Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 6915 - Port Mansfield Public Utility District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 6915.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of supervisors of the district. (2) "District" means the Port Mansfield Public Utility District. (3) "Supervisor" means...
• Texas Section 6915.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is: (1) a conservation and reclamation district in Willacy County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; (2) a fresh water supply district;...
• Texas Section 6915.003 - 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 district will benefit from...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 6915.004 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 4, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, as that territory may...
• Texas Section 6915.051 - Composition Of Board
  (a) The board consists of five supervisors, appointed by the board of navigation and canal commissioners of the Willacy County Navigation District, and the port...
• Texas Section 6915.052 - Terms
  Supervisors serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of three supervisors expiring on January 15 of each odd-numbered year and the terms of two supervisors...
• Texas Section 6915.053 - Qualifications For Office
  A supervisor must be a resident of Willacy County. A supervisor is not required to reside in or own land in the district. Added by...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 6915.054 - Employees
  The board shall employ all necessary employees for the proper handling and operation of the district, and may employ a general manager, attorney, bookkeeper, and...
• Texas Section 6915.101 - General Powers And Duties
  The district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a fresh water supply district created under Section 59,...
• Texas Section 6915.102 - Acquisition Of Improvements
  The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire improvements inside or outside the district that are necessary to carry out a power granted to the...
• Texas Section 6915.103 - Limit On Eminent Domain Power
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside Willacy County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th...
• Texas Section 6915.104 - Cost Of Relocating Or Altering Property
  (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a...
• Texas Section 6915.105 - Duration Of Contract For Water Purchase Or Sale
  A district contract for the purchase or sale of water may not exceed 40 years. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B....

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 6915.106 - Addition Of Territory To District
  (a) In addition to the procedures provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add land that is contiguous to the district...
• Texas Section 6915.151 - Authorization Of Certain District Obligations
  It is not necessary to have an election to authorize a district obligation that is payable from any source other than ad valorem taxation. Added...
• Texas Section 6915.152 - District Tax Assessor-collector
  The tax assessor-collector for Willacy County is, ex officio, the tax assessor-collector for the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B....

Last modified: September 28, 2016