Texas House Bill HB1615 Introduced / Bill

                    89R12540 JG-D
 By: Leach H.B. No. 1615




 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws
 concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a
 conforming amendment.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 ARTICLE 1. NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION OF LOCAL LAWS
 SECTION 1.01.  NAVIGATION DISTRICT. Subtitle A, Title 5,
 Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapter 5008
 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 5008. WILLACY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 5008.0101.  DEFINITIONS
 Sec. 5008.0102.  FINDINGS OF PURPOSE
 SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
 Sec. 5008.0201.  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TERM
 Sec. 5008.0202.  ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS
 Sec. 5008.0203.  PRESIDING OFFICER
 Sec. 5008.0204.  GENERAL MANAGER OR PORT DIRECTOR
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 5008.0301.  AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND LEASE LAND;
 EMINENT DOMAIN
 Sec. 5008.0302.  AUTHORITY TO SELL LAND
 Sec. 5008.0303.  AUTHORITY TO LEASE OR GRANT EASEMENTS
 FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES
 Sec. 5008.0304.  CONVEYANCE AND ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
 PROPERTY
 Sec. 5008.0305.  ENTRY ON PROPERTY
 Sec. 5008.0306.  POWERS REGARDING PUBLIC AIRPORTS
 Sec. 5008.0307.  LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 5008.0401.  AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND
 OPERATIONS
 SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS
 Sec. 5008.0501.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
 Sec. 5008.0502.  NOTICE OF ELECTION
 Sec. 5008.0503.  FORM OF BONDS
 Sec. 5008.0504.  TAXES FOR BONDS
 CHAPTER 5008. WILLACY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 5008.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Board" means the district's board of navigation
 and canal commissioners.
 (2)  "Commissioner" means a board member.
 (3)  "District" means the Willacy County Navigation
 District. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 1A.)
 Sec. 5008.0102.  FINDINGS OF PURPOSE. The creation of the
 district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59,
 Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404,
 Sec. 8 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
 Sec. 5008.0201.  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TERM. (a) The
 board consists of five elected commissioners.
 (b)  Commissioners serve staggered four-year terms.  (Acts
 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Secs. 1B(c) (part), (d).)
 Sec. 5008.0202.  ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) The
 district is divided into four numbered single-member districts for
 electing commissioners.
 (b)  The board may revise the single-member districts as
 necessary or appropriate.
 (c)  One commissioner is elected from each single-member
 district, and one commissioner is elected from the district at
 large.
 (d)  The board shall hold an election on the uniform election
 date in November of each even-numbered year to elect the
 appropriate number of commissioners. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch.
 404, Secs. 1B(a), (b), (c) (part), 1C.)
 Sec. 5008.0203.  PRESIDING OFFICER. The commissioner
 elected from the district at large serves as the board's presiding
 officer. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 1B(e).)
 Sec. 5008.0204.  GENERAL MANAGER OR PORT DIRECTOR. (a) The
 board may:
 (1)  employ a general manager or port director; and
 (2)  give the manager or director full administrative
 authority to manage and operate the district's affairs, subject
 only to the board's supervision.
 (b)  The board shall set the term of office and compensation
 of the general manager or port director. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch.
 404, Sec. 6.)
 SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 5008.0301.  AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND LEASE LAND;
 EMINENT DOMAIN. (a)  The district may own land adjacent or
 accessible to the navigable water in the district, whether acquired
 by gift, purchase, or exercise of the power of eminent domain.
 (b)  The district may:
 (1)  lease all or any part of land the district owns for
 any term the board considers prudent or advisable to:
 (A)  an individual;
 (B)  a corporation; or
 (C)  a government or governmental agency,
 including this state or the United States; and
 (2)  charge a reasonable toll, fee, rent, or other
 charge for the lease.
 (c)  This section does not prevent the district from granting
 a revocable license or permit for the use of a limited portion of a
 waterfront facility or land the district owns for a purpose
 consistent with the development of the district's property.
 (d)  The district's authority under this section to exercise
 the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the
 district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with
 Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31,
 2012. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 1 (part); Acts 55th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 1 (part); New.)
 Sec. 5008.0302.  AUTHORITY TO SELL LAND. The district may
 sell any part of land the district owns to any government or
 governmental agency, including this state or the United States, for
 any amount of money the board considers prudent and advisable if the
 board considers the sale necessary and advisable for the proper
 development of the port. (Acts 55th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141, Sec. 2.)
 Sec. 5008.0303.  AUTHORITY TO LEASE OR GRANT EASEMENTS FOR
 CERTAIN PURPOSES. The district may, for causeway, road, or public
 utility purposes, lease, or grant an easement over or along, any
 real property the district owns or holds in fee simple or by patent,
 easement, or otherwise to:
 (1)  an individual;
 (2)  a corporation; or
 (3)  a government or governmental entity, including
 this state or the United States. (Acts 55th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141,
 Sec. 1a.)
 Sec. 5008.0304.  CONVEYANCE AND ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
 PROPERTY. (a) This section applies only to property, including
 land or an interest in land, that:
 (1)  the district owns;
 (2)  the United States desires to enable a United
 States department or establishment to carry out the provisions of
 an act of Congress in aid of navigation, flood control, or
 improvement of water courses in aid of navigation; and
 (3)  may be necessary for the construction, operation,
 and maintenance of works required for a purpose described by
 Subdivision (2).
 (b)  The district may:
 (1)  on the request of the United States, convey title
 or an easement to property, including land or an interest in land,
 to the United States with or without monetary consideration; and
 (2)  acquire land or a right-of-way necessary to carry
 out the provisions or meet the conditions of an act of Congress
 described by Subsection (a). (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Sec.
 2.)
 Sec. 5008.0305.  ENTRY ON PROPERTY. District commissioners,
 engineers, and employees may enter any land in the district to
 attend to any district business, including to examine the land and
 to make plans, surveys, maps, and profiles for improvements
 contemplated by the district.  (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Sec.
 3.)
 Sec. 5008.0306.  POWERS REGARDING PUBLIC AIRPORTS. (a) The
 district, in carrying out the district's powers and functions under
 the constitution and statutes of this state, may:
 (1)  plan, acquire, own, control, protect, develop,
 maintain, and operate, or arrange by lease or contract for the
 operation of, a public airport; and
 (2)  exercise for a purpose described by Subdivision
 (1) any powers granted to the district for other port purposes.
 (b)  The district may:
 (1)  enter into grant agreements with the United States
 to obtain federal grant-in-aid money for public airport purposes;
 and
 (2)  accept, receive, disburse, and spend the money for
 the purposes, and in accordance with the time and conditions,
 provided by the applicable grant agreements. (Acts 56th Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 392, Secs. 1, 2.)
 Sec. 5008.0307.  LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES. The
 board may:
 (1)  employ and set the compensation of security
 personnel to protect the district's property; or
 (2)  pay all or a part of the compensation of a deputy
 sheriff of Willacy County or a deputy constable of any precinct in
 which the district owns navigation facilities for special services
 provided to the district in policing the district's property and
 enforcing state laws in the district's territory. (Acts 53rd Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 7.)
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 5008.0401.  AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND
 OPERATIONS. (a) The board may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate
 not to exceed 20 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in
 the district for the maintenance and operation of the district and
 the district's properties.
 (b)  The tax at its authorized rate must be imposed in the
 manner prescribed for bond taxes under Subchapter E, subject to the
 limit prescribed by Subsection (a). (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404,
 Sec. 5 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS
 Sec. 5008.0501.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
 subchapter applies only to bonds payable from both ad valorem taxes
 and district revenue. (New.)
 Sec. 5008.0502.  NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) Instead of any
 other notice required by law, notice of an election to issue bonds
 must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a
 newspaper of general circulation in the district and must state:
 (1)  the date of the election;
 (2)  the place at which the election will be held; and
 (3)  the proposition to be voted on at the election.
 (b)  The first publication under Subsection (a) must be at
 least 14 days before the date of the election. (Acts 53rd Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 4 (part).)
 Sec. 5008.0503.  FORM OF BONDS. Bonds authorized at an
 election must be:
 (1)  issued by board order; and
 (2)  signed by the board's presiding officer and
 secretary. (Acts 53rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 4 (part).)
 Sec. 5008.0504.  TAXES FOR BONDS. (a) If bonds are issued,
 the board shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in
 the district in each year during which the bonds are outstanding and
 unpaid.
 (b)  The board shall impose the tax at the rate necessary to
 generate an amount of revenue which, together with the net revenue
 in the interest and sinking fund for the bonds at that time, is
 sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds that
 will be due during the next fiscal year.
 (c)  The board shall certify to the Willacy County tax
 assessor-collector the rate of the tax imposed for the bonds.
 (d)  The Willacy County tax assessor-collector shall:
 (1)  collect the bond taxes in the same manner provided
 by law for the collection of other district taxes; and
 (2)  remit all taxes collected to:
 (A)  the county treasurer of Willacy County; or
 (B)  the district's account. (Acts 53rd Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 404, Sec. 4 (part).)
 SECTION 1.02.  RIVER AUTHORITIES. Subtitle G, Title 6,
 Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapters
 8512 and 8515 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 8512. GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0101.  DEFINITIONS
 Sec. 8512.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY
 Sec. 8512.0103.  REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER SUNSET ACT
 Sec. 8512.0104.  TERRITORY
 Sec. 8512.0105.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0201.  NATURE OF BOARD
 Sec. 8512.0202.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD
 Sec. 8512.0203.  TERMS
 Sec. 8512.0204.  REMOVAL
 Sec. 8512.0205.  VACANCY
 Sec. 8512.0206.  VOTING REQUIREMENT
 Sec. 8512.0207.  OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES
 Sec. 8512.0208.  SURETY BONDS
 Sec. 8512.0209.  AUTHORITY'S DOMICILE AND OFFICE
 Sec. 8512.0210.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
 Sec. 8512.0211.  SEPARATION OF POLICYMAKING AND
 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
 Sec. 8512.0212.  COMPLAINTS
 Sec. 8512.0213.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
 PROCEDURES
 Sec. 8512.0214.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY
 Sec. 8512.0215.  SEAL
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 8512.0301.  GENERAL POWERS
 Sec. 8512.0302.  POWERS RELATED TO WATER OF RIVERS AND
 STREAMS
 Sec. 8512.0303.  POWERS RELATED TO GROUNDWATER
 Sec. 8512.0304.  ACQUISITION OF WATER, WATER SUPPLY
 FACILITIES, AND CONSERVATION STORAGE
 CAPACITY
 Sec. 8512.0305.  USE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF WATER
 OUTSIDE AUTHORITY
 Sec. 8512.0306.  DEVELOPMENT, GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION,
 AND SALE OF WATER POWER AND ELECTRIC
 ENERGY
 Sec. 8512.0307.  PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR
 PROPERTY
 Sec. 8512.0308.  FORESTATION AND REFORESTATION;
 PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION AND
 FLOODS
 Sec. 8512.0309.  DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIGATION AND RELATED
 FACILITIES
 Sec. 8512.0310.  DEVELOPMENT OF RECLAMATION AND
 DRAINAGE OF CERTAIN LAND AND RELATED
 FACILITIES
 Sec. 8512.0311.  WASTE MANAGEMENT
 Sec. 8512.0312.  CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
 RECREATION
 Sec. 8512.0313.  ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF PROPERTY
 Sec. 8512.0314.  EMINENT DOMAIN
 Sec. 8512.0315.  SALE, LEASE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF
 PROPERTY
 Sec. 8512.0316.  OVERFLOW OR INUNDATION OF PUBLIC
 PROPERTY; RELOCATION OF FACILITIES
 Sec. 8512.0317.  CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND
 OPERATION OF FACILITIES
 Sec. 8512.0318.  GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS
 Sec. 8512.0319.  JOINT PROJECTS RELATED TO PROPERTY
 Sec. 8512.0320.  STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL
 Sec. 8512.0321.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO
 CONTRACTS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
 Sec. 8512.0322.  PUBLIC USE OF AUTHORITY'S SURPLUS LAND
 Sec. 8512.0323.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON WATER RIGHTS AND
 GROUNDWATER REGULATION
 Sec. 8512.0324.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STATUTES
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0401.  DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY
 Sec. 8512.0402.  ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER
 RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION
 Sec. 8512.0403.  FILING OF AUDIT REPORT
 Sec. 8512.0404.  ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN
 Sec. 8512.0405.  RATES AND OTHER CHARGES
 Sec. 8512.0406.  USE OF EXCESS REVENUE
 Sec. 8512.0407.  PAYMENTS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR USE OR
 SALE OF PROPERTY
 Sec. 8512.0408.  TAX, ASSESSMENT, OR PLEDGE OF CREDIT
 OF STATE NOT AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER
 SUBCHAPTER E. BORROWED MONEY AND GRANTS
 Sec. 8512.0501.  LOANS AND GRANTS
 Sec. 8512.0502.  STATE PLEDGE REGARDING RIGHTS AND
 REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS
 Sec. 8512.0503.  OBLIGATION PAYABLE FROM REVENUE
 Sec. 8512.0504.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS
 Sec. 8512.0505.  TERMS OF ISSUANCE
 Sec. 8512.0506.  DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS
 Sec. 8512.0507.  RESOLUTION PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0508.  DEFAULT PROCEDURES
 Sec. 8512.0509.  INTERIM BONDS
 Sec. 8512.0510.  TEMPORARY BONDS
 Sec. 8512.0511.  REFUNDING BONDS
 Sec. 8512.0512.  POWER OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BONDS
 ISSUED BY AUTHORITY
 Sec. 8512.0513.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
 CHAPTER 8512. GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Authority" means the Guadalupe-Blanco River
 Authority.
 (2)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.
 (3)  "Bond" means a bond or note.
 (4)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality.
 (5)  "Director" means a board member.  (Acts 43rd Leg.,
 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Secs. 1 (part), 4(a) (part), 11 (part); New.)
 Sec. 8512.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY. (a) The
 authority is a conservation and reclamation district.
 (b)  The authority's creation is essential to the
 accomplishment of the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
 Constitution.  (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 1 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0103.  REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER SUNSET ACT. A review
 of the authority under Section 325.025, Government Code, shall be
 conducted as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be
 abolished September 1, 2031, and every 12th year after that year.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 1A(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0104.  TERRITORY. (a) The authority is composed
 of the territory described by Subsection (b) as that territory may
 have been modified under:
 (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
 (2)  other law.
