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.