85R10294 SLB-D
 
  By: Larson H.B. No. 2803
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws
  concerning water and wastewater special districts, including
  conforming amendments.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  ARTICLE 1.  NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION OF LOCAL LAWS
         SECTION 1.01.  Subtitle A, Title 5, Special District Local
  Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapters 5009 and 5013 to read as
  follows:
  CHAPTER 5009.  GALVESTON COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 5009.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 5009.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 5009.003.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS 
  SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 5009.051.  LIMITATION ON POWERS AND DUTIES 
  SUBCHAPTER C. PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
  Sec. 5009.101.  ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND; DEPOSITS 
  Sec. 5009.102.  USE OF FUND 
  Sec. 5009.103.  CONTROL OF FUND 
  CHAPTER 5009.  GALVESTON COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 5009.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Commission" means the board of navigation and
  canal commissioners of the district.
               (2)  "District" means the Galveston County Navigation
  District No. 1.
               (3)  "Fund" means a promotion and development fund
  created by the district.  (New.)
         Sec. 5009.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 4 (part).)
         Sec. 5009.003.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) All land and
  other property in the district benefit from the creation of the
  district, the carrying out of the purposes for which the district
  was created, and the acquisition and construction of navigation
  facilities and improvements to carry out those purposes.
         (b)  The district is necessary to carry out Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46,
  Sec. 4 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 5009.051.  LIMITATION ON POWERS AND DUTIES.
  Notwithstanding any other law, the district, the commission, or
  officers of the district may not have any power or authority over
  the appointment, remuneration, operations, or conduct of the branch
  pilots of the Galveston Bar or the commission of pilots of the
  Galveston Bar. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 4 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
         Sec. 5009.101.  ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND; DEPOSITS. (a) The
  district may establish a promotion and development fund.
         (b)  The district, from time to time, may deposit in the fund
  a portion of the district's accumulated money, plus an amount each
  year not to exceed 10 percent of the district's total maintenance
  and operation taxes, including delinquent taxes, received during a
  fiscal year.
         (c)  The commission shall determine the amount to be
  deposited in the fund.
         (d)  The money in the fund shall be kept separate from other
  money and accounts of the district. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1168, Secs. 1, 3(a).)
         Sec. 5009.102.  USE OF FUND. The fund may be used only for:
               (1)  the purposes described by Section 60.203, Water
  Code;
               (2)  the public purposes of development and
  diversification of the district's economy; and
               (3)  joint projects with other political subdivisions
  or entities, including funding a program of an entity, to carry out
  the purposes of Subchapter H, Chapter 60, Water Code. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168, Sec. 2.)
         Sec. 5009.103.  CONTROL OF FUND. The fund is under the
  exclusive control of the commission, and the commission has full
  responsibility for auditing, approving, and safeguarding the
  expenditure of money from the fund. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1168, Sec. 3(b).)
  CHAPTER 5013. PORT OF HARLINGEN AUTHORITY
  Sec. 5013.001.  DEFINITION 
  Sec. 5013.002.  FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY 
  Sec. 5013.003.  GOVERNING BODY 
  CHAPTER 5013. PORT OF HARLINGEN AUTHORITY
         Sec. 5013.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "authority"
  means the Port of Harlingen Authority.  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  21, Sec. 1(a); New.)
         Sec. 5013.002.  FORMER NAME OF AUTHORITY. Before April 13,
  1983, the authority was known as the Arroyo Colorado Navigation
  District of Cameron and Willacy Counties. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 21, Sec. 1(a); New.)
         Sec. 5013.003.  GOVERNING BODY. The navigation and canal
  commission of the authority is called the port commission and is
  composed of port commissioners. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 21, Sec.
  1(b); New.)
         SECTION 1.02.  Subtitle B, Title 6, Special District Local
  Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapter 6913 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 6913. HASKELL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 6913.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 6913.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 6913.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE 
  SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT TERRITORY AND ANNEXATIONS TO DISTRICT
  TERRITORY
  Sec. 6913.051.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  Sec. 6913.052.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY IN HASKELL
                   COUNTY 
  Sec. 6913.053.  PETITION FOR ANNEXATION; BOARD
                   DETERMINATION AND RESOLUTION 
  Sec. 6913.054.  COMMISSIONERS COURT RESOLUTION; SETTING
                   ANNEXATION HEARING 
  Sec. 6913.055.  NOTICE OF ANNEXATION HEARING 
  Sec. 6913.056.  ANNEXATION HEARING 
  Sec. 6913.057.  ANNEXATION FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION;
                   ELECTION PROPOSITIONS 
  Sec. 6913.058.  NOTICE OF ANNEXATION ELECTION 
  Sec. 6913.059.  ANNEXATION ELECTION RESULTS 
  Sec. 6913.060.  ASSUMPTION OF DEBT; TAXES 
  Sec. 6913.061.  RESTRICTION ON ANNEXATION OF RAILROAD
                   RIGHT-OF-WAY OR UTILITY PROPERTY 
  SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 6913.101.  DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 6913.102.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE 
  Sec. 6913.103.  NOTICE OF DIRECTORS' ELECTION 
  Sec. 6913.104.  OFFICERS 
  Sec. 6913.105.  VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT 
  Sec. 6913.106.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT 
  Sec. 6913.107.  DIRECTOR AND TREASURER BONDS 
  Sec. 6913.108.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS 
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 6913.151.  ACQUISITION OF WATER OR WATER RIGHTS 
  Sec. 6913.152.  CONSTRUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY 
  Sec. 6913.153.  EMINENT DOMAIN 
  Sec. 6913.154.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY 
  Sec. 6913.155.  CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASING CONTRACTS 
  Sec. 6913.156.  CONTRACTS RELATED TO WATER SUPPLY AND
                   FACILITIES 
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 6913.201.  DEPOSITORY 
  Sec. 6913.202.  PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT OR
                   TAXATION 
  Sec. 6913.203.  TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR 
  SUBCHAPTER F. BONDS
  Sec. 6913.251.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS 
  Sec. 6913.252.  FORM OF BONDS 
  Sec. 6913.253.  MATURITY 
  Sec. 6913.254.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE 
  Sec. 6913.255.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES 
  Sec. 6913.256.  ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD
                   VALOREM TAXES 
  Sec. 6913.257.  TAX AND COMPENSATION RATES 
  Sec. 6913.258.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY 
  Sec. 6913.259.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS 
  Sec. 6913.260.  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER 
  Sec. 6913.261.  REFUNDING BONDS 
  Sec. 6913.262.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION 
  CHAPTER 6913. HASKELL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 6913.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Commissioners court" means the Haskell County
  Commissioners Court.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Haskell County Water Supply
  District. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 1 (part); New.)
         Sec. 6913.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 1 (part).)
         Sec. 6913.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
  All land in the district will benefit from the improvements to be
  acquired and constructed by the district.
         (b)  Because the accomplishment of the purposes stated in
  this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for
  the improvement of their property and industries, the district in
  carrying out the purposes of this chapter performs an essential
  public function under the Texas Constitution. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 2 (part), 19 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT TERRITORY AND ANNEXATIONS TO DISTRICT
  TERRITORY
         Sec. 6913.051.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is
  composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 141, Acts
  of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, as that territory
  may have been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;
               (2)  this subchapter or its predecessor statute, former
  Section 5, Chapter 141, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1955; or
               (3)  other law. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 2
  (part); New.)
         Sec. 6913.052.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY IN HASKELL COUNTY.
  Territory in Haskell County, whether the territory is contiguous to
  the district or not, may be annexed to the district as provided by
  this subchapter. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 5 (part).)
         Sec. 6913.053.  PETITION FOR ANNEXATION; BOARD
  DETERMINATION AND RESOLUTION. (a) Territory may be annexed to the
  district under this subchapter if a petition requesting annexation
  is filed with the board.
         (b)  The petition must:
               (1)  be signed by:
                     (A)  50 registered voters of the territory
  proposed to be annexed who own taxable property in that territory;
  or
                     (B)  a majority of the registered voters of that
  territory who own taxable property in that territory; and
               (2)  describe the territory proposed to be annexed by
  metes and bounds.
         (c)  If the board determines that the petition complies with
  Subsection (b), that the annexation would be in the district's
  interest, and that the district will be able to supply water to the
  proposed territory, the board shall:
               (1)  adopt a resolution requesting that the
  commissioners court annex the territory to the district and stating
  any conditions for annexation of the territory; and
               (2)  deliver a certified copy of the resolution and of
  the petition to the commissioners court. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  141, Secs. 5(a), (b).)
         Sec. 6913.054.  COMMISSIONERS COURT RESOLUTION; SETTING
  ANNEXATION HEARING.  On receipt of a board resolution and petition
  under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall:
               (1)  adopt a resolution that declares the court's
  intention to call an election in the proposed territory on the
  proposition of whether to annex the territory to the district; and
               (2)  set a time and place to hold a hearing on the
  question of whether the proposed territory will benefit from the
  improvements, works, and facilities then owned or operated or
  contemplated to be owned or operated by the district. (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 5(c).)
         Sec. 6913.055.  NOTICE OF ANNEXATION HEARING. (a) Not later
  than the 10th day before the date of the annexation hearing, notice
  of the resolution adopted under Section 6913.054 shall be published
  one time in a newspaper designated by the commissioners court,
  except as provided by Subsection (c).
         (b)  The notice must:
               (1)  be addressed to the citizens and owners of
  property in the proposed territory;
               (2)  state the time and place of the annexation
  hearing; and
               (3)  describe the proposed territory in the same manner
  as Section 6913.053(b) requires.
         (c)  If a newspaper is not published in the proposed
  territory, the notice shall be posted in three public places in the
  proposed territory.  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 5(d),
  (k).)
         Sec. 6913.056.  ANNEXATION HEARING. (a) The annexation
  hearing may proceed in the order and under the rules prescribed by
  the commissioners court, and the court may recess the hearing.
         (b)  Any interested person may appear at the annexation
  hearing and offer evidence for or against the proposed annexation.
  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 5(e) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.057.  ANNEXATION FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION;
  ELECTION PROPOSITIONS. (a) At the conclusion of the annexation
  hearing, if the commissioners court finds that all the proposed
  territory will benefit from the present or contemplated
  improvements, works, or facilities of the district, the
  commissioners court shall adopt a resolution that:
               (1)  calls an election in the proposed territory; and
               (2)  states the date of the election and the place or
  places of holding the election.
         (b)  In calling an election on the proposition for annexation
  of the proposed territory, the commissioners court may include in
  the same proposition a proposition for:
               (1)  the territory to assume its part of the
  tax-supported bonds of the district then outstanding and those
  bonds previously voted but not yet sold; and
               (2)  an ad valorem tax to be imposed on taxable property
  in the territory along with the tax in the rest of the district for
  the payment of the bonds. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Secs.
  5(e) (part), (i).)
         Sec. 6913.058.  NOTICE OF ANNEXATION ELECTION. (a) Not
  later than the 10th day before the date set for the election, notice
  of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper
  designated by the commissioners court, except as provided by
  Subsection (c).
         (b)  In addition to the requirements of Section 4.004,
  Election Code, notice of the annexation election must:
               (1)  state the conditions under which the proposed
  territory may be annexed; or
               (2)  refer to the resolution of the board for that
  purpose.
         (c)  If a newspaper is not published in the proposed
  territory, the notice shall be posted in three public places in the
  territory. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 5(f) (part), (k).)
         Sec. 6913.059.  ANNEXATION ELECTION RESULTS. (a) The
  commissioners court shall issue an order declaring the results of
  the annexation election.
         (b)  If the order shows that a majority of the votes cast are
  in favor of annexation, the commissioners court shall annex the
  proposed territory to the district. The annexation is
  incontestable except in the time for contesting elections under the
  Election Code.
         (c)  A certified copy of the order shall be recorded in the
  deed records of Haskell County. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141,
  Sec. 5(h) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.060.  ASSUMPTION OF DEBT; TAXES.  (a)  After
  territory is annexed to the district, the board may order an
  election in the district as enlarged to determine whether the
  district as enlarged shall assume any tax-supported bonds then
  outstanding and those previously voted but not yet sold and impose
  an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district as
  enlarged to pay the bonds, unless the proposition is voted along
  with the annexation election and becomes binding on the territory
  annexed.
         (b)  An election ordered under Subsection (a) shall be held
  in the same manner as an election under this chapter for the
  issuance of bonds. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 5(j).)
         Sec. 6913.061.  RESTRICTION ON ANNEXATION OF RAILROAD
  RIGHT-OF-WAY OR UTILITY PROPERTY.  A railroad right-of-way or a
  transmission line or another item of property of an electric or gas
  utility that is not located inside the limits of a municipality will
  not benefit from improvements, works, or facilities the district is
  authorized to construct. Therefore, a railroad right-of-way or a
  transmission line or another item of property of an electric or gas
  utility may not be annexed to the district unless the right-of-way
  or property is located inside the limits of a municipality annexed
  to the district.  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 5(e) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 6913.101.  DIRECTORS. The district is governed by a
  board of five elected directors. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141,
  Secs. 3(a) (part), (c) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.102.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may
  not be appointed a director unless the person resides in and owns
  taxable property in the district.
         (b)  A member of a municipality's governing body or an
  employee of a municipality may not be a director. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 3(a) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.103.  NOTICE OF DIRECTORS' ELECTION. Notice of a
  directors' election shall be published once in a newspaper
  published in Haskell County not later than the 10th day before the
  date of the election. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 3(b)
  (part), (c) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.104.  OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from
  the board's membership a president, a vice president, and any other
  officers that the board determines are necessary.
         (b)  The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who
  are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices
  of secretary and treasurer. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 4
  (part).)
         Sec. 6913.105.  VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT. The president has
  the same right to vote as any other director. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 4 (part).)
