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Chapter 55

Water Improvement Districts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

55.001 Definitions

Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District

55.021 Creation of District 55.022 District Wholly Within One County 55.023 District May Include Cities, Towns, Etc 55.024 Petition 55.025 Date Set for Hearing 55.026 Notice of Hearing 55.027 Hearing 55.028 Findings; Order 55.029 Appeal 55.031 Voting Precincts 55.032 Election Officials 55.037 Directors 55.038 Issuance of Notes 55.039 Recordation of Order 55.040 Multi-County District: Petition 55.042 Multi-County District: Hearing 55.043 Multi-County District: Findings 55.044 Multi-County District: Notice of Election 55.045 Multi-County District: Rules Governing Election 55.046 Multi-County District: Election Returns, Canvass, Result 55.047 Exclusion of City, Unincorporated Area, or County Voting Against District 55.048 Name of District 55.049 Survey of District Boundaries 55.050 Chapter Applicable to Irrigation Districts 55.051 Change of District Name 55.053 Conversion of Article Iii, Section 52 District to Article Xvi, Section 59 District

Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions

55.101 Board of Directors 55.102 Qualifications of Directors 55.103 Application to Get on Ballot 55.107 Optional Conversion to Staggered Terms 55.108 Appointment of Directors in Certain Districts 55.110 Additional Bonds

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

55.161 Purposes of District 55.163 Improvements: Purchase or Construction 55.165 Drainage Ditches: Levees 55.166 Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and Over County and Public Roads 55.167 Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and under Railroad Tracks and Roadways 55.185 Contract with the United States 55.186 Payments Made by a District under a Contract with the United States 55.187 District as Fiscal Agent for United States 55.188 Conveying Property to the United States 55.192 Acquiring Water Rights 55.193 Selling Water Rights 55.194 Transfer of Water Right 55.195 Supplying Water to Cities Outside the District 55.196 Selling Waterpower Privileges 55.197 Selling Surplus Water 55.198 Pumping and Delivering Water to Land Near District 55.200 Sale of Land Acquired by a District for Other Than District Purposes 55.201 Use of Excess District Money 55.202 Board's Semiannual Report 55.204 Waiver of District Tort Immunity

Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers

55.241 Purpose 55.242 Rules and Regulations 55.243 Notice of Rules and Regulations 55.244 Judicial Notice of Rules and Regulations 55.245 Contracts for Toll Bridges and Ferry Services 55.246 Bond 55.247 License, Franchise, and Fee 55.248 Charges for Use of Toll Bridge Facilities and Ferry Service 55.249 Regulating Boats 55.250 Responsibilities of Boat Owners and Operators 55.251 Peace Officers 55.253 Injunction

Subchapter G. District Survey

55.332 Duties of the Engineer 55.333 Maps 55.334 Adopting Old Surveys 55.335 Additional Improvements 55.336 Existing Improvements 55.337 Signing and Filing Engineer's Report, Map, and Profile 55.338 Maps and Data Unnecessary under Contract with United States

Subchapter H. Water Assessments

55.351 Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge 55.352 Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.353 Methods for Determining Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.354 Distribution of Assessment 55.355 Notice of Assessments 55.356 Payment of Assessments 55.357 Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector 55.358 Contracts with Person Using Irrigation Water 55.359 Lien Against Crops 55.360 List of Delinquent Assessments 55.361 Water Service Discontinued 55.362 Suits for Delinquent Assessments 55.363 Interest and Collection Fees 55.364 Rights of the United States 55.365 Surplus Assessments 55.366 Insufficient Assessments 55.367 Land Not Subject to Assessments 55.368 Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.369 Fixed Charges for Maintenance Expenses 55.370 Charge to Cities and Towns 55.371 Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations

Subchapter I. Supplying Water to Military Camps

55.401 Authority of Districts with Military Base to Issue Bonds 55.402 Bond Election 55.403 Interest Rate and Maturity Date 55.404 Security for Bonds 55.405 Approval; Registration 55.406 Validity of Bonds 55.407 Payment of Bonds 55.408 Advertising for Bids

