Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions

Section 60.003. Authority to Contract for the Operation or Development of a District - Sec. 60.003. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION OR DEVELOPMENT...

Section 60.004. Act or Proceeding of District Presumed Valid - Sec. 60.004. ACT OR PROCEEDING OF DISTRICT PRESUMED VALID. (a)...

Section 60.005. Exemption From Taxation and Special Assessments - Sec. 60.005. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. The property...

Subchapter B. Retirement, Disability, and Death Compensation Fund

Section 60.011. Creation of Retirement, Disability, and Death Compensation Fund - Sec. 60.011. CREATION OF RETIREMENT, DISABILITY, AND DEATH COMPENSATION FUND....

Section 60.013. Eligibility for Other Pension Funds - Sec. 60.013. ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER PENSION FUNDS. The recipients or...

Section 60.014. Hospitalization and Medical Benefits - Sec. 60.014. HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL BENEFITS. (a) The commission may...

Subchapter B. -1. Employee Catastrophic Assistance Program

Section 60.021. Definitions - Sec. 60.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Administrator" means the...

Section 60.022. Establishment of Employee Catastrophic Assistance Program - Sec. 60.022. ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYEE CATASTROPHIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 60.023. Employee Contribution to District Assistance Fund - Sec. 60.023. EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FUND. (a) To...

Section 60.024. Transfers From District Assistance Fund to Employees - Sec. 60.024. TRANSFERS FROM DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FUND TO EMPLOYEES. (a)...

Subchapter C. Additional Powers and Duties of Certain Districts

Section 60.031. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 60.031. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) The provisions of this...

Section 60.032. Authority to Construct Improvements - Sec. 60.032. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS. The district may construct...

Section 60.033. Use of Equipment - Sec. 60.033. USE OF EQUIPMENT. (a) This subchapter does not...

Section 60.034. Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases - Sec. 60.034. OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASES. The commission may...

Section 60.035. Notice of Certain Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases - Sec. 60.035. NOTICE OF CERTAIN OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASES....

Section 60.036. Security for Bid on Oil, Gas, or Mineral Leases - Sec. 60.036. SECURITY FOR BID ON OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL...

Section 60.037. Award and Execution of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Leases - Sec. 60.037. AWARD AND EXECUTION OF OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL...

Section 60.038. Sale or Lease of Land - Sec. 60.038. SALE OR LEASE OF LAND. (a) A district...

Section 60.0381. Conveyance of Land by Certain Navigation Districts - Sec. 60.0381. CONVEYANCE OF LAND BY CERTAIN NAVIGATION DISTRICTS. (a)...

Section 60.039. Surface Lease - Sec. 60.039. SURFACE LEASE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 60.040. Publication of Notice for Sales, Easements, and Leases in Excess of 50 Years - Sec. 60.040. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR SALES, EASEMENTS, AND LEASES...

Section 60.041. Security for Bids on Real Property to Be Sold or Leased for More Than 50 Years - Sec. 60.041. SECURITY FOR BIDS ON REAL PROPERTY TO BE...

Section 60.042. Award and Execution of Deed or Lease in Excess of 50 Years - Sec. 60.042. AWARD AND EXECUTION OF DEED OR LEASE IN...

Section 60.043. Power Over Waterways - Sec. 60.043. POWER OVER WATERWAYS. (a) The commission shall have...

Section 60.044. Law Governing Commission - Sec. 60.044. LAW GOVERNING COMMISSION. The commission of any district...

Subchapter D. Regulatory Powers

Section 60.071. General Rule-Making Authority - Sec. 60.071. GENERAL RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY. The commission of a district...

Section 60.072. Specific Powers of Districts - Sec. 60.072. SPECIFIC POWERS OF DISTRICTS. To accomplish the purposes...

Section 60.0725. Nuisances; Pollution - Sec. 60.0725. NUISANCES; POLLUTION. The commission may suppress and prevent...

Section 60.0726. Fires, Explosions, and Hazardous Materials Incidents - Sec. 60.0726. FIRES, EXPLOSIONS, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS. A district...

Section 60.073. Enforcement - Sec. 60.073. ENFORCEMENT. The commission may provide by ordinance for...

