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Subchapter A. Public Utility Systems in General
Section 552.001. Municipal Utility Systems; General Powers - Sec. 552.001. MUNICIPAL UTILITY SYSTEMS; GENERAL POWERS. (a) In this...
Section 552.002. Certain Public Services and Utility Systems in Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 552.002. CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITY SYSTEMS IN HOME-RULE...
Section 552.0025. Connection, Disconnection, and Liability for Municipal Utility Services - Sec. 552.0025. CONNECTION, DISCONNECTION, AND LIABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES....
Section 552.003. Acquisition of Existing Public Utility; Payment in Lieu of School Taxes - Sec. 552.003. ACQUISITION OF EXISTING PUBLIC UTILITY; PAYMENT IN LIEU...
Subchapter B. Acquisition of Interests for Drainage, Sewage, or Water Supply Purposes
Section 552.011. Use of Eminent Domain Power - Sec. 552.011. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. A municipality that...
Section 552.012. Municipalities in or Contracting With a Water District - Sec. 552.012. MUNICIPALITIES IN OR CONTRACTING WITH A WATER DISTRICT....
Section 552.013. Water System in Municipalities With Population of More Than 1,000 - Sec. 552.013. WATER SYSTEM IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE...
Section 552.014. Contracts With Water Districts or Nonprofit Corporations - Sec. 552.014. CONTRACTS WITH WATER DISTRICTS OR NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS. (a)...
Section 552.015. Water Supply in Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 552.015. WATER SUPPLY IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a)...
Section 552.016. Sale or Lease of Water System by Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 552.016. SALE OR LEASE OF WATER SYSTEM BY TYPE...
Section 552.017. Water Systems in Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 552.017. WATER SYSTEMS IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A home-rule...
Section 552.018. Municipal Contract With Private Entity - Sec. 552.018. MUNICIPAL CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE ENTITY. (a) A municipality...
Section 552.019. Contract With Water Improvement District or Water Control and Improvement District - Sec. 552.019. CONTRACT WITH WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR WATER CONTROL...
Section 552.020. Contract With Water District - Sec. 552.020. CONTRACT WITH WATER DISTRICT. (a) In this section,...
Section 552.0205. Revenue Bonds to Pay for District Services Under Contract - Sec. 552.0205. REVENUE BONDS TO PAY FOR DISTRICT SERVICES UNDER...
Section 552.021. Contract Between District and Municipality With Population of More Than 900,000 - Sec. 552.021. CONTRACT BETWEEN DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF...
Section 552.022. Contracts With Certain Special Districts - Sec. 552.022. CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN SPECIAL DISTRICTS. (a) In this...
Section 552.023. Contract Between Municipality and Trinity River Authority - Sec. 552.023. CONTRACT BETWEEN MUNICIPALITY AND TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY. (a)...
Section 552.024. Municipal Contract for Reclaimed Water Facility in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.024. MUNICIPAL CONTRACT FOR RECLAIMED WATER FACILITY IN CERTAIN...
Subchapter C. Municipal Drainage Utility Systems
Section 552.041. Short Title - Sec. 552.041. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...
Section 552.042. Legislative Finding - Sec. 552.042. LEGISLATIVE FINDING. (a) The legislature finds that authority...
Section 552.043. Application of Subchapter to Municipalities - Sec. 552.043. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO MUNICIPALITIES. This subchapter applies...
Section 552.044. Definitions - Sec. 552.044. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1)(A) "Benefitted property" means...
Section 552.045. Adoption of System; Rules - Sec. 552.045. ADOPTION OF SYSTEM; RULES. (a) Subject to the...
Section 552.0451. Extension of Service Area by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.0451. EXTENSION OF SERVICE AREA BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...
Section 552.046. Incorporation of Existing Facilities - Sec. 552.046. INCORPORATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES. The municipality may incorporate...
Section 552.047. Drainage Charges - Sec. 552.047. DRAINAGE CHARGES. (a) The governing body of the...
Section 552.048. Billings; Deposit Not Required - Sec. 552.048. BILLINGS; DEPOSIT NOT REQUIRED. (a) The municipality may...
Section 552.049. Segregation of Income - Sec. 552.049. SEGREGATION OF INCOME. The income of a drainage...
Section 552.050. Delinquent Charges - Sec. 552.050. DELINQUENT CHARGES. (a) Any charge due hereunder which...
Section 552.051. Drainage Revenue Bonds - Sec. 552.051. DRAINAGE REVENUE BONDS. By majority vote of the...
Section 552.052. Discontinuation of Drainage System - Sec. 552.052. DISCONTINUATION OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM. (a) If, after at...
Section 552.053. Exemptions - Sec. 552.053. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A governmental entity or person described...
Section 552.054. Effect of Subchapter - Sec. 552.054. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not: (1)...
Subchapter D. Improvements to Water and Sewer Systems in Certain Municipalities
Section 552.061. Application of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.061. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. To exercise...
Section 552.062. Definitions - Sec. 552.062. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Benefitted property" means...
Section 552.063. Municipal Authority - Sec. 552.063. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. (a) The municipality may improve a...
