Sec. 51.528. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES TO DESIGNATED PROPERTY OR AREA. (a) Property or areas inside or outside the district may, by contract, be designated to obtain improvements, facilities, or service for the designated area or property.
(b) The designation shall be based on a written petition in conformity with the laws authorizing contracts by a petitioner or person owning, controlling, or governing the property or area to be designated.
(c) The board may make the designation in a contract to provide, administer, maintain, and operate the desired improvements, facilities, or service for the designated area or property, and the designated area or property shall be subject to being made the basis of the bonds and may be subject to a tax lien in amount to retire the obligations incurred by the district to provide the facilities, improvements, or service and to cover the expenses necessary to administer, maintain, and operate the improvements and facilities under the contract.
(d) The contract may not violate the law of this state or the United States and may not result in impairing a vested right or causing the district to fail to serve fully and permanently water demands in the district in the order of preference of uses.
(e) The contract may provide that one governing body may establish the contractual and statutory tax lien in behalf of the district and may levy, assess and collect the tax for and on behalf of the district.
(f) The district may not issue bonds pledging the full faith and credit of the district under this section or under Section 51.517 of this code without submitting the proposition to the electors of the whole district under the provisions of this subchapter or under the provisions authorizing the issuance of construction bonds.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 354, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts
Section 51.501. Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds
Section 51.502. Hearing to Determine Basis of Taxation
Section 51.503. Notice of Hearing
Section 51.504. Conduct of Hearing
Section 51.506. Change Tax Plan
Section 51.507. Effect of Sections 51
Section 51.508. Unlimited Authority to Collect Service Charges and Taxes
Section 51.509. Lien Created; No Limitation
Section 51.510. Purpose of Sections 51
Section 51.511. Authority to Adopt Alternative Plans of Taxation
Section 51.512. Alternative Plans of Taxation
Section 51.513. Adoption of Plan of Taxation
Section 51.514. Notice of Adoption of Plan and Hearing
Section 51.515. Order Adopting Tax Plan
Section 51.517. Adoption of Tax Plan for Only Part of District
Section 51.519. Notice and Hearing
Section 51.521. Procedure for Election
Section 51.522. Election Not Required in Separate Election Precinct
Section 51.524. Declaring Result and Issuing Order
Section 51.525. Pledge of Faith and Credit
Section 51.526. Election in Separate Election Precinct
Section 51.527. Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property
Section 51.529. Authority of District
Section 51.530. Administrative Authority of Board
Section 51.531. Master District; Taxing Authority
Section 51.532. Taxes in Districts Consisting of a City, Town or Municipal Corporation
Section 51.533. Order Fixing Rate of Taxation
Section 51.534. Addition of Land to Defined Area
Section 51.535. Provisions of Chapter Inapplicable to District
Section 51.536. Compensation of City Assessor and Collector
Section 51.537. Municipality's Authority Regarding Defined Area