CHAPTER 8166. CIBOLO CREEK MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8166. CIBOLO CREEK MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8166.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority.

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

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

Sec. 8166.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district in Bexar, Comal, and

Guadalupe Counties 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. 8166.003. 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

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. 8166.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 347,

Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article

8280-487, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), 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 the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; 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. 8166.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board of directors is

composed of five elected directors.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8166.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND WASTE DISPOSAL

POWERS. The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and

functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal

utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and

applicable to a river authority under Chapter 30, Water Code.

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

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

Sec. 8166.102. WATER SUPPLY IN AND TO MUNICIPALITY. (a) The

powers granted by Section 8166.101 do not include the power to

supply water for municipal uses, domestic uses, or commercial

purposes, on a retail basis in the municipal limits or

extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality that lies wholly

or partly in the district.

(b) A municipality described by Subsection (a) may contract with

the district to supply surface water to the municipality for

resale. The municipality shall bear the full cost of the

development, transportation, distribution, and treatment of the

water.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8166.151. LIMITATION ON USE OF SEWAGE SYSTEM REVENUE. The

district may not use revenue received from the district sewage

system, including from the collection, transportation, treatment,

or disposal of sewage, and from other purposes pertaining to the

system, to pay for surface water development, transportation,

distribution, or treatment.

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

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