Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 9007.054. EMPLOYMENT OF GENERAL MANAGER; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Section 49.056(c), Water Code, does not apply to the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 9007.055. COMPENSATION. Notwithstanding Section 49.060(a), Water Code, a director is not entitled to receive a fee of more than $150 a month for performing the duties of a director. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 4706), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. SUBCHA…

Sec. 9007.101. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE LAND. (a) The board by resolution may exclude from the district land that: (1) is inside the district but was not included in the district when the district was created; and (2) has been subdivided into town lots and blocks, with streets or oth…

Sec. 9007.102. ENTRY OF EXCLUSION INTO MINUTES. The secretary of the district shall enter a resolution passed under Section 9007.101 in the board's minutes. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 9007.103. EFFECT OF EXCLUSION RESOLUTION. From and after the time the secretary of the district enters a resolution under Section 9007.102, the excluded land is no longer: (1) part of the district; or (2) entitled to be served with water by the district. Added by Acts 2005, …

Sec. 9007.151. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE PROPERTY. The board may exclude property from the district if the board, after notice and hearing, finds that exclusion of the property is in the best interest of the district and that: (1) the property is not irrigable with water purchased fro…

Sec. 9007.152. GROUNDS FOR HEARING. If the board has information that property located in the district is not irrigated or irrigable, the board may call and hold a hearing to determine whether to exclude the property from the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B.…

Sec. 9007.153. NOTICE OF HEARING; PUBLICATION. (a) The board, by certified mail, return receipt requested, shall issue to each owner of property in the area proposed to be excluded a written notice of a hearing to be held under this subchapter. For purposes of this subsection, th…

Sec. 9007.154. CONSENT FROM HOLDERS OF INDEBTEDNESS. If the district has outstanding bonded indebtedness, or indebtedness under a loan from a governmental agency, a written consent from an authorized representative of the holder or holders of the indebtedness consenting to an exc…

Sec. 9007.155. SUIT TO REVIEW ORDER; APPEAL. An interested person may: (1) bring a suit to review an exclusion order issued under this subchapter in the manner provided by Section 49.308, Water Code; and (2) appeal as provided by Section 49.308(c), Water Code. Added by Acts 2005,…

Sec. 9007.156. NOTICE AND RECORD OF EXCLUSION. (a) The district shall record a copy of an exclusion order issued under this subchapter in the real property records of the county in which the excluded property is located. The copy of the order must be certified and acknowledged by…

Sec. 9007.157. EFFECT OF EXCLUSION. (a) Property excluded under this subchapter is not a part of the district and is not entitled to purchase water from or to receive any other service from the district. (b) A tax, assessment, or other charge on the excluded property that is owed…

Sec. 9007.158. DISTRICT FACILITIES AND EASEMENTS. An exclusion order issued under this subchapter does not affect or interfere with any rights that the district has to maintain and continue operation of an easement, canal, ditch, pipeline, pump, or other district facility that is…

Sec. 9007.159. SUBSTITUTION FOR EXCLUDED PROPERTY. (a) At the sole discretion of the board, after the board issues an exclusion order under this subchapter, property may be added to the district if the property is: (1) practically irrigable with water purchased from the district;…