CHAPTER 8155. BOIS D'ARC MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8155. BOIS D'ARC MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

OF FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8155.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

the Bois D'Arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County,

Texas.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59,

Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The

district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of

the district will benefit from the works and projects that are to

be accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the

purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 421,

Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, as that

territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, 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 in the field notes or in copying the field

notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and 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 a bond;

(3) the district's right to impose taxes; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing

body.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 8155.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is governed

by a board of seven directors.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.052. VACANCIES. The Commissioners Court of Fannin

County shall appoint directors to fill all vacancies on the board

when the number of qualified directors is fewer than four.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND. A director is not required to

post a public official's bond.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8155.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district

has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by

general law applicable to a municipal utility district created

under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including

Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.102. WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS. (a) To serve the

inhabitants of the county in which the district is situated, the

district may:

(1) acquire, and may improve or extend, any existing water or

sewer system that serves all or part of the district territory;

or

(2) construct a water or sewer system.

(b) A contract to acquire an existing water or sewer facility

may be made on terms approved by the contracting parties.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 8155.103. TAXES. The district may not impose a tax unless

the tax has been approved by the voters at an election called for

that purpose.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.