DR9302-CS 930130§ 402.042
§ ~0~..04~ WSTER ~ND
(3) protect the public_ health, and sa?ty in m, unic~.'ties, fromm, loss _o~f _l?,e,._~a~__d
arising from nonpomt source runotz wlmm me oounaarles o~ me e~t~,-,~u
ares; _ ,..~:../../-) ~ ~ ?__ .~../ - .... ~.-: : -. -z~ L; --~ - :' :: ..... .
(4) delegate to municipalities the power to declare, after a public hearing, a drainage
system created under this subchapter to be a public utility;
.i-fees in support _of the system may be assesse~ le~,ea, ann co..~· -
-,~,(6). provide-eX~n~,, of cern_ in persons from ~ subcha, p .te~, ..~n?.; e:.~;..~
-~'%-en ~;~.;h~}i[~,: .... -'~el~ted 't6:the sub'ect of municipal ~ge: ~':"~
-, - __rilles ~ ........ ~ ....
:::, . .' ...... n effect without the invalid prff~smn.
· ~ . ~f act_ ,ffrve.~ · . .... ,, . ~ .
~'Se~' . (0 pter " ,1991- 'iaflon ......
WATER ~ UTILITIES
§ 402.045
--- (D) the prorated cost of ail machinery, equipment, furniture, and facilities neces-
sary or incident to the provision and operation of drainin~ the benefitted property;
(~ the prorated cost of funding and fin-~cJn
~ ~enenu~l prepe~, ~ .... ~.n~ge za~m~7 ~ in drain[ug the
(F) the prorated cost of debt service and "
'~.equipmen~, and facilities reserve requbement~ of' .tr~Cture8'
provided by revenue bonds or other drainage,~venue.pledge
:
':securiti~ or obligations ksued by the municipality;, and ' '~- ~_'~..-~
,-,,.. -((]) the administrative costa of a draina " ' ' '~ ~m ...... -
tenUon ponds, ditch,, *~--~ ~ , mmeh, cendu~ts.'ei~_16,
' · --, u-'~w~r ZlUl~eS~ i - --,-~,, ~v~z,~,~
-' ~ ~,- -' ..... : =.;,~ .....~,..~_~w~u~ mc0 ]~l,t'~ral or ' ' : ....
( ) the le ~n rr)~~,~b~ + ,~ · -' '
· ,_,r · *.-~- · *. ..... ~ pro ~ -.,.....,
:.s the mun]cimdif~ ~-:'- ,--, / .... * ..... tung- .°.rlUutre-~Iraina~esvst~m ~,,.~;.~_~
,(5) ~Drama e s tern. , ... .ia) ~~ ~d
-:-the mm~vali~ a a~...= .... dra~.e owned, or controllea m w~'~ -- ~ --~ ~-
, - ~ __ __~an~ ~,ul~iM;~l' ~ · - ' . ... . ,4va~.,,a& ~ ,
r rmr/din . · per~,, er, re;al, ~ · :..
.P g draina e.and · . perm)nal;, or n~x that ·
_ g . .included m ....... ed; -m,~used. .
;~. , ...... .. , the system,~, , ....- ..........
'~ '~x'~:~mesfabEshedschedu]eofchazues' ')~ · -~r' ~ ~ on: . .,~a 3~iu~ 5~ ' '
1~ (C) 'nondiscrimln,~to ,
.... ry ~ nab]e,, .and ·
~*,sul>chapter. _ . ~'~: ~.. ........ ~,~_~m~bl.e.. ~ u declared ·
- , ....... :. · ...... ~,,a.,-, under ~ .
,./ox ~¢e~_ · ~ ~,'.;~-¢:t~t~,..ff~ "~V~;? ~,,~.~ .,' ,.., - ' '7
· ;~,me',municipal boundaries wk:.~ '*__ ~ u~..un_uanes ana any other ]anti areaöd.
, , . m~q aa a reStlJ ~
:~ ~e~SS.e~ri~ ~.a~..;:~e~._~nd farther:than the
--~, ut one mumcipa]J · exten ' . ~-~u~cuon, nor ma a serv~ -
. ~. d into the:boundar/ - . · Y ce -
,.. . ge u~lity.., l~ovicle~ tha* .... ~...~.- ,,.._., ..... rdinance, estab]iah~ th.
~ na mum boun ' .. ~fm~y extend a semce '-. · ·
.... cipal daries exce t · ,. area oulaide of
p a mum~ of
........ persn0r, enfi wh . . ...........
