Texas Local Government Code Title 13, Chapter 571 - Seawalls And Levees In Coastal Municipalities And Counties

SUBCHAPTER A AUTHORITY OF COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY BORDERING GULF

• Texas Section 571.001 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies only to a county or municipality that borders the Gulf of Mexico. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 571.002 - Authorized Projects; Debt
  (a) The commissioners court of the county or the municipal authority of the municipality may: (1) establish, construct, extend, maintain, or improve a seawall, breakwater,...
• Texas Section 571.003 - Use Of Public Property
  (a) The commissioners court or municipal authority may impose additional uses or restrictions on a street, alley, public highway, or other public ground necessary for...
• Texas Section 571.004 - Acquisition Of Property; Eminent Domain
  (a) The county or municipality may acquire property that is necessary for the establishment, construction, and maintenance of a seawall, breakwater, levee, floodway, or drainway....
• Texas Section 571.005 - Cession Of Use And Control Of State Land
  The state cedes to a county or municipality that uses this subchapter the right to the use and control of as much of the land...
• Texas Section 571.006 - Tax; Bonds
  (a) The commissioners court or municipal authority may impose a tax to pay the debt incurred under Section 571.002. The rate of the tax in...
• Texas Section 571.007 - Prerequisites For Issuing Bonds; Election
  (a) Before the commissioners court or municipal authority may issue bonds under this subchapter: (1) the commissioners court or municipal authority shall prescribe the amount...
• Texas Section 571.008 - Election Results
  If the canvass of the election returns shows that the requisite number of voters voted in favor of the proposition, the commissioners court or municipal...
• Texas Section 571.009 - General Law Applicable To Bonds
  A bond issued under this subchapter is subject to other law regulating bonds issued by counties and municipalities to the extent that law does not...
• Texas Section 571.010 - Handling Of Bond Proceeds And Taxes
  (a) All amounts received from the sale of bonds under this subchapter shall be deposited with the county or municipal treasurer, as appropriate. The county...
• Texas Section 571.011 - Cooperation And Contracts With United States
  (a) The commissioners court or municipal authority may cooperate and contract with the United States for grants, loans, or advance payments to carry out any...

Last modified: September 28, 2016