Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 5, Chapter 5007 - Port Of Houston Authority Of Harris County, Texas
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 5007.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas. (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the authority....
- Texas Section 5007.002 - Creation Of District; Validation; Territory
(a) That the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District of Harris County, Texas, in Harris County, as hereinafter described by metes and bounds, is...
- Texas Section 5007.003 - Authority To Issue Bonds
The authority is authorized and empowered to issue in direct conformity with the Constitution and the laws of this State as and when necessary such...
- Texas Section 5007.004 - Grant Of Title To Certain Islands And Other Land; Related Powers And Duties; Riparian Landowners; Reservation Of Certain State Rights And Powers
(a) That all right, title and interest of the State of Texas, to all lands hereinafter in this section described, to wit: All islands and...
- Texas Section 5007.005 - Rights Of Way; Easements
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the authority or its successors from granting to the United States of America such rights-of-way or easements as may...
- Texas Section 5007.006 - Revenue Obligations; Certain Powers; Fees And Charges; Grain Elevators; Taxation Exemption; Refunding Bonds; Certain Bond Provisions
(a) The authority, in addition to all other powers conferred by law, is hereby given authority and shall hereafter have power in the manner hereinafter...
- Texas Section 5007.007 - Conversion Of Authority And Tax Supported Obligations; Certain Powers And Duties; Elections; Refunding Bonds; Maintenance Tax; Assessment Of Taxes
(a) Effective and operative January 1, 1958, the authority is hereby converted to a navigation district operating under the provisions of Section 59 of Article...
- Texas Section 5007.008 - Refunding Of Bonds Heretofore Voted
The Commissioners Court shall have the power to issue bonds of the authority to refund bonds of the authority which have heretofore been voted and...
- Texas Section 5007.009 - Construction Of Chapter
This chapter shall be cumulative of other laws, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set forth herein. It is hereby found and...
SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
- Texas Section 5007.010 - Name And Title Changes
(a) The name of the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District of Harris County, Texas, is changed to the Port of Houston Authority of...
- Texas Section 5007.201 - Conflict Of Laws
To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and any other law, including Subchapter A, this subchapter prevails. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 5007.202 - Provisions Not Applicable To Authority
Chapter 90, Acts of the 49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, and Chapter 211, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, do not apply to...
- Texas Section 5007.204 - Governing Body; Appointment; Terms; Vacancy
(a) The authority is governed by a port commission of seven port commissioners appointed as follows: (1) two port commissioners appointed by a majority of...
- Texas Section 5007.205 - Appointment Of Chair; Term
(a) The City of Houston mayor and city council and the Harris County Commissioners Court shall jointly appoint the chair of the port commission in...
- Texas Section 5007.206 - Navigation Board
The navigation board of the authority is composed of the county judge and county commissioners of Harris County, the mayor and city council members of...
- Texas Section 5007.207 - Conflict Of Interest
(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to...
- Texas Section 5007.208 - Filing Of Financial Statement By Port Commissioners
(a) A port commissioner shall file the financial statement required of state officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, with: (1) the authority; and...
- Texas Section 5007.209 - Port Commissioner Training
(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a port commissioner may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a port...
- Texas Section 5007.210 - Removal From Office
(a) It is a ground for removal from the port commission that a port commissioner: (1) does not have at the time of taking office...
- Texas Section 5007.211 - Port Commission Policies
(a) The port commission shall adopt detailed policies that document its governance practices and make those policies available on the authority's website. (b) The port...
- Texas Section 5007.212 - Executive Director
(a) The port commission shall appoint an executive director of the authority. The port commission shall prescribe the duties and compensation of the executive director....
- Texas Section 5007.213 - Standards Of Conduct; Ethics Policy
(a) A port commissioner or an authority employee should not: (1) accept or solicit any gift, favor, or service that might reasonably tend to influence...
- Texas Section 5007.214 - Ethics Affirmation And Hotline
(a) A port commissioner or an authority employee shall annually affirm the port commissioner's or employee's adherence to the ethics policy adopted under Section 5007.213....
- Texas Section 5007.215 - Complaints
(a) The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority. The authority shall maintain information about parties...
- Texas Section 5007.216 - Public Involvement Policy
The port commission shall develop and implement a policy that provides a structure for public involvement. The policy must include: (1) a clear and detailed...
- Texas Section 5007.217 - Whistleblower Policy
The port commission shall adopt a whistleblower policy consistent with Chapter 554, Government Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (H.B. 1642),...
- Texas Section 5007.218 - Expense Policy
The port commission shall adopt an expense policy that includes: (1) spending guidelines for meals, lodging, and entertainment, including a process for handling and documenting...
- Texas Section 5007.219 - Promotion And Development Fund
(a) In this section, "promotion and development fund" means a fund created and managed under Subchapter H, Chapter 60, Water Code. (b) The port commission...
- Texas Section 5007.220 - Planning Definitions
For the purposes of Sections 5007.221, 5007.222, 5007.224, and 5007.225: (1) "Long-range plan" means the plan developed under Section 5007.221. (2) "Mid-range plan" means the...
- Texas Section 5007.221 - Long-range Planning
(a) Appropriate staff shall develop a long-range plan containing: (1) a mission and values statement; (2) an assessment of the authority's state as of the...
- Texas Section 5007.222 - Mid-range Planning
(a) Appropriate staff shall develop a mid-range plan consistent with the long-range plan. The mid-range plan must include: (1) a five-year financial forecast addressing the...
- Texas Section 5007.223 - Budget
The port commission shall annually adopt a budget for the authority in an open meeting. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (H.B....
- Texas Section 5007.224 - One-year Capital Plan
(a) Appropriate staff shall develop a one-year capital plan, including associated financing, that is integrated with the budget of the authority. (b) The port commission...
- Texas Section 5007.225 - Public Access To Budget And Planning Information
(a) The port commission shall post on the authority's website and otherwise make available to the public the authority's most recently adopted budget and any...
- Texas Section 5007.226 - Internal Audit
(a) The port commission shall establish an internal audit procedure consistent with the purposes, duties, and standards for state agency internal audit procedures under Chapter...
- Texas Section 5007.227 - Harris County Auditor
(a) The county auditor of Harris County may conduct a financial audit of the authority as part of an annual, county-wide risk assessment and audit...
- Texas Section 5007.228 - Acceptance Of Gifts
(a) In this section, "gift" means a gift, grant, donation, or bequest of money or property accepted under Section 60.124, Water Code, that has a...
Last modified: September 28, 2016