 (b)  The authority's territory consists of that part of this
 state included in Caldwell, Calhoun, Comal, DeWitt, Guadalupe,
 Gonzales, Hays, Kendall, Refugio, and Victoria Counties. (Acts 43rd
 Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 1 (part); New.)
 Sec. 8512.0105.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This
 chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the chapter's
 purposes. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 18.)
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0201.  NATURE OF BOARD. The board is a state board
 of a state agency as contemplated by Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas
 Constitution. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 4(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0202.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD. (a) The board
 consists of nine directors appointed by the governor with the
 advice and consent of the senate from a list of nominations provided
 to the governor by the commission.
 (b)  Each director must:
 (1)  be a freehold property tax payer of this state; and
 (2)  reside in one of the counties included in the
 authority.
 (c)  Only one director may be appointed from any county.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 4(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0203.  TERMS. Directors serve staggered six-year
 terms, with three directors' terms expiring February 1 of each
 odd-numbered year. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 4(a)
 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0204.  REMOVAL. The governor may remove a
 director for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in
 office, after:
 (1)  at least 10 days' written notice of the charge
 against the director; and
 (2)  an opportunity for the director to be heard in
 person or by counsel at a public hearing. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 4(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0205.  VACANCY. The governor shall fill a vacancy
 on the board for the unexpired term. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 4(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0206.  VOTING REQUIREMENT. (a) Except as provided
 by this chapter or the bylaws, the board may take action by the
 affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a
 meeting.
 (b)  The following are valid only if authorized or ratified
 by the affirmative vote of at least five directors:
 (1)  a contract that involves an amount greater than
 $100,000 or has a duration of more than one year;
 (2)  a bond or other evidence of indebtedness; or
 (3)  an amendment of the bylaws. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 4(b) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0207.  OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The
 governor shall designate a director as the board's presiding
 officer, who serves at the will of the governor.
 (b)  The board shall select a secretary, a general manager,
 and a treasurer.
 (c)  The secretary shall keep accurate and complete records
 of all board proceedings.
 (d)  Until the board selects a secretary, or if the secretary
 is absent or unable to act, the board shall select a secretary pro
 tem.
 (e)  The general manager is the authority's chief executive
 officer.
 (f)  The secretary, secretary pro tem, general manager, and
 treasurer have the powers and duties, hold office for the term, and
 are subject to removal in the manner provided by the bylaws.
 (g)  The board shall set the compensation of the secretary,
 secretary pro tem, general manager, and treasurer.
 (h)  The board may appoint other officers, agents, and
 employees, set their compensation and term of office, prescribe
 their duties and the method by which they may be removed, and
 delegate to them any of the board's powers and duties as the board
 considers proper. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Secs. 2(u),
 5.)
 Sec. 8512.0208.  SURETY BONDS. (a) The general manager, the
 treasurer, and any other authority officer, agent, or employee who
 is charged with the collection, custody, or payment of authority
 money shall give bond conditioned on:
 (1)  the faithful performance of the person's duties;
 and
 (2)  an accounting for all authority money and property
 coming into the person's possession.
 (b)  The bond must be in a form and amount and with a surety
 company approved by the board that is authorized to do business in
 this state.
 (c)  The authority shall pay the premium on the bond and
 charge the premium as an operating expense. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 6 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0209.  AUTHORITY'S DOMICILE AND OFFICE. (a) The
 authority's domicile is in the city of New Braunfels, Comal County.
 (b)  The authority shall maintain an office in the city of
 New Braunfels, Comal County.
 (c)  The general manager is in charge of the authority's
 office. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 7 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0210.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) A person
 who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not
 vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a
 board meeting until the person completes a training program that
 complies with this section.
 (b)  The training program must provide the person with
 information regarding:
 (1)  the law governing the authority's operations;
 (2)  the authority's programs, functions, rules, and
 budget;
 (3)  the results of the authority's most recent formal
 audit;
 (4)  the requirements of:
 (A)  laws relating to open meetings, public
 information, administrative procedure, and the disclosure of
 conflicts of interest; and
 (B)  other laws applicable to members of a river
 authority's governing body in performing their duties; and
 (5)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the
 authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.
 (c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to
 reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the
 training program regardless of whether the attendance at the
 program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
 (d)  The general manager shall create a training manual that
 includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general
 manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to
 each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the general
 manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received
 and reviewed the training manual. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 4A.)
 Sec. 8512.0211.  SEPARATION OF POLICYMAKING AND MANAGEMENT
 FUNCTIONS. The board shall develop and implement policies that
 clearly separate the board's policymaking responsibilities and the
 general manager's and staff's management responsibilities. (Acts
 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5A.)
 Sec. 8512.0212.  COMPLAINTS. (a) The authority shall
 maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints
 filed with the authority.
 (b)  The authority shall maintain information about the
 parties to and subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the
 results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and the
 disposition of the complaint.
 (c)  The authority shall periodically notify the parties to
 the complaint of the complaint's status until final disposition.
 (d)  The authority shall make information available
 describing the authority's procedures for complaint investigation
 and resolution.  (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 25.)
 Sec. 8512.0213.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
 (a) The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of
 appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under
 Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of
 internal and external disputes under the authority's jurisdiction.
 (b)  The authority's procedures relating to alternative
 dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any
 model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative
 Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state
 agencies.
 (c)  The authority shall:
 (1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy
 adopted under Subsection (a);
 (2)  provide training as needed to implement the
 procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and
 (3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those
 procedures. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 23.)
 Sec. 8512.0214.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY. (a) The board shall
 develop and implement policies that provide the public with a
 reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on
 any issue under the authority's jurisdiction.
 (b)  At each regular board meeting, the board shall include
 public testimony as a meeting agenda item and allow members of the
 public to comment on other agenda items and other matters under the
 authority's jurisdiction. The board may not deliberate on or
 decide a matter not included in the meeting agenda, except that the
 board may discuss including the matter on the agenda for a
 subsequent meeting. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 24.)
 Sec. 8512.0215.  SEAL. The authority may adopt and use a
 corporate seal. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(r).)
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 8512.0301.  GENERAL POWERS. The authority has:
 (1)  the powers of government and the authority to
 exercise the rights, privileges, and functions specified by this
 chapter; and
 (2)  all powers, rights, privileges, and functions
 conferred by general law on any district, other than a groundwater
 conservation district, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
 Constitution, except as expressly limited by this chapter. (Acts
 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Secs. 1 (part), 2 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0302.  POWERS RELATED TO WATER OF RIVERS AND
 STREAMS. The authority may:
 (1)  control, store, and preserve, in or adjoining the
 authority's boundaries, the water of any rivers and streams,
 including the Guadalupe and Blanco Rivers and their tributaries,
 for all useful purposes; and
 (2)  use, distribute, and sell the water described by
 Subdivision (1), in the authority, for all useful purposes. (Acts
 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(a).)
 Sec. 8512.0303.  POWERS RELATED TO GROUNDWATER. The
 authority may:
 (1)  conserve, preserve, and develop groundwater in the
 authority, subject to any applicable regulation by this state or
 any political subdivision, for all useful purposes; and
 (2)  use, distribute, and sell groundwater, in the
 authority, for all useful purposes. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 2(b).)
 Sec. 8512.0304.  ACQUISITION OF WATER, WATER SUPPLY
 FACILITIES, AND CONSERVATION STORAGE CAPACITY. The authority may
 acquire water, water supply facilities, and conservation storage
 capacity inside or outside the authority from any person. (Acts
 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(c).)
 Sec. 8512.0305.  USE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF WATER
 OUTSIDE AUTHORITY. (a) The authority may use, distribute, and
 sell, outside the authority, any water the authority controls,
 stores, preserves, conserves, develops, or acquires if the board
 determines that adequate provision can be made to continue to serve
 the water requirements inside the authority.
 (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the authority may not
 enter into any agreement that contemplates or results in the
 removal from the watershed of the Guadalupe and Blanco Rivers and
 their tributaries of any surface water of the authority necessary
 to supply the reasonably foreseeable future water requirements for
 municipal uses inside the watershed during the next 50 years,
 except on a temporary, interim basis. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S.,
 Ch. 75, Sec. 2(d).)
 Sec. 8512.0306.  DEVELOPMENT, GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND
 SALE OF WATER POWER AND ELECTRIC ENERGY. The authority may:
 (1)  develop and generate water power and electric
 energy inside the authority; and
 (2)  distribute and sell water power and electric
 energy inside or outside the authority. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S.,
 Ch. 75, Sec. 2(e).)
 Sec. 8512.0307.  PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR
 PROPERTY. The authority may prevent or aid in the prevention of
 damage to persons or property from the water of the Guadalupe and
 Blanco Rivers and their tributaries. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 2(f).)
 Sec. 8512.0308.  FORESTATION AND REFORESTATION; PREVENTION
 OF SOIL EROSION AND FLOODS. In the watershed of the Guadalupe and
 Blanco Rivers and their tributaries, the authority may:
 (1)  forest, reforest, or aid in foresting or
 reforesting; and
 (2)  prevent or aid in the prevention of soil erosion
 and floods. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(g).)
 Sec. 8512.0309.  DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIGATION AND RELATED
 FACILITIES. The authority may develop the navigation of inland
 water in the authority and any facility in aid of that navigation.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(h).)
 Sec. 8512.0310.  DEVELOPMENT OF RECLAMATION AND DRAINAGE OF
 CERTAIN LAND AND RELATED FACILITIES. The authority may develop the
 reclamation and drainage of overflowed land and other land needing
 drainage, other than coastal wetlands or inland marshes, in the
 authority and any facility in aid of that reclamation and drainage.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(i).)
 Sec. 8512.0311.  WASTE MANAGEMENT. (a)  The authority may
 develop the collection, transportation, treatment, disposal, and
 handling of any waste, as that term is defined by general law, and
 any facility in aid of those activities.
 (b)  The authority may construct or acquire sanitary sewer
 facilities for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage in
 a municipality's boundaries only with the municipality's consent.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(j).)
 Sec. 8512.0312.  CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
 RECREATION. The authority may conserve and develop water and land
 for recreational purposes and any facility in aid of those
 purposes. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(k).)
 Sec. 8512.0313.  ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF PROPERTY. (a)
 The authority may acquire, maintain, use, and operate property of
 any kind or any property interest, inside or outside the authority,
 necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights,
 privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this
 chapter.
 (b)  The authority may acquire property or a property
 interest as provided by Subsection (a) by purchase, lease, gift, or
 any other manner, other than by the exercise of the power of eminent
 domain.  (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(l).)
 Sec. 8512.0314.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The authority may
 acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain property of
 any kind or a property interest inside or outside the authority that
 is necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights,
 privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this
 chapter.
 (b)  The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain
 in the manner provided by:
 (1)  Chapter 21, Property Code; or
 (2)  the statutes relating to the exercise of the power
 of eminent domain by districts organized under general law under
 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 (c)  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent
 domain to acquire property or a property interest that is:
 (1)  located outside the authority; and
 (2)  owned by a body politic.
 (d)  The authority's authority under this section to
 exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013,
 unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in
 accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later
 than December 31, 2012.  (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec.
 2(m); New.)
 Sec. 8512.0315.  SALE, LEASE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF
 PROPERTY. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the authority
 may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of property of any kind or any
 property interest:
 (1)  that is not necessary authority business; or
 (2)  the sale, lease, or disposition of which, in the
 board's judgment, is necessary or convenient to the exercise of the
 powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on the
 authority by this chapter or general law. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(n).)
 Sec. 8512.0316.  OVERFLOW OR INUNDATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY;
 RELOCATION OF FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "sole expense"
 means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting,
 or changing the grade of or altering the construction of a facility
 to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of the
 facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the
 old facility.
 (b)  The authority may overflow and inundate any public
 property and require the relocation of a road, pipeline,
 transmission line, railroad, cemetery, or highway in the manner and
 to the extent permitted to a district organized under general law
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 (c)  If in the exercise of the power of eminent domain or any
 other power the authority requires relocating, raising, lowering,
 rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of
 any railroad, transmission line, conduit, pole, property,
 facility, or pipeline, the action shall be the authority's sole
 expense. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(o).)
 Sec. 8512.0317.  CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION
 OF FACILITIES. The authority may construct, extend, improve,
 maintain, reconstruct, and use and operate facilities of any kind
 necessary or convenient to the exercise of the authority's powers,
 rights, privileges, and functions. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 2(p).)
 Sec. 8512.0318.  GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS. (a)  The
 authority may enter into a contract or execute an instrument
 necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights,
 privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this
 chapter or general law, including a contract with any person as the
 board considers necessary or proper for, or in connection with, any
 corporate purpose to provide for the construction, acquisition,
 ownership, financing, operation, maintenance, sale, leasing to or
 from, or other use or disposition of any facility authorized to be
 developed, preserved, conserved, acquired, or constructed under
 this chapter or general law.
 (b)  The power to enter into a contract regarding a facility
 under Subsection (a) includes the power to enter into a contract
 regarding:
 (1)  any improvements, structures, facilities,
 equipment, and other property of any kind in connection with the
 contract's subject;
 (2)  any land, leaseholds, and easements; and
 (3)  any interests in property described by this
 subsection.
 (c)  A contract entered into or instrument executed under
 this section may be for the term and contain the provisions the
 board determines to be in the authority's best interests. (Acts
 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 2(v).)
 Sec. 8512.0319.  JOINT PROJECTS RELATED TO PROPERTY. The
 authority may:
 (1)  authorize any person to participate with the
 authority in the joint construction, acquisition, ownership,
 financing, operation, and maintenance of improvements, structures,
 facilities, equipment, and any other property in connection with
 the subject of the authorization, and all land, leaseholds,
 easements, and interests in the property that the board determines
 to be necessary or proper for, or in connection with, any corporate
 purpose; and
 (2)  allow a joint participant to receive the portion
 of the revenue derived from the property that the board considers
 just, equitable, and proper. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75,
 Sec. 2(w).)
 Sec. 8512.0320.  STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL. The
 commission shall consider the adequacy of, and approve or refuse to
 approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:
 (1)  the authority devises to achieve a plan or purpose
 for which the authority was created; and
 (2)  contemplates an improvement that the commission
 would supervise under general law. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 3 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0321.  ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO CONTRACTS,
 RULES, AND REGULATIONS. The authority may enter into and carry out
 contracts or establish or comply with rules and regulations
 concerning labor and materials and other related matters in
 connection with any project the authority considers desirable or as
 requested by this state, the United States, or any corporation or
 agency created, designated, or established by this state or the
 United States, that may assist in financing the project. (Acts 43rd
 Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 13.)
