Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8878 - West Fort Bend Water Authority

• Texas Section 8878.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the West Fort Bend Water Authority. (2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority. (3) "Commission" means...
• Texas Section 8878.002 - Nature Of Authority
  The authority is a regional water authority in Fort Bend County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas...
• Texas Section 8878.003 - Confirmation Election Not Required
  An election to confirm the creation of the authority is not required. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (S.B. 1870), Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 8878.004 - Initial Authority Territory
  (a) The authority is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 8878.005 - Exclusion Of Certain Territory
  (a) The governing body of a district or municipality or the owner of a large tract may petition for exclusion of all of the territory...
• Texas Section 8878.006 - Annexation
  (a) Except to the extent the authority agrees in writing, a municipality's annexation of territory within the authority does not affect: (1) the authority's powers...
• Texas Section 8878.007 - Applicability Of Other Law
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the authority. (b) This chapter does not prevail over or preempt...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8878.008 - Finding Of Benefit
  All the land, property, and persons included within the boundaries of the authority will be directly benefited by the works, projects, improvements, and services to...
• Texas Section 8878.051 - Directors; Terms
  (a) The authority is governed by a board of five directors. (b) The directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors' terms expiring...
• Texas Section 8878.052 - Eligibility To Serve As Director
  To be eligible to serve as a director of the authority or to be listed as provided by Section 8878.056 on a ballot as a...
• Texas Section 8878.053 - Disqualification Of Directors
  Subject to Section 8878.061, the common law doctrine of incompatibility does not disqualify an official or an employee of a public entity from serving as...
• Texas Section 8878.054 - Conflicts Of Interest
  Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (S.B. 1870), Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 8878.055 - Single-member Director Precincts
  (a) The authority is divided into five single-member director precincts, the initial territories of which are described by Section 3 of the Act creating this...
• Texas Section 8878.056 - Method Of Appointment Of Directors
  (a) Except as provided by Section 8878.057, the governing bodies of the districts and municipalities located within each director precinct jointly shall appoint one director...
• Texas Section 8878.057 - Appointment Of Directors In Sparsely Populated Precincts
  (a) For each precinct with a population of less than 25,000, the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County shall appoint the director for that precinct....
• Texas Section 8878.058 - Vacancy In Office Of Director
  (a) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by appointment by the governing bodies of the districts and municipalities that are located...
• Texas Section 8878.059 - Meetings And Actions Of Board
  (a) The board may meet as many times each year as the board considers appropriate. (b) Directors of the authority are public officials and are...
• Texas Section 8878.060 - General Manager
  (a) The board may employ a general manager of the authority or contract with a person to perform the duties of a general manager. The...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8878.061 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director who is also an official of another public entity serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance...
• Texas Section 8878.101 - General Powers And Duties
  (a) The authority may: (1) provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of groundwater, and for the reduction of groundwater withdrawals...
• Texas Section 8878.102 - Authority Rules
  The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board and rules regarding implementation, enforcement,...
• Texas Section 8878.103 - Fees, User Fees, Rates, And Charges
  (a) The authority may establish fees, user fees, rates, and charges and classifications of payers of fees and rates as necessary to enable the authority...
• Texas Section 8878.104 - Purchase Of Water From Another Entity
  (a) If the authority purchases water from another entity for resale to local governments, the authority shall use its best efforts in negotiating with the...
• Texas Section 8878.105 - Interest And Penalties
  The board may require the payment of interest on any late or unpaid fees, user fees, rates, or charges due the authority, but the interest...
• Texas Section 8878.106 - Attorney's Fees And Collection Expenses
  (a) The authority is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the authority in enforcing its rules. (b) The authority is entitled to collection expenses...
• Texas Section 8878.107 - Lien
  (a) Fees and user fees imposed by the authority under Section 8878.103(b), any related penalties and interest, and collection expenses and reasonable attorney's fees incurred...
• Texas Section 8878.108 - Administrative Penalty; Injunction
  (a) A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000, as determined...
• Texas Section 8878.109 - Water Supply Or Drought Contingency Plans
  The authority by rule may develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, and manage comprehensive water supply or drought contingency plans for the authority, or any...
• Texas Section 8878.110 - Groundwater Reduction Plan
  (a) The authority may wholly or partly develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, manage, or participate in a groundwater reduction plan that is applicable only...
• Texas Section 8878.111 - Acquisition, Construction, And Operation Of Systems
  (a) The authority may: (1) acquire by purchase, gift, lease, contract, or any other legal means a water treatment or supply system, or any other...
• Texas Section 8878.112 - Sale Or Reuse Of Water Or By-product
  The authority may store, sell, or reuse: (1) water; or (2) any by-product from the authority's operations. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 8878.113 - Contracts
  (a) The authority may enter into a contract with a person for the performance of a purpose or function of the authority, including a contract...
• Texas Section 8878.114 - Cooperation With And Assistance Of Other Governmental Entities
  (a) In implementing this chapter, the board may cooperate with and request the assistance of the Texas Water Development Board, the commission, the United States...
• Texas Section 8878.115 - Gifts And Grants
  The authority may accept a gift or grant from money collected by the Fort Bend Subsidence District or applicable subsidence district to fund the construction,...
• Texas Section 8878.116 - Expenditures
  (a) The authority's money may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, federal reserve wire system, or other instrument or authorization. (b) Disbursements of the...
• Texas Section 8878.117 - Ad Valorem Taxation
  The authority may not impose an ad valorem tax. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (S.B. 1870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14,
• Texas Section 8878.118 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The authority may acquire by condemnation any land, easements, or other property inside the authority's boundaries to further authorized purposes, powers, or duties of...

SUBCHAPTER D BONDS AND NOTES

• Texas Section 8878.119 - Action Against Person, District, Or Political Subdivision
  (a) The authority may bring an action in a district court against a person, including a district or other political subdivision located in the authority's...
• Texas Section 8878.151 - Revenue Bonds And Notes
  (a) The authority may issue bonds or notes payable solely from revenue from any source, including: (1) tolls, charges, rates, fees, and user fees the...

Last modified: September 28, 2016