         Sec. 6913.106.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
  When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the
  board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all
  powers this chapter gives the president.  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 141, Sec. 4 (part).)
         Sec. 6913.107.  DIRECTOR AND TREASURER BONDS. (a) Each
  director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the
  faithful performance of the director's duties.
         (b)  The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by
  the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the
  treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the
  treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 3(a) (part), 4 (part).)
         Sec. 6913.108.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Each
  director:
               (1)  shall receive a fee not to exceed $5 for attending
  each board meeting; and
               (2)  is also entitled to receive $5 for each day devoted
  to the business of the district if the service is expressly approved
  by the board.
         (b)  In all areas of conflict with Subsection (a) of this
  section, Section 49.060, Water Code, takes precedence.
         (c)  A director's compensation may be increased as
  authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code,  by resolution adopted by
  the board in accordance with Subsection (e) of that section on or
  after September 1, 1995. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 3(e)
  (part); New.)
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 6913.151.  ACQUISITION OF WATER OR WATER RIGHTS. (a)
  The district may acquire a groundwater or surface water supply.
         (b)  The district may acquire water appropriation permits
  directly from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or from
  permit owners.
         (c)  The district may purchase water or a water supply from
  any person. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 6 (part); 16.)
         Sec. 6913.152.  CONSTRUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
  The district may construct or otherwise acquire all works, plants,
  and other facilities necessary or useful for the purpose of
  processing groundwater or surface water and transporting the water
  to any person for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes.
  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 6 (part).)
         Sec. 6913.153.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out a power
  provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of
  eminent domain to acquire land and easements inside or outside the
  district in Haskell County.
         (b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain
  in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
         (c)  The board shall determine the amount and the type of
  interest in land and easements to be acquired under this section.
         (d)  The district's authority under this section to exercise
  the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the
  district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with
  Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31,
  2012. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 7 (part); New.)
         Sec. 6913.154.  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 by this chapter makes
  necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or
  altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric
  transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or
  pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole
  expense of the district. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 7
  (part).)
         Sec. 6913.155.  CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASING CONTRACTS. A
  construction contract or contract for the purchase of materials,
  equipment, or supplies is governed by Chapter 49 or 51, Water Code.
  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 8.)
         Sec. 6913.156.  CONTRACTS RELATED TO WATER SUPPLY AND
  FACILITIES. (a) The district may contract with any person to
  supply water to the person.
         (b)  The district may contract with a municipality for the
  rental or leasing of or for the operation of the municipality's
  water production, supply, or distribution facilities.
         (c)  The contract may provide that the contract continues in
  effect until bonds specified in the contract and refunding bonds
  issued in lieu of the bonds are paid. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  141, Sec. 14.)
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 6913.201.  DEPOSITORY. (a) Except as provided by
  Subsection (i), the board shall designate one or more banks in
  Haskell County to serve as depository for the district's money.
         (b)  District money shall be deposited with a designated
  depository bank or banks, except that:
               (1)  money pledged to pay bonds may be deposited with
  the trustee bank named in the trust agreement; and
               (2)  money shall be remitted to the bank of payment for
  the payment of principal of and interest on bonds.
         (c)  To the extent that money in a depository bank or a
  trustee bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
  Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law
  for the security of county funds.
         (d)  The board shall prescribe the terms of service for
  depositories.
         (e)  Before designating a depository bank, the board shall
  issue a notice to each bank in Haskell County that:
               (1)  states the time and place at which the board will
  meet to designate a depository bank or banks; and
               (2)  invites the banks to submit an application to be
  designated as a depository.
         (f)  The notice described by Subsection (e) must be mailed or
  delivered not later than the 10th day before the date fixed for the
  submission of applications.
         (g)  At the time stated in the notice, the board shall:
               (1)  consider the application and the management and
  condition of each bank that applies; and
               (2)  designate as a depository the bank or banks that:
                     (A)  offer the most favorable terms for handling
  the money; and
                     (B)  the board finds have proper management and
  are in condition to handle the money.
         (h)  Membership on the board of an officer or director of a
  bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a
  depository.
         (i)  If the board does not receive any applications before
  the time stated in the notice, or if the board rejects all
  applications, the board shall designate one or more banks located
  inside or outside the county on terms that the board finds
  advantageous to the district. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec.
  15.)
         Sec. 6913.202.  PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT OR TAXATION.
  The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a project
  or any part of a project. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 19
  (part).)
         Sec. 6913.203.  TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. Before the sale
  and delivery of district bonds payable wholly or partly from ad
  valorem taxes, the board shall appoint a tax assessor and
  collector. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 20(b) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER F. BONDS
         Sec. 6913.251.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) The district
  may issue bonds to carry out any power conferred by this chapter,
  including the power to provide a source of water supply for any
  person for municipal, domestic, or industrial purposes.
         (b)  The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.
  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 9(a) (part), (b) (part), (e)
  (part).)
         Sec. 6913.252.  FORM OF BONDS. District bonds must be:
               (1)  issued in the district's name;
               (2)  signed by the president or vice president; and
               (3)  attested by the secretary. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 141, Sec. 9(b) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.253.  MATURITY. District bonds must mature not
  later than 40 years after the date of their issuance. (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 9(b) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.254.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE. (a) In this
  section, "net revenue" means the district's gross revenue, other
  than taxation, minus the amount necessary to pay the cost of
  maintaining and operating the district and its property.
         (b)  District bonds may be secured as described by a board
  resolution by a pledge of:
               (1)  all or part of the district's net revenue;
               (2)  the net revenue of a contract made at any time; or
               (3)  other revenue specified by board resolution.
         (c)  The pledge may reserve the right to issue additional
  bonds on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds being issued,
  subject to conditions specified by the pledge.
         (d)  District bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad
  valorem taxes may be issued without an election. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 9(a) (part), (d), 12(a) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.255.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES. The
  district may issue bonds:
               (1)  payable from ad valorem taxes imposed on taxable
  property in the district; or
               (2)  secured by and payable from:
                     (A)  taxes described by Subdivision (1); and
                     (B)  revenue of the district. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 9(e) (part).)
         Sec. 6913.256.  ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM
  TAXES. (a) District bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable
  wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless
  authorized by a district election at which a majority of the votes
  cast favor the bond issuance.
         (b)  The board may order an election under this section
  without a petition. The order must specify:
               (1)  the time and places at which the election will be
  held;
               (2)  the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;
               (3)  the maximum amount of the bonds;
               (4)  the maximum maturity of the bonds;
               (5)  the form of the ballot; and
               (6)  the presiding judge for each voting place.
         (c)  Notice of the election must be given by publishing a
  substantial copy of the order calling the election in a newspaper
  published in Haskell County that is circulated in the district for
  two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later than
  the 15th day before the date of the election. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 12(a) (part), (b).)
         Sec. 6913.257.  TAX AND COMPENSATION RATES. (a) If the
  district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem
  taxes, the district shall impose a tax sufficient to pay the bonds
  and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest become due.
  The board may adopt the rate of the tax for any year after
  considering the money received from pledged revenue available for
  payment of principal and interest to the extent and in the manner
  permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
         (b)  If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly
  from revenue, the board shall set and revise the rates of
  compensation for water sold and services rendered by the district.
         (c)  For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of
  compensation must be sufficient to:
               (1)  pay the expense of operating and maintaining the
  facilities of the district;
               (2)  pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it
  accrues; and
               (3)  maintain the reserve and other funds as provided
  by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
         (d)  For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of
  compensation must be sufficient to assure compliance with the
  resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 141, Secs. 9(e) (part), (f).)
         Sec. 6913.258.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) District bonds,
  including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad
  valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien on
  physical property of the district and all franchises, easements,
  water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all
  rights appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee power
  to:
               (1)  sell the property for payment of the debt;
               (2)  operate the property; and
               (3)  take other action to further secure the bonds.
         (b)  The deed of trust may:
               (1)  contain any provision the board prescribes to
  secure the bonds and preserve the trust estate;
               (2)  provide for amendment or modification of the deed
  of trust; and
               (3)  provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost
  or mutilated bonds.
         (c)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust is:
               (1)  the owner of the dam or dams and the other property
  and facilities purchased; and
               (2)  entitled to maintain and operate the property and
  facilities. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 11.)
         Sec. 6913.259.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The district may
  set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for
  the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction and
  for one year after construction in a reserve interest and sinking
  fund. The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide for setting
  aside and using the proceeds as provided by this subsection.
         (b)  The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds
  to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the
  purposes of the district. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec.
  9(g).)
         Sec. 6913.260.  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) On default or
  threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on
  district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a
  court may appoint a receiver for the district on petition of the
  holders of 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the issue in
  default or threatened with default.
         (b)  The receiver may collect and receive all district income
  except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees,
  take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes
  unless commingled, and manage the district's proprietary affairs
  without the consent of or hindrance by the board.
         (c)  The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for
  the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of
  the court that appointed the receiver.
         (d)  The court may vest the receiver with any other power or
  duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders. (Acts
  54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 9(h).)
         Sec. 6913.261.  REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district may issue
  refunding bonds to refund outstanding district bonds and interest
  on those bonds.
         (b)  Refunding bonds may:
               (1)  be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;
               (2)  combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for
  the security of the refunding bonds; or
               (3)  be secured by a pledge of other or additional
  revenue.
         (c)  The provisions of this subchapter regarding the
  issuance of other bonds and the remedies of the holders apply to
  refunding bonds.
         (d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on
  surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
         (e)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the
  surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the
  district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the
  refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and
  the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be
  refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be
  issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds to
  be refunded to their option date or maturity date, and the
  comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the
  surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded. (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 10.)
         Sec. 6913.262.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. District bonds,
  the transfer of district bonds, and income from district bonds,
  including profits made on the sale of district bonds, are exempt
  from taxation in this state. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec.
  19 (part).)
         SECTION 1.03.  Subtitle E, Title 6, Special District Local
  Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7811 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 7811. DALLAS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT NO. 1
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 7811.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 7811.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 7811.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE 
  Sec. 7811.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  Sec. 7811.005.  ANNEXATION OF LAND 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 7811.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 7811.052.  ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE 
  Sec. 7811.053.  DIRECTOR'S BOND 
  Sec. 7811.054.  BOARD VACANCY 
  Sec. 7811.055.  BOARD PRESIDENT; ABSENCE OF BOARD
                   PRESIDENT 
  Sec. 7811.056.  SECRETARY'S DUTIES 
  Sec. 7811.057.  TREASURER 
  Sec. 7811.058.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 7811.059.  VOTE REQUIRED FOR OFFICIAL BOARD ACTION 
  Sec. 7811.060.  DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR TO ACT ON
                   DISTRICT'S BEHALF 
  Sec. 7811.061.  DISTRICT OFFICE 
  Sec. 7811.062.  RECORDS 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 7811.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 7811.102.  EMINENT DOMAIN 
  Sec. 7811.103.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY 
  Sec. 7811.104.  CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES AND
                   IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED 
  Sec. 7811.105.  PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS 
  Sec. 7811.106.  STANDARDS FOR ROAD, STREET, OR UTILITY
                   CONSTRUCTION 
  Sec. 7811.107.  APPROVAL OF RECLAMATION PLAN,
                   AMENDMENT, OR PROJECT 
  SUBCHAPTER D.  TAX ABATEMENT IN REINVESTMENT ZONE
  Sec. 7811.151.  DESIGNATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE 
  Sec. 7811.152.  CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE 
  Sec. 7811.153.  EXPIRATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE 
  Sec. 7811.154.  TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT 
  Sec. 7811.155.  TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT: CERTIFICATED
                   AIR CARRIER 
  Sec. 7811.156.  TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS 
  Sec. 7811.157.  NOTICE OF TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT TO
                   OTHER TAXING UNITS 
  Sec. 7811.158.  MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF TAX
                   ABATEMENT AGREEMENT 
  Sec. 7811.159.  REGISTRY OF REINVESTMENT ZONES AND TAX
                   ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS; ASSISTANCE TO
                   DISTRICT 
  Sec. 7811.160.  PROPERTIES THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN TAX
                   ABATEMENT AGREEMENT 
  SUBCHAPTER E.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 7811.201.  DEPOSITORY 
  Sec. 7811.202.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND INCUR
                   INDEBTEDNESS 
  Sec. 7811.203.  CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES NOT
                   OBLIGATED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS 
  Sec. 7811.204.  BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES 
  Sec. 7811.205.  PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE TAXES 
  CHAPTER 7811. DALLAS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT NO. 1
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 7811.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Constituent municipality" means the City of Grand
  Prairie or the City of Irving.
               (3)  "Director" means a member of the board.
               (4)  "District" means the Dallas County Flood Control
  District No. 1. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 1(b) (part),
  (c), 2(a) (part); New.)
         Sec. 7811.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  conservation and reclamation district established under Section
  59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1081, Secs. 1(a), (b) (part).)
         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 Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.
         (c)  The creation and operation of the district is essential
  to accomplish the purpose of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
  Constitution. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 8, 14.)
         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 Legislature, Regular Session, 1983,
  as that territory may have been modified under:
               (1)  Section 7811.005 of this chapter or its
  predecessor statute, former Section 13, Chapter 1081, Acts of the
  68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983;
               (2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
               (3)  other law.
         (b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a
  closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes
  in the legislative process does not affect:
               (1)  the district's organization, existence, or
  validity;
               (2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for
  a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal
  of and interest on the bond;
               (3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or
               (4)  the legal operation of the district or its
  governing body. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 2(a) (part),
  (b), (c), (d); New.)
         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. (Acts
  68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 13 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         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. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(a).)
