CHAPTER 8156. PASEO DEL ESTE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 11 OF EL PASO COUNTY
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8156. PASEO DEL ESTE MUNICIPAL UTILITY
DISTRICT NO. 11 OF EL PASO COUNTY
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8156.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means
Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District No. 11 of El Paso
County.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
87, Sec. 21.070, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 8156.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
conservation and reclamation district in El Paso County 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. 8156.003. 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 district will
benefit from the works and projects 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. 8156.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 700,
Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, 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, or validity;
(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or
(3) 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.
Sec. 8156.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON CITY OF EL PASO. This
chapter does not diminish or affect the City of El Paso's
extraterritorial jurisdiction or its rights under the Local
Government Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sec. 8156.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is governed
by a board of five directors.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8156.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district
has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties
provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility
district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8156.102. ANNEXATION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY BY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION. A political subdivision that annexes the district
territory included in Section 3, Chapter 700, Acts of the 74th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as provided by Chapter 43,
Local Government Code, assumes the district's powers, functions,
and duties and any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the
district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8156.103. AUTHORITY OF EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC
SERVICE BOARD OVER DISTRICT FACILITIES. (a) In this section,
"Public Service Board" means the El Paso Water Utilities Public
Service Board.
(b) The plans and specifications for any facilities to be
constructed or acquired by the district must be approved by the
Public Service Board. The Public Service Board may not
unreasonably withhold or delay the approval.
(c) The Public Service Board is entitled to inspect or act as
the construction manager for district facilities to ensure that
the facilities meet the applicable standards of the Public
Service Board. The district shall pay the Public Service Board a
reasonable fee for those services consistent with fees charged
for similar services the Public Service Board provides on similar
utility construction contracts.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.