 Sec. 8512.0322.  PUBLIC USE OF AUTHORITY'S SURPLUS LAND.
 The authority may not prevent free public use of the authority's
 surplus land for recreational purposes, hunting, or fishing except
 to the extent to which, in the board's opinion, the use would
 interfere with the proper conduct of the business. (Acts 43rd Leg.,
 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 15.)
 Sec. 8512.0323.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON WATER RIGHTS AND
 GROUNDWATER REGULATION. (a) This chapter does not confer any water
 rights on the authority or set any priority of rights. The
 authority must obtain its water rights by application to and permit
 from the commission as provided by general statute.
 (b)  This chapter does not authorize the authority to
 regulate the withdrawal of groundwater. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S.,
 Ch. 75, Sec. 2(y) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0324.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STATUTES. The
 rights, powers, privileges, and functions granted to the authority
 under this chapter, and the authority itself, are expressly subject
 to Chapters 5, 7, 11, 12, 17, 26, and 30, Water Code, and Chapter
 366, Health and Safety Code. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75,
 Sec. 2(y) (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8512.0401.  DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY. The authority may
 disburse the authority's money only by a check, draft, order, or
 other instrument signed by a person authorized to sign the
 instrument by the bylaws or a resolution in which at least five
 directors concur. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 6
 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0402.  ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER RECORDS;
 PUBLIC INSPECTION. (a) The authority shall keep complete and
 accurate accounts conforming to approved methods of bookkeeping.
 (b)  The accounts and all contracts, documents, and records
 of the authority shall be kept at an official authority office.
 (c)  The contracts shall be open to public inspection at all
 reasonable times. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 7
 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0403.  FILING OF AUDIT REPORT. Copies of the audit
 report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall
 be certified to by the accountant who performed the audit and filed:
 (1)  as required by Section 49.194, Water Code; and
 (2)  with the comptroller. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S.,
 Ch. 75, Sec. 7 (part); New.)
 Sec. 8512.0404.  ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN.  (a)  In this
 section, "system" means a system for the:
 (1)  provision of water to the public for human
 consumption; or
 (2)  collection and treatment of wastewater.
 (b)  The authority shall adopt an asset management plan by:
 (1)  preparing an asset inventory that identifies the
 assets of each system and the asset's condition;
 (2)  developing criteria to prioritize assets for
 repair or replacement, including:
 (A)  the date by which the asset will need to be
 repaired or replaced;
 (B)  the importance of the asset in providing safe
 drinking water and complying with regulatory standards;
 (C)  the importance of the asset to the effective
 operation of the system; and
 (D)  other criteria the authority determines;
 (3)  estimating asset repair and replacement costs;
 (4)  identifying and evaluating potential financing
 options; and
 (5)  prioritizing systems that are not in compliance
 with federal or state regulatory standards, including water quality
 standards.
 (c)  The authority shall review and revise the asset
 management plan annually to account for regulatory changes and
 other developments.
 (d)  The board shall approve the asset management plan
 annually as part of its budgeting process.
 (e)  The asset management plan's findings must be posted on
 the authority's publicly accessible Internet website. (Acts 43rd
 Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 26.)
 Sec. 8512.0405.  RATES AND OTHER CHARGES. (a)  The board
 shall impose rates and other charges for the sale or use of water,
 water connections, power, electric energy, or other services the
 authority sells, provides, or supplies.
 (b)  The rates and other charges must be reasonable,
 nondiscriminatory, and sufficient to provide revenue adequate to:
 (1)  pay all expenses necessary to the operation,
 maintenance, and replacement of and the making of additions to the
 authority's properties and facilities;
 (2)  pay the principal of, the interest on, and any
 premium on all bonds issued under this chapter when they become due
 and payable;
 (3)  pay all sinking fund or reserve fund payments
 agreed to be made with respect to any of those bonds and payable out
 of that revenue when and as they become due and payable;
 (4)  fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the
 holders of those bonds or with any person in their behalf; and
 (5)  discharge all other lawful obligations of the
 authority when they become due.
 (c)  The rates and other charges may not exceed the amount
 that may be necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the
 authority by this chapter. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Secs.
 9(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0406.  USE OF EXCESS REVENUE. If the authority
 receives revenue in excess of that required for the purposes
 specified by Sections 8512.0405(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5), the board
 may:
 (1)  use the excess revenue to:
 (A)  establish a reasonable depreciation and
 emergency fund; or
 (B)  retire bonds issued under this chapter by
 purchase and cancellation or redemption; or
 (2)  apply the excess revenue to any corporate purpose.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 9(f).)
 Sec. 8512.0407.  PAYMENTS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR USE OR SALE
 OF PROPERTY. (a)  If the authority enters into an agreement to
 lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any property or facilities to
 any person, the person is subject to the regulations and control of
 rates or other charges by this state as may be provided by agreement
 or general law.
 (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board shall set
 payments under a lease or other contract or agreement for the use or
 sale of any property so that the payments, together with any other
 pledged revenue, will be sufficient to:
 (1)  pay the principal of, the interest on, and any
 premium on all bonds to which the payments are pledged when they
 become due and payable;
 (2)  pay all sinking fund or reserve fund payments
 agreed to be made with respect to any bonds described by Subdivision
 (1), and payable out of those payments, when they become due and
 payable;
 (3)  fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the
 holders of bonds described by Subdivision (1) or any person in their
 behalf; and
 (4)  discharge all other obligations of the authority
 in connection with bonds described by Subdivision (1) when they
 become due. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 9(h).)
 Sec. 8512.0408.  TAX, ASSESSMENT, OR PLEDGE OF CREDIT OF
 STATE NOT AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER. This chapter does not authorize
 the authority to:
 (1)  impose a tax or assessment;
 (2)  create any debt payable out of taxes or
 assessments; or
 (3)  pledge this state's credit. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 1 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER E. BORROWED MONEY AND GRANTS
 Sec. 8512.0501.  LOANS AND GRANTS. The authority may:
 (1)  borrow money for the authority's corporate
 purposes;
 (2)  borrow money or accept a grant from any person,
 including this state, the United States, or a corporation or agency
 created or designated by this state or the United States;
 (3)  in connection with a loan or grant described by
 Subdivision (2), enter into any agreement this state, the United
 States, or the corporation or agency requires;
 (4)  make and issue the authority's bonds for money
 borrowed, in the manner and to the extent provided by this chapter;
 and
 (5)  refund or refinance any outstanding bonds and make
 and issue the authority's bonds for those purposes in the manner and
 to the extent provided by this chapter. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S.,
 Ch. 75, Sec. 2(x) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0502.  STATE PLEDGE REGARDING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
 OF BONDHOLDERS. This chapter does not deprive this state of its
 power to regulate and control rates or other charges to be imposed
 for the use of water, water connections, power, electric energy, or
 another service.  This state pledges to and agrees with the
 purchasers and successive holders of the bonds issued under this
 chapter that this state will not limit or alter the power this
 chapter gives the authority to impose rates and other charges that
 will produce revenue sufficient to pay the items specified by
 Section 8512.0405(b) or in any way impair the rights or remedies of
 the bondholders, or of any person in their behalf, until the
 following are fully discharged:
 (1)  the bonds;
 (2)  the interest on the bonds;
 (3)  any premium;
 (4)  interest on unpaid installments of interest;
 (5)  all costs and expenses in connection with any
 action or proceeding by or on behalf of the bondholders; and
 (6)  all other authority obligations in connection with
 the bonds. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 9(g) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0503.  OBLIGATION PAYABLE FROM REVENUE. An
 authority debt, liability, or obligation for the payment of money,
 however entered into or incurred and whether arising from an
 express or implied contract or otherwise, is payable:
 (1)  out of the revenue the authority receives with
 respect to the authority's properties, subject to any prior lien on
 the revenue conferred by any resolution previously adopted as
 provided by this chapter authorizing the issuance of bonds; or
 (2)  if the board so determines, out of the proceeds of
 sale by the authority of bonds payable solely from revenue
 described by Subdivision (1). (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75,
 Sec. 10.)
 Sec. 8512.0504.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS. (a)  The authority
 may issue bonds for any corporate purpose.
 (b)  The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0505.  TERMS OF ISSUANCE. Authority bonds may be:
 (1)  sold for cash;
 (2)  issued on terms the board determines in exchange
 for property of any kind, or any property interest, that the board
 considers necessary or convenient for the corporate purpose for
 which the bonds are issued; or
 (3)  issued in exchange for like principal amounts of
 other matured or unmatured authority obligations. (Acts 43rd Leg.,
 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0506.  DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of sale
 of authority bonds shall be deposited in one or more banks or trust
 companies, and shall be paid out according to the terms, on which
 the authority and the purchasers of the bonds agree. (Acts 43rd
 Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0507.  RESOLUTION PROVISIONS. (a) A resolution
 authorizing bonds may contain provisions:
 (1)  reserving the right to redeem the bonds or
 requiring the redemption of the bonds, at the time, in the amount,
 and at the price, not exceeding 105 percent of the principal amount
 of the bonds, plus accrued interest, as may be provided;
 (2)  providing for the setting aside of sinking funds
 or reserve funds and the regulation and disposition of those funds;
 (3)  pledging, to secure the payment of the principal
 of and interest on the bonds and of the sinking fund or reserve fund
 payments agreed to be made with respect to the bonds:
 (A)  all or any part of the gross or net revenue
 subsequently received by the authority with respect to the property
 to be acquired or constructed with the bonds or the proceeds of the
 bonds; or
 (B)  all or any part of the gross or net revenue
 subsequently received by the authority from any source;
 (4)  prescribing the purposes to which the bonds or any
 bonds subsequently to be issued, or the proceeds of the bonds, may
 be applied;
 (5)  agreeing to impose rates and other charges
 sufficient to produce revenue adequate to pay the items specified
 by Section 8512.0405(b) and prescribing the use and disposition of
 all revenue;
 (6)  prescribing limitations on the issuance of
 additional bonds and subordinate lien bonds and on the agreements
 that may be made with the purchasers and successive holders of those
 bonds;
 (7)  with regard to the construction, extension,
 improvement, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, and repair of
 the authority's properties and the carrying of insurance on all or
 any part of those properties covering loss or damage or loss of use
 and occupancy resulting from specified risks;
 (8)  setting the procedure, if any, by which the
 authority may change the terms of a contract with the bondholders,
 the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent to that
 change, and the manner in which the consent may be given;
 (9)  providing for the execution and delivery by the
 authority to a bank or trust company authorized by law to accept
 trusts, or to the United States or any officer of the United States,
 of indentures and agreements for the benefit of the bondholders
 setting forth any or all of the agreements authorized by this
 chapter to be made with or for the benefit of the bondholders and
 any other provisions that are customary in such indentures or
 agreements; and
 (10)  approved by the board that are not inconsistent
 with this chapter.
 (b)  A provision authorized by this section that is contained
 in a bond resolution is part of the contract between the authority
 and the bondholders. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11
 (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0508.  DEFAULT PROCEDURES. (a)  This section
 applies only to a default in:
 (1)  the payment of the principal of bonds as they
 become due and payable, whether at maturity, by call for
 redemption, or otherwise;
 (2)  the payment of the interest on bonds as the
 interest becomes due and payable; or
 (3)  the performance of an agreement made with the
 purchasers or successive holders of bonds.
 (b)  A resolution authorizing bonds and any indenture or
 agreement entered into under the resolution may provide that in the
 event of a default described by Subsection (a) that continues for a
 period, if any, prescribed by the resolution, the trustee under the
 indenture entered into with respect to the bonds authorized by the
 resolution, or, if there is no indenture, a trustee appointed in the
 manner provided by the resolution by the holders of 25 percent in
 aggregate principal amount of the bonds authorized by the
 resolution and then outstanding, and on the written request of the
 holders of 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the bonds
 authorized by the resolution then outstanding, shall, in the
 trustee's own name, but for the equal and proportionate benefit of
 the holders of all of the bonds, and with or without having
 possession of the bonds:
 (1)  enforce by mandamus or other action or proceeding
 at law or in equity all rights of the bondholders;
 (2)  bring an action on the bonds or the related
 coupons;
 (3)  require by action in equity the authority to
 account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the
 bondholders;
 (4)  enjoin by action in equity any acts or things that
 may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders; or
 (5)  after such notice to the authority as the
 resolution may provide, declare the principal of all of the bonds
 due and payable, and if all defaults have been satisfied, then with
 the written consent of the holders of 25 percent in aggregate
 principal amount of the bonds then outstanding, annul the
 declaration and its consequences.
 (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the holders of more
 than a majority in principal amount of the bonds authorized by the
 resolution and then outstanding, by written instrument delivered to
 the trustee, are entitled to direct and control any and all action
 taken or to be taken by the trustee under this section.
 (d)  A resolution, indenture, or agreement relating to bonds
 may provide that in an action or proceeding under this section, the
 trustee, whether or not all of the bonds have been declared due and
 payable and with or without possession of any of the bonds, is
 entitled to the appointment of a receiver who may:
 (1)  enter and take possession of all or any part of the
 properties of the authority;
 (2)  operate and maintain the properties;
 (3)  impose rates and other charges sufficient to
 provide revenue adequate to pay the items specified by Section
 8512.0405(b) and the costs and disbursements of the action or
 proceeding; and
 (4)  apply the revenue in accordance with this chapter
 and the resolution authorizing the bonds.
 (e)  In an action or proceeding by a trustee under this
 section, the reasonable fees, attorney's fees, and expenses of the
 trustee and of the receiver, if any, constitute taxable
 disbursements, and all costs and disbursements allowed by the court
 are a first charge on any revenue pledged to secure the payment of
 the bonds.
 (f)  The courts of Comal County have jurisdiction of an
 action or proceeding by a trustee on behalf of the bondholders and
 of all property involved in the action or proceeding.
 (g)  In addition to the powers specifically provided by this
 section, a trustee has all powers necessary or appropriate for the
 exercise of the powers specifically provided or incident to the
 general representation of the bondholders in the enforcement of
 their rights. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Secs. 11(j)(1),
 (2).)
 Sec. 8512.0509.  INTERIM BONDS. (a)  Before issuing
 definitive bonds, the authority may make and issue interim bonds.
