Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 9078.0005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 9078.0051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district may exercise the powers essential to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, prerogatives, and functions enumerated in or implied by…

Sec. 9078.0052. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, including the power to: (1) const…

Sec. 9078.0053. CONTROL OF WATER AND FLOODWATER; RECLAMATION. The district may: (1) control, store, preserve, and distribute the water and floodwater in the district for the irrigation of arid land, conservation, preservation, reclamation, and drainage of land in the district; (2…

Sec. 9078.0054. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the constr…

Sec. 9078.0101. IMPOSITION OF MAINTENANCE TAX; ELECTION PROCEDURE. (a) If approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose, the district may impose a maintenance tax for the purposes of: (1) maintaining structures; (2) securing an…

Sec. 9078.0102. MAINTENANCE TAX RATE. In calling a maintenance tax election, the board must specify the maximum proposed tax rate. To impose a maintenance tax at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate approved by the voters, the board must submit the question of a tax rate increase…

Sec. 9078.0103. TAX METHOD. (a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation. (b) The district is not required to conduct a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER…

Sec. 9078.0151. DEFINITION OF NET REVENUES. In this subchapter, "net revenues" or "net operating revenues" means all income or increment from the ownership and operation of improvements and facilities operated by the district, minus the amount reasonably required to provide for t…

Sec. 9078.0152. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) The district may issue bonds to: (1) furnish land, easements, or permanent improvements to land or easements; (2) provide dams, structures, projects, and works of improvement for flood prevention, including structural and land treatme…

Sec. 9078.0153. SECURITY FOR REVENUE BONDS. For bonds authorized to be issued that are secured by and payable wholly or partly from net revenues, the board may mortgage and encumber: (1) any part or all of the district's property and facilities acquired or to be acquired; (2) a f…

Sec. 9078.0154. BOND ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, may not be issued unless approved by the voters of the district as provided by general law. (b) If a proposition submitted at an election is defeated, another election may be held in the district to vo…

Sec. 9078.0155. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding district bonds and interest on those bonds. (b) Bonds issued to refund revenue-supported bonds may: (1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series; (2) combine the pledges for…