Section 60.074. Style of Ordinances - Sec. 60.074. STYLE OF ORDINANCES. The style of an ordinance...

Section 60.075. Publication of Ordinance, Rule, or Regulation; Proof of Publication - Sec. 60.075. PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION; PROOF OF...

Section 60.076. Conflict With Law - Sec. 60.076. CONFLICT WITH LAW. No ordinance, rule or regulation...

Section 60.077. Authority of Peace Officers - Sec. 60.077. AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICERS. (a) In prosecutions involving...

Section 60.0775. Police Reserve Force - Sec. 60.0775. POLICE RESERVE FORCE. (a) The commission of a...

Section 60.078. Penalties - Sec. 60.078. PENALTIES. A violation of this subchapter or of...

Section 60.079. Jurisdiction of Violations - Sec. 60.079. JURISDICTION OF VIOLATIONS. Any justice court in the...

Subchapter E. Powers of Districts for Improvement of Port Facilities

Section 60.101. Acquisition and Maintenance of Port Facilities - Sec. 60.101. ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF PORT FACILITIES. (a) Any...

Section 60.102. Utility Relocation - Sec. 60.102. UTILITY RELOCATION. (a) If a district in the...

Section 60.103. Prescribing Fees and Charges - Sec. 60.103. PRESCRIBING FEES AND CHARGES. The district shall prescribe...

Section 60.104. Power to Borrow Money - Sec. 60.104. POWER TO BORROW MONEY. (a) The commission, for...

Section 60.105. Expenses to Be Paid From Current Revenues - Sec. 60.105. EXPENSES TO BE PAID FROM CURRENT REVENUES. (a)...

Section 60.106. Pledge of Revenue for Payment of Obligations - Sec. 60.106. PLEDGE OF REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. (a)...

Section 60.107. Mortgage as Additional Security - Sec. 60.107. MORTGAGE AS ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) As additional security...

Section 60.108. Issuance of Obligations - Sec. 60.108. ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. (a) The commission may provide...

Section 60.109. Sinking Fund - Sec. 60.109. SINKING FUND. (a) A resolution or an order...

Section 60.110. Revenue Set Aside for Sinking Fund - Sec. 60.110. REVENUE SET ASIDE FOR SINKING FUND. (a) A...

Section 60.111. Deposit of Proceeds of Obligations; Payment - Sec. 60.111. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS; PAYMENT. (a) The...

Section 60.112. Insuring Improvements to Protect Holders of Obligations - Sec. 60.112. INSURING IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT HOLDERS OF OBLIGATIONS. (a)...

Section 60.113. Compelling Performance of Duties - Sec. 60.113. COMPELLING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. A holder of obligations...

Section 60.114. Obligations Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 60.114. OBLIGATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. Any obligations issued under...

Section 60.115. Refunding Obligations - Sec. 60.115. REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. (a) A district issuing obligations under...

Section 60.116. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 60.116. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued...

Section 60.117. Bonds as Investments - Sec. 60.117. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. Bonds authorized and issued under...

Section 60.118. Board of Trustees of Facility - Sec. 60.118. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FACILITY. (a) A district...

Section 60.119. Covenants for Management and Operation of Improvements - Sec. 60.119. COVENANTS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF IMPROVEMENTS. (a)...

Section 60.120. Contracts, Leases, and Agreements Authorized - Sec. 60.120. CONTRACTS, LEASES, AND AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED. (a) A district...

Section 60.121. Conversion of District - Sec. 60.121. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT. (a) If the commission of...

Section 60.122. Improvements Not Payable From Taxes - Sec. 60.122. IMPROVEMENTS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES. (a) No district,...

Section 60.123. Pilot and Pilotage Laws Unaffected - Sec. 60.123. PILOT AND PILOTAGE LAWS UNAFFECTED. No provision of...

Section 60.124. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 60.124. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. A district may accept...

Subchapter F. Contracts With the United States

Section 60.151. Purpose - Sec. 60.151. PURPOSE. It is the purpose and intent of...

Section 60.152. Authority to Enter Into Contract - Sec. 60.152. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT. (a) One or...