 (b)  The interim bonds issued shall be taken up with the
 proceeds of the definitive bonds, or the definitive bonds may be
 issued and delivered in exchange for the interim bonds.
 (c)  After an exchange of definitive bonds for interim bonds,
 the authority shall file certificates with the comptroller as to
 the exchange and cancellation, and the comptroller shall register
 the certificates in the same manner as the proceedings authorizing
 the issuance of the bonds are registered. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11(j)(3) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0510.  TEMPORARY BONDS. The authority may make
 and issue temporary bonds for the purpose of interim financing and
 make agreements or other provision to refinance the temporary bonds
 with bonds to provide permanent financing at the time, in the
 manner, and on the conditions the board determines. (Acts 43rd
 Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11(j)(3) (part).)
 Sec. 8512.0511.  REFUNDING BONDS. (a)  The authority may
 make and issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding or
 refinancing outstanding bonds authorized and issued by the
 authority under this chapter or other law and the interest and
 premium, if any, on the bonds to maturity or on any earlier
 redemption date specified in the resolution authorizing the
 issuance of the refunding bonds.
 (b)  Refunding bonds may:
 (1)  be issued to refund more than one series of
 outstanding bonds;
 (2)  combine the pledges of the outstanding bonds for
 the security of the refunding bonds; or
 (3)  be secured by other or additional revenue.
 (c)  The provisions of this chapter regarding the issuance of
 bonds, the terms and provisions of bonds, and the remedies of the
 bondholders apply to refunding bonds.
 (d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on
 the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
 (e)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the
 surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the
 authority, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding
 bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the
 deposit of the proceeds at the places at which the bonds to be
 refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be
 issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest and premium, if
 any, on the bonds to be refunded to their maturity date or specified
 earlier redemption date, and the comptroller shall register the
 refunding bonds without the concurrent surrender and cancellation
 of the bonds to be refunded.
 (f)  The authority may also refund outstanding bonds in the
 manner provided by any applicable general law. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st
 C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 11(j)(7).)
 Sec. 8512.0512.  POWER OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BONDS ISSUED
 BY AUTHORITY. (a)  Using any money available for the purpose, the
 authority may purchase bonds issued by the authority at a price not
 exceeding the redemption price applicable at the time of the
 purchase, or, if the bonds are not redeemable, at a price not
 exceeding the principal amount of the bonds plus accrued interest.
 (b)  All bonds purchased under this section shall be
 cancelled, and bonds may not be issued in lieu of those bonds.
 (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 14.)
 Sec. 8512.0513.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. A bond issued
 under this chapter and the interest on the bond are exempt from
 taxation, except inheritance taxes, by this state or by any
 political subdivision of this state. (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch.
 75, Sec. 16 (part).)
 CHAPTER 8515. UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8515.0101.  DEFINITIONS
 Sec. 8515.0102.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY
 Sec. 8515.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE
 Sec. 8515.0104.  REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER SUNSET ACT
 Sec. 8515.0105.  TERRITORY
 Sec. 8515.0106.  CERTAIN STATUTES NOT APPLICABLE TO
 AUTHORITY
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8515.0201.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD
 Sec. 8515.0202.  TERMS
 Sec. 8515.0203.  REMOVAL
 Sec. 8515.0204.  VACANCY
 Sec. 8515.0205.  OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR
 DIRECTORS
 Sec. 8515.0206.  OFFICERS
 Sec. 8515.0207.  VOTE BY PRESIDENT
 Sec. 8515.0208.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF PRESIDENT
 Sec. 8515.0209.  DUTY OF SECRETARY; ABSENCE OF
 SECRETARY FROM BOARD MEETING
 Sec. 8515.0210.  SEPARATION OF POLICY-MAKING AND
 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
 Sec. 8515.0211.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
 Sec. 8515.0212.  GENERAL MANAGER
 Sec. 8515.0213.  COMPLAINTS
 Sec. 8515.0214.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 8515.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 8515.0302.  ADDITIONAL POWERS
 Sec. 8515.0303.  CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
 Sec. 8515.0304.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING
 PROPERTY
 Sec. 8515.0305.  POWERS RELATING TO GRANTS AND
 CONTRACTS
 Sec. 8515.0306.  POWERS RELATING TO WASTE FACILITIES
 Sec. 8515.0307.  NOTICE OF ELECTION
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8515.0401.  TAX METHOD
 Sec. 8515.0402.  DEPOSITORY
 Sec. 8515.0403.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT
 REQUIRED
 SUBCHAPTER E. NOTES, BONDS, AND BORROWED MONEY
 Sec. 8515.0501.  REVENUE NOTES
 Sec. 8515.0502.  BORROWING MONEY
 Sec. 8515.0503.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS
 Sec. 8515.0504.  EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK
 Sec. 8515.0505.  BOND ELECTION; NOTICE
 Sec. 8515.0506.  FAILED BOND ELECTION
 Sec. 8515.0507.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
 CHAPTER 8515. UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8515.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Authority" means the Upper Guadalupe River
 Authority.
 (2)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.
 (3)  "Director" means a board member.  (Acts 46th Leg.,
 R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 1 (part); New.)
 Sec. 8515.0102.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY. The authority is a
 conservation and reclamation district in Kerr County created under
 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  (Acts 46th Leg.,
 R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Secs. 1 (part), 10(b)(d) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC
 PURPOSE.  (a)  The authority is created to serve a public use and
 benefit.
 (b)  All property in the authority will benefit from the
 works and projects the authority will accomplish under the powers
 conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 (c)  The authority's creation is essential to accomplish the
 purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 (d)  The authority performs an essential public function
 under the Texas Constitution in carrying out the purposes of this
 chapter because the accomplishment of those purposes is for the
 benefit of the people of this state and the improvement of their
 properties and industries. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L.,
 Ch. 5, Secs. 1 (part), 4, 22 (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0104.  REVIEW SCHEDULE UNDER SUNSET ACT.  A review
 of the authority under Section 325.025, Government Code, shall be
 conducted as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be
 abolished September 1, 2035, and every 12th year after that year.
 (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 1A(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0105.  TERRITORY. (a) The authority is composed
 of the territory described by Subsection (b) as that territory may
 have been modified under:
 (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;
 (2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code; or
 (3)  other law.
 (b)  The authority includes all territory in the boundaries
 of Kerr County. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 2;
 New.)
 Sec. 8515.0106.  CERTAIN STATUTES NOT APPLICABLE TO
 AUTHORITY. (a) The authority is created notwithstanding the
 provisions of Chapter 160, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1963 (former Article 970a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes),
 as those provisions existed on June 17, 1965, and those provisions
 do not apply to the authority.
 (b)  Any conflict between this section and subsequent
 amendments to provisions described by Subsection (a) or the
 subsequent codification of provisions described by Subsection (a)
 in the Local Government Code is governed by the rules of statutory
 construction, including Sections 311.025(a) and 311.026,
 Government Code (Code Construction Act). (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 13; New.)
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8515.0201.  MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.  (a)  The board
 consists of nine directors appointed by the governor.
 (b)  To be appointed as a director, a person must:
 (1)  be 18 years of age or older; and
 (2)  reside and own land in Kerr County. (Acts 46th
 Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Secs. 9(a) (part), (b) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0202.  TERMS. Directors serve staggered four-year
 terms, with four or five directors' terms expiring on February 1 of
 each odd-numbered year. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5,
 Secs. 9(a) (part), (b) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0203.  REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal
 from the board that a director:
 (1)  does not have at the time of taking office the
 qualifications required by Sections 8515.0201 and 8515.0205;
 (2)  does not maintain during service on the board the
 qualifications required by Sections 8515.0201 and 8515.0205;
 (3)  is ineligible for directorship under Chapter 171,
 Local Government Code;
 (4)  cannot, because of illness or disability,
 discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the
 director's term; or
 (5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly
 scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend
 during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote
 of the board.
 (b)  The validity of a board action is not affected by the
 fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director
 exists.
 (c)  If the general manager has knowledge that a potential
 ground for removal exists, the general manager shall notify the
 board president of the potential ground.  The president shall then
 notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential
 ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal
 involves the president, the general manager shall notify the next
 highest ranking director, who shall then notify the governor and
 the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
 (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9A.)
 Sec. 8515.0204.  VACANCY. The governor shall fill a vacancy
 on the board by appointing a person for the unexpired term.  (Acts
 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(b) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0205.  OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS.
 (a)  Each director shall:
 (1)  take the constitutional oath of office; and
 (2)  execute a bond for $5,000, conditioned on the
 faithful performance of the director's duties.
 (b)  The authority shall pay the cost of the bond.  (Acts 46th
 Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(a) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0206.  OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall
 designate a director as president to serve in that capacity at the
 will of the governor.  The president is the authority's chief
 executive officer and the board's presiding officer.
 (b)  The board shall elect from the board's membership a vice
 president, a secretary, and any other officers the board determines
 necessary.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Secs. 9(b)
 (part), (c) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0207.  VOTE BY PRESIDENT. The president has the
 same right to vote as any other director.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(c) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0208.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF PRESIDENT. When the
 president is absent or fails or declines to act, the vice president
 shall perform all duties and exercise all powers this chapter or
 general law confers on the president.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(c) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0209.  DUTY OF SECRETARY; ABSENCE OF SECRETARY
 FROM BOARD MEETING. (a)  The secretary shall keep and sign the
 minutes of each board meeting and is the custodian of the
 authority's minutes and records.
 (b)  If the secretary is absent from a board meeting, the
 board shall name a secretary pro tem for the meeting who may:
 (1)  exercise all powers and duties of the secretary
 for the meeting;
 (2)  sign the minutes of the meeting; and
 (3)  attest all orders passed or other action taken at
 the meeting.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(c)
 (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0210.  SEPARATION OF POLICY-MAKING AND MANAGEMENT
 FUNCTIONS. The board shall develop and implement policies that
 clearly separate the board's policy-making responsibilities and
 the general manager's and staff's management responsibilities.
 (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(f).)
 Sec. 8515.0211.  DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM. (a)  A person
 who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not
 vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a
 board meeting until the person completes a training program that
 complies with this section.
 (b)  The training program must provide the person with
 information regarding:
 (1)  the law governing the authority's operations;
 (2)  the authority's programs, functions, rules, and
 budget;
 (3)  the scope of and limitations on the board's
 rulemaking authority;
 (4)  the results of the authority's most recent formal
 audit;
 (5)  the requirements of:
 (A)  laws relating to open meetings, public
 information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of
 interest; and
 (B)  other laws applicable to members of a river
 authority's governing body in performing their duties; and
 (6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the
 authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.
 (c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to
 reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the
 training program regardless of whether the attendance at the
 program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
 (d)  The general manager shall create a training manual that
 includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The general
 manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to
 each director.  Each director shall sign and submit to the general
 manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received
 and reviewed the training manual.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062,
 S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9B.)
 Sec. 8515.0212.  GENERAL MANAGER. The board shall appoint a
 general manager of the authority.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062,
 S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9(d) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0213.  COMPLAINTS. (a)  The authority shall
 maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints
 filed with the authority.
 (b)  The authority shall maintain information about the
 parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a
 summary of the results of the review or investigation of the
 complaint, and the complaint's disposition.
 (c)  The authority shall periodically notify the parties to
 the complaint of the complaint's status until final disposition,
 unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
 (d)  The authority shall make information available
 describing the authority's procedures for complaint investigation
 and resolution.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec.
 9C.)
 Sec. 8515.0214.  PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The board shall develop
 and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable
 opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue
 under the authority's jurisdiction. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 9D.)
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 8515.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The
 authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided
 by general law applicable to a water control and improvement
 district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution,
 including those provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
 (b)  The authority may exercise the powers necessary to
 accomplish the rights and duties specified in Section 59, Article
 XVI, Texas Constitution, as provided by Chapters 51 and 54, Water
 Code.
 (c)  The authority may construct or acquire projects the
 board determines are needed and incident or related to the
 performance of the rights and duties described by Subsection (b).
 (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Secs. 5 (part),
 10(b)(d) (part); New.)
 Sec. 8515.0302.  ADDITIONAL POWERS. (a) The authority may:
 (1)  control, develop, store, and preserve the waters
 and flood waters of the Upper Guadalupe River and its tributaries
 inside or outside the authority for a beneficial or useful purpose;
 (2)  purchase, acquire, build, construct, improve,
 extend, reconstruct, repair, and maintain any dam, structure,
 waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system,
 drainage system, irrigation system, building, waterway, pipeline,
 distribution system, ditch, lake, pond, reservoir, plant, and
 recreational facility for public use, and any other facility or
 equipment in aid of a purpose described by Subdivision (1);
 (3)  purchase or otherwise acquire a necessary site,
 easement, right-of-way, land, or other property necessary for a
 purpose described by Subdivision (1); and
 (4)  sell water and other services.
 (b) The authority may use any practical means to exercise a
 right, power, privilege, or function of the authority. (Acts 46th
 Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 16(a).)
 Sec. 8515.0303.  CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. The
 authority shall conserve and develop this state's natural resources
 in the authority. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec.
 10(b)(d) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0304.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
 (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of
 relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or
 altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b)
 in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the
 facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value
 derived from the old facility.
 (b)  If the authority's exercise of the power of eminent
 domain, police power, or any other power requires relocating,
 raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering
 the construction of a railroad, pipeline, or electric transmission,
 telegraph or telephone line, conduit, pole, property or facility,
 the required action shall be accomplished at the authority's sole
 expense. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 12.)
 Sec. 8515.0305.  POWERS RELATING TO GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
 The authority may accept grants or contract with any person in
 connection with or in aid of the exercise of any right, power,
 privilege, or function of the authority. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 3.)
 Sec. 8515.0306.  POWERS RELATING TO WASTE FACILITIES. As a
 necessary aid to the conservation, control, preservation, and
 distribution of the water of the Upper Guadalupe River and its
 tributaries for beneficial use, the authority may:
 (1)  construct, own, and operate sewage collection,
 transmission, and disposal services;
 (2)  charge for a service described by Subdivision (1);
 and
 (3)  enter into contracts with municipalities and
 others in connection with a service described by Subdivision (1).
 (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 16(b).)
 Sec. 8515.0307.  NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of an election
 may be given under the hand of the president or secretary. (Acts
 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 20.)
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8515.0401.  TAX METHOD. The authority shall use the ad
 valorem plan of taxation. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch.
 5, Sec. 8.)
