Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8283.052. ANNEXATION. (a) The authority may annex territory only as specified by this section. (b) A municipality, by resolution or ordinance adopted by its governing body, may request that the territory then included in its corporate limits be annexed to the authority. On r…

Sec. 8283.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board consists of at least six and not more than nine directors appointed as follows: (1) three directors appointed by the governing body of the City of Denison; (2) three directors appointed by the governing body of the City of…

Sec. 8283.102. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a) If a home-rule municipality is annexed, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a director whose term begins January 1 following the annexation. (b) If more than two home-rule municipalities are…

Sec. 8283.103. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY MUNICIPALITIES OTHER THAN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. Municipalities, other than home-rule municipalities, are collectively entitled to appoint one director and shall designate their director by any method agreed to by those municipalities…

Sec. 8283.104. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) Each director must be a qualified voter of the municipality that appoints the director. (b) An officer, employee, or member of the governing body of a municipal corporation may not be a director. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., C…

Sec. 8283.105. BOARD VACANCY. A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term, if applicable, by the governing body of the municipality that appointed the previous director. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. Apri…

Sec. 8283.106. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. (a) Under procedures adopted by board rule, the board may remove a director from office only for malfeasance in office. (b) The procedures must be designed to guarantee due process to the director. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 …

Sec. 8283.107. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A majority vote of the board is required to adopt any measure. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011. SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8283.151. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by the general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XV…

Sec. 8283.152. ACQUISITION AND USE OF PROPERTY. The authority may operate, control, purchase, construct, lease, or acquire, inside or outside the boundaries of the authority, property, works, facilities, or improvements, whether previously existing or to be made, constructed, or …

Sec. 8283.153. WATER RIGHTS. The authority may acquire, develop, and use rights to groundwater or surface water. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8283.154. EMINENT DOMAIN. To carry out an authority power or purpose, the authority, in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the authority's boundaries. Added…

Sec. 8283.155. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS. (a) The authority may enter into a contract with a person, including a political subdivision, on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for: (1) the purchase or sale of raw or treated water; (2) the purchase, lease, use…

Sec. 8283.156. WATER, SEWER, SOLID WASTE, OR DRAINAGE CONTRACTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. The authority and a municipal corporation or other political subdivision may enter into a water, sewer, solid waste, or drainage contract or any combination of those contracts without the nece…

Sec. 8283.157. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CONTRACTS. A payment by a municipal corporation for the purchase of water or the treatment and disposal of sewage is a maintenance and operating expense of the utility system or combined systems of the munic…

Sec. 8283.158. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR FACILITIES IN GRAYSON COUNTY. (a) In this section, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its successor. (b) Subject to Subsection (f), for area in Grayson County, the authority by order may adopt standard sp…

Sec. 8283.159. TAX PROHIBITION. The authority may not impose a tax. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011. SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS

Sec. 8283.201. REVENUE BONDS. The authority may issue revenue bonds to carry out any of its powers, functions, or obligations. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8283.202. BONDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES. If the authority operates a facility under contract with a municipal corporation, it may, if the contract permits the issuance, issue bonds to improve or extend the facility. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), S…