         Sec. 7811.052.  ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE. A director must own
  land in the district subject to taxation at the time the director
  qualifies for office. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(c)
  (part).)
         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. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(c)
  (part).)
         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 successor to fill
  the unexpired term.  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(b).)
         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
  vice president, or the board may authorize the president to sign the
  order or action at a later time. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081,
  Secs. 3(f) (part), (g).)
         Sec. 7811.056.  SECRETARY'S DUTIES. The board secretary
  shall keep accurate minutes and shall certify any action taken by
  the board. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(h).)
         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. (Acts 68th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 11(d).)
         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 director's compensation may be increased as
  authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, by resolution adopted by
  the board in accordance with Subsection (e) of that section on or
  after September 1, 1995. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(i)
  (part); New.)
         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. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1081, Sec. 3(d) (part).)
         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 the district's official minutes. (Acts 68th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3(e).)
         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 a public place for matters relating
  to the district's business. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec.
  12.)
         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. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081,
  Sec. 3(k).)
  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 other
  improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams,
  and drainage courses for the purposes of:
               (1)  reclaiming land from overflow from that water;
               (2)  controlling and distributing the water of rivers
  and streams by straightening and improving the rivers and streams;
               (3)  draining and improving the land; and
               (4)  preventing the pollution of the water. (Acts 68th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 1(d) (part), (e); New.)
         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 effect on the accomplishment of the
  purposes for which the district is created and is necessary for
  constructing and maintaining all levees and other improvements for
  the improvement of rivers, creeks, streams, or drainage courses in
  the district or bordering the district and to prevent overflows.
         (b)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent
  domain under Subsection (a) to acquire land or other property that
  is used for cemetery purposes.
         (c)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain
  in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
         (d)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent
  domain within the corporate limits of a constituent municipality
  without the prior approval by resolution of the governing body of
  the municipality.
         (e)  The district's authority under this section to exercise
  the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the
  district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with
  Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31,
  2012. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 9(a), (b) (part), (d);
  New.)
         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 replacement without enhancement of the
  facility, after deducting the net salvage value of the old
  facility.
         (b)  If the district's exercise of its power of eminent
  domain makes necessary relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting,
  changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway,
  railroad, electric transmission or distribution line, telephone or
  telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action
  shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district unless the
  owner of the relocated or altered facility has a legal obligation to
  pay those expenses. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 9(c).)
         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 under Subsection
  (a) without:
               (1)  voting for the issuance of bonds; or
               (2)  holding an election to approve the contract. (Acts
  68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 10.)
         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).  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1081, Sec. 7.)
         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 the municipality. (Acts 68th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 15.)
         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 be approved by both constituent
  municipalities before the plan, amendment, or project takes effect.
  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 1(g).)
  SUBCHAPTER D.  TAX ABATEMENT IN REINVESTMENT ZONE
         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 find that the proposed
  commercial-industrial or residential project or projects meet the
  criteria prescribed by Section 7811.152.
         (b)  The resolution must describe the boundaries of the zone
  and the eligibility of the zone for commercial-industrial or
  residential tax abatement.
         (c)  The area of a reinvestment zone designated for
  commercial-industrial or residential tax abatement may be included
  in an overlapping or coincidental commercial-industrial or
  residential zone established under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
         (d)  The district may not adopt a resolution designating an
  area as a reinvestment zone until the district has held a public
  hearing on the designation and has found that the improvements
  sought are feasible and practical and would be a benefit to the land
  to be included in the zone and to the district after the expiration
  of an agreement entered into under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155. At
  the hearing, interested persons are entitled to speak and present
  evidence for or against the designation. Not later than the seventh
  day before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing must be:
               (1)  published in a newspaper having general
  circulation in the district; and
               (2)  delivered in writing to the presiding officer of
  the governing body of each taxing unit that includes in its
  boundaries real property that is to be included in the proposed
  reinvestment zone.
         (e)  A notice made under Subsection (d)(2) is presumed
  delivered when placed in the mail postage paid and properly
  addressed to the appropriate presiding officer. A notice properly
  addressed and sent by registered or certified mail for which a
  return receipt is received by the sender is considered to have been
  delivered to the addressee. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs.
  16A (part), 16C.)
         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 zone that would be a benefit to
  the property and that would contribute to the economic development
  of the district.  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 16D(a).)
         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 designation does not affect an existing tax
  abatement agreement governed by this subchapter. (Acts 68th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 16D(b).)
         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 tangible personal property located on the
  real property, or both, for a period not to exceed 30 years, on the
  condition that the owner of the property make specific improvements
  or repairs to the property.
         (b)  The real property covered by the agreement may not be
  located in an improvement project financed by tax increment bonds.
         (c)  The agreement is subject to the rights of holders of
  outstanding bonds of the district.
         (d)  The agreement may:
               (1)  provide for the exemption of the real property in
  each year covered by the agreement only to the extent its value for
  that year exceeds its value for the year in which the agreement is
  executed;
               (2)  provide for the exemption of tangible personal
  property located on the real property in each year covered by the
  agreement other than tangible personal property that was located on
  the real property at any time before the period covered by the
  agreement with the district; and
               (3)  cover more than one commercial-industrial or
  residential project. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 16A
  (part), 16E(a).)
         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 30 years a portion of the value
  of the real property or of personal property, or both, located in
  the zone and owned or leased by a certificated air carrier on the
  condition that the certificated air carrier:
               (1)  make specific real property improvements; or
               (2)  lease, for a term of 30 years or more, real
  property improvements located in the reinvestment zone.
         (b)  The agreement may provide for the exemption of the:
               (1)  real property in each year covered by the
  agreement to the extent its value for that year exceeds its value
  for the year in which the agreement is executed; and
               (2)  personal property owned or leased by a
  certificated air carrier located in the reinvestment zone in each
  year covered by the agreement other than specific personal property
  that was located in the reinvestment zone at any time before the
  period covered by the agreement with the district. (Acts 68th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 16A (part), 16E(d).)
         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 availability of tax abatement for both
  new facilities and structures and for the expansion or
  modernization of existing facilities and structures; and
                     (B)  recapturing property tax revenue lost as a
  result of the agreement if the owner of the property fails to make
  the improvements or repairs as provided by the agreement.
         (c)  A tax abatement agreement is not required to contain
  terms identical to another tax abatement agreement that covers the
  same exempted property or a portion of that property.
         (d)  Property that is in a reinvestment zone and that is
  owned or leased by a director is excluded from property tax
  abatement.
         (e)  The agreement may include, at the option of the
  district, provisions for maps showing existing uses and conditions
  and proposed improvements and uses of real property in the
  reinvestment zone.
         (f)  On approval by the district, the agreement may be
  executed in the same manner as other contracts made by the district.
         (g)  The agreement applies only to taxes levied by the
  district and does not affect other taxing units that levy taxes on
  property in the district. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 16A
  (part), 16E(b), (c), (e), (f), (g) (part), (h).)
         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 deliver a written notice that the district intends
  to enter into the agreement to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality and to the presiding officer of the governing
  body of each other taxing unit in which the property to be subject
  to the agreement is located. The notice must include a copy of the
  proposed agreement.
         (b)  A notice is presumed delivered when placed in the mail
  postage paid and properly addressed to the appropriate presiding
  officer. A notice properly addressed and sent by registered or
  certified mail for which a return receipt is received by the sender
  is considered to have been delivered to the addressee.
         (c)  Failure to deliver the notice does not affect the
  validity of the agreement.  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec.
  16F.)
         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 original agreement or to delete
  provisions that were not necessary to the original agreement. The
  modification must be made by the same procedure by which the
  original agreement was approved and executed. The original
  agreement may not be modified to extend beyond 30 years from the
  date of the original agreement.
         (b)  An agreement governed by this subchapter may be
  terminated by the mutual consent of the parties in the same manner
  that the agreement was approved and executed.  (Acts 68th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 16G.)
         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 executed under this subchapter.
  Before April 1 of the year following the year in which the zone is
  designated or the agreement is executed, the district shall deliver
  to the office, the comptroller, and the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality a report that provides:
               (1)  for a reinvestment zone, a general description of
  the zone, including its size, the types of property located in it,
  and its duration; and
               (2)  for a tax abatement agreement, the parties to the
  agreement, a general description of the property and the
  improvements or repairs to be made under the agreement, the portion
  of the property to be exempted, and the duration of the agreement.
         (b)  On the request of the board or the board's president,
  the office may provide assistance to the district relating to the
  administration of this subchapter, including the designation of
  reinvestment zones and the adoption of tax abatement agreements.  
  (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 16B.)
         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 structures for which
  expansion or modernization construction began on or after October
  1, 1990, but before June 10, 1991; and
               (3)  tangible personal property located on property
  described by Subdivision (1) or (2) in each year covered by the
  agreement, other than tangible personal property that was located
  on the property at any time before the time period covered by the
  agreement.
         (b)  A tax abatement agreement made under this section may be
  based on the value of the property on January 1 of the year in which
  the construction, expansion, or modernization of the property
  began. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 318, Sec. 2.)
  SUBCHAPTER E.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         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)  If district money is deposited in a depository that is
  not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money
  must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of
  county funds. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs. 11(a), (b),
  (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 intent to issue bonds or other
  indebtedness not later than the 20th day before the date of
  issuance. The notice must state the purpose for which the bonds or
  other indebtedness are issued and the approximate principal amount
  of the bonds or indebtedness.
         (c)  Before the district issues bonds or other indebtedness
  in an amount of more than $500,000, the district must obtain the
  approval by resolution of the governing bodies of both constituent
  municipalities.
         (d)  Bonds or other indebtedness may not be sold at discount
  from the principal amount without the prior approval of both
  constituent municipalities. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Secs.
  4(c), (d), (e).)
         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 obligated to pay any bonds,
  indebtedness, or other debt of the district. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 1081, Sec. 4(f).)
         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 notes and the interest on the notes
  being refunded.
         (b)  The notes may bear interest at any rate not to exceed the
  maximum interest rate applicable to the district's authorized
  bonds.
         (c)  The maximum amount of the notes outstanding at any one
  time may not exceed $500,000 without the prior consent of both
  constituent municipalities.
         (d)  The district shall pay the notes only from the proceeds
  of the sale of bonds by the district. (Acts 68th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1081, Secs. 6(a), (b) (part), (c), (d).)
         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. (Acts 68th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 4(b) (part).)
         SECTION 1.04.  Subtitle H, Title 6, Special District Local
  Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapters 8877, 8879, 8880, 8881,
  8882, 8883, 8884, 8885, 8886, 8887, and 8888 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 8877. CLEARWATER UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8877.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8877.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8877.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8877.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  Sec. 8877.005.  CONFLICTS OF LAW 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8877.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8877.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8877.053.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8877.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8877.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8877.151.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX 
  CHAPTER 8877. CLEARWATER UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8877.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Clearwater Underground Water
  Conservation District. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), 2; New.)
         Sec. 8877.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Bell County created under and
  essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b), 3 (part).)
         Sec. 8877.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Sec. 5.)
         Sec. 8877.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district includes
  the territory located in Bell County unless the district's
  territory has been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law.  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Sec. 3;
  New.)
         Sec. 8877.005.  CONFLICTS OF LAW. This chapter prevails
  over any provision of general law that is in conflict or
  inconsistent with this chapter. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524,
  Sec. 6(a) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8877.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The
  district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 8877.052(d), directors
  serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524,
  Secs. 7(a), (d), 10(e) (part).)
         Sec. 8877.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Directors are
  elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided
  by this section.
         (b)  One director is elected by the voters of the entire
  district. One director is elected from each county commissioners
  precinct by the voters of that precinct.
         (c)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place
  on the ballot:
               (1)  the precinct that the person seeks to represent;
  or
               (2)  that the person seeks to represent the district at
  large.
         (d)  At the first election after the county commissioners
  precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas
  Constitution, four new directors shall be elected to represent the
  newly redrawn precincts. The directors from precincts one and three
  shall be elected for two-year terms. The directors from precincts
  two and four shall be elected for four-year terms. When the
  directors elected from the new precincts take office, the terms of
  the directors elected from the previous precincts expire. (Acts
  71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Secs. 10(a), (b), (d), (f).)
         Sec. 8877.053.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year.
  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Sec. 10(e) (part).)
         Sec. 8877.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be
  qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a
  person must be a registered voter in the district.
         (b)  To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a
  county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter
  of that precinct. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Sec. 10(c).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8877.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  all of the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties
  provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36,
  Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts
  created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts
  71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8877.151.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX. (a) Except
  as provided by Subsection (b), the district may impose an ad valorem
  tax at a rate not to exceed five cents on each $100 of valuation of
  property in the district to pay for the maintenance and operation of
  the district on approval of a majority of the voters of the district
  at an election held for that purpose.
         (b)  The board may increase the maximum amount of ad valorem
  taxes that may be imposed in the district:
               (1)  if the board determines that the maximum tax
  authorized by Subsection (a) is not sufficient to pay the
  maintenance and operating expenses of the district; and
               (2)  on approval of a majority of the voters of the
  district voting at an election held for that purpose.
         (c)  The maximum amount of taxes that may be authorized under
  this section may not exceed 25 cents on each $100 of valuation of
  property in the district. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 524, Secs.
  11(a), (b).)
  CHAPTER 8879. CROCKETT COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8879.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8879.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8879.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8879.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  Sec. 8879.005.  LOCATION OF DISTRICT ELECTIONS 
  Sec. 8879.006.  CONFLICTS OF LAW 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8879.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8879.052.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8879.053.  DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8879.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8879.151.  LIMITATION ON AD VALOREM TAX RATE 
  Sec. 8879.152.  ELECTION TO INCREASE AD VALOREM TAX
                   RATE 
  CHAPTER 8879. CROCKETT COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8879.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Crockett County Groundwater
  Conservation District. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Sec. 2;
  New.)
