Sec. 552.064. DECLARATION; COSTS; ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT. (a) In the ordinance or resolution that declares the need for the improvements, the municipality:
(1) must state the general nature and extent of the improvements; and
(2) may direct that detailed plans, specifications, and cost estimates for the improvements be prepared and submitted to the governing body.
(b) The cost of the improvements may be paid wholly by the municipality or partly by the municipality and partly by the benefitted property and its owners. If any part of the cost is to be paid by the benefitted property and its owners, the governing body of the municipality must prepare an estimate of the cost of the improvements. The governing body must prepare the estimate before any improvements are constructed, either before or after bids for the proposed construction are received by the municipality, but before the hearing required under this subchapter is held.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.064 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 D. Improvements to Water and Sewer Systems in Certain Municipalities
Section 552.061. Application of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities
Section 552.063. Municipal Authority
Section 552.064. Declaration; Costs; Estimated Assessment
Section 552.065. Assessment Provisions
Section 552.066. Apportionment of Assessments
Section 552.067. Notice of Proposed Improvements; Lien
Section 552.068. Exemptions; Personal Liability for Assessment
Section 552.069. Notice and Hearing Requirements; Appeal
Section 552.070. Change; Abandonment
Section 552.071. Corrections; Reassessments
Section 552.072. Joint Proceedings
Section 552.073. Restrictions in Certain Counties