 Sec. 8515.0402.  DEPOSITORY. (a)  The board shall select
 one or more banks or trust companies in this state to act as a
 depository of bond proceeds or of revenue derived from the
 operation of authority facilities.
 (b)  The depository shall, as determined by the board:
 (1)  provide indemnity bonds;
 (2)  pledge securities; or
 (3)  meet any other requirements.  (Acts 46th Leg.,
 R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 15.)
 Sec. 8515.0403.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
 The authority is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:
 (1)  an authority project or any part of the project; or
 (2)  an authority purchase.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 22 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER E. NOTES, BONDS, AND BORROWED MONEY
 Sec. 8515.0501.  REVENUE NOTES. (a) The board, without an
 election, may borrow money, not to exceed $55 million in the
 aggregate, on the authority's negotiable notes, payable solely from
 the authority's revenue derived from the ownership of all or any
 designated part of the authority's works, plant, improvements,
 facilities, equipment, or water rights after deduction of the
 reasonable cost of maintaining and operating the facilities.
 (b)  The notes may be first or subordinate lien notes at the
 board's discretion. An obligation may not be a charge on the
 authority's property or on the taxes imposed by the authority. An
 obligation may only be a charge on the revenue pledged for the
 payment of the obligation. No part of the obligation may ever be
 paid from the taxes imposed by the authority.
 (c)  The notes may bear interest at a rate not to exceed 10
 percent and must mature not later than 40 years after the date of
 their issuance. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Secs.
 10(c)(b), (c), (d), (e).)
 Sec. 8515.0502.  BORROWING MONEY. The authority may borrow
 money by any method or procedure provided by this chapter or general
 law for a corporate purpose or combination of corporate purposes.
 (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 10(c)(a).)
 Sec. 8515.0503.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. The authority
 may:
 (1)  issue bonds of any kind to carry out any purpose
 authorized by this chapter; and
 (2)  provide and make payment for the bonds and for
 necessary expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the
 bonds. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 17.)
 Sec. 8515.0504.  EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK. The
 authority may exchange bonds, including refunding bonds:
 (1)  for property acquired by purchase; or
 (2)  in payment of the contract price of work performed
 or materials or services provided for the authority's use and
 benefit.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Sec. 18
 (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0505.  BOND ELECTION; NOTICE. (a) Except as
 provided by Subsection (d), the authority may not issue bonds
 unless a majority of voters voting at an election held in the
 authority approve the issuance of the bonds.
 (b)  Before issuing bonds, the board must order an election
 and provide notice in accordance with this section.
 (c)  Notice of the election must be given by:
 (1)  posting a copy of the notice in at least three
 public places in the authority at least 14 days before the election
 date; and
 (2)  publishing a copy of the notice in a newspaper of
 general circulation in the authority at least once a week for two
 consecutive weeks, the first of which must be published at least 14
 days before the election date.
 (d)  An election to authorize the issuance of bonds is not
 required if the bonds are payable from the revenue of an authority
 system or facility and the board determines that:
 (1)  the proceeds of the bonds will provide less than $2
 million for the purpose of acquiring land or acquiring or
 constructing the facility, not including the cost of issuing the
 bonds, interest during construction, and any initial deposit from
 the proceeds to a reserve fund; and
 (2)  the bond proceeds will be used:
 (A)  to acquire land or an interest in land and to
 construct or acquire a new facility in the nature of a new project
 or undertaking for the authority, provided that only one series of
 bonds may be issued to provide for a new project or undertaking for
 the authority unless additional bonds are approved by a majority of
 voters voting at an election;
 (B)  to provide money for repairs, expansion, and
 improvement of existing authority facilities; or
 (C)  to provide for the completion of the
 construction of a project for which the authority has previously
 issued bonds approved at an election.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p.
 1062, S.L., Ch. 5, Secs. 10(b)(a) (part), (b), (c) (part).)
 Sec. 8515.0506.  FAILED BOND ELECTION.  (a)  A general law,
 including Sections 51.781 through 51.791, Water Code, that provides
 for calling a hearing on the dissolution of a water control and
 improvement district after a failed district bond election does not
 apply to the authority.
 (b)  After the expiration of 30 days from the date of a failed
 bond election, the board may call a subsequent bond election.
 (c)  The authority continues to exist and have the
 authority's full power to function and operate regardless of the
 outcome of a bond election.  (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L.,
 Ch. 5, Sec. 19.)
 Sec. 8515.0507.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. Bonds issued
 under this chapter, the transfer of the bonds, and income from the
 bonds, including profits made on the sale of the bonds, are exempt
 from taxation in this state. (Acts 46th Leg., R.S., p. 1062, S.L.,
 Ch. 5, Sec. 22 (part).)
 SECTION 1.03.  WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
 Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by
 adding Chapter 9092 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 9092. FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9092.0101.  DEFINITIONS
 Sec. 9092.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT
 Sec. 9092.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE
 Sec. 9092.0104.  DISTRICT TERRITORY
 Sec. 9092.0105.  CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES
 Sec. 9092.0106.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9092.0201.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; BOARD ELECTION
 Sec. 9092.0202.  QUALIFICATIONS
 Sec. 9092.0203.  DIRECTORS' ELECTION
 Sec. 9092.0204.  VACANCIES
 Sec. 9092.0205.  BALLOT PETITION
 Sec. 9092.0206.  QUORUM
 Sec. 9092.0207.  OFFICERS
 Sec. 9092.0208.  VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT
 Sec. 9092.0209.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT
 Sec. 9092.0210.  DIRECTOR'S BOND
 Sec. 9092.0211.  BOARD MEETINGS
 Sec. 9092.0212.  DISTRICT RECORDS
 Sec. 9092.0213.  DISTRICT OFFICE
 Sec. 9092.0214.  EMPLOYEES
 Sec. 9092.0215.  EXPENDITURES
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 9092.0301.  GENERAL POWERS
 Sec. 9092.0302.  GENERAL WATER SUPPLY POWERS
 Sec. 9092.0303.  CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER SERVICES AND
 OPERATE FACILITIES
 Sec. 9092.0304.  ACQUISITION OF WATER STORAGE AND
 STORAGE CAPACITY
 Sec. 9092.0305.  SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS
 Sec. 9092.0306.  DISPOSAL OR LEASE OF PROPERTY
 Sec. 9092.0307.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT
 DOMAIN
 Sec. 9092.0308.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING
 PROPERTY
 Sec. 9092.0309.  ARRANGEMENTS WITH STATE AND UNITED
 STATES
 Sec. 9092.0310.  AWARDING OF CONTRACTS
 Sec. 9092.0311.  POWER TO QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS UNDER
 OTHER LAW
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9092.0401.  TAX METHOD
 Sec. 9092.0402.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; TAX ELECTION
 Sec. 9092.0403.  DEPOSITORY
 Sec. 9092.0404.  FORM OF RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS
 Sec. 9092.0405.  AUDIT REPORT
 Sec. 9092.0406.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT
 REQUIRED
 SUBCHAPTER E. BORROWED MONEY; BONDS
 Sec. 9092.0501.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE
 BONDS
 Sec. 9092.0502.  FORM OF BONDS
 Sec. 9092.0503.  MATURITY
 Sec. 9092.0504.  ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD
 VALOREM TAXES
 Sec. 9092.0505.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE
 Sec. 9092.0506.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES
 Sec. 9092.0507.  TAX AND RATE REQUIREMENTS
 Sec. 9092.0508.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY
 Sec. 9092.0509.  TRUST INDENTURE
 Sec. 9092.0510.  INTERIM BONDS OR NOTES
 Sec. 9092.0511.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS
 Sec. 9092.0512.  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER
 Sec. 9092.0513.  REFUNDING BONDS
 Sec. 9092.0514.  LIMITATION ON RIGHTS
 Sec. 9092.0515.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
 CHAPTER 9092. FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9092.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
 (2)  "Director" means a board member.
 (3)  "District" means the Franklin County Water
 District. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 1 (part); New.)
 Sec. 9092.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is:
 (1)  a conservation and reclamation district created
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
 (2)  a political subdivision of this state. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 1 (part); Acts 60th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308,
 Sec. 1 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
 (a) The district is:
 (1)  created to serve a public use and benefit; and
 (2)  essential to the accomplishment of the
 preservation and conservation of this state's natural resources.
 (b)  All land in the district will benefit from the district.
 (c)  This chapter addresses a subject in which this state and
 the general public are interested.
 (d)  The district performs an essential public function
 under the Texas Constitution in carrying out the purposes of this
 chapter because the accomplishment of those purposes is for the
 benefit of the people of this state and the improvement of their
 properties and the industries.  (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719,
 Secs. 2 (part), 14 (part), 17 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0104.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district's
 boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Franklin County
 unless the district's territory has been modified under:
 (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
 (2)  other law. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 1
 (part); New.)
 Sec. 9092.0105.  CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a
 court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the
 United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution, the district
 by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms
 with that constitution. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 18
 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0106.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This
 chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the chapter's
 purposes. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 17 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9092.0201.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; BOARD ELECTION. The
 board consists of five directors elected as follows:
 (1)  one director represents and is elected from each
 county commissioners precinct in Franklin County by the voters of
 that precinct; and
 (2)  one director represents the district as a whole
 and is elected from the district at large. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 719, Secs. 3(a) (part), (b) (part), (c) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0202.  QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A candidate for:
 (1)  the at-large director position must be a qualified
 voter who resides in the district; and
 (2)  a precinct director position must be a qualified
 voter who resides in that precinct.
 (b)  A director must:
 (1)  be at least 18 years of age; and
 (2)  reside in and own land in the district.  (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Secs. 3(a) (part), (c) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0203.  DIRECTORS' ELECTION. (a)  A directors'
 election shall be held on the first Saturday in May of each
 odd-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
 (b)  The election order for the election of directors must
 state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
 (c)  Notwithstanding Chapter 32, Election Code:
 (1)  the board shall appoint presiding judges as
 necessary; and
 (2)  each presiding judge shall appoint one assistant
 judge and at least two clerks to assist in holding the election.
 (d)  The board shall enter an order declaring the results of
 the election.   (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(c) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0204.  VACANCIES. If a vacancy occurs in the
 membership of the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a
 person to fill the vacancy until the next directors' election. If
 the vacant position is not regularly scheduled to be filled at that
 election, the director elected at that election to fill the vacancy
 shall serve only for the unexpired term. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch.
 719, Secs. 3(b) (part), (e).)
 Sec. 9092.0205.  BALLOT PETITION. (a) A person who wants
 the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director
 must submit to the board's secretary a petition requesting that
 action.
 (b)  The petition must be signed by at least 10 residents of
 the district who are qualified to vote at the election. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(d) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0206.  QUORUM. Three directors constitute a
 quorum for the transaction of all business. A favorable vote of a
 majority of a quorum present is sufficient for the enactment of all
 measures. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0207.  OFFICERS. (a)  The board shall elect from
 the board's membership a president, a vice president, and any other
 officers as the board determines necessary.
 (b)  The board shall appoint a secretary, who is not required
 to be a director. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(g)
 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0208.  VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT. The president has
 the same right to vote as any other director. (Acts 59th Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0209.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD
 PRESIDENT.  When the president is absent or fails or declines to
 act, the vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all
 powers this chapter confers on the president.  (Acts 59th Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0210.  DIRECTOR'S BOND. Each director shall give
 bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful
 performance of the director's duties. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch.
 719, Sec. 3(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0211.  BOARD MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold
 regular meetings at least once a month at the time and place set by
 board resolution or board bylaws.
 (b)  The president or any two directors may call a special
 meeting as necessary in administering district business.
 (c)  At least five days before the date of a special meeting,
 the secretary shall mail notice of the special meeting to each
 director.  A director may waive the notice in writing. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0212.  DISTRICT RECORDS. The board's accounts of
 its meetings and proceedings and its minutes, contracts, notices,
 and other records are subject to public inspection. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(h) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0213.  DISTRICT OFFICE. A regular office shall be
 established and maintained in the district for conducting district
 business. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(h) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0214.  EMPLOYEES. The district may employ a
 general manager, attorneys, accountants, engineers, financial
 experts, or other technical or nontechnical employees or assistants
 and set the amount and manner of their compensation.  (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(5) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0215.  EXPENDITURES. The district may provide for
 the payment of expenditures considered essential to the proper
 operation and maintenance of the district and the district's
 affairs. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(5) (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 9092.0301.  GENERAL POWERS. (a) The district has all
 the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by general law
 applicable to a water control and improvement district created
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including
 Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
 (b)  The district may exercise all functions and perform any
 act necessary or proper to carry out the purpose for which the
 district is created. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Secs. 4
 (part), 4(6) (part), (7); New.)
 Sec. 9092.0302.  GENERAL WATER SUPPLY POWERS. The district
 may:
 (1)  control, store, preserve, and distribute the
 district's waters and flood waters and the waters of the district's
 rivers and streams for all useful purposes by all practicable
 means, including the construction, maintenance, and operation of
 all appropriate improvements, plants, works, and facilities, and
 the acquisition of water rights and all other properties, lands,
 tenements, easements, and rights necessary to the purpose of the
 organization of the district;
 (2)  process and store such waters and distribute those
 waters for municipal, domestic, irrigation, and industrial
 purposes, subject to Subchapters A through D, Chapter 11, and
 Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Water Code; and
 (3)  purchase or contract for the purchase of water or a
 water supply from any person. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Secs.
 4(1), (2), 16 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0303.  CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER SERVICES AND
 OPERATE FACILITIES. (a) The district may contract with a
 municipality or others to supply water services to them.
 (b)  The district may contract with a municipality for the
 rental or leasing of or for the operation of the municipality's
 water production, water supply, water filtration, or purification
 and water supply facilities.
 (c)  A contract entered into under this section may:
 (1)  be on the terms, for the consideration, and for the
 time agreed to by the parties; and
 (2)  provide that the contract will continue in effect
 until bonds specified in the contract and any refunding bonds
 issued in lieu of the bonds are paid. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch.
 719, Sec. 15.)
 Sec. 9092.0304.  ACQUISITION OF WATER STORAGE AND STORAGE
 CAPACITY. The district may lease or acquire rights in and to
 storage and storage capacity in any reservoir constructed or to be
 constructed by any person, or from the United States. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 16 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0305.  SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS. The district
 may conduct a survey or an engineering investigation to provide
 information for the district to facilitate the accomplishment of a
 district purpose. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(5)
 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0306.  DISPOSAL OR LEASE OF PROPERTY. (a) The
 district may dispose of property or a property right that is not
 needed for a purpose for which the district is created.