         Sec. 8879.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Crockett County created under
  and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article
  XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8879.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Sec. 5.)
         Sec. 8879.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
  composed of the territory in Crockett County other than the tract of
  land described by metes and bounds in Section 3, Chapter 712, Acts
  of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, as that territory
  may have been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law.
         (b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a
  closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes
  in the legislative process does not affect:
               (1)  the district's organization, existence, or
  validity;
               (2)  the district's right to impose taxes; or
               (3)  the legality or operation of the district or its
  governing body. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Secs. 3 (part), 4;
  New.)
         Sec. 8879.005.  LOCATION OF DISTRICT ELECTIONS. A district
  election may be held at any location in Crockett County. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Sec. 10B.)
         Sec. 8879.006.  CONFLICTS OF LAW. This chapter prevails
  over any provision of general law that is in conflict or
  inconsistent with this chapter. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712,
  Sec. 6(a) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8879.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a)  The
  district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with the
  terms of two or three directors expiring December 1 of each
  even-numbered year.  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Secs. 7(a),
  (d), 10A (part).)
         Sec. 8879.052.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year.
  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Sec. 10A.)
         Sec. 8879.053.  DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
  Notwithstanding Sections 49.001 and 49.002(b), Water Code, Section
  49.052, Water Code, applies to a director. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 712, Sec. 7(a-1).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8879.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by
  the general law of this state, including Chapter 36 and Subchapters
  H and I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applicable to groundwater
  conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
  Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8879.151.  LIMITATION ON AD VALOREM TAX RATE.  Except as
  provided by Section 8879.152, the rate of an ad valorem tax imposed
  by the district under Chapter 36, Water Code, may not exceed five
  cents on each $100 of assessed valuation. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 712, Sec. 11(a); New.)
         Sec. 8879.152.  ELECTION TO INCREASE AD VALOREM TAX RATE.
  (a) If at a regular meeting of the board, the board determines that
  the district ad valorem tax is no longer sufficient, the board may
  hold an election to approve an increase in the district's tax rate
  not to exceed an additional five cents on each $100 of assessed
  valuation above the rate specified by Section 8879.151.
         (b)  If a majority of the voters favor the increase in the
  district's tax rate, the district may impose an ad valorem tax at
  the increased rate. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 712, Sec. 11(b).)
  CHAPTER 8880. GONZALES COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
  DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8880.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8880.051.  SINGLE-MEMBER DIRECTOR PRECINCTS 
  CHAPTER 8880. GONZALES COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
  DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8880.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Gonzales County Underground
  Water Conservation District. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368, Sec.
  1; New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8880.051.  SINGLE-MEMBER DIRECTOR PRECINCTS. (a) The
  board may divide the district into five single-member director
  precincts of substantially equal population for the purpose of
  electing directors.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Section 36.059(b), Water Code, the
  board may divide territory contained in a municipal corporation in
  the district into as many precincts as necessary to obtain
  precincts of substantially equal population. (Acts 74th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 368, Sec. 2.)
  CHAPTER 8881. MESA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8881.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8881.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8881.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8881.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8881.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8881.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8881.053.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8881.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8881.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 8881.102.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8881.103.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY 
  CHAPTER 8881. MESA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8881.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Mesa Underground Water
  Conservation District. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), 2; New.)
         Sec. 8881.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Dawson County created under
  and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article
  XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8881.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec. 5.)
         Sec. 8881.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district includes
  the territory located in Dawson County, unless the district's
  territory has been modified under:
               (1)  Section 8881.103 of this chapter or its
  predecessor statute, former Section 11(c), Chapter 669, Acts of the
  71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989; or
               (2)  other law. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec. 3;
  New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8881.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The
  district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Secs. 7(a) (part), (b) (part), (e).)
         Sec. 8881.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. One director is
  elected from each county commissioners precinct in Dawson County
  and one director is elected from the district at large. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec. 7(b) (part).)
         Sec. 8881.053.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year or another
  date authorized by law. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec. 10;
  New.)
         Sec. 8881.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A director
  must be 18 years of age or older.
         (b)  To represent a county commissioners precinct, the
  director must be a resident of that precinct. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 669, Secs. 7(a) (part), (b) (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8881.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  all of the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties
  provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36,
  Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts
  created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts
  71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
         Sec. 8881.102.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT. (a) The
  district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water
  import authority or other agency.
         (b)  The district may contract with other districts that have
  powers similar to those of the district to achieve common goals.
  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Secs. 11(a), (b).)
         Sec. 8881.103.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY. (a) Territory may
  be added to the district under:
               (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
               (2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code.
         (b)  If the district annexes territory, the board shall
  determine the precincts to which annexed territory is added for the
  purpose of electing directors. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669, Sec.
  11(c); New.)
  CHAPTER 8882.  SANDY LAND UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8882.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8882.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8882.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8882.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8882.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8882.052.  ELECTION DATE 
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8882.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  CHAPTER 8882.  SANDY LAND UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8882.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Sandy Land Underground Water
  Conservation District. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), 2; New.)
         Sec. 8882.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Yoakum County created under
  and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article
  XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8882.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Sec. 5.)
         Sec. 8882.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district includes
  the territory located in Yoakum County unless the district's
  territory has been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law.  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Sec. 3;
  New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8882.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The
  district is governed by a board of five directors.
         (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Secs. 7(a), (d).)
         Sec. 8882.052.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in May of every other year or another date
  authorized by law.  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Sec. 10; New.)
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8882.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by
  the general law of this state, including Chapters 36 and 50, Water
  Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 673, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
  CHAPTER 8883. SANTA RITA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8883.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8883.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8883.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8883.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  Sec. 8883.005.  OWNERSHIP OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE
                   WATER RIGHTS 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8883.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8883.052.  ELIGIBILITY AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8883.053.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8883.054.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8883.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 8883.102.  PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
  Sec. 8883.103.  APPEARANCE BEFORE RAILROAD COMMISSION 
  Sec. 8883.104.  PROHIBITION: SUPPLY OF WATER 
  CHAPTER 8883. SANTA RITA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8883.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Santa Rita Underground Water
  Conservation District. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), 2; New.)
         Sec. 8883.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Reagan County created under
  and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article
  XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8883.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Sec. 5.)
         Sec. 8883.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  Except as provided
  by Subsection (b), the district includes the territory in Reagan
  County unless the district's territory has been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law.
         (b)  The district does not include any territory that was
  annexed into the Glasscock County Underground Water Conservation
  District under the then applicable annexation provisions of Chapter
  51, Water Code, before June 14, 1989. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch.
  653, Secs. 3, 14(a); New.)
         Sec. 8883.005.  OWNERSHIP OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER
  RIGHTS. The ownership and rights of the owner of land, the owner's
  lessees, and assigns in groundwater and any surface water rights
  are recognized, and this chapter does not deprive or divest the
  owner, the owner's lessees, or assigns of those ownership rights.
  (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Sec. 11(c).)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8883.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The
  district is governed by a board of five directors.
         (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Secs. 7(a) (part), (c).)
         Sec. 8883.052.  ELIGIBILITY AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a)
  A director must be:
               (1)  18 years of age or older; and
               (2)  a resident of the district.
         (b)  One director is elected from each county commissioner
  precinct.  One director is elected at large.
         (c)  Section 141.001(a)(5), Election Code, and Section
  36.059(b), Water Code, do not apply to the district. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Secs. 7(a) (part), (f), 10(a).)
         Sec. 8883.053.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in May of each odd-numbered year or another
  date authorized by law. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Sec. 10(b);
  New.)
         Sec. 8883.054.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) Unless the
  board by resolution increases the fees of office to an amount
  authorized by Section 36.060(a), Water Code, each director is
  entitled to receive for the director's services $25 a month in
  compensation.
         (b)  Each director may be reimbursed for actual expenses
  incurred in the performance of official duties.
         (c)  The expenses described by Subsection (b) must be:
               (1)  reported in the district's records; and
               (2)  approved by the board. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch.
  653, Sec. 11(a); New.)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8883.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by
  the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code,
  applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under
  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 653, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
         Sec. 8883.102.  PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES. (a) The board
  may pay:
               (1)  all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the
  creation and organization of the district;
               (2)  legal fees; and
               (3)  other incidental expenses.
         (b)  The board may reimburse a person for money advanced for
  a purpose described by Subsection (a). (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch.
  653, Sec. 11(d).)
         Sec. 8883.103.  APPEARANCE BEFORE RAILROAD COMMISSION. The
  district, through the directors or the district's general manager,
  may appear before the Railroad Commission of Texas and present
  evidence and information relating to a pending permit application
  for an injection well to be located in the district. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Sec. 11(b).)
         Sec. 8883.104.  PROHIBITION: SUPPLY OF WATER. The district
  may not contract to or take an action to supply groundwater inside
  or outside the district. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 653, Sec.
  11(e).)
  CHAPTER 8884. SARATOGA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8884.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8884.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8884.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8884.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8884.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8884.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8884.053.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8884.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8884.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  CHAPTER 8884. SARATOGA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8884.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Saratoga Underground Water
  Conservation District. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), 2; New.)
         Sec. 8884.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Lampasas County created under
  and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article
  XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8884.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Sec. 5.)
         Sec. 8884.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district includes
  the territory located in Lampasas County, unless the district's
  territory has been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Sec. 3;
  New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8884.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The
  district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts 71st
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Secs. 7(a) (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8884.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Directors are
  elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided
  by this section.
         (b)  One director is elected by the voters of the entire
  district. One director is elected from each county commissioners
  precinct by the voters of that precinct.
         (c)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place
  on the ballot:
               (1)  the precinct that the person seeks to represent;
  or
               (2)  that the person seeks to represent the district at
  large.
         (d)  When the boundaries of the county commissioners
  precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas
  Constitution, a director in office on the effective date of the
  change, or elected or appointed before the effective date of the
  change to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date
  of the change, shall serve the term or the remainder of the term
  representing the precinct from which the person was elected or
  appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's
  residence outside that precinct. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519,
  Secs. 7(a) (part), (d), (f), (g).)
         Sec. 8884.053.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year. (Acts
  71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Sec. 7(c).)
         Sec. 8884.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a)  Except as
  provided by Section 8884.052(d), to be eligible to be a candidate
  for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered
  voter of the district.
         (b)  To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a
  county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter
  of that precinct. (Acts 71st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Sec. 7(e).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8884.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by
  the general law of this state, including Chapters 36 and 50, Water
  Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 71st Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 519, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
  CHAPTER 8885.  SOUTH PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8885.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8885.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8885.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8885.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8885.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8885.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8885.053.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8885.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE 
  Sec. 8885.055.  BOARD VACANCY 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8885.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  CHAPTER 8885.  SOUTH PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8885.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the South Plains Underground
  Water Conservation District. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46,
  Secs. 1(a) (part), 2; New.)
         Sec. 8885.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district in Terry County created under and
  essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Secs. 1(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8885.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 4.)
         Sec. 8885.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district's
  boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Terry County,
  unless the district's territory has been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 3;
  New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8885.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The
  district is governed by a board of five directors.
         (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts 72nd
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Secs. 7(a), 8(c).)
         Sec. 8885.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Directors are
  elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided
  by this section.
         (b)  One director is elected by the voters of the entire
  district. One director is elected from each county commissioners
  precinct by the voters of that precinct.
         (c)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place
  on the ballot:
               (1)  the precinct that the person seeks to represent;
  or
               (2)  that the person seeks to represent the district at
  large.
         (d)  At the first election after the county commissioners
  precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas
  Constitution, four new directors shall be elected to represent the
  precincts. The directors shall draw lots to determine their terms.
  (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 6.)
         Sec. 8885.053.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the
  uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year or another
  date authorized by law. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 11;
  New.)
         Sec. 8885.054.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. To be eligible
  to serve as director, a person must be a registered voter in:
               (1)  the precinct from which the person is elected or
  appointed if representing a precinct; or
               (2)  the district if representing the district at
  large. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 7(c).)
         Sec. 8885.055.  BOARD VACANCY. (a) The board shall appoint a
  replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of any director.
         (b)  The appointed replacement serves until the next
  directors' election.
         (c)  If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the
  election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for
  the remainder of the unexpired term. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46,
  Sec. 7(b).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8885.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by
  the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code,
  applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under
  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 72nd Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 46, Sec. 5(a) (part).)
  CHAPTER 8886. SUTTON COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
  DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8886.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8886.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8886.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8886.004.  CONFLICTS OF LAW 
  SUBCHAPTER B. TERRITORY
  Sec. 8886.051.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  Sec. 8886.052.  LAND EXCLUSION 
  Sec. 8886.053.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8886.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS 
  Sec. 8886.102.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8886.103.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8886.104.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE 
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8886.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 8886.152.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 
  Sec. 8886.153.  WELL PERMITS 
  Sec. 8886.154.  WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION 
  Sec. 8886.155.  LOGS 
  Sec. 8886.156.  AVAILABLE GROUNDWATER 
  Sec. 8886.157.  SURVEYS 
  Sec. 8886.158.  RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
                   GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL 
  Sec. 8886.159.  COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF
                   INFORMATION 
  Sec. 8886.160.  CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
                   WATER 
  Sec. 8886.161.  ACQUISITION OF LAND 
  Sec. 8886.162.  ELECTIONS 
  SUBCHAPTER E.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8886.201.  TAX AND BOND PROVISIONS 
  SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT
  Sec. 8886.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT 
  CHAPTER 8886. SUTTON COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION
  DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8886.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the Sutton County Underground
  Water Conservation District. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec.
  3; New.)
         Sec. 8886.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for
  the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and
  prevention of waste of the groundwater reservoirs located under
  district land, consistent with the objectives of Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapters 36 and 51, Water
  Code. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Secs. 1 (part), 6.)