.... ( ).,. . means the o ...... &;~-'~ "~? .........
-, ........ t7 o owlls or o~cu ]
Amended by-Acts 1 ............ p es a bonefitted pro
989, ?/at ck ....... :.., ..~.- . · perty.
§ 1, eft. Sunem ~oo~ ,,Leg.-, 1zgo, § l(d),, eft, Aug. ~8 ~989: ..... .*. -.
* . Title li~ ~
an ordinance that deehres' the sdopiion and tl3st declares the drainge of the muni~
to be a public utility. · ... ' . ' " .
(b) Before adoptiu~ the ordinance, the ~overninf body must find that:
"(1) the' municipality wfl] establish a schedule of drainase eharges a.gainst all real
property in the proposed service area subject to charges under this subehapt~r;,
* (2) the municipality ~ Provide drainage ~or all real property in the p~posed Sem.~ .ce
area on Payment of dr~n;-ge charges, excep~ real property' exempted under this
subchap~er, and ~ .._ . ~
_ (3) the municipality will offer drainage service on nondiscrimln~tory, .teas0_ _nable, and
%(e) Before adopting the Ordinance, the governing .body.must'publish
new~paper of general ~'culation in. the municipality, stating the time'and p[aee..gf a
hearing to consider the proposed ordinance.' .,Th,_'e propo ~sed'' o ~ .rdin_~ce m,ust, be
full in the not/eel 'The ~verning body shall 'Publish the notice. three' times before the
of the hearing.. The first publication ~ust occur on or before.the 30th:.day~be~O ~re
.of the hearmg,~.~ .~ - . , ~. . ...~..
.the manner promded by ,.Sul~e~doa (c)-'The propoeed sche~., of ~~
origln,lly adopted-oras revised; must. be;published i~-th~;notice:~~~lf~i~
;;~(e) Th~ ~hum.~ .by ~)/Xligance may ad/ol~t ~nd e~re~ ~_.~as.i~c~rS s.~ ...~
~nEaiii~l ht'seC~/oi:~lZ00~(a}'0fihe Local'~e~C~.,! ~~and
to 'anFJrttle(:O~: ordinance: adopted Or enacted ~-.~the~municipality under~..t~-'.~e~.' except
t~a lg8g, ?lst Leg., ck 12~0, § l(e~ffi:Au~.~it~4.1g8~,c~iggll~i~Legl~I~ 8~
§ 1, elf. June la, lggL:-.~ i~~4q~-~}tlo<t ~ !o..~
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:--.~;~!~ ~.~ a-'~i~ ~o ~we o~,w ~?,s -,.o ~oe~t ~,~ ~ '~le~J"
-: ~'~ ~"~; ' " ' .... '
§ 402.047.~,~Drainage Charges .~a~'~.~,,?f~m:.~?i,';=~ ':'.~:Zf.
'.,(a) The.governing body of ~he municipslity'ma..~' ...e!~. e:_&,:lo~,~.tra~,:of.:l~_efi th
property for drainage service on an[F basis other;than'the_ ~.val~.e-of:.the[;pro .p~ ;~b. ut:..
basis must be directly related to dmin~e, and the terms of thelevy~ana.any'class,u~,cauon,
of the'benefitted properties in the municipality must be nondls, crin~.' ~.tory,~equi.m~?,te, ann.
reasonable. ... ........... ~ :- -... _ -.
s: (b) In set~ing the i~J~edule of,e_ks__rges, ~or_draingge serviee~ .th.~ governin.g body_ m~ust :-
base its calculations on, an inventory.of-the lotsand t:racts, within~the se,.rw~..s~a?: ~'n.e. j
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WA~ER A~D UT~Lrr~Es §' 402.049
Title 1~
governin~ body may use approved tax plats and assessment roils ~or that purpose. The
governinf..bodY may also cousider the hnd use made of the beuefltted property. The
governing body may consider the-si~e, in area, and topography of & parcel of benefitted
·
ad~us~"snd r"d~t~.~te~/_~d ~hrg.'~or drainage ._ _e~. 'fro? U~e to U.~ .,The
rates-must be equitable for shnflar services-in all'areas-of the serwce are~:
(d) Unless a person's lot or tz~tct is exempted .under this subcintpter, the person' may not
use the drainage system for th.e lot Or .tract'unless~e person pays,..t~q full,,~e~tablishe~
(e) Users residing wit~ the esta~*l~l~d-~'
boundaries,' may- appeal rates.-ektablished ~for drainage ,cluu'ges ' to--the.~ Texas:..Water
Comm{.~ion as authorized by Section I3.043~),O.~_t~.W~.t~'.fl~l,.. e.~q~: .,.~, ~ o~ ~
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ~ 852, § 1, ,_%fl{ June 16, 199L~
'Forvaimauon anaappmsmonprovmous' zme-~.~i,,cu] h,,,, I,~Li,~W ,,~ ~,~
· t~,:Not. ~ollowiag §.40'a~t ~m;: . - - ' .
