Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 7811.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 7811.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) The land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district and by the powers conferred by Sect…

Sec. 7811.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is composed of the territory located within the redefined boundaries of the district as filed in the deed records of Dallas County, Texas, on August 29, 1983, as amended by Sections 2(b) and (d), Chapter 1081, Acts of the 68th L…

Sec. 7811.005. ANNEXATION OF LAND. Before the annexation of land within the corporate limits of a constituent municipality, the district must obtain the approval of the municipality. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019. SUBCHAPT…

Sec. 7811.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board consisting of five appointed directors. The City of Irving appoints three directors and the City of Grand Prairie appoints two directors. (b) Directors serve two-year terms. Added by Acts 2017, 85…

Sec. 7811.052. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE. (a) To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and: (1) an owner of taxable property in the district; (2) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of p…

Sec. 7811.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) A director shall execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The bond must be filed in the office of the county clerk of Dallas County. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 280…

Sec. 7811.054. BOARD VACANCY. (a) If a director dies, resigns, or ceases to possess the qualifications required for office, the board shall declare the person's office vacant. (b) The constituent municipality that appointed the director whose position is vacant shall appoint a su…

Sec. 7811.055. BOARD PRESIDENT; ABSENCE OF BOARD PRESIDENT. (a) The board may authorize the board's president to sign all orders or take other action. (b) Any order adopted or action taken at a board meeting at which the board's president is absent may be signed by the board's vi…

Sec. 7811.056. SECRETARY'S DUTIES. The board secretary shall keep accurate minutes and shall certify any action taken by the board. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 7811.057. TREASURER. (a) The board may appoint a district treasurer. (b) The district treasurer shall execute a bond in an amount determined by the board payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties. Added by Acts 2017, 85th L…

Sec. 7811.058. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. (a) A director is entitled to receive $25 for each day spent performing district work, not to exceed $200 per month. (b) In all areas of conflict with Subsection (a) of this section, Section 49.060, Water Code, takes precedence. (c) A dir…

Sec. 7811.059. VOTE REQUIRED FOR OFFICIAL BOARD ACTION. An official action of the board is not valid without the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 7811.060. DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR TO ACT ON DISTRICT'S BEHALF. The board may designate one or more directors to execute on behalf of the district all contracts, including a construction contract, sign checks, or handle any other matter entered into by the board as shown in t…

Sec. 7811.061. DISTRICT OFFICE. (a) The board shall establish and maintain a district office inside the district. (b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. (c) A district office may be a private residence or office and that residence or office is …

Sec. 7811.062. RECORDS. The board shall keep the district's records open to public inspection at reasonable times at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 7811.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, and this chapter. (b) The district may construct and maintain levees and …

Sec. 7811.102. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain in Dallas County to acquire the fee simple title to or an easement or right-of-way to, over, or through any land, water, or land under water inside or outside the district that has a direct e…

Sec. 7811.103. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) to provide comparable repla…

Sec. 7811.104. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The district may enter into a contract with a person for the maintenance or construction of any facility or improvement authorized by this chapter. (b) The district may enter into a contract unde…

Sec. 7811.105. PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS. The district may not: (1) engage in any park, water service, wastewater service, police, or firefighting function; or (2) spend any district money or issue bonds for any function described by Subdivision (1). Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S…

Sec. 7811.106. STANDARDS FOR ROAD, STREET, OR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION. Any road, street, or utility construction by the district begun on or after August 31, 1987, within the corporate limits of a constituent municipality must comply with the standards for construction adopted by th…

Sec. 7811.107. APPROVAL OF RECLAMATION PLAN, AMENDMENT, OR PROJECT. In addition to any other requirements in this chapter, a reclamation plan adopted by the district, an amendment to a reclamation plan, or a project of the district that is not included in a reclamation plan must …

Sec. 7811.151. DESIGNATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE. (a) The district by resolution may designate as a reinvestment zone an area or real or personal property in the taxing jurisdiction of the district that the board finds satisfies the requirements of Section 7811.152. The board must…

Sec. 7811.152. CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE. To be designated as a reinvestment zone under this subchapter, an area must be reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the z…

Sec. 7811.153. EXPIRATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE. The designation of a reinvestment zone for commercial-industrial or residential tax abatement expires five years after the date of the designation and may be renewed for periods not to exceed five years. The expiration of the design…

Sec. 7811.154. TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement by agreeing, in writing, with the owner of taxable real property that is located in a reinvestment zone to exempt from taxation a portion of the value of the real property or of tang…

Sec. 7811.155. TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT: CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIER. (a) The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement by agreeing, in writing, with the owner or lessee of real property that is located in a reinvestment zone to exempt from taxation for a period not to exceed…

Sec. 7811.156. TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) This section applies to an agreement made under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155. (b) The agreement must: (1) list the kind, number, and location of all proposed improvements of the property; and (2) provide for: (A) the availa…

Sec. 7811.157. NOTICE OF TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT TO OTHER TAXING UNITS. (a) Not later than the seventh day before the date on which the district enters into an agreement under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155, the board or a designated officer or employee of the district shall delive…

Sec. 7811.158. MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) At any time before the expiration of an agreement governed by this subchapter, the agreement may be modified by the parties to the agreement to include other provisions that could have been included in the…

Sec. 7811.159. REGISTRY OF REINVESTMENT ZONES AND TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS; ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICT. (a) The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office shall maintain a central registry of reinvestment zones governed by this subchapter and of ad valorem tax abatement agreements…

Sec. 7811.160. PROPERTIES THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) The district may include in a tax abatement agreement: (1) facilities and structures for which construction began on or after October 1, 1990, but before June 10, 1991; (2) existing facilities and stru…

Sec. 7811.201. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate one or more banks to serve as the depository for district money. (b) District money shall be deposited as received in a depository bank, other than money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds issued by the district. (c…

Sec. 7811.202. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND INCUR INDEBTEDNESS. (a) The district may issue bonds and incur other indebtedness in the manner provided by Section 7803.113 and Subchapter E, Chapter 7803. (b) The district shall file with both constituent municipalities a notice of in…

Sec. 7811.203. CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS. This chapter does not authorize the lending or pledge of the credit of either constituent municipality to the bonds and other indebtedness of the district. The constituent municipalities are not …

Sec. 7811.204. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) In addition to all other methods of acquiring money for district purposes, the district may issue bond anticipation notes for any purpose for which district bonds have been voted or may be issued to refund outstanding bond anticipation …

Sec. 7811.205. PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE TAXES. The district may impose a maintenance tax that has been previously authorized at an election held in the district. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 7816.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the Cameron County Flood Control District. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. Ju…

Sec. 7816.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.

Sec. 7816.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) The land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district and by the powers conferred by Sec…

Sec. 7816.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Cameron County except that the district does not include territory that is in a drainage district or irrigation district on the effective date of the Act enacting this chapte…

Sec. 7816.0105. ALTERATION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district may alter the territory of the district as provided by Subchapters J and K, Chapter 56, Water Code. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.

Sec. 7816.0106. ANNEXATION OF LAND. Before the annexation of land inside the corporate limits of a municipality or inside the boundaries of a drainage or irrigation district, the district must obtain the approval of the municipality or drainage or irrigation district. Added by Ac…

Sec. 7816.0201. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board consisting of the five county commissioners of Cameron County. (b) The members of the Cameron County commissioners court serve ex-officio and without compensation as directors. (c) The terms of t…

Sec. 7816.0202. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) A director shall execute a bond in the amount of $10,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The bond must be filed in the office of the county clerk of Cameron County. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. …