Texas Local Government Code Title 13, Chapter 572 - Public Utility Agencies For Provision Of Water Or Sewer Service

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 572.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Facility" means a facility necessary or incidental to the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or to the conservation, storage,...
• Texas Section 572.002 - Effect Of Chapter
  This chapter does not affect: (1) the statutory purposes relating to the establishment, operation, or regulation under the Water Code or other applicable law of...
• Texas Section 572.003 - Construction
  This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999....

SUBCHAPTER B COOPERATION BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES

• Texas Section 572.004 - Conflicts With Other Law
  This chapter prevails to the extent of a conflict between this chapter and any other law, including: (1) a law regulating the affairs of a...
• Texas Section 572.011 - Authority To Jointly Own Facilities
  Two or more public entities that have the authority to engage in the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or the conservation, storage, transportation,...
• Texas Section 572.012 - General Rights, Powers, And Duties Of Public Entities
  (a) Each participating public entity may: (1) use the entity's money to plan, acquire, construct, own, operate, and maintain its interest in a facility; (2)...
• Texas Section 572.013 - Use Of Eminent Domain
  (a) A participating public entity has the power of eminent domain to be exercised as provided by this section. (b) The use of eminent domain...

SUBCHAPTER C PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCIES

• Texas Section 572.014 - Exemption From Taxation
  A participating public entity is entitled to each constitutional or statutory ad valorem or other tax exemption attributable to the jointly owned facility or to...
• Texas Section 572.051 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Concurrent ordinance" means an ordinance or resolution adopted under this subchapter by two or more public entities. (2) "Obligation" means a...
• Texas Section 572.052 - Creation Of Public Utility Agency
  (a) Public entities may create a public utility agency by concurrent ordinances. (b) A public entity may join in the creation of a public utility...
• Texas Section 572.053 - Changes In Public Entities Participating In Public Utility Agency
  The public entities that participate in a public utility agency may by concurrent ordinances add a public entity to, or delete a public entity from,...
• Texas Section 572.054 - Notice
  (a) The governing body of each public entity that participates in the creation of a public utility agency shall publish notice of its intention to...
• Texas Section 572.055 - Contents Of Concurrent Ordinance
  A concurrent ordinance creating a public utility agency under Section 572.052 or changing the public entities participating in an agency under Section 572.053 must, as...
• Texas Section 572.056 - Petition And Referendum
  (a) If, before the date set for the adoption of a concurrent ordinance that creates a public utility agency or adds a public entity to...
• Texas Section 572.057 - Board Of Directors
  (a) A public utility agency shall be governed by a board of directors. The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the...
• Texas Section 572.058 - Powers
  (a) A public utility agency may not engage in any utility business other than the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or the conservation,...
• Texas Section 572.059 - Construction Contracts
  (a) A public utility agency may award a contract for construction of an improvement that involves the expenditure of more than $20,000 only on the...
• Texas Section 572.060 - Contracts For Sewer Or Water Services
  A public utility agency may: (1) contract with the public entities creating the agency for the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or the...
• Texas Section 572.061 - Rates And Charges
  (a) In contracting with a public or private entity for wastewater collection, transmission, treatment, or disposal services or for water conservation, storage, transportation, treatment, or...
• Texas Section 572.062 - Obligations
  (a) A public utility agency may issue obligations to accomplish the purposes of the agency. (b) The public utility agency may pledge to the payment...
• Texas Section 572.063 - Refunding Notes
  A public utility agency may issue refunding notes for the purpose and in the manner provided by general law, including Chapter 1207, Government Code. Added...
• Texas Section 572.064 - Form And Provisions Of Obligations
  (a) An obligation issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance. (b) The obligations must be signed...

Last modified: September 28, 2016