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Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act
Article 1. General Provisions
Section 1.01. Purpose - Sec. 1.01. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to...
Section 1.02. Findings and Declaration of Policy - Sec. 1.02. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. (a) The legislature...
Section 1.03. Definitions - Sec. 1.03. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) "Board" means the...
Article 2. Creation of District; Initial Appointment of Board
Section 2.01. Creation of District - Sec. 2.01. CREATION OF DISTRICT. Pursuant to Article XVI, Section...
Section 2.02. Description - Sec. 2.02. DESCRIPTION. The district's territory consists of the area...
Section 2.03. Appointment of Initial Directors - Sec. 2.03. APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) On or after...
Section 2.04. Confirmation and Tax Election - Sec. 2.04. CONFIRMATION AND TAX ELECTION. The directors shall call...
Section 2.05. Notice of Election - Sec. 2.05. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) Notice of the confirmation...
Section 2.06. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 2.06. BALLOT PROPOSITION. The ballot shall be printed to...
Section 2.07. Canvassing Returns - Sec. 2.07. CANVASSING RETURNS. (a) Immediately after the confirmation and...
Section 2.08. Bond Proposition at Creation Election - Sec. 2.08. BOND PROPOSITION AT CREATION ELECTION. At an election...
Article 3. District Administration
Section 3.01. Board of Directors - Sec. 3.01. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed...
Section 3.02. Method of Election - Sec. 3.02. METHOD OF ELECTION. (a) If directors are elected,...
Section 3.03. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 3.03. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be eligible to...
Section 3.04. Application for Election - Sec. 3.04. APPLICATION FOR ELECTION. (a) A person who wishes...
Section 3.05. Beginning of Director's Term - Sec. 3.05. BEGINNING OF DIRECTOR'S TERM. A director shall take...
Section 3.06. Vacancy on Board - Sec. 3.06. VACANCY ON BOARD. (a) If the directors are...
Section 3.07. Oath - Sec. 3.07. OATH. Each director shall file the statement and...
Section 3.08. Organization of Board - Sec. 3.08. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD. (a) After each annual appointment...
Section 3.09. Meeting and Actions of the Board - Sec. 3.09. MEETING AND ACTIONS OF THE BOARD. (a) The...
Section 3.10. Other Officers - Sec. 3.10. OTHER OFFICERS. (a) The board may appoint a...
Section 3.11. Interest in Contract - Sec. 3.11. INTEREST IN CONTRACT. A director who is financially...
Section 3.12. Director's Compensation - Sec. 3.12. DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. (a) A director is entitled to...
Section 3.13. General Manager; Personnel - Sec. 3.13. GENERAL MANAGER; PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ...
Section 3.14. Director's and Employee's Bonds - Sec. 3.14. DIRECTOR'S AND EMPLOYEE'S BONDS. (a) The general manager...
Section 3.15. Principal Office - Sec. 3.15. PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The district shall maintain its principal...
Section 3.16. Records - Sec. 3.16. RECORDS. (a) The district shall keep complete and...
Section 3.17. Contracts - Sec. 3.17. CONTRACTS. The board may enter into contracts for...
Section 3.18. Supervision of District - Sec. 3.18. SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT. The district is subject to...
Section 3.19. Suits; Payment of Judgments - Sec. 3.19. SUITS; PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS. (a) The district may,...
Section 3.20. Seal - Sec. 3.20. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal for...
Article 4. District Powers and Duties
Section 4.01. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 4.01. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district shall...
Section 4.02. Gifts, Grants, Loans, and Other Funds - Sec. 4.02. GIFTS, GRANTS, LOANS, AND OTHER FUNDS. To carry...
Section 4.03. Consultation, Contracts, and Cooperation With Other Governmental Agencies and Entities - Sec. 4.03. CONSULTATION, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES...
Section 4.04. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 4.04. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. The district may acquire by...
Section 4.05. Eminent Domain - Sec. 4.05. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may acquire land...
Section 4.06. Authority to Enter Into Construction, Renovation, and Repair Contracts - Sec. 4.06. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR...
Section 4.07. Bids on Contracts - Sec. 4.07. BIDS ON CONTRACTS. Contracts entered into under Section...
Section 4.08. Attachments to Contracts - Sec. 4.08. ATTACHMENTS TO CONTRACTS. A contract entered into under...
