CHAPTER 8261. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 112

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 8261. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY

DISTRICT NO. 112

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8261.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means

the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 112.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 8261.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a municipal

utility district created under and essential to accomplish the

purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 8261.003. 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, notwithstanding the limitation on

authorization based on acreage under Section 54.801 of that code;

and

(2) Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas Constitution.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8261.051. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) The district may construct,

acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or

paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, inside the

district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction

standards and regulatory ordinances of each municipality or

county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 8261.052. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR

RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all applicable

requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the

governing body of a municipality that consents to the creation of

the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8261.101. 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 8261.151.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS

Sec. 8261.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as

provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to finance the

construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under

Section 8261.051.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations to

finance projects authorized by Section 8261.051 unless the

issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the

district voters, or a two-thirds majority of voters in a defined

area that will benefit from 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 section.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance

projects authorized by Section 8261.051 may not exceed one-fourth

of the assessed value of the real property in the district or the

defined area, if applicable.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1140, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.