Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 336
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bonds and refunding bonds; provid- politic and corporate; defining the
ing the power of eminent domain boundaries; finding the field notes
shall be limited to the county or coun- and boundaries form a closure, and
ties within which District is situated; related matters; finding a benefit to
providing District shall bear expenses all land and other property within the
of relocating, raising or rerouting any District; finding that District is creat-
highway, railroad, or utility lines or ed to serve a public use and benefit;
pipelines made necessary by its exer- conferring on District the rights, pow-
cise of the power of eminent domain; ers, privileges, authority and duties
defining "sole expenses"; providing of the general laws of Texas applic-
that the Municipal Annexation Act able to water control and improve-
shall have no application to the crea- ment districts created under Article
tion of this District; determining and 16, Section 59, Constitution of Texas,
finding the requirements of Article where not in conflict with this Act
16, Section 59 (d) as to notice of in- and adopting same by reference; pro-
tention to introduce this Act have viding for no election for confirma-
been fulfilled and accomplished; pro- tion; providing for no hearing for
viding for the selection of a deposit- exclusions, except on written request
ory or depositories for the District or the board of directors' own motion;
and related matters; providing for providing for no hearing on plan of
meetings and business transactions taxation and adopting ad valorem
within or without the District but nlan of taxation for District: provid-
within the State of Texas; providing ing for governing body of District;
additional powers of District within providing for qualifications and bonds
and without boundaries of District; of directors; naming first board of
providing for the voting and issuing directors; providing for directors to
of bonds to serve areas within or fill vacancies; providing for terms and
without the boundaries of District; election of directors and notice of
providing for the sale of bonds of the directors elections, and related mat-
District in denominations of $1,000 ters; providing for organization of
or multiples thereof, for the exchange board of directors; providing for the
of bonds for property and services, letting of construction contracts and
and for the minimum price of bonds the drawing of warrants; providing
at such sale or exchange; providing for the execution of contracts by the
that Article 7880-77b shall not be president; providing for a vice-presi-
applicable to this District, and re- dent. a secretary and a secretary pro
lated matters; providing that notice tem and outlining their duties; pro-
of all elections shall be under hand viding for employment of engineers,
of president or secretary; providing attorneys, auditors and other employ-
for canvassing of election returns; ees; providing for a seal for the Dis-
providing the bonds of this District trict; providing for approval of Dis-
and their transfer and income there- trict's plans and specifications by the
from and profits thereon and pur- Texas Water Rights Commission and
chases made by District shall be tax- inspection during construction by said
free in this State; providing the bonds Commission; providing for bonds and
and refunding bonds of this District refunding bonds to be approved by
shall be eligible investments; enacting the Attorney General of Texas and
other provisions related to the afore- registered by the Comptroller of Pub-
mentioned subjects; providing for a lic Accounts of Texas, and providing
severability clause; and declaring an for negotiability, legality, validity,
emergency. obligation and incontestability of the
bonds and refunding bonds; providing
vationReferreand Reto Committee on Conser- the power of eminent domain shall be
vation and Reclamation. limited to the county or counties with-
By Crews of Montgomery: in which District is situated; pro-
viding District shall bear expenses of
H. B. No. 572, A bill to be entitled relocating, raising or rerouting any
An Act creating and establishing a highway, railroad, or utility lines or
conservation and reclamation district pipelines made necessary by its exer-
under Article 16, Section 59, Constitu- cise of the power of eminent domain;
tion of Texas. known as "Oak Ridge defining "sole expenses"; providing
Municipal Utility District", declaring that the Municipal Annexation Act
District a governmental agency, body shall have no application to the crea-336
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1967; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193874/m1/340/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.