         Sec. 8886.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. The
  legislature finds that:
               (1)  the organization of the district is feasible and
  practicable;
               (2)  the land to be included in and the residents of the
  district will benefit from the creation of the district;
               (3)  there is a public necessity for the district; and
               (4)  the creation of the district will further the
  public welfare. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 4.)
         Sec. 8886.004.  CONFLICTS OF LAW. (a) Except as otherwise
  provided by this chapter, if there is a conflict between this
  chapter and Chapter 49, 51, or 36, Water Code, this chapter
  controls.
         (b)  If there is a conflict between Chapter 49 or 51, Water
  Code, and Chapter 36, Water Code, Chapter 36 controls. (Acts 69th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 17.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. TERRITORY
         Sec. 8886.051.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is
  composed of the territory in Sutton County, other than the
  territory in Sections 60, 67, and 90, Block No. A, HE&WTRyCoSurvey,
  Sutton County, unless the district's territory has been modified
  under:
               (1)  Section 8886.052 or 8886.053 of this chapter or
  their predecessor statutes, former Section 11 or 14, Chapter 377,
  Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985; or
               (2)  other law. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 5;
  New.)
         Sec. 8886.052.  LAND EXCLUSION.  Land may be excluded from
  the district in accordance with the procedures prescribed in
  Sections 49.303-49.308, Water Code. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  377, Sec. 11.)
         Sec. 8886.053.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY. (a) Territory may
  be added to the district as provided by:
               (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
               (2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code.
         (b)  If the district annexes territory, the board shall
  determine the precincts to which annexed territory is added for the
  purpose of electing directors. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec.
  14; New.)
  SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8886.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a)  The
  district is governed by a board of five directors.
         (b)  The directors serve staggered four-year terms. (Acts
  69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Secs. 15(a), (f); Acts 72nd Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 757, Sec. 3(b) (part).)
         Sec. 8886.102.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. One director is
  elected from each county commissioners precinct in Sutton County.
  One director is elected at large. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377,
  Sec. 15(c).)
         Sec. 8886.103.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect directors on the uniform election date in May of
  each odd-numbered year or another date authorized by law. (Acts
  69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 15(e); New.)
         Sec. 8886.104.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be
  qualified for election as a director, a person must be:
               (1)  a resident of the district; and
               (2)  at least 18 years of age.
         (b)  To be qualified for election as a director from a
  precinct, a person must be a resident of the precinct from which the
  person is elected. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Secs. 15(b),
  (d).)
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8886.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as
  otherwise provided by this chapter, the district may exercise:
               (1)  the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of
  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
               (2)  the rights, powers, and functions provided by this
  chapter and Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 377, Sec. 2.)
         Sec. 8886.152.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Except as
  otherwise provided by this chapter, the administrative and
  procedural provisions of Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to
  the district. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 8.)
         Sec. 8886.153.  WELL PERMITS. (a)  The board may:
               (1)  require a permit for drilling, equipping, or
  completing a well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
               (2)  issue a permit that imposes terms relating to
  drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to
  prevent waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.
         (b)  The board may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's
  heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that land
  or the right to produce groundwater from that well, subject to rules
  adopted under this chapter. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Secs.
  7(b), (c) (part).)
         Sec. 8886.154.  WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as
  far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction
  of the artesian pressure, the board may provide for spacing wells
  that are producing water from a groundwater reservoir in the
  district and may regulate the production from those wells. (Acts
  69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 7(c) (part).)
         Sec. 8886.155.  LOGS. The board may require that:
               (1)  accurate driller's logs be kept of wells in any
  groundwater reservoir in the district; and
               (2)  a copy of driller's logs and of any electric logs
  that are made of the wells be filed with the district. (Acts 69th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 7(d) (part).)
         Sec. 8886.156.  AVAILABLE GROUNDWATER. The board shall
  determine the quantity of the groundwater available for production
  and use and the improvements, developments, and recharges that will
  be necessary for any groundwater reservoirs in the district. (Acts
  69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 7(f) (part).)
         Sec. 8886.157.  SURVEYS. The board may have a licensed
  engineer survey the groundwater of any groundwater reservoir in the
  district and the facilities for the development, production, and
  use of groundwater from any reservoir in the district. (Acts 69th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 7(f) (part).)
         Sec. 8886.158.  RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
  GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL. The district may carry out research
  projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any,
  that should be placed on the withdrawal of groundwater. (Acts 69th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 7(h).)
         Sec. 8886.159.  COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.
  The district may collect and preserve information regarding the use
  of the groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a
  groundwater reservoir in the district. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  377, Sec. 7(i).)
         Sec. 8886.160.  CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
  The district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a
  water import authority or other agency. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  377, Sec. 7(k).)
         Sec. 8886.161.  ACQUISITION OF LAND. The board may acquire
  land to:
               (1)  erect a dam;
               (2)  drain a lake, draw, depression, or creek; and
               (3)  install pumps and other equipment necessary to
  recharge a groundwater reservoir in the district. (Acts 69th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 7(e).)
         Sec. 8886.162.  ELECTIONS. The district shall conduct
  elections in the manner provided by Chapter 51, Water Code. (Acts
  69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 16 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER E.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8886.201.  TAX AND BOND PROVISIONS. (a)  Except as
  otherwise provided by this chapter, the tax and bond provisions of
  Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to the district.
         (b)  On approval of the majority of the voters in an election
  called for that purpose, the district may impose an ad valorem tax
  to pay the principal of and interest on bonds and to maintain the
  district.  The tax approved under this subsection may not exceed
  five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation.
         (c)  At a regular meeting of the board, if the board
  determines that the tax imposed under Subsection (b) is no longer
  sufficient for the purposes stated in that subsection, the board
  may call an election to be held to approve the imposition of an ad
  valorem tax in excess of the limitation provided by Subsection (b).  
  If a majority of the voters approve the imposition of taxes in
  excess of the limitation provided by Subsection (b), the district
  may impose taxes in the amount approved by the voters at the
  election called and held under this subsection. (Acts 69th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 377, Secs. 12(a), (b) (part), (c).)
  SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT
         Sec. 8886.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. The district may
  be dissolved as provided by Chapter 36, Water Code. (Acts 69th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 377, Sec. 13.)
  CHAPTER 8887. NORTH PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8887.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8887.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8887.003.  FINDING OF BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8887.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  Sec. 8887.051.  TERMS 
  Sec. 8887.052.  ELECTION DATE 
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8887.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 8887.102.  WELL PERMITS 
  Sec. 8887.103.  WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION 
  Sec. 8887.104.  RECORDS AND REPORTS 
  Sec. 8887.105.  LOGS 
  Sec. 8887.106.  SURVEYS 
  Sec. 8887.107.  RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
                   GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL 
  Sec. 8887.108.  COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF
                   INFORMATION 
  Sec. 8887.109.  RULES: PREVENTION OF WASTE 
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8887.151.  LIMITATION ON MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
                   TAX 
  Sec. 8887.152.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX ELECTION 
  Sec. 8887.153.  DISTRICT DEBT 
  CHAPTER 8887. NORTH PLAINS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8887.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Director" means a board member.
               (3)  "District" means the North Plains Groundwater
  Conservation District. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2
  (part); New.)
         Sec. 8887.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  groundwater conservation district created under Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498,
  Secs. 1 (part), 4 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.003.  FINDING OF BENEFIT. (a) All land and other
  property in the district benefit from the:
               (1)  creation of the district;
               (2)  carrying out of the purposes for which the
  district was created; and
               (3)  acquisition and construction of improvements to
  carry out those purposes.
         (b)  The district is necessary to carry out the purposes of
  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 54th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 4 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is
  composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 498, Acts
  of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, as that territory
  may have been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
               (2)  other law. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 1
  (part); New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8887.051.  TERMS. Directors serve staggered four-year
  terms. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 1A(a).)
         Sec. 8887.052.  ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors on a uniform
  election date in each even-numbered year. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 498, Sec. 1A(b).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8887.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  all of the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by
  general law applicable to groundwater conservation districts
  created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
  Chapter 36, Water Code. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2
  (part).)
         Sec. 8887.102.  WELL PERMITS. (a) The district may:
               (1)  require a permit for drilling, equipping, or
  completing a well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
               (2)  issue a permit subject to terms relating to
  drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to
  prevent waste or contamination.
         (b)  The district may not deny an owner of land, or the
  owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on
  that land or to produce groundwater from that well subject to rules
  adopted to prevent waste or contamination. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.103.  WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as
  far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction
  of the artesian pressure, the district may provide for the spacing
  of wells producing from a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of
  a groundwater reservoir in the district and regulate the production
  from those wells. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.104.  RECORDS AND REPORTS. The district may
  require that records be kept and reports be made of the drilling,
  equipping, and completion of a well in a groundwater reservoir or a
  subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the
  taking and use of groundwater from those reservoirs or subdivisions
  of those reservoirs. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2
  (part).)
         Sec. 8887.105.  LOGS. The district may require that:
               (1)  accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling,
  equipping, and completion of a well in a groundwater reservoir or a
  subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
               (2)  a copy of a driller's log and of any electric log
  that is made of the well be filed with the district. (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.106.  SURVEYS. The district may have a licensed
  engineer or qualified groundwater scientist survey the groundwater
  of a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater
  reservoir in the district and the facilities for the development,
  production, and use of that groundwater to determine the:
               (1)  quantity of the groundwater available for
  production and use; and
               (2)  improvements, developments, and recharges needed
  for the groundwater reservoir or subdivision of a groundwater
  reservoir. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.107.  RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
  GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL. The district may carry out research
  projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any,
  that should be made on the withdrawal of water from a groundwater
  reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the
  district. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.108.  COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.
  The district may collect and preserve information regarding the use
  of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater
  reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the
  district. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.109.  RULES: PREVENTION OF WASTE. (a) In this
  section, "waste" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.001, Water
  Code.
         (b)  The district may adopt and enforce rules to prevent the
  waste of the groundwater of any groundwater reservoir or
  subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district. (Acts 54th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8887.151.  LIMITATION ON MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.
  To pay the maintenance and operating expenses of the district,
  including the maintenance of its installations and activities, the
  district may impose ad valorem taxes annually at a rate not to
  exceed five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation on property in
  the district subject to taxation. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498,
  Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.152.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX ELECTION. The
  district may order an election to impose taxes for the maintenance
  of the district and its installations and activities. The election
  must be held as is provided for elections authorizing the issuance
  of bonds. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 8887.153.  DISTRICT DEBT. The district may incur all
  indebtedness necessary to the achievement of the purposes for which
  the district is created. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498, Sec. 2
  (part).)
  CHAPTER 8888. NORTH HARRIS COUNTY REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8888.001.  DEFINITIONS 
  Sec. 8888.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY 
  Sec. 8888.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT 
  Sec. 8888.004.  DISTRICTS IN AUTHORITY'S BOUNDARIES 
  Sec. 8888.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW 
  SUBCHAPTER B. TERRITORY
  Sec. 8888.051.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY 
  Sec. 8888.052.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANNEXATION 
  Sec. 8888.053.  ADDITION OF WATER SYSTEM SERVICE AREA 
  Sec. 8888.054.  INCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER C. AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATION
  Sec. 8888.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD 
  Sec. 8888.102.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
  Sec. 8888.103.  ELECTION DATE 
  Sec. 8888.104.  QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE 
  Sec. 8888.105.  BOARD VACANCY 
  Sec. 8888.106.  MEETINGS 
  Sec. 8888.107.  GENERAL MANAGER 
  Sec. 8888.108.  EMPLOYEES 
  Sec. 8888.109.  FIDELITY BOND 
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 8888.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 8888.152.  ADDITIONAL POWERS 
  Sec. 8888.153.  AUTHORITY RULES 
  Sec. 8888.154.  FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES 
  Sec. 8888.155.  FEE AMOUNTS 
  Sec. 8888.156.  PRODUCTION FEES 
  Sec. 8888.157.  GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN 
  Sec. 8888.158.  WATER SUPPLY AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
                   PLANS 
  Sec. 8888.159.  ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND
                   OPERATION OF SYSTEMS 
  Sec. 8888.160.  STORAGE, SALE, OR REUSE OF WATER OR
                   BY-PRODUCT 
  Sec. 8888.161.  GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY 
  Sec. 8888.162.  SPECIFIC CONTRACTING AUTHORITY 
  Sec. 8888.163.  PURCHASE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY 
  Sec. 8888.164.  PURCHASE OF INTEREST IN PROJECT 
  Sec. 8888.165.  COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES 
  Sec. 8888.166.  SURFACE WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM 
  Sec. 8888.167.  CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION
                   PROJECTS 
  Sec. 8888.168.  STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS OF WATER TO BE
                   DELIVERED 
  Sec. 8888.169.  EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ON FEES
                   AND SERVICES 
  Sec. 8888.170.  CIVIL PENALTY; CIVIL ACTION; INJUNCTION 
  Sec. 8888.171.  EMINENT DOMAIN 
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 8888.201.  GIFT OR GRANT FROM SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT 
  Sec. 8888.202.  AUTHORIZATION OF DISBURSEMENT 
  Sec. 8888.203.  AD VALOREM TAX PROHIBITED 
  Sec. 8888.204.  COOPERATIVE FUNDING 
  SUBCHAPTER F. NOTES AND BONDS
  Sec. 8888.251.  REVENUE NOTES 
  Sec. 8888.252.  REVENUE AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES 
  Sec. 8888.253.  BONDS AND NOTES 
  Sec. 8888.254.  BONDS SECURED BY CONTRACT PROCEEDS:
                   APPROVAL 
  Sec. 8888.255.  REFUNDING BONDS 
  Sec. 8888.256.  VALIDITY OF BONDS AFTER ADDITION OF
                   TERRITORY 
  CHAPTER 8888. NORTH HARRIS COUNTY REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8888.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Agricultural crop" means:
                     (A)  a food or fiber commodity grown for resale or
  commercial purposes that provides food, clothing, or animal feed;
  or
                     (B)  a nursery product or florist item that is in
  the possession of a nursery grower.
