CHAPTER 8291. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 7 - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8291. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 7

Text of effective on April 01, 2011

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 8291.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility

District No. 7.

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

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

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Sec. 8291.002. 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

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

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Sec. 8291.003. 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

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

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Sec. 8291.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is

composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 694,

Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, 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 copying the field notes in the legislative

process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

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

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Sec. 8291.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board of directors is

composed of five elected directors.

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. 8291.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district

has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by

general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including

Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.

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

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