Section 60.153. Execution of Contracts - Sec. 60.153. EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS. A contract entered into by...

Subchapter G. Powers of District to Provide Improvements Without Taxation

Section 60.171. Authority to Borrow Money and Encumber Property and Franchise - Sec. 60.171. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND ENCUMBER PROPERTY AND...

Section 60.172. Notice of Hearing on Indebtedness - Sec. 60.172. NOTICE OF HEARING ON INDEBTEDNESS. (a) When, for...

Section 60.173. Hearing on Indebtedness - Sec. 60.173. HEARING ON INDEBTEDNESS. (a) At the time and...

Section 60.174. Issuance of Obligations - Sec. 60.174. ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue...

Section 60.175. Execution and Sale of Obligations - Sec. 60.175. EXECUTION AND SALE OF OBLIGATIONS. (a) Each note,...

Section 60.176. Obligations as Charge on Encumbered Property and Facilities - Sec. 60.176. OBLIGATIONS AS CHARGE ON ENCUMBERED PROPERTY AND FACILITIES....

Section 60.177. Lien on Revenue; Foreclosure of Encumbrance - Sec. 60.177. LIEN ON REVENUE; FORECLOSURE OF ENCUMBRANCE. (a) If...

Section 60.178. Trustee to Enforce Foreclosure; Franchise Under Foreclosure - Sec. 60.178. TRUSTEE TO ENFORCE FORECLOSURE; FRANCHISE UNDER FORECLOSURE. (a)...

Section 60.179. Borrowing for Current Expenses - Sec. 60.179. BORROWING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES. The district may borrow...

Section 60.180. Management and Control by Commission - Sec. 60.180. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL BY COMMISSION. The management and...

Section 60.181. Proceedings to Borrow Money - Sec. 60.181. PROCEEDINGS TO BORROW MONEY. (a) The commission shall...

Subchapter H. Promotion and Development Fund in Certain Districts

Section 60.201. Purpose - Sec. 60.201. PURPOSE. Districts in this state which operate ports...

Section 60.202. Creation of Fund - Sec. 60.202. CREATION OF FUND. A district organized under general...

Section 60.203. Expenditure of Fund - Sec. 60.203. EXPENDITURE OF FUND. Money in the promotion and...

Section 60.204. Management and Control of Promotion and Development Fund - Sec. 60.204. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND....

Section 60.205. Other Expenses Not Affected - Sec. 60.205. OTHER EXPENSES NOT AFFECTED. Since this subchapter authorizes...

Subchapter I. Revenue Bonds

Section 60.221. Modification of Revenue Bond Resolution - Sec. 60.221. MODIFICATION OF REVENUE BOND RESOLUTION. If a district...

Subchapter J. Conversion of Districts

Section 60.241. Authority to Convert - Sec. 60.241. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT. Any district created under the...

Section 60.242. Resolution - Sec. 60.242. RESOLUTION. (a) The navigation board shall adopt a...

Section 60.243. Notice of Resolution - Sec. 60.243. NOTICE OF RESOLUTION. (a) Notice of the resolution...

Section 60.244. Findings - Sec. 60.244. FINDINGS. (a) After the hearing, if the navigation...

Section 60.245. Status of Converted District - Sec. 60.245. STATUS OF CONVERTED DISTRICT. A district which is...

Section 60.246. Powers of Converted District - Sec. 60.246. POWERS OF CONVERTED DISTRICT. (a) Nothing in this...

Section 60.247. Optional Election - Sec. 60.247. OPTIONAL ELECTION. (a) If the navigation board finds...

Section 60.248. Effect of Election - Sec. 60.248. EFFECT OF ELECTION. If the commissioners court finds...

Section 60.249. Effect of Optional Conversion - Sec. 60.249. EFFECT OF OPTIONAL CONVERSION. (a) If the conversion...

Subchapter K. Depository

Section 60.271. Selection of Depository - Sec. 60.271. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 60.272. Depository Bond - Sec. 60.272. DEPOSITORY BOND. The depository shall have all the...

Section 60.273. Treasurer's Bond - Sec. 60.273. TREASURER'S BOND. After the depository executes the bond...