               (2)  "Authority" means the North Harris County Regional
  Water Authority.
               (3)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.
               (4)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
               (5)  "Director" means a member of the board.
               (6)  "Florist item" means a cut flower, potted plant,
  blooming plant, inside foliage plant, bedding plant, corsage
  flower, cut foliage, floral decoration, or live decorative
  material.
               (7)  "Groundwater reduction plan" means a plan adopted
  or implemented to supply water, reduce reliance on groundwater,
  regulate groundwater pumping and water usage, or require and
  allocate water usage among persons in order to comply with or exceed
  the minimum requirements imposed by the subsidence district,
  including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements.
               (8)  "Local government" means a municipality, county,
  special district, or other political subdivision of this state or a
  combination of two or more of those entities.
               (9)  "Nursery grower" means a person who grows, in any
  medium, more than 50 percent of the nursery products or florist
  items that the person sells or leases, regardless of the variety
  sold, leased, or grown. For the purposes of this definition, "grow"
  means the actual cultivation or propagation of the nursery product
  or florist item beyond the mere holding or maintaining of the item
  before sale or lease and typically includes activities associated
  with the production or multiplying of stock such as the development
  of new plants from cuttings, grafts, plugs, or seedlings.
               (10)  "Nursery product" includes a tree, shrub, vine,
  cutting, graft, scion, grass, bulb, or bud that is grown for, kept
  for, or capable of propagation and distribution for sale or lease.
               (11)  "Subsidence" means the lowering in elevation of
  the surface of land by the withdrawal of groundwater.
               (12)  "Subsidence district" means the Harris-Galveston
  Subsidence District.
               (13)  "System" means a network of pipelines, conduits,
  canals, pumping stations, force mains, and treatment plants, and
  any other construction, device, or related appurtenance, used to
  treat or transport water.
               (14)  "Water" includes:
                     (A)  groundwater, percolating or otherwise;
                     (B)  any surface water, natural or artificial,
  navigable or nonnavigable; and
                     (C)  industrial and municipal wastewater. (Acts
  76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 1.01(a) (part), 1.02(1), (2), (3),
  (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) as added Acts 77th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 232, (12) as added Acts 77th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, (13),
  (14).)
         Sec. 8888.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY. The authority is a
  regional water authority in Harris County created under and
  essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 1.01(a)
  (part), (b).)
         Sec. 8888.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
  authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the authority
  will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the
  authority under the powers provided by this chapter. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.06.)
         Sec. 8888.004.  DISTRICTS IN AUTHORITY'S BOUNDARIES. A
  district in the authority's boundaries retains the district's
  separate identity, powers, and duties. The district is subject to
  the authority's powers and duties, including those powers and
  duties necessary to develop, implement, and enforce a groundwater
  reduction plan. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.14.)
         Sec. 8888.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. (a)  This
  chapter prevails over any inconsistent provision of general law.
         (b)  This chapter does not prevail over or preempt a
  provision of Chapter 8801 of this code or Chapter 36, Water Code,
  that is being implemented by the subsidence district.
         (c)  The following laws do not apply to the authority:
               (1)  Chapter 36, Water Code;
               (2)  Section 49.052, Water Code; and
               (3)  Sections 49.451-49.455, Water Code. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.05.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. TERRITORY
         Sec. 8888.051.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY. The authority is
  composed of the territory described by Sections 1.03(a), (b),
  (b-1), (b-2), (c), and (e), Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as that territory may have been
  modified under:
               (1)  this subchapter or the following predecessor
  statutes:
                     (A)  Sections 1.03(f) and (g), Chapter 1029, Acts
  of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999; or
                     (B)  Section 1.045, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999; or
               (2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. (New.)
         Sec. 8888.052.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANNEXATION. Territory
  annexed by a local government located in the authority becomes
  territory of the authority on the effective date of the annexation
  unless the annexed territory is included in another local
  government's approved groundwater reduction plan as of the
  effective date of the annexation. The authority by rule may require
  the local government to send the authority:
               (1)  written notice of the effective date of an
  annexation; and
               (2)  copies of documents describing the annexed land
  and the new boundaries of the local government. (Acts 76th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.03(f).)
         Sec. 8888.053.  ADDITION OF WATER SYSTEM SERVICE AREA. If
  territory is added to the service area of a person owning a water
  system located in the authority, the territory becomes territory of
  the authority on the effective date of the territory's addition to
  the service area unless the added territory is included in another
  local government's approved groundwater reduction plan as of the
  effective date of the addition. The authority by rule may require
  the person to send the authority:
               (1)  written notice of the effective date of an
  addition of territory; and
               (2)  copies of documents describing the added territory
  and the new boundaries of the person's service area. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.03(g).)
         Sec. 8888.054.  INCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY. (a) The
  board of directors of a district organized under Section 52,
  Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, all or
  part of which is not included in the authority, by petition may
  request the district's territory to be included in the authority's
  territory. The petition must:
               (1)  be filed with the authority; and
               (2)  include an accurate legal description of the
  boundaries of the territory to be included.
         (b)  If the authority has bonds, notes, or other obligations
  outstanding, the board shall require the petitioning district to
  assume the district's share of the outstanding bonds, notes, or
  other obligations.
         (c)  Before the 61st day after the date the authority
  receives the petition, the board shall hold a hearing to consider
  the petition. The board may grant the petition and order the
  territory described in the petition to be included in the
  authority's territory if:
               (1)  it is feasible, practicable, and to the advantage
  of the authority; and
               (2)  the authority's system and other improvements of
  the authority are sufficient or will be sufficient to supply the
  added territory without injuring the territory already included in
  the authority.
         (d)  If the board grants the petition, the board shall file
  for recording in the office of the county clerk of Harris County:
               (1)  a copy of the order; and
               (2)  a description of the authority's boundaries as
  they exist after the inclusion of the territory.
         (e)  The order including the territory is effective
  immediately after the order and description are recorded.
         (f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), a district that
  petitions to be included in the authority's territory is subject to
  the fees and reimbursements that are in effect at the time of the
  district's petition and are applicable to such a petitioner.
         (g)  The authority may not require a district that petitioned
  before January 1, 2002, to be included in the authority's territory
  to pay a fee to the authority for admission or reimbursement for
  activities the authority has undertaken since the authority's
  creation in the furtherance of the authority's duties and
  functions. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.045.)
  SUBCHAPTER C. AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATION
         Sec. 8888.101.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The authority is
  governed by a board of five elected directors. (Acts 76th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 2.01(a), 2.02(a) (part).)
         Sec. 8888.102.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) One director is
  elected from each of five single-member voting districts by the
  voters of the voting district.
         (b)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place
  on the ballot the voting district the person seeks to represent.
         (c)  In the manner described by Section 49.103(d), Water
  Code, the board shall redraw the single-member voting districts as
  soon as practicable after each federal decennial census and as
  otherwise required by law.
         (d)  At the first election after each time the voting
  districts are redrawn:
               (1)  five new directors shall be elected to represent
  the single-member voting districts; and
               (2)  the directors elected shall draw lots to determine
  the directors' terms so that:
                     (A)  two directors serve two-year terms; and
                     (B)  three directors serve four-year terms.
         (e)  Subchapter C, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to the
  consideration of votes for a write-in candidate for director as if
  the authority were a municipality. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029,
  Sec. 2.02.)
         Sec. 8888.103.  ELECTION DATE. The authority shall hold an
  election to elect the appropriate number of directors to the board
  on a uniform election date in each even-numbered year. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 2.06.)
         Sec. 8888.104.  QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE. To be eligible to
  serve as a director, a person must be a qualified voter in the
  voting district from which the person is elected or appointed.
  (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 2.01(c).)
         Sec. 8888.105.  BOARD VACANCY. (a) The board shall appoint
  a person to fill a vacancy in the office of director.
         (b)  The appointed person serves until the next directors'
  election.
         (c)  If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the
  election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for
  the remainder of the unexpired term. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  1029, Sec. 2.01(b).)
         Sec. 8888.106.  MEETINGS. The board shall meet at least four
  times each year and may meet at any other time the board considers
  appropriate. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 3.01.)
         Sec. 8888.107.  GENERAL MANAGER. (a) The board shall employ
  a general manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of
  the authority.  The board may delegate to the general manager the
  full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the authority
  subject only to the orders of the board.
         (b)  The duties of the general manager include:
               (1)  administering board orders;
               (2)  coordinating with state, federal, and local
  agencies;
               (3)  overseeing development of authority plans and
  programs; and
               (4)  performing other duties assigned by the board.
         (c)  The board shall determine the terms of office and
  employment and the compensation of the general manager.
         (d)  The board may discharge the general manager by a
  majority vote of the board. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec.
  3.02.)
         Sec. 8888.108.  EMPLOYEES. (a) The general manager shall
  employ all persons necessary to properly handle authority business
  and operations. The general manager may employ attorneys,
  bookkeepers, engineers, and other expert and specialized employees
  the board considers necessary.
         (b)  The general manager shall determine the compensation to
  be paid by the authority.
         (c)  The general manager may discharge an authority
  employee. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 3.03(a), (b).)
         Sec. 8888.109.  FIDELITY BOND. The general manager and each
  authority employee or contractor who is charged with the
  collection, custody, or payment of any authority money shall
  execute a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the board and in
  a form and with a surety approved by the board. The authority shall
  pay for the bond. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 3.03(c).)
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8888.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The
  authority has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties
  necessary and convenient to accomplish the purposes of this
  chapter, including those provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.
         (b)  The authority shall exercise its rights, powers, and
  privileges in a manner that will promote regionalization of water
  treatment and distribution. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs.
  4.01(a), (d).)
         Sec. 8888.152.  ADDITIONAL POWERS. The authority may:
               (1)  provide for the conservation, preservation,
  protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of groundwater in a
  manner consistent with the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution;
               (2)  for the purposes of reducing groundwater
  withdrawals and subsidence, acquire or develop surface water and
  groundwater supplies from sources inside or outside the authority
  and may conserve, store, transport, treat, purify, distribute,
  sell, and deliver water to persons inside and outside the
  authority;
               (3)  coordinate water services provided inside,
  outside, or into the authority;
               (4)  provide for the reduction of groundwater
  withdrawals by the development, implementation, or enforcement of a
  groundwater reduction plan as provided by Section 8888.157;
               (5)  identify sources of water other than groundwater
  to be provided by the authority;
               (6)  specify the rates and terms under which sources of
  water other than groundwater will be provided by the authority,
  which may be changed as considered necessary by the authority;
               (7)  specify the dates and extent to which each person
  in the authority shall accept water from the authority; and
               (8)  administer and enforce this chapter. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.01(b) (part).)
         Sec. 8888.153.  AUTHORITY RULES. (a) The authority shall
  adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this
  chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board.
         (b)  The board shall compile the authority's rules in a book
  and make the rules available for use and inspection at the
  authority's principal office. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec.
  4.02.)
         Sec. 8888.154.  FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES. As necessary to
  enable the authority to fulfill the authority's purposes and
  regulatory obligations provided by this chapter, the authority may
  establish:
               (1)  fees, rates, and charges; and
               (2)  classifications of fee and rate payers. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.03(a).)
         Sec. 8888.155.  FEE AMOUNTS. Fees established by the board
  must be sufficient to:
               (1)  achieve water conservation;
               (2)  prevent waste of water;
               (3)  serve as a disincentive to pumping groundwater;
               (4)  accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including
  making available alternative water supplies;
               (5)  enable the authority to meet operation and
  maintenance expenses; and
               (6)  pay the principal of and interest on debt issued in
  connection with the exercise of the authority's general powers and
  duties. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.03(c).)
         Sec. 8888.156.  PRODUCTION FEES. (a)  The authority may
  charge the owner of a well located in the authority a fee on the
  amount of water pumped from the well. The board shall establish the
  rate of a fee under this subsection only after a special meeting on
  the fee.
         (b)  The board by rule shall exempt from the fee established
  under Subsection (a) each class of wells that is not subject to a
  groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence
  district. If an exempted class of wells becomes subject to a
  groundwater reduction requirement imposed by the subsidence
  district, the authority may charge the fee established under
  Subsection (a) on the wells of that class. The board by rule may
  exempt any other class of wells from the fee established under
  Subsection (a).
         (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may charge
  a fee established under Subsection (a) on a well or class of wells
  located in the authority that, on or after June 30, 2013:
               (1)  ceases to be subject to a groundwater reduction
  requirement imposed by the subsidence district; or
               (2)  is no longer subject to the regulatory provisions,
  permitting requirements, or jurisdiction of the subsidence
  district.
         (d)  The board may not apply the fee established under
  Subsection (a) to a well:
               (1)  with a casing diameter of less than five inches
  that serves a single-family dwelling;
               (2)  regulated under Chapter 27, Water Code;
               (3)  used for irrigation of agricultural crops; or
               (4)  used solely for electric generation. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 4.03(b), (e).)
         Sec. 8888.157.  GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN. (a) The
  authority may develop, implement, participate in, and enforce a
  groundwater reduction plan. The groundwater reduction plan is
  binding on persons and wells in the authority.
         (b)  The groundwater reduction plan may be amended at the
  discretion of the authority subject to the requirements and
  procedures of the subsidence district applicable to the amendment
  of groundwater reduction plans.