 (b)  The district may lease property or a property right for
 a purpose that does not interfere with the use of district property.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(3).)
 Sec. 9092.0307.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT DOMAIN.
 (a) The district, by gift, devise, purchase, lease, or
 condemnation, may acquire land, an easement, right-of-way, or other
 property in or outside the district that is incident to or necessary
 in carrying out a district purpose.
 (b)  The district may exercise the power of eminent
 domain.  Procedures with reference to condemnation, the assessment
 and estimation of damages, payment, appeal, and entrance on
 property pending appeal, and other procedures prescribed by Chapter
 21, Property Code, apply to the district.
 (c)  The district's authority under this section to exercise
 the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the
 district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with
 Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31,
 2012.  (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(6) (part); New.)
 Sec. 9092.0308.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
 (a) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the
 power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter
 makes necessary taking property or relocating, raising, rerouting,
 changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway,
 railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph
 property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be
 accomplished at the district's expense.
 (b)  The district's duty to pay under this section is limited
 to the actual cost, without enhancement, of the property taken or
 work required, after deducting any net salvage value derived from
 property taken. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(6) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0309.  ARRANGEMENTS WITH STATE AND UNITED STATES.
 The district may cooperate or contract with this state, including a
 state agency, or the United States to exercise a district power or
 further a district purpose and to receive a grant, a loan, or an
 advancement from this state or the United States for those
 purposes. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 4(4).)
 Sec. 9092.0310.  AWARDING OF CONTRACTS. For a contract
 awarded on or after September 1, 1995, the district shall comply
 with the requirements of Section 49.273, Water Code, when awarding
 the contract. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 5; Acts 72nd
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 59, Sec. 2.)
 Sec. 9092.0311.  POWER TO QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS UNDER OTHER
 LAW. The district has the power necessary to fully qualify for and
 gain the benefits of all laws that are helpful in carrying out the
 purposes for which the district is created. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 719, Sec. 4 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9092.0401.  TAX METHOD.  The district shall use the ad
 valorem plan of taxation.  (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 2
 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0402.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; TAX ELECTION. (a)
 If the tax is authorized at an election under Section 49.107, Water
 Code, the board annually may impose an ad valorem tax to provide
 money:
 (1)  necessary to construct or acquire, maintain, and
 operate works, plants, and facilities considered essential or
 beneficial to the district and the district's purposes; or
 (2)  adequate to defray the cost of the district's
 maintenance, operation, and administration.
 (b)  An election for the imposition of taxes authorized by
 this section must be:
 (1)  ordered by the board; and
 (2)  held and conducted, with notice provided and
 results determined, in the manner provided by this chapter relating
 to elections for the authorization of bonds.
 (c)  In ordering a tax election authorized by this section,
 the board must specify the maximum proposed tax rate. To impose a
 maintenance tax at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate approved by
 the voters, the board must submit the question of a tax rate
 increase to the voters in the manner provided by this section.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 11 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0403.  DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate
 one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for the
 district's money.
 (b)  District money shall be deposited in a designated
 depository, except that sufficient money shall be remitted to the
 bank or banks of payment to pay the principal of and interest on the
 district's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the
 principal and interest.
 (c)  Membership of a bank officer or director on the board
 does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 13 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0404.  FORM OF RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS. District
 records and accounts must conform to approved methods of
 bookkeeping. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(h) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0405.  AUDIT REPORT. (a)  The audit report
 prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be
 submitted at the first regular board meeting after the audit is
 completed.
 (b)  A copy of the audit report shall be filed:
 (1)  as required by Section 49.194, Water Code;
 (2)  with the district's depository; and
 (3)  in the office of the auditor who performed the
 audit.
 (c)  The copies described by Subsection (b) must be open to
 public inspection, in accordance with Section 49.196, Water Code.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 3(h) (part); New.)
 Sec. 9092.0406.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
 The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a
 district project or any part of the project. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 719, Sec. 14 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER E. BORROWED MONEY; BONDS
 Sec. 9092.0501.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE BONDS.
 The district may borrow money and issue bonds to carry out any power
 conferred by this chapter, including to provide money to purchase
 or otherwise provide works, plants, facilities, or appliances
 necessary to accomplish the purposes authorized by this chapter.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0502.  FORM OF BONDS. District bonds must be:
 (1)  issued in the district's name;
 (2)  signed by the president; and
 (3)  attested by the secretary. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 719, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0503.  MATURITY. District bonds must mature not
 later than 40 years after the date of their issuance. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0504.  ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM
 TAXES. (a) District bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable
 wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless
 authorized by an election at which a majority of the votes cast
 favor the bond issuance.
 (b)  The board may order an election under this section
 without a petition. The order must specify:
 (1)  the time and places at which the election will be
 held;
 (2)  the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;
 (3)  the maximum amount of the bonds;
 (4)  the maximum interest rate of the bonds;
 (5)  the maximum maturity of the bonds;
 (6)  the form of the ballot; and
 (7)  the presiding judge for each polling place.
 (c)  Notice of the election must be given by publishing a
 substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper of general
 circulation in the district once each week for at least four
 consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later than 28
 days before the election date.
 (d)  If an election to issue bonds under this section fails,
 the board may not order an election under this section for a period
 of six months.
 (e)  The district may issue without an election bonds not
 payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes. (Acts 59th Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 719, Secs. 9(a), (b) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0505.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE. (a)  In this
 section, "net revenue" means the district's gross revenue less the
 amount necessary to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining and
 operating the district and the district's property.
 (b)  The board may issue bonds payable, as pledged by board
 resolution, from:
 (1)  all or part of the district's net revenue;
 (2)  the net revenue of one or more contracts made
 before or after the issuance of the bonds; or
 (3)  other revenue or income specified by board
 resolution or in the trust indenture.
 (c)  The pledge may reserve the right to issue additional
 bonds on a parity with, or subordinate to, the bonds being issued,
 subject to conditions specified by the pledge.  (Acts 59th Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 719, Secs. 6(a) (part), (c).)
 Sec. 9092.0506.  BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES. The
 board may issue bonds payable, as pledged by board resolution,
 from:
 (1)  ad valorem taxes of the district; or
 (2)  ad valorem taxes and revenue of the district.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 6(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0507.  TAX AND RATE REQUIREMENTS. (a) If the
 district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem
 taxes, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax sufficient to pay
 the bonds and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest
 become due. The board shall take into consideration reasonable
 delinquencies and collection costs in imposing the ad valorem tax.
 The board may adopt the tax rate for any year after considering the
 money reasonably to be received from the pledged revenue available
 for payment of principal and interest and to the extent and in the
 manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the
 bonds.
 (b)  If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly
 from revenue, the board shall impose and, as necessary, revise the
 rates of compensation for water sold and services provided by the
 district.
 (c)  For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of
 compensation must be in an amount sufficient to:
 (1)  pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the
 district's facilities;
 (2)  pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it
 accrues; and
 (3)  maintain the reserve and other funds as provided
 by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
 (d)  For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of
 compensation must be in an amount sufficient to assure compliance
 with the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.  (Acts
 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Secs. 6(d), (e).)
 Sec. 9092.0508.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) District bonds,
 including revenue bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad
 valorem taxes may be additionally secured, at the board's
 discretion, by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the district's
 physical property and on all franchises, easements, water rights
 and appropriation permits, leases, and contracts and rights
 appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:
 (1)  sell the property for the payment of the debt;
 (2)  operate the property; and
 (3)  take other action to further secure the bonds.
 (b)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust lien, if
 one is given:
 (1)  is the absolute owner of the property, facilities,
 and rights purchased; and
 (2)  is entitled to maintain and operate the property,
 facilities, and rights. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 8
 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0509.  TRUST INDENTURE. (a) District bonds,
 including revenue bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad
 valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The
 trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside
 this state.
 (b)  A trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed
 of trust or mortgage lien on property, may:
 (1)  contain any provisions prescribed by the board for
 the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;
 (2)  provide for amendment or modification of the trust
 indenture;
 (3)  provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost
 or mutilated bonds;
 (4)  condition the right to spend district money or
 sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer
 selected as provided by the trust indenture; and
 (5)  provide for the investment of district money.
 (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 8 (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0510.  INTERIM BONDS OR NOTES. Before issuing
 definitive bonds, the board may issue interim bonds or notes
 exchangeable for definitive bonds. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719,
 Sec. 6(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0511.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The district may
 set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for
 the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction and
 a reserve interest and sinking fund. The resolution authorizing
 the bonds may provide for setting aside and using the proceeds as
 provided by this subsection.
 (b)  The district may use proceeds from the sale of bonds to
 pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the
 district's purpose, including the expense of organizing the
 district, engineering investigations, and issuing and selling the
 bonds.
 (c)  The proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be:
 (1)  placed on time deposit with the district's
 depository bank; or
 (2)  temporarily invested in direct obligations of the
 United States maturing not later than the first anniversary of the
 date of investment. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 6(f).)
 Sec. 9092.0512.  APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) On default or
 threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on
 district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a
 court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint
 a receiver for the district.
 (b)  The receiver may:
 (1)  collect and receive all district income except
 taxes;
 (2)  employ and discharge district agents and
 employees;
 (3)  take charge of money on hand, except money
 received from taxes, unless commingled; and
 (4)  manage the district's proprietary affairs without
 the consent of or hindrance by the board.
 (c)  The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for
 the sale of water or other services provided by the district or to
 renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed
 the receiver.
 (d)  The court may vest the receiver with any other power or
 duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders. (Acts
 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 6(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0513.  REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district may
 issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued under this
 chapter and interest on those bonds.
 (b)  Refunding bonds may:
 (1)  be issued to refund bonds of more than one series
 and combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security
 of the refunding bonds; and
 (2)  be secured by a pledge of other or additional
 revenue or mortgage liens.
 (c)  The provisions of this chapter regarding the issuance of
 other bonds, their security, and the remedies of the holders apply
 to refunding bonds.
 (d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on
 surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
 (e)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the
 surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the
 district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the
 refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and
 the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be
 refunded were payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be
 issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest
 on the bonds to be refunded to their effective option date or
 maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding
 bonds without the concurrent surrender and cancellation of the
 bonds to be refunded. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 7.)
 Sec. 9092.0514.  LIMITATION ON RIGHTS. The resolution
 authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may
 limit or qualify the rights of less than all of the outstanding
 bonds payable from the same source to institute or prosecute
 litigation affecting the district's property or income. (Acts 59th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 6(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9092.0515.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. District
 bonds, the transfer of the bonds, and the income from the bonds,
 including profits made on the sale of the bonds, are exempt from
 taxation in this state. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719, Sec. 14
 (part).)
 SECTION 1.04.  WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. Subtitle J,
 Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding
 Chapter 9305 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 9305. ESCONDIDO WATERSHED DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9305.0101.  DEFINITIONS
 Sec. 9305.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT
 Sec. 9305.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE
 Sec. 9305.0104.  DISTRICT TERRITORY
 Sec. 9305.0105.  CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES
 Sec. 9305.0106.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9305.0201.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD
 Sec. 9305.0202.  QUALIFICATIONS
 Sec. 9305.0203.  NOTICE OF ELECTION
 Sec. 9305.0204.  BALLOT PETITION
 Sec. 9305.0205.  OFFICERS
 Sec. 9305.0206.  VOTE BY PRESIDENT
 Sec. 9305.0207.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF PRESIDENT
 Sec. 9305.0208.  DIRECTOR'S BOND
 Sec. 9305.0209.  EMPLOYEES
 Sec. 9305.0210.  EXPENDITURES
 Sec. 9305.0211.  SEAL
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 9305.0301.  GENERAL POWERS
 Sec. 9305.0302.  EMINENT DOMAIN
 Sec. 9305.0303.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING
 PROPERTY
 Sec. 9305.0304.  SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS
 Sec. 9305.0305.  POWER TO QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS UNDER
 OTHER LAW
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9305.0401.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; LIMITATION ON
 TAX RATE; TAX ELECTION
 Sec. 9305.0402.  TAX METHOD
 Sec. 9305.0403.  DEPOSITORY
 Sec. 9305.0404.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT
 REQUIRED
 SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS
 Sec. 9305.0501.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; TAXES FOR
 BONDS
 Sec. 9305.0502.  BOND ELECTION REQUIRED
 Sec. 9305.0503.  FORM OF BONDS
 Sec. 9305.0504.  MATURITY
 Sec. 9305.0505.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS
 Sec. 9305.0506.  REFUNDING BONDS
 Sec. 9305.0507.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
 CHAPTER 9305. ESCONDIDO WATERSHED DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9305.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
 (2)  "Director" means a board member.
 (3)  "District" means the Escondido Watershed
 District. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 1 (part); New.)
 Sec. 9305.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is:
 (1)  a conservation and reclamation district created
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
 (2)  a political subdivision of this state. (Acts 57th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 1 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
 (a) The district is:
 (1)  created to serve a public use and benefit; and
 (2)  essential to the accomplishment of the
 preservation and conservation of this state's natural resources.
 (b)  All land in the district will benefit from the district.
 (c)  All territory in the district will benefit from the
 works and improvements accomplished and provided by the district
 under the powers conferred by this chapter and Section 59, Article
 XVI, Texas Constitution.
 (d)  This chapter addresses a subject in which this state and
 the general public are interested.
 (e)  The district performs an essential public function
 under the Texas Constitution in carrying out the purposes of this
 chapter because the accomplishment of those purposes is for the
 benefit of the people of this state and the improvement of their
 properties and industries. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Secs. 3
 (part), 4 (part), 15 (part), 16 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0104.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
 composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 364, Acts
 of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, as that territory
 may have been modified under:
 (1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
 (2)  other law.
 (b)  The district includes all property and territory in the
 district's boundaries. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 3
 (part); New.)
 Sec. 9305.0105.  CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a
 court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the
 United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution, the district
 by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms
 with that constitution. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 17
 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0106.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This
 chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the chapter's
 purposes. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 16 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9305.0201.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists
 of five elected directors. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(a)
 (part); New.)
 Sec. 9305.0202.  QUALIFICATIONS. A director must:
 (1)  be at least 18 years of age; and
 (2)  reside in and own land in the district. (Acts 57th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0203.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  Notice of a directors'
 election must be published once in a newspaper of general
 circulation in the district at least 30 days before the election
 date.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(b) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0204.  BALLOT PETITION. (a) A person who wants
 the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director
 must submit to the board's secretary a petition requesting that
 action.
