Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority

• Texas Section 8502.001 - Creation
  (a) A conservation and reclamation district to be known as the "Brazos River Authority" is created. The authority is a river authority, a governmental agency,...
• Texas Section 8502.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the Brazos River Authority. (2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority. (3) "Director" means a member...
• Texas Section 8502.0021 - Application Of Sunset Act
  (a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review...
• Texas Section 8502.003 - Territory
  The territory of the authority comprises the watershed of the Brazos River, as determined by rule of the Texas Water Development Board, except the portions...
• Texas Section 8502.004 - Powers
  (a) The authority may exercise, in addition to all the general powers vested by the constitution and statutes in a governmental agency and body politic...
• Texas Section 8502.005 - Limitation Of Authority; State Supervision
  The powers and duties granted to the authority by this chapter are subject to all legislative declarations of public policy in the maximum utilization of...
• Texas Section 8502.006 - Dams And Reservoirs; Water Supply Contracts
  (a) The authority may construct, acquire, equip, acquire storage rights at, and operate dams and reservoirs that, in the opinion of the board, are useful...
• Texas Section 8502.007 - Priority Of Rights
  This chapter does not change any existing priority of right under the laws of this state to the use of waters of this state, including...
• Texas Section 8502.008 - Bond Provisions
  (a) Bonds may be: (1) sold for cash, at public or private sale, and at the price the board determines; (2) issued on the terms...
• Texas Section 8502.009 - Board Of Directors; Bonds; Quorum; Officers
  (a) The board consists of 21 members. Members of the board and their successors serve staggered terms of six years and until their successors are...
• Texas Section 8502.010 - Creation Of Master District; Water Control And Improvement District
  A master district is created having all the powers, duties, and functions, and subject to applicable and practicable procedures for those districts, to accomplish the...
• Texas Section 8502.011 - Bond Election Required
  The authority may not issue bonds or incur any form of continuing obligation or indebtedness payable from ad valorem taxes for purposes of effecting improvements...
• Texas Section 8502.012 - Additional Powers And Duties
  (a) The authority is a district and a river authority as defined by Chapter 30, Water Code. All the provisions of Chapter 30, Water Code,...
• Texas Section 8502.013 - Disposition Of Property
  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the authority, and it is not authorized, to mortgage or otherwise encumber any of its...
• Texas Section 8502.0132 - Sale Of Captive Property At Possum Kingdom Lake
  (a) In this section: (1) "Adjacent Land" means the real property owned by the applicable Offeree that is adjacent to the applicable Captive Property To...
• Texas Section 8502.0133 - Sale Of Authority Property On And Associated With Costello Island
  (a) In this section: (1) "Boat landing" means a 0.841 acre tract of land, more or less, located above the 1000' contour line as defined...
• Texas Section 8502.014 - Acquisition Of Property; Eminent Domain
  (a) The authority may acquire by purchase, lease, or gift or in any other manner and may maintain, use, and operate property of any kind,...
• Texas Section 8502.015 - Contracts, Grants, And Loans
  (a) The board may negotiate and contract with the federal government or with any of its agencies for grants, loans, and advancements from the United...
• Texas Section 8502.016 - Rules
  The board may make all necessary rules for the government and control of the authority not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the state....
• Texas Section 8502.017 - Use Of Brazos River And Tributaries
  In the prosecution of the plans for which the authority has been created for the storing, controlling, conserving, and distributing for useful purposes of the...
• Texas Section 8502.018 - Default Procedures
  (a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds and any indenture or agreement entered into under the resolution may include provisions regarding a default on...
• Texas Section 8502.019 - Limited Liability For Aquatic Herbicide Application
  (a) In this section, "commercially licensed aquatic herbicide applicator" means a person who holds a commercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture under...
• Texas Section 8502.020 - Sale Of Authority Property
  (a) Definitions. In this section: (1) "Authority Land" means the FERC Project Area and all other real property owned by the Authority at the Lake...

Last modified: September 28, 2016