         (c)  The groundwater reduction plan may exceed the minimum
  requirements imposed by the subsidence district, including any
  applicable groundwater reduction requirements.
         (d)  The authority may contract on mutually agreeable terms
  with a person located outside the authority to allow the person to
  be included in the groundwater reduction plan. A contract entered
  into under this subsection has the same force and effect as if the
  person were located in the authority, except that the person is not
  entitled to vote in an election for members of the board. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 4.01(e), (f), (g), (h).)
         Sec. 8888.158.  WATER SUPPLY AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.
  As needed but not less frequently than every five years, the
  authority by rule shall develop, prepare, revise, and adopt
  comprehensive water supply and drought contingency plans for
  various areas of the authority. The plans must:
               (1)  be consistent with regional planning; and
               (2)  include 10-year, 20-year, and 50-year projections
  of water needs in the authority. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029,
  Sec. 4.05.)
         Sec. 8888.159.  ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF
  SYSTEMS. (a) The authority may:
               (1)  by purchase, gift, lease, contract, or any other
  legal means, acquire and provide a water treatment or supply
  system, or any other work, plant, improvement, or facility
  necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the
  authority, or any interest in those assets, inside or outside the
  authority;
               (2)  design, finance, or construct a water treatment or
  supply system, or other supply system, or any other work, plant,
  improvement, or facility necessary or convenient to accomplish the
  purposes of the authority, and provide water services inside or
  outside the authority;
               (3)  maintain, operate, lease, or sell a water
  treatment or supply system, or any other work, plant, improvement,
  or facility necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of
  the authority, that the authority constructs or acquires inside or
  outside the authority; or
               (4)  contract with a person who owns a water treatment
  or supply system to operate or maintain the system.
         (b)  The authority shall give a person outside the authority,
  including the City of Houston, the option to contract for available
  excess capacity of the authority's water treatment or supply system
  or, before construction of a water treatment or supply system
  begins, for additional capacity of the system. The authority must
  offer a contract that would enable the person to pay for the excess
  or additional capacity in accordance with the person's pro rata
  share of the capital investment and operational and maintenance
  costs for providing the excess or additional capacity. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.06.)
         Sec. 8888.160.  STORAGE, SALE, OR REUSE OF WATER OR
  BY-PRODUCT. The authority may store, sell, or reuse:
               (1)  water; or
               (2)  any by-product from the authority's operations.
  (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.07.)
         Sec. 8888.161.  GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) The
  authority may enter into a contract with any person on terms the
  board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for the
  performance of its rights and powers under this chapter.
         (b)  The authority may enter into a contract with any person
  regarding the performance of any purpose or function of the
  authority, including a contract to jointly construct, finance, own,
  or operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or
  appliances necessary to accomplish a purpose or function of the
  authority. A contract may be of unlimited duration.
         (c)  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of general
  law or of a home-rule municipal charter or ordinance, the authority
  and a municipality may, after January 1, 2002, enter into a contract
  of unlimited duration. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs.
  4.01(b) (part), 4.09(a), 4.10(d); Acts 78th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381,
  Sec. 6.)
         Sec. 8888.162.  SPECIFIC CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. The
  authority may contract for:
               (1)  the purchase or sale of water or water rights;
               (2)  the performance of activities within the powers of
  the authority to promote the continuing and orderly development of
  land and property in the authority through the purchase,
  construction, or installation of works, improvements, facilities,
  plants, equipment, or appliances so that, to the greatest extent
  possible considering sound engineering practices and economic
  feasibility, all the land and property in the authority may receive
  services of the works, improvements, facilities, plants,
  equipment, or appliances of the authority; or
               (3)  the construction, ownership, maintenance, or
  operation of any works, improvements, facilities, plants,
  equipment, or appliances of the authority or another person. (Acts
  76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.09(c).)
         Sec. 8888.163.  PURCHASE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a) The
  authority may purchase surplus property from this state, the United
  States, or another public entity through a negotiated contract
  without bids.
         (b)  An officer, agent, or employee of the authority who is
  financially interested in a contract described by Subsection (a)
  shall disclose the interest to the board before the board votes on
  the acceptance of the contract. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029,
  Secs. 4.09(d), (e).)
         Sec. 8888.164.  PURCHASE OF INTEREST IN PROJECT.  The
  authority may purchase an interest in a project used for a purpose
  or function of the authority. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec.
  4.09(b).)
         Sec. 8888.165.  COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES. (a) In
  implementing this chapter, the board may cooperate with and request
  the assistance of the Texas Water Development Board, the
  commission, the United States Geological Survey, the subsidence
  district, other local governments, and other agencies of the United
  States and this state.
         (b)  The subsidence district may:
               (1)  enter into an interlocal contract with the
  authority to carry out the authority's purposes; and
               (2)  carry out the governmental functions and services
  specified in the interlocal contract.
         (c)  The board shall coordinate with the City of Houston to
  develop an interregional plan for a system to distribute treated
  surface water in an economical and efficient manner. (Acts 76th
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 4.10(a), (b), (c).)
         Sec. 8888.166.  SURFACE WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM. (a) In this
  section, "surface water delivery system":
               (1)  includes a facility that is to be constructed and
  that will be:
                     (A)  used to transport groundwater between
  utility districts;
                     (B)  used temporarily to transport groundwater
  between utility districts if there is a reasonable probability that
  the facility will be used for that purpose on a permanent basis in
  the future; or
                     (C)  necessary to accomplish an authority
  purpose, including management of water, water conservation, or
  water reuse; and
               (2)  does not include the use of the bed and banks to
  transport water or wastewater.
         (b)  The authority may expedite the financing and
  construction of a surface water delivery system, or other projects
  of the authority, to accomplish a conversion from reliance on
  groundwater to reliance on surface water not later than the earlier
  of:
               (1)  the date required by the subsidence district; or
               (2)  the date determined by the board to be in the
  interest of the authority or one or more districts inside or outside
  the authority.
         (c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the commission
  cooperate with and assist the authority in developing a surface
  water delivery system or other authority project in an expedited
  manner as provided by Subsection (b).
         (d)  The commission and the authority may enter into a
  memorandum of understanding that relates to the construction of a
  surface water delivery system. The memorandum of understanding
  may:
               (1)  establish standard procedures for the commission
  to grant conditional or final approval of authority construction
  projects;
               (2)  establish standing waivers or conditions
  applicable to those construction projects;
               (3)  delegate powers to the authority to carry out any
  commission duty relating to an activity that the authority may
  undertake if the delegation:
                     (A)  does not violate federal law; and
                     (B)  is not inconsistent with any agreement of
  this state with, or any delegation of authority to this state from,
  the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
               (4)  set minimum standards for construction or other
  projects; or
               (5)  address any other matter that relates to an
  activity that the authority may undertake and that the commission
  may regulate. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 4.10(e), (f),
  (g) (part), (j).)
         Sec. 8888.167.  CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION
  PROJECTS. (a) The commission may grant conditional approval of a
  construction project or waive a requirement of any law or
  commission rule with respect to a construction project if the
  conditional approval or waiver does not compromise public health or
  safety.
         (b)  If the commission grants conditional approval of or a
  waiver for a construction project, the authority shall make any
  subsequent changes required by the commission in the construction
  project necessary to protect the public health or safety.
         (c)  The commission may not require that the authority enter
  into a contract with another person as a condition for approving an
  authority construction project. The authority may meet the
  authority's obligations under commission rules that require
  certain issues to be addressed by contract by adopting rules that
  address the commission issues and that allocate responsibility as
  necessary between the authority and a person in the authority.
  (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs. 4.10(g) (part), (h), (i).)
         Sec. 8888.168.  STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS OF WATER TO BE
  DELIVERED. To comply with commission rules that would require the
  authority to state specific amounts of water that may or will be
  provided to another entity receiving water from the authority, the
  authority may state the amount in ranges that the authority may
  change on prompt notification to the commission. (Acts 76th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.10(k).)
         Sec. 8888.169.  EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ON FEES AND
  SERVICES. (a) Except to the extent the authority agrees in
  writing, a municipality's annexation of territory that is in the
  authority does not affect the authority's ability to assess and
  collect inside the annexed territory the types of fees, rates,
  charges, or special assessments that the authority was assessing
  and collecting at the time the municipality initiated the
  annexation.
         (b)  The authority's ability to assess and collect the types
  of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments described by
  Subsection (a) terminates on the later of:
               (1)  the date of final payment or defeasance of any
  bonds or other indebtedness, including any refunding bonds, that
  are secured by those fees, rates, charges, or special assessments;
  or
               (2)  the date that the authority no longer provides
  services inside the annexed territory.
         (c)  The authority shall continue to provide services to the
  annexed territory in accordance with contracts in effect at the
  time of the annexation unless a written agreement between the board
  and the governing body of the municipality provides otherwise.
  (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.03(d).)
         Sec. 8888.170.  CIVIL PENALTY; CIVIL ACTION; INJUNCTION.
  (a) A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is
  subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 and not more than
  $5,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation.
         (b)  The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty
  in a district court in the county where the violation occurred. The
  penalty shall be paid to the authority.
         (c)  The authority may bring an action for injunctive relief
  in a district court in the county where a violation of an authority
  rule or order occurs or is threatened to occur. The court may grant
  to the authority, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory
  or mandatory injunction that the facts warrant, including a
  temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent
  injunction.
         (d)  The authority may bring an action for a civil penalty
  and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.
         (e)  The authority may bring an action in a district court
  against a person located in the authority or included in the
  authority's groundwater reduction plan to:
               (1)  recover any fees, rates, charges, assessments,
  collection expenses, attorney's fees, interest, penalties, or
  administrative penalties due the authority; or
               (2)  enforce the authority's rules or orders.
         (f)  Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a
  district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes
  of an action described by Subsection (e). (Acts 76th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.04.)
         Sec. 8888.171.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The authority may
  exercise the power of eminent domain in the authority to acquire
  property of any kind to further the authorized purposes of the
  authority.
         (b)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain
  outside the authority to acquire any land, easements, or other
  property for the purpose of pumping, treating, storing, or
  transporting water.
         (c)  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent
  domain under Subsection (b):
               (1)  for the condemnation of land for the purpose of
  acquiring groundwater rights, water, or water rights; or
               (2)  to acquire property of any kind that is:
                     (A)  owned by a municipality with a population of
  1.6 million or more or any instrumentality of a municipality with a
  population of 1.6 million or more, including any local government
  corporation created by the municipality; or
                     (B)  located in the corporate boundaries of a
  municipality with a population of 1.6 million or more as of February
  1, 2001.
         (d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(2)(B), the authority may
  exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (b) to
  acquire property in the corporate boundaries of a municipality with
  a population of 1.6 million or more if:
               (1)  the condemnation is to be used to provide
  facilities between two points that are in the authority and the area
  in the municipality is bounded by a line parallel to and 150 feet
  north of the north side of Greens Bayou and by a line parallel to and
  150 feet south of the south side of Greens Bayou;
               (2)  annexation of the territory by the municipality
  was completed between January 1, 1962, and January 1, 1964; or
               (3)  the municipality grants permission for the
  condemnation.
         (e)  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent
  domain to acquire property of any kind in Galveston County.
         (f)  The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain
  in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. The authority
  is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a
  condemnation suit, or other suit to which the authority is a party,
  and is not required to deposit more than the amount of an award in a
  suit.
         (g)  The authority may elect to condemn either the fee simple
  or a lesser property interest when exercising the power of eminent
  domain.
         (h)  The authority's authority under this section to
  exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013,
  unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in
  accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later
  than December 31, 2012. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Secs.
  4.08(a), (b), (c), (d), (e); New.)
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8888.201.  GIFT OR GRANT FROM SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT. The
  authority may accept a gift or grant from money collected by the
  subsidence district under Chapter 8801 to fund a water treatment or
  supply system. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.11 (part).)
         Sec. 8888.202.  AUTHORIZATION OF DISBURSEMENT. A
  disbursement of the authority must be signed by at least two
  directors. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 4.12(b) (part).)
         Sec. 8888.203.  AD VALOREM TAX PROHIBITED. The authority
  may not impose an ad valorem tax. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029,
  Sec. 4.13.)
         Sec. 8888.204.  COOPERATIVE FUNDING. (a) The authority may
  develop a procedure for funding cooperatively a project of the
  authority with money from a political subdivision located entirely
  in the authority, and may develop a procedure for funding
  cooperatively a project of the authority with money from a
  political subdivision located wholly or partly outside the
  authority, a water supply corporation, or other private entity, if
  the authority project fulfills a governmental purpose of both the
  authority and the political subdivision, or fulfills a governmental
  purpose of the authority that the authority determines would be
  furthered by cooperative funding from a private entity.
         (b)  A political subdivision may enter into a contract with
  the authority for the political subdivision to finance a portion of
  the proposed project with the political subdivision's resources
  instead of using only the proceeds from bonds of the authority for
  that purpose. The contract must be executed before the authority
  issues the bonds. As provided in the contract, the authority may:
               (1)  reduce the value of the bond issuance to the degree
  that the political subdivision provides project funding; and
               (2)  credit the political subdivision for the political
  subdivision's contribution to the project financing and adjust the
  allocation of revenue pledged to the payment of the bonds so that
  the authority avoids using, to a degree reasonably commensurate
  with the contribution, revenue from the political subdivision to
  service the authority's bond debt or interest. (Acts 76th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 5.05.)
  SUBCHAPTER F. NOTES AND BONDS
         Sec. 8888.251.  REVENUE NOTES. (a)  The board, without an
  election, may borrow money on negotiable notes of the authority
  payable solely from the revenue from any source, including:
               (1)  tolls, charges, and fees the authority imposes;
               (2)  the sale of water, water or sewer services, or any
  other service or product of the authority;
               (3)  grants or gifts;
               (4)  the ownership and operation of all or a designated
  part of the authority's works, improvements, facilities, plants, or
  equipment; and
               (5)  contracts between the authority and any person.