 (b)  The petition must be signed by at least 10 residents of
 the district who are qualified to vote at the election.  (Acts 57th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(c) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0205.  OFFICERS. (a)  The board shall elect from
 the board's membership a president, a vice president, and any other
 officers the board determines necessary.
 (b)  The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who
 are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices
 of secretary and treasurer. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec.
 5(f) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0206.  VOTE BY PRESIDENT.  The president has the
 same right to vote as any other director.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 364, Sec. 5(f) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0207.  ABSENCE OR INACTION OF PRESIDENT.  When the
 president is absent or fails or declines to act, the vice president
 shall perform all duties and exercise all powers this chapter
 confers on the president.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(f)
 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0208.  DIRECTOR'S BOND. Each director shall give
 bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful
 performance of the director's duties. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch.
 364, Sec. 5(a) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0209.  EMPLOYEES. The board may employ a general
 manager, attorneys, accountants, engineers, or other technical or
 nontechnical employees or assistants and set the amount and manner
 of their compensation.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(g)
 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0210.  EXPENDITURES. The board may provide for
 the payment of expenditures considered essential to the proper
 operation and maintenance of the district and the district's
 affairs.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0211.  SEAL. The board may adopt a seal for the
 district.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 5(f) (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 9305.0301.  GENERAL POWERS. The district may:
 (1)  control, store, and distribute the water and flood
 water in the district for or in aid of conserving, preserving,
 reclaiming, and improving the land and soil in the district;
 (2)  carry out flood prevention measures to prevent or
 aid in preventing damage to land and soil and the fertility of the
 land and soil;
 (3)  engage in land treatment measures to prevent
 deterioration, erosion, and loss of land and soil;
 (4)  carry out preventive and control measures in the
 district;
 (5)  construct, acquire, improve, carry out, maintain,
 repair, and operate dams, structures, projects, and works of
 improvement for:
 (A)  flood prevention, including structural and
 land treatment measures;
 (B)  agricultural and land treatment measures;
 and
 (C)  agricultural phases of the conservation,
 development, use, and disposal of water in the district; and
 (6)  purchase or acquire other facilities and equipment
 necessarily connected with the functions described by Subdivision
 (5) and engage in activities necessary to carry out those
 functions.  (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 2 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0302.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out a power
 conferred by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of
 eminent domain to acquire land and easements in the district.
 (b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain
 in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
 (c)  The board shall determine the amount and type of
 interest in land and easements to be acquired under this section.
 (d)  The district's authority under this section to exercise
 the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the
 district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with
 Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31,
 2012. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 6 (part); New.)
 Sec. 9305.0303.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
 (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of
 relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or
 altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b)
 in providing comparable replacement without enhancing the
 facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value
 derived from the old facility.
 (b)  If the district's exercise of the power of eminent
 domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this
 chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing
 the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad,
 electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or
 facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished
 at the district's sole expense. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364,
 Sec. 6 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0304.  SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS. The board may
 conduct a survey or an engineering investigation to provide
 information for the district to facilitate the accomplishment of a
 purpose for which the district is created. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 364, Sec. 5(g) (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0305.  POWER TO QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS UNDER OTHER
 LAW. The district has the power necessary to fully qualify for and
 gain the full benefits of any law helpful in carrying out the
 purposes for which the district is created. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 364, Sec. 2 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 9305.0401.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; LIMITATION ON TAX
 RATE; TAX ELECTION. (a) If the tax is authorized at an election
 under Section 49.107, Water Code, the board annually may impose an
 ad valorem tax to provide money:
 (1)  necessary to construct or acquire, maintain, and
 operate works, plants, and facilities considered essential or
 beneficial to the district and the district's purposes; or
 (2)  adequate to defray the cost of the district's
 maintenance, operation, and administration.
 (b)  An election for the imposition of taxes authorized by
 this section must be:
 (1)  ordered by the board; and
 (2)  held and conducted, with notice provided and
 results determined, in the manner provided by this chapter relating
 to elections for the authorization of bonds.
 (c)  In ordering a tax election authorized by this section,
 the board must specify the maximum proposed tax rate. To impose a
 maintenance tax at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate approved by
 the voters, the board must submit the question of a tax rate
 increase to the voters in the manner provided by this section.
 (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 11 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0402.  TAX METHOD. (a) The district shall use the
 ad valorem plan of taxation.
 (b)  The board is not required to hold a hearing on the
 adoption of a plan of taxation. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364,
 Sec. 4 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0403.  DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate
 one or more banks to serve as a depository for district money.
 (b)  District money shall be deposited in a designated
 depository, except that money shall be remitted to the bank of
 payment to pay the principal of and interest on the district's
 outstanding bonds.
 (c)  Membership of a bank officer or director on the board
 does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.
 (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 13 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0404.  PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
 The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a
 district project or any part of the project. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 364, Sec. 15 (part).)
 SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS
 Sec. 9305.0501.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; TAXES FOR BONDS.
 (a) The district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes
 imposed on all taxable property in the district to provide dams,
 structures, projects, and works of improvement for flood
 prevention, including structural and land treatment measures, to
 purchase and acquire lands, easements, and rights-of-way and for
 agricultural phases of conservation, development, and use and
 disposal of water, for necessary facilities, equipment, and
 properties in connection therewith and for improvement,
 maintenance, repair, and operation of same, and to carry out any
 other power conferred by this chapter.
 (b)  The board shall annually impose the taxes in an amount
 sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the
 bonds and interest become due.
 (c)  Bonds issued under this chapter must be authorized by a
 board resolution. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 7 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0502.  BOND ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) District
 bonds, other than refunding bonds, may not be issued unless
 authorized by an election at which a majority of the votes cast
 favor the bond issuance.
 (b)  The board may order an election under this section
 without a petition. The order must specify:
 (1)  the time and place at which the election will be
 held;
 (2)  the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;
 (3)  the maximum amount of the bonds;
 (4)  the maximum maturity of the bonds;
 (5)  the maximum interest rate of the bonds;
 (6)  the form of the ballot; and
 (7)  the presiding judge for each polling place.
 (c)  Notice of the election must be given by publishing in a
 newspaper of general circulation in the district a substantial copy
 of the election order. The notice must be published once each week
 for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later
 than 14 days before the election date. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch.
 364, Sec. 8 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0503.  FORM OF BONDS. District bonds must be:
 (1)  issued in the district's name;
 (2)  signed by the president; and
 (3)  attested by the secretary. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S.,
 Ch. 364, Sec. 7 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0504.  MATURITY. District bonds must mature not
 later than 40 years after the date of their issuance. (Acts 57th
 Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 7 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0505.  USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The district may
 set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for
 the payment of interest to accrue during construction and for one
 year after construction and a reserve interest and sinking fund.
 (b)  The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds
 to pay any expense incurred in accomplishing the purpose for which
 the district is created, including:
 (1)  the cost of printing and issuing the bonds; and
 (2)  payment of fees associated with attorneys, fiscal
 agents, and engineers.
 (c)  Pending the use of bond proceeds for the purpose for
 which the bonds were issued, the board may invest the proceeds in
 obligations of or guaranteed by the United States. (Acts 57th Leg.,
 R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 7 (part).)
 Sec. 9305.0506.  REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district without
 an election may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding
 outstanding bonds authorized by this chapter and the interest on
 those bonds.
 (b)  Refunding bonds the district issues may be issued to
 refund bonds of more than one series of outstanding bonds.
 (c)  The provisions of this chapter regarding the issuance of
 other bonds and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding
 bonds.
 (d)  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on
 surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
 (e)  Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the
 surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the
 district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the
 refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and
 the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be
 refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be
 issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest
 on the bonds to be refunded to their option date or maturity date,
 and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the
 concurrent surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
 (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 9.)
 Sec. 9305.0507.  BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. A district
 bond, the transfer of the bond, and the income from the bond,
 including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from
 taxation in this state. (Acts 57th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364, Sec. 15
 (part).)
 ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT
 SECTION 2.01.  ESCONDIDO WATERSHED DISTRICT. Section 3,
 Chapter 364, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961,
 is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 3.  TERRITORY COMPRISING THE DISTRICT. [It is expressly
 determined and found that all of the territory included within the
 area of the District will be benefited by the works and improvements
 which are to be accomplished and provided by the District pursuant
 to the powers conferred by the provisions of Article XVI, Section
 59, of the Constitution of Texas and this Act.] The area of the
 Escondido Watershed District shall consist of the property and
 territory embraced within the following boundaries, to wit:
 Beginning at the NW corner of the Julius Hedtke 300.2 acre
 tract in the Willis Orton Original Grant A-221, being W 10 miles of
 the County Seat, Karnes City, Texas;
 THENCE N 50 degrees E 4000.0 ft. to the NE cor. of the said
 Hedtke Tract in the D. B. Scott Jr. W. line;
 THENCE S 40 degrees E 120.0 ft. to the NW cor. of the J. H.
 Davidson 100.0 acre tract being in the Julius Hedtke E line;
 THENCE N 50 degrees E 5210.0 ft. with the said J. H. Davidson
 N line to the NE cor. of said tract in the W ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE N 40 degrees W 3933.3 ft. with the said W line of the
 county rd. being the E line of the D. B. Scott Jr. 221 acre tract
 pass the NE cor. of the said Scott tract to the intersection of the W
 ROW line of the said county rd. and the N ROW line of another county
 rd., said point being in the E line of the Finley D. Barth E line;
 THENCE N 50 degrees E 2880.0 ft. with the said N ROW line of a
 county rd. to the point of intersection of this ROW line with the E
 line of the said Willis Orton Original Grant A-221;
 THENCE S 40 degrees E 4375.0 ft. with the said Willis Orton E
 line being the E line of the C. L. Gideon 411.6 acre tract being the
 southernmost cor. of the B. J. Nichols 414 acre tract;
 THENCE S 87 degrees E with the N line of the W. P. Brashear
 Original Grant A-57 to the intersection of this line and the W line
 of the Lusgardo Martinez Original Grant A-196, 815 ft.; this being
 the SW cor. of said Grant A-196;
 THENCE N 3 degrees E 5733.3 ft. with the W line of the said
 grant pass the NW cor. of said grant to the NW cor. of the T. G.
 Butler Original Grant A-429 being the NE cor. of the A. C. Gideon
 4.4 acre tract;
 THENCE N 89 degrees E 24,083.1 ft. with the N line of the said
 Grant A-429 pass the W line of the said Francisco Ruiz Original
 Grant A-9 and with the S ROW line of a county rd. being the N line of
 the D. C. Coldeway 155 acre tract to the NE cor. of this tract;
 THENCE S 3 degrees W 2275.0 ft. with the E line of the said
 Coldeway tract to the SE cor. of said tract in the NE line of the
 Rudolph Voight 140 acre tract;
 THENCE S 87 degrees E 12,384.4 ft. with the Rudolph Voight N
 line pass his NE cor. with the N. H. Finch 200 acre tract N line
 cross a county rd. along the Combs and Browne 322 acre tract N line
 to the E line of the Ruiz Grant A-9 being the NE cor. of the said 322
 acre tract;
 THENCE S 3 degrees W 1075.0 ft. with the said Ruiz E line
 being the E line of the Combs and Browne tract to the NW cor. of the
 Dora Conrads 75 acre tract;
 THENCE S 87 degrees E 5634.0 ft. with the Dora Conrads N line
 across a county rd. with the R. M. Sattler N line to the NE cor. of
 this tract in the W ROW line of the Kenedy to Karnes City Hy.;
 THENCE S 3 degrees W 1200.0 ft. with the Sattler E line to a
 point in said ROW line;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 6,025.0 ft. across said highway to the
 J. D. Ruckman SW cor. and with the J. D. Ruckman S line pass the SW
 cor. of the W. W. Browne tract being the SE cor. of the J. D. Ruckman
 tract with the S line of the W. W. Browne tract to the SE cor. of
 said tract being the NE cor. of the E. J. Smolik tract and the NE
 cor. of the J. Poitevent Original Grant A-323;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 1,500.0 ft. with the said Browne E line
 being the 0. E. Moore W line across the S.P.R.R. ROW to the NW cor.
 of the Moore tract in the E line of the Browne tract being the NW
 cor. of the Andreas Soto Original Grant A-260;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E with the said Moore N line being the N
 line of the said Grant A-260 across a county rd. to the intersection
 of the W line of the R. W. and Prudie D. Derum Original Grant A-439;
 THENCE N 3 degrees E 7,185.0 ft. with the said W line of the
 A-439 Grant to the N cor. of said Grant being the N cor. of the Annie
 Bailey 56.57 acre tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E with the E line of the said A-439 Grant
 pass the SE cor. of same being the N cor. of the William E. Howth
 Grant A-144 with the E line of same to the S cor. of the said A-144
 Grant in the N line of the said A-260 Original Grant; 5,200.0 ft.;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 545.0 ft. with the said A-260 Grant N
 line to the NE cor. of the A. M. Bailey 225.5 acre tract being the NW
 cor. of the S. M. Elder 214.5 acre tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E with the E line of the A. M. Bailey tract
 being the W line of the said Elder tract pass a N cor. of the Claude
 Jennings tract to an interior cor. of the Claude Jennings tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E with the Claude Jennings N line 1676.4
 ft. with the Jennings N line to the NE cor. of same;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 3,058.3 ft. with the Claude Jennings E
 line to the S cor. of the said Claude Jennings tract in the N line of
 the Edna Wicker 159.4 acre tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 1833.3 ft. with the Edna Wicker N line
 to the NE cor. of same being the NW cor. of the E. Elder 95 acre
 tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 2000 ft. with the said Edna Wicker E
 line to the N side of a county rd. being the SE cor. of the Edna
 Wicker tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 700.3 ft. with the S line of the Wicker
 tract being the N ROW line of a county Rd.;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 4895.0 ft. with the David Banduen 165
 acre tract to the intersection of this line with the NW ROW line of a
 county Rd. being the SE cor. of the David Banduen tract;
 THENCE S 11 degrees W 1966.6 ft. with the N ROW line of said
 road past the Burlie Burris East corner to a point in the SE line of
 the Burlie Burris 37 acre tract.
