Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8283 - Greater Texoma Utility Authority

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8283.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "Authority" means the...
• Texas Section 8283.002 - Nature Of Authority
  (a) The authority is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (b) The authority is a political subdivision of...

SUBCHAPTER B AUTHORITY TERRITORY; ANNEXATION

• Texas Section 8283.003 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
  (a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the authority...
• Texas Section 8283.051 - Authority Territory
  The authority is composed of the territory that was included in the corporate boundaries of the cities of Denison and Sherman on May 2, 1979,...

SUBCHAPTER C BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8283.052 - Annexation
  (a) The authority may annex territory only as specified by this section. (b) A municipality, by resolution or ordinance adopted by its governing body, may...
• Texas Section 8283.101 - Composition Of Board; Terms
  (a) The board consists of at least six and not more than nine directors appointed as follows: (1) three directors appointed by the governing body...
• Texas Section 8283.102 - Appointment Of Directors By Home-rule Municipalities
  (a) If a home-rule municipality is annexed, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a director whose term begins January 1 following the annexation....
• Texas Section 8283.103 - Appointment Of Directors By Municipalities Other Than Home-rule Municipalities
  Municipalities, other than home-rule municipalities, are collectively entitled to appoint one director and shall designate their director by any method agreed to by those municipalities....
• Texas Section 8283.104 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) Each director must be a qualified voter of the municipality that appoints the director. (b) An officer, employee, or member of the governing body...
• Texas Section 8283.105 - Board Vacancy
  A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term, if applicable, by the governing body of the municipality that appointed...
• Texas Section 8283.106 - Removal From Office
  (a) Under procedures adopted by board rule, the board may remove a director from office only for malfeasance in office. (b) The procedures must be...

SUBCHAPTER D POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8283.107 - Voting Requirement
  A majority vote of the board is required to adopt any measure. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04,...
• Texas Section 8283.151 - Municipal Utility District Powers
  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by the general law applicable to...
• Texas Section 8283.152 - Acquisition And Use Of Property
  The authority may operate, control, purchase, construct, lease, or acquire, inside or outside the boundaries of the authority, property, works, facilities, or improvements, whether previously...
• Texas Section 8283.153 - Water Rights
  The authority may acquire, develop, and use rights to groundwater or surface water. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec....
• Texas Section 8283.154 - Eminent Domain
  To carry out an authority power or purpose, the authority, in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, may exercise the power of eminent...
• Texas Section 8283.155 - General Contract Powers
  (a) The authority may enter into a contract with a person, including a political subdivision, on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:...
• Texas Section 8283.156 - Water, Sewer, Solid Waste, Or Drainage Contracts; Election Not Required
  The authority and a municipal corporation or other political subdivision may enter into a water, sewer, solid waste, or drainage contract or any combination of...
• Texas Section 8283.157 - Treatment Of Payments Under Certain Municipal Corporation Contracts
  A payment by a municipal corporation for the purchase of water or the treatment and disposal of sewage is a maintenance and operating expense of...
• Texas Section 8283.158 - Standard Specifications For Facilities In Grayson County
  (a) In this section, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or its successor. (b) Subject to Subsection (f), for area in Grayson County,...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 8283.159 - Tax Prohibition
  The authority may not impose a tax. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
• Texas Section 8283.201 - Revenue Bonds
  The authority may issue revenue bonds to carry out any of its powers, functions, or obligations. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139...
• Texas Section 8283.202 - Bonds For Certain Facilities
  If the authority operates a facility under contract with a municipal corporation, it may, if the contract permits the issuance, issue bonds to improve or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016