         (b)  The notes may be first or subordinate lien notes at the
  board's discretion. An obligation may not be a charge on the
  property of the authority. An obligation may only be a charge on
  revenue pledged for the payment of the obligation. (Acts 76th Leg.,
  R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 5.01.)
         Sec. 8888.252.  REVENUE AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a)
  The board may issue negotiable revenue anticipation notes or
  negotiable bond anticipation notes to borrow the money needed by
  the authority without advertising or giving notice of the sale.
         (b)  The board may also issue negotiable combination revenue
  and bond anticipation notes. Negotiable combination revenue and
  bond anticipation notes may contain any term authorized under this
  section for revenue anticipation notes or bond anticipation notes.
         (c)  Any note issued must mature not later than one year
  after its date of issuance.
         (d)  A revenue anticipation note:
               (1)  may be issued to enable the authority to carry out
  any purpose authorized by this chapter; and
               (2)  must be secured by the proceeds of revenue to be
  collected by the authority in the 12-month period following the
  date of issuance of the note.
         (e)  The board may covenant with the purchasers of revenue
  anticipation notes that the board will charge and collect
  sufficient revenue to pay the principal of and interest on the notes
  and pay the cost of collecting the revenue.
         (f)  A bond anticipation note may be issued:
               (1)  for any purpose for which a bond of the authority
  may be issued; or
               (2)  to refund previously issued revenue or bond
  anticipation notes.
         (g)  The authority may covenant with the purchasers of the
  bond anticipation notes that the authority will use the proceeds of
  the sale of any bonds in the process of issuance for the purpose of
  refunding the bond anticipation notes, in which case the board
  shall use the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds in the
  process of issuance to pay the principal, interest, or redemption
  price on the bond anticipation notes.
         (h)  For purposes of Section 1202.007, Government Code, a
  note issued under this section is considered to be payable only out
  of:
               (1)  current revenue collected in the year the note is
  issued; or
               (2)  the proceeds of other public securities. (Acts
  76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 5.01A.)
         Sec. 8888.253.  BONDS AND NOTES. (a) To carry out a power
  conferred by this chapter, the authority may issue bonds secured by
  all or part of the revenue from any source, including any source
  described by Section 8888.251(a).
         (b)  In issuing or securing a bond or note of the authority,
  the authority may exercise any power of an issuer under Chapter
  1371, Government Code.
         (c)  The authority may conduct a public, private, or
  negotiated sale of the bonds.
         (d)  The bonds must:
               (1)  be authorized by board resolution;
               (2)  be issued in the authority's name;
               (3)  be signed by the board president or vice
  president;
               (4)  be attested by the board secretary; and
               (5)  bear the authority's seal or facsimile seal.
         (e)  The bonds may be secured by an indenture of trust with a
  corporate trustee.
         (f)  The authority may issue bonds in more than one series as
  required for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. In issuing
  bonds secured by the authority's revenue, the authority may reserve
  the right to issue additional bonds secured by the authority's
  revenue that are on a parity with or are senior or subordinate to
  the bonds issued earlier.
         (g)  The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust
  indenture securing the bonds may specify additional provisions that
  constitute a contract between the authority and the authority's
  bondholders. The board may provide for:
               (1)  additional bond provisions; and
               (2)  a corporate trustee or receiver to take possession
  of the authority's facilities if the authority defaults.
         (h)  Section 49.181, Water Code, does not apply to bonds or
  notes issued by the authority. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029,
  Secs. 5.02(a), (b), (c), (d) (part), (e), (f), (g), (h).)
         Sec. 8888.254.  BONDS SECURED BY CONTRACT PROCEEDS:
  APPROVAL. (a) If bonds issued under this subchapter are secured by
  a pledge of the proceeds of a contract between the authority and a
  municipality or other governmental agency, authority, or district,
  the authority shall submit to the attorney general a copy of the
  contract and the proceedings of the municipality or other
  governmental agency, authority, or district authorizing the
  contract.
         (b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been
  authorized and the contract has been made in accordance with law,
  the attorney general shall approve the bonds and contract. (Acts
  76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 5.04 (part).)
         Sec. 8888.255.  REFUNDING BONDS. The provisions of this
  subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds, their security,
  and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds. (Acts
  76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029, Sec. 5.03.)
         Sec. 8888.256.  VALIDITY OF BONDS AFTER ADDITION OF
  TERRITORY. The annexation or addition of territory to the
  authority under Section 8888.052 or 8888.053 does not affect the
  validity of bonds issued by the authority. (Acts 76th Leg., R.S.,
  Ch. 1029, Sec. 1.03(h).)
         SECTION 1.05.  Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local
  Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapters 9048 and 9070 to read as
  follows:
  CHAPTER 9048. EL PASO COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
  NO. 4
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Sec. 9048.001.  DEFINITION 
  Sec. 9048.002.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE 
  Sec. 9048.003.  DISTRICT TERRITORY 
  SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
  Sec. 9048.051.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 
  Sec. 9048.052.  POWERS RELATING TO SANITARY SEWER
                   SYSTEM 
  SUBCHAPTER C. BONDS
  Sec. 9048.101.  BOND ELECTION REQUIRED 
  CHAPTER 9048. EL PASO COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
  NO. 4
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 9048.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
  means the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District
  No. 4. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58, Sec. 2A(a).)
         Sec. 9048.002.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  Except for property owned by a railroad or public
  utility that does not use the facilities of the district, all land
  included in the boundaries of the district will be benefited. (Acts
  54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58, Sec. 2 (part).)
         Sec. 9048.003.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
  composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 268, Acts
  of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, as that territory
  may have been modified under:
               (1)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;
               (2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
               (3)  other law.
         (b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district form a
  closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field
  notes in the legislative process does not affect:
               (1)  the district's organization, existence, or
  validity;
               (2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond for
  a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal
  of and interest on the bond;
               (3)  the district's right to impose a tax; or
               (4)  the legality or operation of the district. (Acts
  54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58, Secs. 2A(b), (c); New.)
  SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 9048.051.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as
  otherwise provided by this chapter, the district has all the
  rights, powers, privileges, and duties, including the control of
  storm and flood waters, provided by general law applicable to a
  water control and improvement district created under Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51,
  Water Code. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58, Sec. 1 (part), Sec. 3
  (part); New.)
         Sec. 9048.052.  POWERS RELATING TO SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
  The district may construct, maintain, and operate a sanitary sewer
  system. (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58, Sec. 1 (part).)
  SUBCHAPTER C. BONDS
         Sec. 9048.101.  BOND ELECTION REQUIRED. The district may
  not issue bonds unless the bonds are authorized by a majority of the
  voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.
  (Acts 54th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58, Sec. 2 (part).)
  CHAPTER 9070. FAYETTE COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT
  DISTRICT-MONUMENT HILL
  Sec. 9070.001.  DEFINITION 
  Sec. 9070.002.  EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY 
  Sec. 9070.003.  RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS 
  Sec. 9070.004.  TAX LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED TERRITORY 
  CHAPTER 9070. FAYETTE COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT
  DISTRICT-MONUMENT HILL
         Sec. 9070.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
  means the Fayette County Water Control and Improvement
  District-Monument Hill. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 316, Sec. 1.)
         Sec. 9070.002.  EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY. The boundaries of
  the district exclude the approximately 100 acres of territory
  previously included in the district that are located across
  Buckners Creek from the district. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 316,
  Sec. 2.)
         Sec. 9070.003.  RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS. The exclusion of
  territory under this chapter does not diminish or impair the rights
  of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or
  other certificates of indebtedness of the district. (Acts 72nd
  Leg., R.S., Ch. 316, Sec. 3.)
         Sec. 9070.004.  TAX LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED TERRITORY. (a)
  Territory excluded from the district under Section 9070.002 is not
  released from the payment of its pro rata share of the district's
  debt.
         (b)  The district shall continue to impose taxes each year on
  the excluded territory at the same rate imposed on other district
  property until the taxes collected from the excluded territory
  equal its pro rata share of the district's debt at the time the
  territory was excluded. The taxes collected shall be applied
  exclusively to the payment of the excluded territory's pro rata
  share of the debt.
         (c)  The owner of all or part of the excluded territory may
  pay in full, at any time, the owner's share of the pro rata share of
  the district's debt. (Acts 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 316, Sec. 4.)
  ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
         SECTION 2.01.  Section 1, Chapter 498, Acts of the 54th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1.  The [creation and establishment of] North Plains
  Groundwater Conservation District is[,] composed of lands and
  territories situated within all or a portion of the Texas Counties
  of Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore,
  Ochiltree and Sherman, the boundaries of said District being
  described by metes and bounds in order canvassing returns and
  declaring results of confirmation election, dated January 27, 1955,
  recorded in Volume 1, Page 53, of the Ground Water Conservation
  Records of Ochiltree County, Texas, and recorded in Volume 119,
  Page 21 of the Deed Records of Ochiltree County, Texas[, to which
  reference is here made for a more complete description, and which is
  incorporated herein by reference the same as if copied herein in
  full, is hereby ratified, confirmed and validated. All acts of the
  Board of Water Engineers of the State of Texas in regard to the
  designation of Subdivision Number Two, of the Groundwater Reservoir
  in the Ogallala Formation, North of the Canadian River in Texas,
  dated August 16, 1954, in regard to the creation and establishing of
  said District, and the appointment of seven (7) directors, and all
  acts of the Board of Directors of said District in regard to the
  creation and establishment of said District and in regard to
  levying and collecting ad valorem taxes by said District are in all
  things ratified, confirmed and validated, and said District,
  composed of the land and territory described above, is hereby
  declared to have been fully and duly created and established and
  authorized to collect ad valorem taxes from and after the
  confirmation and tax elections held within said District on January
  21, 1955].
  ARTICLE 3. REPEALERS
         SECTION 3.01.  The following statutes are repealed:
               (1)  Chapter 46, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1955;
               (2)  Chapter 1168, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1989;
               (3)  Chapter 21, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1983;
               (4)  Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
  15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, Chapter 141, Acts of the 54th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1955;
               (5)  Sections 1, 2(c), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
  13, 14, 15, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F, and 16G, Chapter 1081,
  Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983;
               (6)  Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6, Chapter 600, Acts of the
  70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987;
               (7)  Chapter 318, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1991;
               (8)  Chapter 1200, Acts of the 75th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1997;
               (9)  Chapter 350, Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2009;
               (10)  Chapter 524, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1989;
               (11)  Chapter 22, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2001;
               (12)  Chapter 64, Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2009;
               (13)  Sections 1, 1A, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10A, 10B, 11,
  and 12, Chapter 712, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session,
  1989;
               (14)  Chapter 1123, Acts of the 80th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2007;
               (15)  Chapter 368, Acts of the 74th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1995;
               (16)  Chapter 658, Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2011;
               (17)  Chapter 669, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1989;
               (18)  Chapter 673, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1989;
               (19)  Chapter 653, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1989;
               (20)  Chapter 879, Acts of the 81st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2009;
               (21)  Chapter 519, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1989;
               (22)  Chapter 1173, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2005;
               (23)  Chapter 46, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1991;
               (24)  Chapter 377, Acts of the 69th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1985;
               (25)  Chapter 757, Acts of the 72nd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1991;
               (26)  Sections 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4a, and 5, Chapter 498, Acts
  of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955;
               (27)  Chapter 760, Acts of the 68th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1983;
               (28)  Chapter 63, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1985;
               (29)  Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5, Chapter 1152, Acts of the
  76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999;
               (30)  Chapter 644, Acts of the 84th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2015;
               (31)  Sections 1.01, 1.02, 1.03(d), 1.03(f), 1.03(g),
  1.03(h), 1.045, 1.05, and 1.06, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999;
               (32)  Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Chapter 1029, Acts of
  the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999;
               (33)  Chapter 232, Acts of the 77th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2001;
               (34)  Article 12, Chapter 966, Acts of the 77th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;
               (35)  Section 13.04, Chapter 966, Acts of the 77th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;
               (36)  Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Chapter 1296, Acts
  of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;
               (37)  Sections 39 and 40, Chapter 1423, Acts of the 77th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;
               (38)  Chapter 381, Acts of the 78th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2003;
               (39)  Section 2, Chapter 271, Acts of the 79th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2005;
               (40)  Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Chapter 321, Acts of
  the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011;
               (41)  Chapter 723, Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2013;
               (42)  Chapter 1343, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2005;
               (43)  Section 199, Chapter 1163, Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011;
               (44)  Sections 1, 2, 2A(a), 2A(b), 2A(c), 3, and 4,
  Chapter 58, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955;
               (45)  Chapter 491, Acts of the 54th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1955;
               (46)  Section 2, Chapter 268, Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011;
               (47)  Chapter 316, Acts of the 72nd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1991; and
               (48)  Sections 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14,
  Chapter 1196, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
  ARTICLE 4. GENERAL MATTERS
         SECTION 4.01.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.
  This Act is enacted under Section 43, Article III, Texas
  Constitution. This Act is intended as a codification only, and no
  substantive change in the law is intended by this Act. This Act
  does not increase or decrease the territory of any special district
  of the state as those boundaries exist on the effective date of this
  Act.
         SECTION 4.02.  PRESERVATION OF VALIDATION MADE BY PREVIOUS
  LAW. (a) The repeal of a law, including a validating law, by this
  Act does not remove, void, or otherwise affect in any manner a
  validation under the repealed law. The validation is preserved and
  continues to have the same effect that it would have if the law were
  not repealed.
         (b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not diminish the
  saving provisions prescribed by Section 311.031, Government Code.
         SECTION 4.03.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect April
  1, 2019.