Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 7913 - Burnet County Municipal Utility District No. 1

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 7913.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (3) "Director" means a board...
• Texas Section 7913.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (H.B....
• Texas Section 7913.003 - Confirmation And Directors' Election Required
  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102,...
• Texas Section 7913.004 - Findings Of Public Purpose And Benefit
  (a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit. (b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of: (1) a municipal...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 7913.005 - Initial District Territory
  (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 7913.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. (b) Except as provided by Section 7913.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 7913.052 - Temporary Directors
  (a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of...
• Texas Section 7913.101 - General Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 7913.102 - Municipal Utility District Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal...
• Texas Section 7913.103 - Authority For Road Projects
  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, and Section 53.029(c), Water Code, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain,...
• Texas Section 7913.104 - Road Standards And Requirements
  (a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial...
• Texas Section 7913.105 - Strategic Partnership Agreement
  The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code. Added by Acts 2015,...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 7913.106 - Division Of District
  (a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district: (1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and (2) is...
• Texas Section 7913.151 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
  (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by: (1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or (2) contract payments...
• Texas Section 7913.152 - Operation And Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7913.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district...

SUBCHAPTER E ASSESSMENTS; APPLICABILITY OF IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS

• Texas Section 7913.153 - Contract Taxes
  (a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue...
• Texas Section 7913.201 - Petition Required For Financing Recreational Facilities And Improvements With Assessments
  (a) Except as provided by this subchapter, the board may finance a recreational facility or improvement with assessments on property under this subchapter, but only...
• Texas Section 7913.202 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
  The district shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner in the district who will be subject to the assessment at the current...
• Texas Section 7913.203 - Assessments; Liens For Assessments
  (a) An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection,...

SUBCHAPTER F BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

• Texas Section 7913.204 - Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees And Assessments
  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of: (1) an electric utility...
• Texas Section 7913.251 - Authority To Issue Bonds And Other Obligations
  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district...
• Texas Section 7913.252 - Taxes For Bonds
  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a...

SUBCHAPTER G DEFINED AREAS

• Texas Section 7913.253 - Bonds For Road Projects
  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad...
• Texas Section 7913.301 - Authority To Establish Defined Areas Or Designated Property
  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or...
• Texas Section 7913.302 - Procedure For Election
  (a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property,...
• Texas Section 7913.303 - Declaring Result And Issuing Order
  (a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order,...
• Texas Section 7913.304 - Taxes For Services, Improvements, And Facilities In Defined Areas Or Designated Property
  On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 7913.303, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and...
• Texas Section 7913.305 - Issuance Of Bonds For Defined Area Or Designated Property
  After the order under Section 7913.303 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for...

Last modified: September 28, 2016