Section 552.064. Declaration; Costs; Estimated Assessment - Sec. 552.064. DECLARATION; COSTS; ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT. (a) In the ordinance...
Section 552.065. Assessment Provisions - Sec. 552.065. ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS. (a) By ordinance, the governing body...
Section 552.066. Apportionment of Assessments - Sec. 552.066. APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 552.067. Notice of Proposed Improvements; Lien - Sec. 552.067. NOTICE OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; LIEN. (a) If the...
Section 552.068. Exemptions; Personal Liability for Assessment - Sec. 552.068. EXEMPTIONS; PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR ASSESSMENT. (a) All property,...
Section 552.069. Notice and Hearing Requirements; Appeal - Sec. 552.069. NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS; APPEAL. (a) The municipality...
Section 552.070. Change; Abandonment - Sec. 552.070. CHANGE; ABANDONMENT. (a) Except as limited by this...
Section 552.071. Corrections; Reassessments - Sec. 552.071. CORRECTIONS; REASSESSMENTS. (a) If an assessment is determined...
Section 552.072. Joint Proceedings - Sec. 552.072. JOINT PROCEEDINGS. The municipality may make the improvements...
Section 552.073. Restrictions in Certain Counties - Sec. 552.073. RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section,...
Section 552.074. Authorized Investment - Sec. 552.074. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENT. A certificate of special assessment issued...
Section 552.075. Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 552.075. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. A home-rule municipality to which this...
Subchapter E. Construction of Sanitary Sewers in Certain Municipalities
Section 552.091. Application of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.091. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. To exercise...
Section 552.092. Construction of Sanitary Sewers - Sec. 552.092. CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS. (a) The governing body...
Subchapter F. Municipal Water Corporations and Municipal Water Systems
Section 552.101. Municipal Water Contracts - Sec. 552.101. MUNICIPAL WATER CONTRACTS. The governing body of a...
Section 552.102. Eminent Domain by Municipal Sewer Providers - Sec. 552.102. EMINENT DOMAIN BY MUNICIPAL SEWER PROVIDERS. (a) A...
Section 552.103. Rights of Water Corporation Providing Service to Municipality; Eminent Domain - Sec. 552.103. RIGHTS OF WATER CORPORATION PROVIDING SERVICE TO MUNICIPALITY;...
Section 552.104. Location of Water Lines Outside Municipal Boundaries - Sec. 552.104. LOCATION OF WATER LINES OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. (a)...
Section 552.105. Relocation of Water Line to Allow Change to Traffic Lane - Sec. 552.105. RELOCATION OF WATER LINE TO ALLOW CHANGE TO...
Subchapter G. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Electric Utility Systems
Section 552.121. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 552.121. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...
Section 552.122. Transfer of Management and Control of Electric Utility System - Sec. 552.122. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF ELECTRIC UTILITY...
Section 552.123. Authority of Board of Trustees - Sec. 552.123. AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) The municipality...
Section 552.124. Effect of Previously Issued Bonds - Sec. 552.124. EFFECT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BONDS. (a) A municipality...
Subchapter H. Management of Certain Encumbered Municipal Water Systems
Section 552.141. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 552.141. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...
Section 552.142. Transfer of Management and Control of Utility System - Sec. 552.142. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF UTILITY SYSTEM....
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 552.901. Relocation or Replacement of Water or Sewer Laterals - Sec. 552.901. RELOCATION OR REPLACEMENT OF WATER OR SEWER LATERALS....
Section 552.902. Operation of Certain Electric Light and Power Systems by Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 552.902. OPERATION OF CERTAIN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER SYSTEMS...
Section 552.903. Agreement With Conservation and Reclamation District - Sec. 552.903. AGREEMENT WITH CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT. (a) A...
Section 552.904. Lease of Natural Gas Distribution System by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.904. LEASE OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY CERTAIN...
Section 552.905. Operation of Cable Tv Systems by General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 552.905. OPERATION OF CABLE TV SYSTEMS BY GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES....
Section 552.906. Municipal Utility Plants - Sec. 552.906. MUNICIPAL UTILITY PLANTS. (a) This section applies only...
Section 552.907. Construction of Water or Wastewater Improvements to Preserve Water Quality Aquifer - Sec. 552.907. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER OR WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS TO PRESERVE...
Section 552.909. Prohibited Employment of or Contracting With Former Trustee or Board Member - Sec. 552.909. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF OR CONTRACTING WITH FORMER TRUSTEE...
Section 552.910. Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions for Collection of Past Due Utility or Solid Waste Disposal Service Fees - Sec. 552.910. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR COLLECTION OF...
Section 552.911. Duties of Water Service Provider to an Area Served by Sewer Service of Certain Political Subdivisions - Sec. 552.911. DUTIES OF WATER SERVICE PROVIDER TO AN AREA...
Section 552.912. Certain Damages Caused by Sewage Backup - Sec. 552.912. CERTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED BY SEWAGE BACKUP. (a) A...
Section 552.913. Combined Heating and Power Systems in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.913. COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES....
Section 552.914. Utility Contracts for Certain Municipalities - Sec. 552.914. UTILITY CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this...