Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8185 - Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 5

• Texas Section 8185.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the Liberty County...
• Texas Section 8185.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a municipal utility district in Liberty County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution....
• Texas Section 8185.004 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
  (a) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the works and projects to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred...
• Texas Section 8185.005 - Initial District Territory
  (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the act creating this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 8185.021 - Temporary Directors
  (a) On or after September 1, 2007, a person who owns land in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental...
• Texas Section 8185.022 - Organizational Meeting Of Temporary Directors
  As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the directors shall meet at a location in the...
• Texas Section 8185.023 - Confirmation And Initial Directors' Election
  (a) The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five directors as provided by Section 49.102,...
• Texas Section 8185.024 - Initial Elected Directors; Terms
  The directors elected under Section 8185.023 shall draw lots to determine which two serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8185.052...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8185.025 - First Regularly Scheduled Election Of Directors
  The board by order may postpone the first election under Section 8185.052 following the confirmation and initial directors' election held under Section 8185.023 if: (1)...
• Texas Section 8185.051 - Directors; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8185.052 - Election Of Directors
  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 8185.101 - 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 8185.102 - Utilities
  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements of: (1) an electric utility as defined...
• Texas Section 8185.103 - Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances Or Resolutions
  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all valid and applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted...
• Texas Section 8185.104 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller...

Last modified: September 28, 2016