CHAPTER 8156. PASEO DEL ESTE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 11 OF EL PASO COUNTY - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8156. PASEO DEL ESTE MUNICIPAL UTILITY

DISTRICT NO. 11 OF EL PASO COUNTY

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8156.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso

County.

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

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

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

87, Sec. 21.070, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 8156.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district in El Paso County 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. 8156.003. 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 district will

benefit from the works and projects 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. 8156.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 700,

Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, 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, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) 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.

Sec. 8156.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON CITY OF EL PASO. This

chapter does not diminish or affect the City of El Paso's

extraterritorial jurisdiction or its rights under the Local

Government Code.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 8156.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is governed

by a board of five directors.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8156.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district

has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties

provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility

district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas

Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.

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

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

Sec. 8156.102. ANNEXATION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY BY POLITICAL

SUBDIVISION. A political subdivision that annexes the district

territory included in Section 3, Chapter 700, Acts of the 74th

Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as provided by Chapter 43,

Local Government Code, assumes the district's powers, functions,

and duties and any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the

district.

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

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

Sec. 8156.103. AUTHORITY OF EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC

SERVICE BOARD OVER DISTRICT FACILITIES. (a) In this section,

"Public Service Board" means the El Paso Water Utilities Public

Service Board.

(b) The plans and specifications for any facilities to be

constructed or acquired by the district must be approved by the

Public Service Board. The Public Service Board may not

unreasonably withhold or delay the approval.

(c) The Public Service Board is entitled to inspect or act as

the construction manager for district facilities to ensure that

the facilities meet the applicable standards of the Public

Service Board. The district shall pay the Public Service Board a

reasonable fee for those services consistent with fees charged

for similar services the Public Service Board provides on similar

utility construction contracts.

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

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