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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8513.0802. Resolution Procedures Calling for Creation of Pollution Control District

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A resolution of the board calling for the creation of a pollution control district must:

(1) define the boundaries of the proposed district;  and

(2) set a time and place for a public hearing on the matters described in the resolution.

(b) If the authority does not intend to issue bonds on behalf of the proposed district, in addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), the resolution must declare taxes for the maintenance of the authority and the authority's improvements shall be imposed on the taxable property in the proposed district.

(c) If the authority intends to issue bonds on behalf of the proposed district, in addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), the resolution must:

(1) estimate the principal amount and state the purpose of those bonds;  and

(2) declare that taxes for the payment of bonded indebtedness shall be imposed exclusively on the taxable property in the proposed district.

(d) The board may adopt resolutions described by Subsections (b) and (c) and hold public hearings for those resolutions and any applicable proposed bond and maintenance taxes at the same time.

(e) After a public hearing is held in accordance with Section 8513.0803, the board shall review any findings and recommendations resulting from the hearing.  The board may alter, modify, or change any provision of the resolution, except as provided by Section 8513.0809.  The board may adopt a resolution creating the proposed pollution control district.  The resolution creating a pollution control district must:

(1) state the purposes for which the proposed district has been created;

(2) designate the proposed district's boundaries;

(3) declare that the indebtedness to be incurred or the cost of services to be rendered by the authority for the proposed district's benefit shall be payable from taxes imposed on property in the district;

(4) find that the property in the proposed district will benefit from the indebtedness proposed to be incurred or the services proposed to be rendered by the authority on the district's behalf;  and

(5) order an election in the proposed district to authorize the indebtedness or maintenance tax, stating:

(A) the date of the election;

(B) the proposition or propositions to be voted on;

(C) the location of the polling places;  and

(D) the names of the election officers.

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