CHAPTER 8195. KAUFMAN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8195. KAUFMAN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8195.001. DEFINITION. "District" means Kaufman County
Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8195.051. 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8195.052. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) To the extent authorized by
Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, 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 any municipality in whose extraterritorial
jurisdiction the district is located.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8195.053. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR
RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable
requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the
governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation
of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8195.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose a
tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under
Section 8195.151.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS
Sec. 8195.151. 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
Sections 8195.051 and 8195.052.
(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations
secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxes to finance projects
authorized by Section 8195.052 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 8195.052 may not exceed one-fourth
of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
545, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.