Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 9601 - Riverbend Water Resources District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 9601.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Bond" has the meaning assigned to the term "public security" by...
• Texas Section 9601.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by...
• Texas Section 9601.003 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
  (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district...
• Texas Section 9601.004 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes, powers, rights, and functions stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 9601.005 - District Members
  (a) The district is composed of the following members: (1) the City of Annona; (2) the City of Avery; (3) the City of DeKalb; (4)...
• Texas Section 9601.006 - District Territory
  (a) The territory of the district is composed of all the territory contained in: (1) the cities of Annona, Avery, DeKalb, Hooks, Maud, New Boston,...
• Texas Section 9601.007 - Confirmation Election Not Required
  (a) The board is not required to hold an election to confirm the district's creation. (b) Sections 49.101-49.105, Water Code, do not apply to the...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 9601.008 - Member Immunity
  A member has immunity from suit and immunity from liability in any action or proceeding brought by another member arising out of or relating to...
• Texas Section 9601.051 - Composition Of Board; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by its board. (b) The board consists of five directors, appointed as follows: (1) two directors appointed by the City...
• Texas Section 9601.052 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) To be eligible to be appointed or to serve as a director, a person must be a resident, qualified voter of the district. (b)...
• Texas Section 9601.053 - Board Resolutions; Voting Requirements
  (a) The district shall act through orders or resolutions adopted by the board. (b) All directors are entitled to vote. Added by Acts 2009, 81st...
• Texas Section 9601.054 - Officers And Assistants
  (a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. (b) The board shall elect the president and vice president from among the...
• Texas Section 9601.055 - Meetings
  The board shall have regular meetings at times specified by board resolution or bylaws and shall have special meetings when called by the board president...
• Texas Section 9601.056 - Telephone Conference Call Meetings
  (a) The board may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call only if: (1) the meeting is a special called meeting; (2)...
• Texas Section 9601.057 - Recall
  (a) A director appointed under Section 9601.051(b)(1), (2), or (3) may be recalled at any time by a two-thirds vote of the governing body of...

SUBCHAPTER B-1 TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR

• Texas Section 9601.058 - Compensation; Reimbursement
  A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 9601.078 - Immunity From Suit
  For acts or omissions undertaken in the course and scope of carrying out the duties assigned by this subchapter, the temporary administrator is entitled to...
• Texas Section 9601.101 - General Powers
  Except as provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the powers applicable to a district under Chapter 49, Water Code. Added by Acts 2009,...
• Texas Section 9601.102 - Specific Powers
  The district may exercise any power necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including the power to: (1) adopt and enforce: (A)...
• Texas Section 9601.103 - General Powers Regarding Water
  The district has all rights, powers, and privileges necessary or useful to enable it to acquire, provide, supply, deliver, and sell water, whether processed or...
• Texas Section 9601.104 - Authority Of Public Agencies And Political Subdivisions To Contract With District
  (a) A person, entity, public agency, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or another state may enter into a contract or agreement...
• Texas Section 9601.105 - Conveyance Of Property To District
  A public agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state may lease, sell, or otherwise convey to the district, for any...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 9601.106 - Acquisition Of Existing Facilities
  If the district acquires existing works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances that are completed, partially created, or under construction, the district may: (1) assume...
• Texas Section 9601.151 - Prohibition On Assessments Or Taxes
  (a) The district may not under this chapter or any other law impose an assessment on real property or an ad valorem tax or create...
• Texas Section 9601.152 - Depository
  District money shall be deposited in the depository or depositories designated by the board, except that: (1) bond proceeds and money pledged to pay bonds,...
• Texas Section 9601.153 - Investment Of District Money
  (a) Chapter 2256, Government Code, applies to the district and the investment of district funds and funds under district control. (b) The board may invest...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 9601.154 - District Facilities Exempt From Taxation And Assessment
  The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities. Added by Acts 2009, 81st...
• Texas Section 9601.201 - Authority To Issue Bonds
  (a) The district by resolution may authorize the issuance of bonds payable from and secured by revenue or any other available source of district money...
• Texas Section 9601.202 - Form Of Bonds
  District bonds must be: (1) issued in the district's name; and (2) signed by the officers of the district in accordance with the proceedings authorizing...
• Texas Section 9601.203 - Maturity
  District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 523 (S.B....
• Texas Section 9601.204 - Bonds Secured By Revenue; Additional Bonds
  (a) Bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the payments or...
• Texas Section 9601.205 - Additional Security
  (a) At the discretion of the board, bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of...
• Texas Section 9601.206 - Delegation Of Authority
  (a) In connection with the issuance of bonds, the board may: (1) prescribe the maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued and the maximum...
• Texas Section 9601.207 - Trust Indenture
  District bonds authorized by this chapter, including refunding bonds, may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust...
• Texas Section 9601.208 - Credit Agreement
  In connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the board may exercise the authority granted to the governing body of an issuer with...
• Texas Section 9601.209 - Charges For District Services
  If bonds payable wholly from revenue are issued, the board shall set and revise the rates, fees, and charges assessed for water sold, waste collection...
• Texas Section 9601.210 - State Pledge Regarding Rights And Remedies Of Bondholders
  Without depriving this state of its power to regulate and control the rates, fees, and charges assessed for water sold and waste collection and treatment...
• Texas Section 9601.211 - Use Of Bond Proceeds
  In addition to the permitted use of bond proceeds provided by general law, the district may use proceeds from the sale of bonds: (1) for...
• Texas Section 9601.212 - Additional Authority To Provide Debt Service Reserve
  (a) The board may provide that in lieu of or in addition to providing for the funding of a debt service reserve fund with cash,...
• Texas Section 9601.213 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund all or part of its outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, including matured but unpaid interest...
• Texas Section 9601.214 - Remedies And Covenants
  The proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds authorized under this chapter, including refunding bonds, the execution of a trust indenture securing the bonds, and...
• Texas Section 9601.215 - Limitation On Rights Of Bondholders
  The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may limit or qualify the rights of the holders of less...
• Texas Section 9601.216 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
  Payments made by the district in connection with the issuance of bonds, the transfer of any bond, and the income from any bond, including profits...
• Texas Section 9601.217 - Appointment Of Receiver
  (a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on obligations incurred by the district in connection with the...

Last modified: September 28, 2016