Subchapter L. Refunding Bonds

Section 60.301. Authority to Issue Refunding Bonds - Sec. 60.301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REFUNDING BONDS. The governing body...

Subchapter M. Tax Bonds, Revenue Bonds, and Combination Tax and Revenue Bonds

Section 60.331. Classes of Bonds Authorized - Sec. 60.331. CLASSES OF BONDS AUTHORIZED. For the purpose of...

Section 60.332. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 60.332. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) Any district may issue...

Section 60.333. Form of Bonds - Sec. 60.333. FORM OF BONDS. (a) Bonds of the district...

Section 60.334. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 60.334. MATURITY OF BONDS. Bonds shall mature serially or...

Section 60.335. Registered and Bearer Bonds - Sec. 60.335. REGISTERED AND BEARER BONDS. The bonds may be...

Section 60.336. Lost and Destroyed Bonds - Sec. 60.336. LOST AND DESTROYED BONDS. Provisions may be made...

Section 60.337. Approval of Converted or Substituted Bonds - Sec. 60.337. APPROVAL OF CONVERTED OR SUBSTITUTED BONDS. When bonds...

Section 60.338. Bonds Secured by Revenues - Sec. 60.338. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUES. (a) Bonds secured wholly...

Section 60.339. Bonds Payable From Taxes - Sec. 60.339. BONDS PAYABLE FROM TAXES. Where bonds are issued...

Section 60.340. Bonds Payable From Both Taxes and Revenues - Sec. 60.340. BONDS PAYABLE FROM BOTH TAXES AND REVENUES. (a)...

Section 60.341. Rates, Tolls, and Charges - Sec. 60.341. RATES, TOLLS, AND CHARGES. (a) Where bonds are...

Section 60.342. Use of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 60.342. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) From the proceeds...

Section 60.343. Interim Bonds - Sec. 60.343. INTERIM BONDS. Pending the issuance of definitive bonds...

Section 60.344. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 60.344. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district is authorized to...

Section 60.345. Approval and Incontestability of Bonds - Sec. 60.345. APPROVAL AND INCONTESTABILITY OF BONDS. (a) No bonds...

Section 60.346. Additional Security - Sec. 60.346. ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Any bonds, including refunding bonds,...

Section 60.347. Investment of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 60.347. INVESTMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds from...

Section 60.348. Bonds as Investments - Sec. 60.348. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. (a) All bonds issued pursuant...

Section 60.349. Effect of Subchapter - Sec. 60.349. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter shall be wholly...

Subchapter N. Competitive Bidding Requirements

Section 60.401. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 60.401. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies to...

Section 60.402. Definitions - Sec. 60.402. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Port authority" means...

Section 60.403. Contracts: Purchases - Sec. 60.403. CONTRACTS: PURCHASES. (a) A port commission, an authorized...

Section 60.4035. Contracts: Emergency Purchases - Sec. 60.4035. CONTRACTS: EMERGENCY PURCHASES. (a) Notwithstanding the competitive bidding...

Section 60.404. Competitive Bidding Requirements - Sec. 60.404. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS. (a) If the materials, supplies,...

Section 60.405. Proposal Procedures - Sec. 60.405. PROPOSAL PROCEDURES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 60.404, items other...

Section 60.406. Competitive Bidding and Proposal Procedures Required for Certain Contracts - Sec. 60.406. COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND PROPOSAL PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN...

Section 60.407. Opening Sealed Proposals and Bids - Sec. 60.407. OPENING SEALED PROPOSALS AND BIDS. (a) An official...

Section 60.408. Contract Award - Sec. 60.408. CONTRACT AWARD. (a) The bids shall be presented...

Section 60.409. Pricing Method - Sec. 60.409. PRICING METHOD. (a) A purchase may be proposed...

Section 60.410. Changes in Plans and Specifications - Sec. 60.410. CHANGES IN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. (a) A port...

Section 60.411. Bond Requirements - Sec. 60.411. BOND REQUIREMENTS. (a) If a contract is for...

Section 60.4115. Notification of Safety and Environmental Record of Contractor - Sec. 60.4115. NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD OF CONTRACTOR....

