenue refunding, or tax-revenue refunding bonds, the board may: (1) provide for: (A) the flow of funds; and (B) the establis…

Sec. 8270.255. 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 subchapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue duri…

Sec. 8270.256. 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…