CHAPTER 8155. BOIS D'ARC MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8155. BOIS D'ARC MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
OF FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8155.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means
the Bois D'Arc Municipal Utility District of Fannin County,
Texas.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.003. 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 will benefit from the works and projects that are to
be accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by
Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the
purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 421,
Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, as that
territory may have been modified under:
(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;
(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(3) other law.
(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a
closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field
notes in the legislative process does not affect:
(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;
(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose
for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
interest on a bond;
(3) the district's right to impose taxes; or
(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing
body.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sec. 8155.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is governed
by a board of seven directors.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.052. VACANCIES. The Commissioners Court of Fannin
County shall appoint directors to fill all vacancies on the board
when the number of qualified directors is fewer than four.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND. A director is not required to
post a public official's bond.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8155.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district
has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by
general law applicable to a municipal utility district created
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including
Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.102. WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS. (a) To serve the
inhabitants of the county in which the district is situated, the
district may:
(1) acquire, and may improve or extend, any existing water or
sewer system that serves all or part of the district territory;
or
(2) construct a water or sewer system.
(b) A contract to acquire an existing water or sewer facility
may be made on terms approved by the contracting parties.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8155.103. TAXES. The district may not impose a tax unless
the tax has been approved by the voters at an election called for
that purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.