CHAPTER 8148. GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 52
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8148. GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
NO. 52
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8148.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2) "Director" means a member of the board.
(3) "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility
District No. 52.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Sec. 8148.002. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) All
land and other property included in the district will benefit
from the works and projects to be provided by the district under
powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b) The district exists to accomplish:
(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as
provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;
(2) the same purposes as a navigation district created under
Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under
Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and
(3) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas
Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement,
maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved
roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or
turnpikes, inside the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8148.051. 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 utility districts created under Section
59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Sec. 8148.052. NAVIGATION POWERS. The district may purchase,
construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend,
inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads,
docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or
convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district
authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Sec. 8148.053. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) The district may construct,
acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or
paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads
or turnpikes, inside the district.
(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction
standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory
ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction
the district is located.
(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each
municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is
located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Sec. 8148.054. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR
RESOLUTIONS. Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water
Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements
of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the
City of Texas City that consents to the creation of the district
or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Sec. 8148.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The
district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the
district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground
water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
SUBCHAPTER C. BONDS
Sec. 8148.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as
provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the
construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section
8148.053.
(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects
authorized by Section 8148.053 unless the issuance is approved by
a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district
voting at an election called for that purpose.
(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance
projects authorized by Section 8148.053 may not exceed one-fourth
of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a
project undertaken by the district under Section 8148.053 or to
bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
439, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.