Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8273.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The authority is governed by a board of seven directors elected to numbered places. (b) Directors serve staggered terms. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8273.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND. Each director shall execute a bond for $5,000 payable to the authority and conditioned on 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. 8273.053. OFFICIAL BOARD ACTIONS. The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors is required for any official board action. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8273.054. COMPENSATION. Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, the authority may provide that each director is entitled to receive $20 for each day of service necessary to discharge the director's duties. Added…

Sec. 8273.055. CHANGING METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS. If the board determines that it is in the best interest of the residents of the authority to change the method by which directors are elected, the board may adopt any plan of redistricting, including a plan based on equal geog…

Sec. 8273.101. GENERAL POWERS. The authority may perform any act consistent with the powers granted by this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8273.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by the general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, …

Sec. 8273.103. PERMITS; WATER SUPPLY ACQUISITION. The authority may: (1) acquire water appropriation permits, construction permits, and other permits directly from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or from owners of permits; (2) acquire water or a water supply from an…

Sec. 8273.104. DOMESTIC, INDUSTRIAL, OR COMMUNAL WASTE. The authority may collect, transport, process, dispose of, and control all domestic, industrial, or communal waste, whether in fluid, solid, or composite state. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec.…

Sec. 8273.105. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "program of water conservation" means the practices, techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption, reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or increase water recycling and reuse…

Sec. 8273.106. ADDITIONAL POWERS. The authority may purchase, construct, acquire, own, lease, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and extend, inside or outside the authority's boundaries, land or an interest in land, any work, improvement, facility, plant, equipment, or appliance…

Sec. 8273.107. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The authority may award a construction contract that requires an expenditure of more than $12,500 only after publication of notice to bidders once each week for two consecutive weeks immediately before awarding the contract. (b) The noti…