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 3366.6 ft. across the said rd. with the
 W. J. Green W line to the SE cor. of same being in the S line of the
 J. B. Dupree Original Grant A-86;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 2,320.0 ft. with the S line of the said
 A-86 Grant being the N line of the John Huth and Carl Houck to the NE
 cor. of same;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 3325.0 ft. with the Houck E line being
 the P. R. Goff W line to the SE cor. of the Houck tract being the SW
 cor. of the Goff tract on the N ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 4366.6 ft. with the N ROW line being the
 S line of the P. R. Goff 220 acre tract to a point in the P. R. Goff S
 line;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 7366.6 ft. across said county rd. to the
 NE cor. of the Valda E. Ruhmann 808 acre tract and with the E line of
 said Ruhmann tract being the W ROW line of a county rd. across the
 county rd. to the S ROW line of said rd. being in the N line of the K.
 L. Handy 259.2 acre tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 4410.0 ft. with the N line of the K. L.
 Handy tract pass the common cor. of the Handy tract and the Bertha
 B. Ruhmann 333.8 acre tract to the NE cor. of said Ruhmann tract
 being the NW cor. of the N. E. Colbath et al 677.6 acre tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 3585.0 ft. with the common line between
 the said Ruhmann and Colbath tracts to a SW cor. of the Colbath
 tract in the Ruhmann line;
 THENCE N 45 degrees E 1733.7 ft. with the Colbath line to an
 interior cor. of the Colbath tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 1666.6 ft. with the Colbath and Ruhmann
 common line to an interior cor. of the Ruhmann tract and a S cor. of
 the Colbath tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees E 4320.0 ft. with the said Colbath tract
 to the W bank of the San Antonio River;
 THENCE down the meanders of the San Antonio River S 1 degrees
 W 1422.7 ft.; S 25 degrees W 475.0 ft., S 3 degrees E 866.6 ft.; S 59
 degrees 30 minutes E 1566.6 ft.; S 25 degrees E 2500 ft.; S 50
 degrees W 1560.0 ft.; S 17 degrees W 566.6 ft.; S 49 degrees E 851.0
 ft.; N 80 degrees E 3178.5 ft.; N 43 degrees E 600 ft.; N 2 degrees W
 466.6 ft.; N 40 degrees W 500 ft.; N 50 degrees E 1080.0 ft.; S 81
 degrees E 558.6 ft.; S 7 degrees E 655.0 ft.; S 29 degrees W 1005.0
 ft.; S 5 degrees E 866.8 ft.; to the NE cor. of the Ruth Ingram 1000
 acre tract on the S ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 9482.4 ft. with the N line of the Ruth
 Ingram tract and the S line of said County rd. to the NW cor. of said
 Ruth Ingram tract being the E ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE S 34 degrees E 5485.0 ft. with the said E ROW line pass
 the John Smolik NW cor. to the SE cor. of the Della Tips 2037.5 acre
 tract across the county rd.;
 THENCE S 42 degrees 30 minutes W 10,233.3 ft. across the said
 county rd. to the Della Tips SE cor. and with the Della Tips S line
 to the SW cor. of said tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 4675.0 ft. with the SW line of the Della
 Tips tract pass the SE cor. of the H. H. Kerpeck tract to the NE cor.
 of said Kerpeck tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W with the said Kerpeck N line to the NW
 cor. of said tract across a county rd. and with the S ROW line of
 said rd. to a cor. in said rd.; 2378.4 ft. in all;
 THENCE N 46 degrees W 1616.6 ft. across said county rd. and
 with the E ROW line of said rd. being the W line of the L. K. Thigpen
 201.24 acre tract to a point opposite S cor. of the C. Kerpeck tract
 across said county rd.;
 THENCE N 64 degrees W 1491.2 ft. across said county rd. pass
 the said S cor. of the Kerpeck tract and with the Kerpeck S Line to a
 cor. of the Kerpeck tract;
 THENCE N 44 degrees W 1118.9 ft. with the Kerpeck W line to
 the NW cor. of said tract in the S ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE S 42 degrees W 2442.5 ft. with the said S ROW line
 across a county rd. to the W ROW line of a county rd. being the SE
 cor. of the Annie M. Loesch tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 771.3 ft. to the SW cor. of the said
 Loesch tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 1927.4 ft. with the said Loesch W line
 to an interior cor. of said tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 2249.7 ft. with the Annie M. Loesch S
 line pass the W cor. of the said Loesch tract being the SE cor. of
 the A. M. Green 175 ac. tract and with the S line of said Green tract
 to the S cor. of said tract in the Verita and F. H. Korth 159.5 ac.
 tract E line;
 THENCE S 46 degrees E 1883.6 ft. with the Korth E line to the
 SE cor. of same;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 2731.5 ft. with the said Korth S line
 pass the SW cor. of same to the W ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE N 46 degrees W 1181.2 ft. with the W line of said
 county rd. to the SE cor. of the Temple Stapleton 50.2 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 1157.1 ft. with the Temple Stapleton S
 line to the S cor. of said Stapleton tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 745.9 ft. with the Stapleton SW line to
 an anterior cor. of said tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 2313.9 ft. with the Temple Stapleton S
 line pass the SW cor. of same and with the E. Schroeder S line pass
 the Common cor. between the said Schroeder SW cor. and the L. Roach
 SW cor. with the L. Roach S line to the SW cor. of the said Roaach 1
 tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 932.5 ft. with the Roach W line to the NW
 cor. of the Roach tract being in the S line of the Mrs. E. A. Johnson
 100 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 1157.1 ft. with the S line of the said
 Johnson tract across the Overby rd. to the W ROW line of same;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 2957.6 ft. with the W ROW line of said
 county rd. to the intersection of this ROW line with the Raymond
 Whipple E line;
 THENCE S 6 degrees E 3895.2 ft. with the E line of the Raymond
 Whipple tract to the S cor. of same;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W with the M. L. Chesnutt 409.0 ac. tract
 S line across a county rd. to the SE cor. of the M. L. Chesnutt 155.5
 ac. tract 2248.7 ft.;
 THENCE N 46 degrees W 2488.9 ft. with the said 155.5 ac. tract
 E line to the NE cor. of said tract;
 THENCE S 44 degrees W with the said Chesnutt N line pass the
 Joe Krawietz SW cor. pass the Chesnutt NW cor. being the E. Strawn
 SW cor. with the Floyd Swoap N line pass the J. 0. Russell SW cor. to
 the SW cor. of the M. T. Buckaloo 66.5 ac. tract 5177.8 ft. in all;
 THENCE S 46 degrees E 1759.8 ft. with the said Swoap W line
 being the E ROW line of a county rd. to a point opposite the SE cor.
 of the R. A. David 108 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 49 degrees W 2185.4 ft. with the David S line to the
 SW cor. of same;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 1181.3 ft. with the David W line across
 the old Hy. 181 to the W ROW line of same;
 THENCE S 21 degrees and 10 minutes W 899.6 ft. with the said
 ROW line to the S. cor. of the H. H. Schuenemann 123.42 ac. tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 1800.2 ft. with the Schuenemann W line
 to an interior cor. of same;
 THENCE N 82 degrees 45 minutes W 4155.3 ft. with the H. H.
 Schuenemann S line pass the SW cor. with the W. T. Homeyer S line to
 the SW cor. of the Homeyer 255 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 3 degrees W 2146.9 ft. with the Mable Davis E line to
 the S cor. of same being the N cor. of the W. S. Grunewald 79 ac.
 tract;
 THENCE S 14 degrees E 288.0 ft. with the Grunewald E line to
 the SE cor. of same;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 6900.0 ft. with the Grunewald SE line to
 the SW cor. of same in the E ROW line of a county rd. across said
 county rd. and with the NW ROW line of the county rd. pass the R. W.
 Jones et al. 268 ac. tract and the L. W. Scott 124.73 ac. tract to
 the SW cor. of the L. W. Scott 62.37 ac. tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 3395.0 ft. with the Scott W line pass
 the NW cor. of same to a point in the James H. Wright W line being
 the SE cor. of the John Polson 136 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 45 degrees W 3933.3 ft. with the John Polson S line
 to the SW cor. of same in the E ROW line of county rd.;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 6366.6 ft. with the said county rd. E
 line pass the John Polson NW cor. being the J. M. Ruhmann SW cor.,
 pass the J. M. Ruhmann NW cor. and across State Hy. 72 to the SW cor.
 of the John Beck 587.5 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 46 degrees 15 minutes W with the NW ROW line of
 St. Hy. 72 pass the O. L. Bagwell SW cor. pass the Tom M. Leggett SW
 cor. to the SW cor. of the John W. Regmund 735.85 ac. tract;
 THENCE N 45 degrees W 6100.0 ft. with the W line of the said
 Regmund tract to the NW cor. of same being the SW cor. of the Geo.
 Heider 205.4 ac. tract;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 4200.0 ft. with the Geo. Heider W line
 across a county rd. to the SW cor. of the S. E. Crews 2643 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 70 degrees W 1943.5 ft. across a county rd. and with
 the S line of the Ida Carroll 112 ac. tract to the SW cor. of same;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 2625.0 ft. with the Ida Carroll W line
 to the NW cor. of same in the Herbert Rudolph S line;
 THENCE S 70 degrees W 1876.8 ft. to the SW cor. of the Herbert
 Rudolph tract in the E ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W with the E ROW line of the County rd.
 pass the NW cor. of the Herbert Rudolph tract to the NW cor. of the
 E. Rudolph 197.5 ac. tract;
 THENCE N 15 degrees W 4075.0 ft. with the said E ROW line of
 the county rd. to the NW cor. of the Edgar M. Ladewig 305.9 ac.
 tract, across county rd. to a point in the S line of the A. N. Wells
 292.5 ac. tract;
 THENCE S 70 degrees W 2093.6 ft. with the Wells S line to the
 SE cor. of same;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 3825.0 ft. with the Wells W line being
 the E ROW line of a county rd.;
 THENCE N 70 degrees E 1771.4 ft. with the Wells N line to the
 SE cor. of the B. W. Klingeman tract in the N line of the Wells
 tract;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 3666.6 ft. with the common line between
 the said Klingeman tract and the Alex Kowald 200 ac. tract across a
 county rd. to the S line of the Fred Klingeman tract;
 THENCE S 70 degrees W 1563.5 ft. with the Klingeman S line to
 the SW cor. of same;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 3000.0 ft. with the said Klingeman W
 line to the NW cor. in the R. Best S line;
 THENCE S 70 degrees W 2953.5 ft. with the said Best S line to
 the SW cor. of same;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 5225.0 ft. with the Best W line being
 the W line of the James Bradberry A-24 Original Grant to the NW cor.
 of the Best tract;
 THENCE N 70 degrees E 2451.4 ft. with the N line of the Best
 tract to the SE cor. of the Horace L. Smith 238 ac. tract in the Best
 N line;
 THENCE N 20 degrees W 4450.0 ft. with the said Smith E line
 being the D. B. Scott W line pass the NE cor. of the said Scott tract
 across a county rd. to the SW cor. of the Alvin Ripps 169.5 ac. tract
 being the SE cor. of the Vallie Jarvis tract;
 THENCE S 70 degrees W 9468.5 ft. with the N ROW line of the
 said county rd. pass the Vallie Jarvis SW cor. across a county rd.
 pass the H. L. Smith SW cor. pass the Howard Stanfield S cor. to the
 R. L. Gideon SW cor.;
 THENCE N 40 degrees W 8333.3 ft. with the Gideon W line and
 the E line of a county rd. pass the Herbert Weigang SW cor. pass the
 Julius Hedtke SW cor. to the place of beginning, containing
 80,158.23 acres of land, more or less.
 ARTICLE 3. REPEALERS
 SECTION 3.01.  WILLACY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT. The
 following statutes are repealed:
 (1)  Chapter 404, Acts of the 53rd Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1953;
 (2)  Chapter 135, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1955;
 (3)  Chapter 141, Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1957;
 (4)  Chapter 392, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1959;
 (5)  Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 449, Acts of the 56th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1959;
 (6)  Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 654, Acts of the 60th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1967; and
 (7)  Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 892, Acts of the 81st
 Legislature, Regular Session, 2009.
 SECTION 3.02.  GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY. The
 following statutes are repealed:
 (1)  Chapter 75, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st
 Called Session, 1933;
 (2)  Chapter 45, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1963;
 (3)  Sections 2, 3, and 4, Chapter 432, Acts of the 61st
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1969;
 (4)  Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 433, Acts of the 64th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1975; and
 (5)  Sections 10, 12, and 13, Chapter 22, Acts of the
 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019.
 SECTION 3.03.  UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY. The
 following statutes are repealed:
 (1)  Chapter 5, page 1062, Special Laws, Acts of the
 46th Legislature, Regular Session, 1939;
 (2)  Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 193, Acts of the 59th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1965;
 (3)  Section 2, Chapter 632, Acts of the 59th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1965;
 (4)  Section 6, Article IV, Chapter 484, Acts of the
 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983;
 (5)  Section 2, Chapter 1059, Acts of the 68th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1983;
 (6)  Section 2, Chapter 830, Acts of the 75th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997;
 (7)  Sections 2 and 3, Chapter 1544, Acts of the 76th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999; and
 (8)  Sections 6, 7, and 8, Chapter 180, Acts of the 88th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
 SECTION 3.04.  FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT. The
 following statutes are repealed:
 (1)  Chapter 719, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1965;
 (2)  Chapter 308, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 1967;
 (3)  Section 3, Chapter 412, Acts of the 69th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1985;
 (4)  Section 2, Chapter 59, Acts of the 72nd
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1991; and
 (5)  Section 2, Chapter 3, Acts of the 75th
 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
 SECTION 3.05.  ESCONDIDO WATERSHED DISTRICT. Sections 1, 2,
 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, Chapter 364,
 Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, are repealed.
 ARTICLE 4. GENERAL MATTERS
 SECTION 4.01.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.
 This Act is enacted under Section 43, Article III, Texas
 Constitution. This Act is intended as a codification only, and no
 substantive change in law is intended by this Act. This Act does
 not increase or decrease the territory of any special district of
 the state as those boundaries exist on the effective date of this
 Act.
 SECTION 4.02.  PRESERVATION OF VALIDATION MADE BY PREVIOUS
 LAW. (a) The repeal of a law, including a validating law, by this
 Act does not remove, void, or otherwise affect in any manner a
 validation under the repealed law. The validation is preserved and
 continues to have the same effect that it would have if the law were
 not repealed.
 (b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not diminish the
 saving provisions prescribed by Section 311.031, Government Code.
 SECTION 4.03.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect April
 1, 2027.