CHAPTER 8186. EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8186. EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL

UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8186.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 3.

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

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

Sec. 8186.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery 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. 8186.003. 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. 8186.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 1385,

Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, 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 validity of district bonds, notes, or other

indebtedness;

(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. 8186.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district

is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8186.101. 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. 8186.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR

RESOLUTIONS. Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water

Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements

of any ordinance or resolution adopted by any municipality in

whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the

district is located, including an ordinance or resolution adopted

before September 1, 2001, that consents to the creation of the

district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.

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

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