CHAPTER 8198. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 402
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8198. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 402
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8198.001. DEFINITION. "District" means Harris County
Municipal Utility District No. 402.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8198.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a municipal
utility district in Harris County created under and essential to
accomplish the purposes of Section 52(b)(3), Article III, or
Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8198.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as otherwise
provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, apply
to the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8198.051. 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 regulations
of:
(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or
extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located; and
(2) each county in which the district is located.
(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each
municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 8198.052. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS.
The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any
resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality, that
consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of
land in the district.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8198.101. 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 8198.151.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS
Sec. 8198.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
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 8198.051.
(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations
secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance
projects authorized by Section 8198.051 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 8198.051 may not exceed one-fourth
of the assessed value of the real property in the district or the
defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
469, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.