Section 4.09. Execution and Availability of Contracts - Sec. 4.09. EXECUTION AND AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACTS. (a) A contract...
Section 4.10. Contractor's Bond - Sec. 4.10. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. (a) A contractor shall execute a...
Section 4.11. Monitoring Work - Sec. 4.11. MONITORING WORK. (a) The board has control of...
Section 4.12. Payment for Work - Sec. 4.12. PAYMENT FOR WORK. (a) The district shall pay...
Section 4.13. Contracts for Purchase of Vehicles, Equipment, and Supplies Over $15,000 - Sec. 4.13. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES...
Section 4.14. Entry on Land - Sec. 4.14. ENTRY ON LAND. (a) The directors, the engineer,...
Section 4.15. Right to Use Road Right-of-Way - Sec. 4.15. RIGHT TO USE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) The district...
Section 4.16. Fees and Charges - Sec. 4.16. FEES AND CHARGES. (a) The board may adopt...
Section 4.17. Acquisition of Existing Facilities - Sec. 4.17. ACQUISITION OF EXISTING FACILITIES. If the district acquires...
Section 4.18. Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facilities - Sec. 4.18. SOLID WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES. The district may...
Section 4.19. Regulation of Solid Waste Management - Sec. 4.19. REGULATION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. The district shall...
Section 4.20. On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Sec. 4.20. ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. (a) The district may...
Section 4.21. Solid Waste Management Contracts - Sec. 4.21. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. (a) Unless otherwise provided...
Section 4.22. Areawide Waste Treatment - Sec. 4.22. AREAWIDE WASTE TREATMENT. The powers and duties conferred...
Article 5. District Finances
Section 5.01. Fiscal Year - Sec. 5.01. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on the...
Section 5.02. Annual Audit - Sec. 5.02. ANNUAL AUDIT. Annually, the board shall have an...
Section 5.03. Annual Budget - Sec. 5.03. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The board shall prepare and...
Section 5.05. Limitation on Expenditure - Sec. 5.05. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE. Money may not be spent...
Section 5.06. Sworn Statement - Sec. 5.06. SWORN STATEMENT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 5.07. Depository - Sec. 5.07. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name one or...
Section 5.08. Investments - Sec. 5.08. INVESTMENTS. (a) Funds of the district may be...
Section 5.09. Payment of Expenses - Sec. 5.09. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. (a) The district's directors may...
Section 5.10. Borrowing Money - Sec. 5.10. BORROWING MONEY. The district may borrow money for...
Article 6. Bonds
Section 6.01. Authority to Issue Bonds - Sec. 6.01. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. The board may issue...
Section 6.02. Bond Payment - Sec. 6.02. BOND PAYMENT. The board may provide for the...
Section 6.03. Bond Election - Sec. 6.03. BOND ELECTION. (a) Bonds may not be issued...
Section 6.04. Terms; Form - Sec. 6.04. TERMS; FORM. (a) The district may issue its...
Section 6.05. Bond Provisions - Sec. 6.05. BOND PROVISIONS. (a) In the orders or resolutions...
Section 6.06. Approval and Registration - Sec. 6.06. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) Bonds issued by the...
Section 6.07. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 6.07. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Refunding bonds of the district...
Section 6.08. Legal Investments; Security for Deposits - Sec. 6.08. LEGAL INVESTMENTS; SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a) District bonds...
Section 6.09. Mandamus by Bondholders - Sec. 6.09. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS. In addition to all other...
Section 6.10. Application of Other Laws - Sec. 6.10. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. Bonds of the district...
Article 7. Taxes
Section 7.01. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 7.01. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Since the district created...
Section 7.02. Levy of Taxes - Sec. 7.02. LEVY OF TAXES. (a) The board may annually...
Section 7.03. Board Authority - Sec. 7.03. BOARD AUTHORITY. (a) The board may levy taxes...
Section 7.04. Tax Rate - Sec. 7.04. TAX RATE. In setting the tax rate, the...
Section 7.05. Tax Appraisal, Assessment, and Collection - Sec. 7.05. TAX APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT, AND COLLECTION. (a) The Tax...
Article 8. Change in Boundaries
Section 8.01. Expansion of District Territory - Sec. 8.01. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) Registered voters of...