CHAPTER 8176. FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 182
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8176. FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
DISTRICT NO. 182
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8176.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means
the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8176.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a municipal
utility district in Fort Bend County created under and essential
to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8176.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as otherwise
provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the
district:
(1) Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, including Subchapter J,
Chapter 54, Water Code; and
(2) Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER B. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8176.051. 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 in whose jurisdiction the district is located
consents by ordinance or resolution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8176.052. 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 Fulshear, including an ordinance or resolution adopted
before September 1, 2007, that consents to the creation of the
district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8176.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. The
district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on
bonds issued under Section 8176.151.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS
Sec. 8176.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. (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 8176.051.
(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations
secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance
projects authorized by Section 8176.051 unless the issuance is
approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters in the
district or of the defined areas to be benefited by the project
as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, voting at an
election called for that purpose. The simple majority vote
approval required by Section 54.808(a), Water Code, does not
apply to an election under this subsection.
(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance
projects authorized by Section 8176.051 may not exceed one-fourth
of the assessed value of the real property in the district or the
defined area, as applicable.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
517, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.