81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1691, Chapter 392 Page: 4 of 16
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H.B. No. 1691
1 petition.
2 [Sections 8351.053-8351.100 reserved for expansion]
3 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
4 Sec. 8351.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
5 the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
6 which the district is created.
7 Sec. 8351.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
8 DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
9 general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
10 applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
11 Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
12 Sec. 8351.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. (a) Under
13 Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may
14 design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and
15 convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and
16 maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by
17 Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm
18 drainage, in aid of those roads.
19 (b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this
20 section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from
21 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by
22 Section 54.234, Water Code.
23 Sec. 8351.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT. (a) The district
24 may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8351.103
25 unless:
26 (1) each municipality or county that will operate and
27 maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the4
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1691, Chapter 392, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth148351/m1/4/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.