Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 9011 - Bell County Water Control And Improvement District No. 3
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 9011.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the Bell County...
- Texas Section 9011.002 - Nature Of District
The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT TERRITORY AND ANNEXATIONS
- Texas Section 9011.003 - Finding Of Benefit And Public Purpose
(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All land included in the district will benefit. (c) The accomplishment of...
- Texas Section 9011.051 - District Territory
The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 506, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 8280-182, Vernon's Texas...
- Texas Section 9011.052 - Annexation Of Territory By Landowner Petition
As provided by this subchapter, the district may annex territory by petition of the owners of land or a portion of the land requested to...
- Texas Section 9011.053 - Petition Requirements
(a) A petition to the board to annex land must: (1) request that the district annex the land; (2) describe by metes and bounds the...
- Texas Section 9011.054 - Hearing On Petition
The board shall order a hearing on the petition to be held at a time and on a date stated in the order and not...
- Texas Section 9011.055 - Notice Of Hearing
(a) The board secretary shall: (1) issue notice of the hearing that includes: (A) the time and place of the hearing; and (B) a description...
- Texas Section 9011.056 - Board Annexation Of Territory
(a) The board by resolution may annex the proposed territory to the district if the board finds as a result of the hearing that the...
- Texas Section 9011.057 - Ratification Election; Limitation On Assumption Of Debt Or Taxes
(a) The annexation of territory under this subchapter is not final until ratified by: (1) a majority of the voters voting at a separate election...
- Texas Section 9011.058 - Annexed Territory's Responsibility For District Debt Or Taxes
The annexed territory shall bear the territory's proportionate share of all debt or taxes owed, contracted, or authorized by the district. Added by Acts 2007,...
SUBCHAPTER C BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 9011.059 - Annexation Of Territory In A Municipality
The district may annex territory inside a municipality's boundaries. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.12, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 9011.101 - Composition Of Board
The board consists of five elected directors. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.12, eff. April 1, 2009.
- Texas Section 9011.102 - Qualifications For Office
(a) A person may not be appointed a director unless the person resides in Bell County and owns taxable property in the district. (b) A...
- Texas Section 9011.103 - Directors' Election
(a) Except as provided by this subchapter, a directors' election is held in accordance with Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, and the Election Code....
- Texas Section 9011.104 - Ballot Petition
(a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must present to the board secretary...
- Texas Section 9011.105 - Appointment Of Secretary And Treasurer
The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer who are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices of secretary and...
- Texas Section 9011.106 - Vote By Board President
The president has the same right to vote as any other director. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.12,...
- Texas Section 9011.107 - Director's And Treasurer's Bond
(a) A director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The treasurer shall give bond...
SUBCHAPTER D POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 9011.108 - Compensation
Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director is entitled to receive a fee...
- Texas Section 9011.151 - Water Control And Improvement District Powers
The district has all powers conferred by the general laws of this state relating to water control and improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 51,...
- Texas Section 9011.152 - Water Supply And Distribution; Acquisition Of Land Rights
(a) The district may acquire or develop water, including groundwater, and sources of water. (b) The district may acquire or construct all works, plants, or...
- Texas Section 9011.153 - Eminent Domain
(a) In Bell County only, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land, easements, or rights-of-way to carry out any power...
- Texas Section 9011.154 - Cost Of Relocating Or Altering Property
If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary the...
- Texas Section 9011.155 - Award Of Certain Construction Or Purchase Contracts
(a) This section applies only to a construction contract or contract for the purchase of materials, equipment, or supplies requiring an expenditure of more than...
- Texas Section 9011.156 - Contracts Regarding Water Or Sewer Facilities
(a) The district may contract with a municipality, an organized district, or another person to supply water to that person. (b) The district may contract...
- Texas Section 9011.157 - Contracts And Cooperation With Municipality Inside District
(a) The district territory described by the law codified by this chapter intentionally overlaps the territory of an existing municipality. The board may contract or...
SUBCHAPTER E GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 9011.158 - Prohibited Agreements
(a) The district may not enter into a contract or agreement that requires the district or the people in the district to lose ownership of...
- Texas Section 9011.201 - Depository
(a) The board shall designate one or more banks to serve as depository for the district's money. (b) District money shall be deposited with a...
- Texas Section 9011.202 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Taxes
A tax imposed by the district must be an ad valorem tax, including a tax to: (1) pay off bonds for preliminary surveys and investigation...
- Texas Section 9011.203 - Tax Assessor And Collector
(a) The board shall appoint a tax assessor and collector. (b) The board may appoint deputies to assist the tax assessor and collector by an...
SUBCHAPTER F BONDS
- Texas Section 9011.204 - Projects Exempt From Assessment Or Taxation
The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a project or any part of a project. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
- Texas Section 9011.251 - Authority To Issue Bonds
(a) The district may issue bonds to carry out any purpose of this chapter and to: (1) provide a water system, as authorized by this...
- Texas Section 9011.252 - Form Of Bonds
A district bond must be: (1) issued in the district's name; (2) signed by the president or vice president; and (3) attested by the secretary....
- Texas Section 9011.253 - Maturity
District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
- Texas Section 9011.254 - Election For Bonds Payable From Ad Valorem Taxes
(a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the...
- Texas Section 9011.255 - Bonds Payable From Revenue
(a) In this section, "net revenue" means the gross revenue of the district less the amount necessary to pay the cost of maintaining and operating...
- Texas Section 9011.256 - Tax And Rate Requirements
(a) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall impose a tax sufficient to pay the bonds...
- Texas Section 9011.257 - Additional Security
(a) Bonds, including refunding bonds, authorized by this subchapter may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien on physical property of the district,...
- Texas Section 9011.258 - Trust Indenture Or Deed Of Trust
(a) A deed of trust lien conferred on the physical property may be combined with the trust indenture authorized by this chapter. (b) The trust...
- Texas Section 9011.259 - Use Of Bond Proceeds
(a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this subchapter for the payment of: (1) interest...
- Texas Section 9011.260 - Appointment Of Receiver
(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter and payable wholly or...
- Texas Section 9011.261 - Refunding Bonds
(a) The district may issue refunding bonds without an election to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subchapter and interest on those bonds. (b) Refunding...
- Texas Section 9011.262 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond,...
Last modified: September 28, 2016