CHAPTER 8192. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 233 OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8192. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 233
OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8192.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means
the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 233 of Harris
County, Texas.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8192.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
conservation and reclamation district in Harris 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. 8192.003. 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
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. 8192.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 704,
Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, 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 bonds for a purpose for which
the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest
on the bonds;
(3) the district's right to impose a tax; 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. 8192.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board of
directors is composed of five elected directors.
(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three
directors elected at each election.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
Sec. 8192.052. BOARD VACANCY.If at any time there are fewer than
three qualified directors for any reason, on petition of a
landowner in the district, the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality shall appoint the necessary number of directors to fill
all vacancies on the board.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8192.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district
has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by
general law applicable to a municipal utility district, 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. 8192.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR
RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable
requirements of a Houston City Council ordinance or resolution
that consented to the creation of the district or the inclusion
of land in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
920, Sec. 1.10, eff. April 1, 2009.