CHAPTER 8173. CINCO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8173. CINCO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8173.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

Cinco Municipal Utility District No. 8.

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

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

Sec. 8173.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district in Fort Bend 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. 8173.003. 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. 8173.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 191,

Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, 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. 8173.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is governed

by a board 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. 8173.101. 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. 8173.102. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) In this

section, "program of water conservation" means the practices,

techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption,

reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or

increase water recycling and reuse so that a water supply is

available for future or alternative uses.

(b) The district shall adopt and implement a program of water

conservation consistent with rules and criteria adopted and

enforceable by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for

similarly situated districts in the region.

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

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