Subchapter J. General Fiscal Provisions

55.421 Construction and Maintenance Fund 55.422 Maintenance and Operating Fund

Subchapter K. Borrowing Money

55.452 Adopting Method for Payment of Debts 55.454 Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval 55.455 Taxes on Uniform Basis 55.456 Obtaining Loan When Bonds Cannot Be Sold 55.457 Using Revenue from Sale of Water, Power, and Other Services to Pay Debts 55.458 Loan Fund

Subchapter L. Issuance of Bonds

55.491 Bond Election 55.497 Necessary Vote 55.498 Ordering Issuance of Bonds 55.499 Amount of Bonds 55.500 Limitation of Indebtedness 55.501 Special Interest Procedure 55.502 Formal Requirements of Bonds 55.504 Suit to Determine Validity of Bonds or Contract 55.505 Notice to Attorney General 55.507 Right of Persons to Intervene and Participate in Suit 55.509 Judgment Rendered 55.510 Court's Decree 55.513 County Clerk's Fees 55.514 Sale of Bonds 55.515 Emergency Loans and Interim Bonds 55.516 Tax Levy 55.517 Adjustment of Tax Levy 55.518 Interest and Sinking Fund 55.519 Investment of Sinking Funds 55.520 Refunding Bonds 55.521 Registering Refunding Bonds 55.522 Issuing Refunding Bonds for the Same Amount and with the Same Maturity Date as the Original Bonds 55.523 Issuing Refunding Bonds Which Place a Greater Burden on the District 55.524 Law Governing Refunding Bonds 55.525 Limiting District's Power to Incur Debt 55.526 Notice of Limitation of Debt 55.527 Limitation Election 55.528 Operating under a Limitation on Power to Incur Debt 55.529 Issuing Bonds in Excess of Debt Limitation 55.530 Additional Projects for the District 55.531 Issuance of Additional Bonds 55.532 Funds to Repair Damaged Improvements 55.533 Preferred Lien in Favor of the United States 55.534 Default in Paying Principal and Interest on Bonds by a District Obtaining Its Water Supply from the United States

Subchapter M. Ad Valorem Taxation

55.581 Assessment and Collection of District Taxes 55.600 Tax Office 55.601 Additional Duties of the Assessor and Collector 55.604 Assessment Liens 55.620 General Powers and Regulations

Subchapter N. Taxation on a Benefit Basis

55.651 Election to Determine Method of Taxation 55.652 Assessment Record 55.653 Notice of Taxes 55.654 Decision After Hearing 55.655 Applicable Law 55.656 Districts Adopting Benefit Plan of Taxation 55.657 Commissioners of Appraisement 55.658 Compensation of Commissioners 55.659 Notice of Appointment and Meeting 55.660 First Meeting of Commissioners 55.661 Assistance for Commissioners 55.662 Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District 55.663 Commissioners Report 55.664 Notice of Hearing 55.665 Hearing 55.666 Witnesses at the Hearing 55.667 Costs of Hearing 55.668 Commissioners' Decree 55.669 Effect of Final Judgment and Decree 55.670 Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre 55.671 Election 55.672 Excluding Nonirrigable Land from District 55.673 Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary 55.674 Preparing Tax Rolls 55.676 Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan 55.677 Irrigating Nonirrigable Land

Subchapter O. Adding and Excluding Territory, and Consolidating Districts

55.721 Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land from District 55.750 Consolidation of Districts 55.751 Elections to Approve Consolidation 55.752 Governing Consolidated Districts 55.753 Debts of Original Districts 55.754 Taxes of the Original District 55.755 Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land

Subchapter P. Dissolution of District

55.801 Failure to Function 55.802 Rights of Debtors If District Failed to Function 55.803 Dissolution Using Procedure for Organization of Districts 55.804 Dissolution Using Procedure for Abolition of Districts in Chapter 55.805 Payment of Debts on Dissolution of District