~ p~, ~2ii!lbl~/~~_ ~Ai~ ?delinquent~ m .i-o~
~ aoeepting surface flow-in the drainage~util]t~:systen~t~5 7o ~
Amended bi Acts 1991,
1991 1 ",.
~he .
~ body has levied, in the dr-in.ge 'charge, an amount in contrroug?n
'- futur~'system~improveme~ts;:ineluding repincement~newi _c~ns~'uction~j' or: .ex~. ninon,
amount i~ not:transferab_le. :.toLtim~j~en~, ...fund;~i~L~ee
A~;nd~d byriet~l~98~?ISt:Lei.,~ ..~,i::§, l(i~ eft. Au~;28,
.:o ,e.~ ~u~y.vznd!~' this .~u~~;~o,~iYdR~
For validatioa and Spplication pt~mions oz vae ;; .... :- .',...~
rs9 -
o2;oso
(&) ! Any charge due h~d~ w~ h no~
~n ~ hw by ~e m~. ~ ~n
8~ hw ~ ~ su~, ~ o~ · ~ o~ ~e m~ u~e
~ ~ ~y ~ ~ .~y wh~ due s~ sub~ su~
~y u~ ~ pm~d~ by ~e m~~, ~d m~~
~ ~.~o~ ~ p~ion a~t de~quent ~. ~e employ~ of ~eu~
~~ ~~~ su~p~
~ ~y ~e~ p~ ~ by ~e ~ u~ for ~on or
~ -' . ; : .'. ',,...:<- j . .
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[~iva '.Statutes);:: In additi~*the :municip~ nmy' pledge"income/receive~'
/-/ b~..:ce~h,~:fo~ ~:th~.:l~o~,sion;,~f~ dr~i--ge.'.:,t~: other_ gov ~er~nenm,:or,~ governmental.~
.... '. subdivisions located inside or.outside:: ....
1sol Legishuon
a ~ystem-nnder'~Subsection :(s),jt, may. not adopt
system.~ this--subchapter: for ~t-least~five years: ~after the:discontinuatiom ~
for funding or for. the pur~-b _~e of equipment, materials, or labor for th~ drainage systen~ '
thatisnotthen?fully~d'or:bt~i~se discharged. ,..'-: '- '::.':. "("(:~" : ....
~. tu) Acm zor os~mp-ges Dase(l on an a~e~e~ zmiure oz one m~ sys~em that m
system is not abated by the discon6nuation. ~A~. :_ ::.~_::;:::-:'~D~:~;::-.-;/:. :' .!,'~ ~:~ i~
~.by Acts 1989, ?Ist Leg;, ch. 1230, ~ l(g), eff;~&igo..,28,.~1989;:~'ts 1991, 7:~1 Leg., eh.
~ wA'rF.,R~ UTn. JTtF~ § 402,061
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.... ,~ ..... !J ' % Historical and StatntoryNotef~
-~ ' 1991 Le$4slnflon ~ .... :~ ~''; ~ '- ~'
For validation and &pplica~on provk/ons of the '-' :'-'-'- ~ -- ~: . - .~:'-- - --: -: ..... T
· -- 1991 amendatory.act, nee Historical and Sta~- '
tory Note .followin~ § 402.041. -:... -~ - . ........ : ............. '.:" .... :'"~ .... .._
§ 402.058. Exemptions ~.~ :, ;~.':
(~) A ~ovenmen~ en~t~ o~ PerS°n de~n"~! by Sut~C~o~ (b) Ud 8-1ot°r' mm. in
.... '-~which the governmental entity or person holds 8 freehold interest may be exempt from
~'~ ...... ~ - this subclmpter and all ormn-nces, resolu~ons, and rules adopted under this~lnbclmpter.
(e) T he:=f611owing shall '1~~ eX~empt:-from the provislonS'~f
adopted By a municipality pursuant to this Ach
privately owned
municipality for nmlnt~n~; ~'~,c~'~,e :
..~ ~..(a)-a s~ed bt,.un~ a strucehre ha~ been ee.-ti:~te of.
under