Section 60.412. Exemptions - Sec. 60.412. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A contract for a purchase is...

Section 60.4125. Alternative Methods for Certain Purchases or Contracts - Sec. 60.4125. ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES OR CONTRACTS. (a)...

Section 60.413. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 60.413. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 60.414. Application of Other Law - Sec. 60.414. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. If a district or...

Subchapter O. Purchase Contracts

Section 60.451. Definitions - Sec. 60.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Architect" has the...

Section 60.452. Applicability of Subchapter; Other Law - Sec. 60.452. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER; OTHER LAW. (a) This subchapter...

Section 60.453. Authority to Adopt Rules - Sec. 60.453. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES. The commission of a...

Section 60.454. Purchasing Contract Methods - Sec. 60.454. PURCHASING CONTRACT METHODS. Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 60.455. Right to Reject All Bids - Sec. 60.455. RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS. A district that...

Section 60.456. Notice Requirements - Sec. 60.456. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. For a contract entered into by...

Section 60.457. Delegation - Sec. 60.457. DELEGATION. (a) The commission of a district may,...

Section 60.458. Purchase Contract Award Criteria - Sec. 60.458. PURCHASE CONTRACT AWARD CRITERIA. Except as provided by...

Section 60.459. Evaluation of Bids and Proposals for Construction Services - Sec. 60.459. EVALUATION OF BIDS AND PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES....

Section 60.460. Design-Build Contracts for Facilities - Sec. 60.460. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES. (a) A district may...

Section 60.461. Contracts for Facilities: Construction Manager-Agent - Sec. 60.461. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AGENT. (a) A district...

Section 60.462. Contracts for Facilities: Construction Manager-at-Risk - Sec. 60.462. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK. (a) A district...

Section 60.463. Selecting Contractor for Construction Services Through Competitive Sealed Proposals - Sec. 60.463. SELECTING CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED...

Section 60.464. Job Order Contracts for Facilities Construction or Repair - Sec. 60.464. JOB ORDER CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR....

Subchapter Q. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 60.501. Safety and Security Procedures; No New Duties - Sec. 60.501. SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES; NO NEW DUTIES. The...

Section 60.502. Implied Contracts - Sec. 60.502. IMPLIED CONTRACTS. A schedule of rates, fees, charges,...

Subchapter R. Charitable Contributions

Section 60.551. Definitions - Sec. 60.551. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Charitable organization" means...

Section 60.552. Authorization of Campaign - Sec. 60.552. AUTHORIZATION OF CAMPAIGN. (a) The commission or the...

Section 60.553. Deduction Authorized - Sec. 60.553. DEDUCTION AUTHORIZED. (a) A district employee may authorize...

Section 60.554. Voluntary Participation - Sec. 60.554. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. (a) Participation by a district employee...

Section 60.555. Designation of an Eligible Charitable Organization - Sec. 60.555. DESIGNATION OF AN ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. (a) A...

Section 60.556. Confidentiality - Sec. 60.556. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Except as necessary to administer this...

Section 60.557. Revocation or Change of Authorization - Sec. 60.557. REVOCATION OR CHANGE OF AUTHORIZATION. (a) A district...

Section 60.558. Duration of Deduction - Sec. 60.558. DURATION OF DEDUCTION. (a) A deduction under this...

Section 60.559. Fair and Equitable Management of Campaign - Sec. 60.559. FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANAGEMENT OF CAMPAIGN. A district...

Section 60.560. Campaign Policy and Management - Sec. 60.560. CAMPAIGN POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. (a) The executive director...

Section 60.561. Eligibility of Charitable Organizations, Federations, and Funds for Participation - Sec. 60.561. ELIGIBILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, FEDERATIONS, AND FUNDS FOR...

Section 60.562. Fund-Raising Practices - Sec. 60.562. FUND-RAISING PRACTICES. The fund-raising practices of a participating...

Section 60.563. Limitation on Use of Contributions - Sec. 60.563. LIMITATION ON USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A participating...

Section 60.564. Misapplication of Contributions; Audit - Sec. 60.564. MISAPPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS; AUDIT. (a) The district may...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - General Law Districts Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 60 - Navigation Districts--General Provisions