CHAPTER 8209. KAUFMAN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 7 - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8209. KAUFMAN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 7

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8209.001. DEFINITION. "District" means Kaufman County

Municipal Utility District No. 7.

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

545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8209.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general

law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,

applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section

59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

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

545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 8209.052. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) To the extent authorized by

Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may

construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized,

graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of

those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction

standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory

ordinances of any municipality in whose extraterritorial

jurisdiction the district is located.

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

545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 8209.053. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR

RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable

requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the

governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation

of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.

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

545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8209.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose a

tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under

Section 8209.151.

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

545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS

Sec. 8209.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as

provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the

construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under

Sections 8209.051 and 8209.052.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations

secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxes to finance projects

authorized by Section 8209.052 unless the issuance is approved by

a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district

voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance

projects authorized by Section 8209.052 may not exceed one-fourth

of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

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

545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.