Sec. 552.048. BILLINGS; DEPOSIT NOT REQUIRED. (a) The municipality may bill drainage charges, identified separately, with the municipality's other public utility billings. Any delinquent billings may be collected on the benefitted property under the procedure prescribed by this subchapter.
(b) The municipality may not require a deposit for drainage service as a precondition to accepting surface flow in the drainage utility system.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.048 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities
Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities
Subchapter C. Municipal Drainage Utility Systems
Section 552.042. Legislative Finding
Section 552.043. Application of Subchapter to Municipalities
Section 552.045. Adoption of System; Rules
Section 552.0451. Extension of Service Area by Certain Municipalities
Section 552.046. Incorporation of Existing Facilities
Section 552.047. Drainage Charges
Section 552.048. Billings; Deposit Not Required
Section 552.049. Segregation of Income
Section 552.050. Delinquent Charges
Section 552.051. Drainage Revenue Bonds