Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Page: 1,601
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Sec. 55.354. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The board by order shall
allocate a portion [Not l1c33than one third nor more than two tom] of the estimated
maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by assessment against all land
in the district to which the district can furnish irrigation water through its water
delivery [ieie ] system or through an extension of its water delivery [im4geq:e ]
system. This assessment [The- ases.Ment ] shall be levied against all irrigable land in
the district on a per acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated.
(b) The board shall determine from year to year the proportionate amount of the
expenses which will be borne by all water users receiving water delivery from the
district [under-this -ubeeeti o].
(c) [(b+] The remainder of the estimated expenses shall be paid by assessments,
charges, fees, rentals, or deposits required of [ gei.ee] persons in the district who use
or who make application to use water and other charges approved by the board. The
board shall prorate the remainder [a -equitbly-ae-po&siblc] among the applicants for
irrigation water and may consider:
(1) the acreage each applicant will plant, the crop the applicant [he] will
grow, and the amount of water per acre used for irrigation purposes; and
(2) other factors deemed appropriate by the board with respect to water used
for other nonirrigation uses [he-will-ttse].
(d) All persons using irrigation water to plant the same crop will pay the same
price per acre for the water.
(e) A landowner of irrigable land in the district or a user of water delivered by
the district for any purpose other than irrigation who disputes all or a part of a board
order that determines the amount of an assessment, charge, fee, rental, or deposit may
file a petition under Section 11.041. That petition filed with the commission is the sole
remedy available to a landowner or user of water described by this subsection.
SECTION 17. Section 55.355, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 55.355. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) Public notice of all assessments
imposed under Section 55.354(a) shall be given by posting printed notice [etieee&] of
the assessment in at least one [ree] public place [p ee] in the district.
(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date on which the assessment is due,
notice [Printed-notices] shall be mailed to each landowner at the address which the
landowner shall furnish to the board.
(c) Notice [The
le] of special assessments
shall be given within 10 days after the assessment is levied.
SECTION 18. Section 55.356, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 55.356. PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) All assessments imposed
under Section 55.354(a) shall be paid in installments at the times fixed by the board.
(b) If a crop for which water was furnished by the district is harvested before the
due date of any installment payment, the entire unpaid assessment becomes due at
once and shall be paid within 10 days after the crop is harvested and before the crop is
removed from the county or counties in which it was grown.
SECTION 19. Section 55.357, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, legislative document, May 8, 2013; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth641149/m1/19/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.