CHAPTER 8201. SUNFIELD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8201. SUNFIELD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8201.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means
the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Sec. 8201.002. ELECTION DATE. Section 41.001(a), Election Code,
does not apply to an election:
(1) to confirm the district's creation;
(2) to elect initial directors; or
(3) to approve a maintenance tax, a bond, or a contract.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8201.051. 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 or outside 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.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Sec. 8201.052. CONVEYANCE OF ROAD TO MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY. On
completion of a road or road facility authorized by this section,
the district, with the consent of a municipality or county, may
convey the road or road facility to the municipality or county if
the conveyance is free of all indebtedness of the district. If
the municipality or county becomes the owner of a road or road
facility, the municipality or county is responsible for all
future maintenance and upkeep and the district has no further
responsibility for the road or road facility or its maintenance
or upkeep, unless otherwise agreed to by the district and the
municipality or county.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Sec. 8201.053. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ROAD PROJECT. (a) The
district may:
(1) reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a
road or road facility that is dedicated or otherwise transferred
to public use; or
(2) purchase a road or road facility constructed by a private
person.
(b) The amount paid for the reimbursement or for the purchase of
a road or road facility under Subsection (a) may:
(1) include all construction costs, including engineering,
legal, financing, and other expenses incident to the
construction; or
(2) be at a price not to exceed the replacement cost of the road
or road facility as determined by the board.
(c) The reimbursement or purchase of a road or road facility may
be paid for with proceeds from the sale of the district's bonds
or from any other money available to the district.
(d) The district may enter into an agreement to use the proceeds
of a subsequent bond sale to reimburse a private person under
this section. The agreement may provide the terms under which
the road or road facility is to be dedicated or transferred for
the benefit of the public.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8201.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. The
district may impose an ad valorem tax to pay the principal of or
interest on bonds issued under Section 8201.151.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS
Sec. 8201.151. 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, and to
finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects
under Section 8201.051.
(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations to
finance projects authorized by Section 8201.051 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 8201.051 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.
957, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.