CHAPTER 8192. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 233 OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8192. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 233

OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8192.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 233 of Harris

County, Texas.

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

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

Sec. 8192.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district in Harris 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. 8192.003. 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. 8192.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 704,

Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, 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 bonds for a purpose for which

the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest

on the bonds;

(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. 8192.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board of

directors is composed of five elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three

directors elected at each election.

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

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

Sec. 8192.052. BOARD VACANCY.If at any time there are fewer than

three qualified directors for any reason, on petition of a

landowner in the district, the Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality shall appoint the necessary number of directors to fill

all vacancies on the board.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8192.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT 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.

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

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

Sec. 8192.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR

RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable

requirements of a Houston City Council ordinance or resolution

that consented to the creation of the district or the inclusion

of land in the district.

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

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