CHAPTER 8280. ISAACSON MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8280. ISAACSON MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 8280.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means Isaacson Municipal Utility District.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8280.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

conservation and reclamation district in Wharton County created

under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8280.003. 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 district is essential to accomplish the purposes of

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8280.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 3, Acts of the

71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, 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 district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing

body.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Sec. 8280.051. 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

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Sec. 8280.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and

duties provided by the general law of this state, including

Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code, applicable to a municipal

utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas

Constitution.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.