Sec. 563.052. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH BOARD. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order adopted at a regular meeting of the court may establish a county utility system board to operate and manage the county's:
(1) wastewater collection and treatment system;
(2) water supply and distribution system; or
(3) solid waste collection and disposal system.
(b) The board is responsible for the operation and management of each utility system that is:
(1) owned or being acquired by the county; and
(2) placed under its control under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 413.052 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(3), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subchapter B. County Utility System Board for Water, Wastewater, or Solid Waste System
Section 563.052. Authority to Establish Board
Section 563.053. Board Composition
Section 563.054. Board Officers
Section 563.055. Compensation of Directors
Section 563.056. Applicability of Other Law to Board and County
Section 563.058. Utility System's Budget
Section 563.059. Deposit of Revenue
Section 563.060. Disbursement of Utility System's Money
Section 563.061. Rates and Charges
Section 563.062. Use of Eminent Domain Prohibited
Section 563.063. Extension or Improvement of System
Section 563.064. Purchase of Water or Wastewater System
Section 563.065. Abolition of Conservation and Reclamation District
Section 563.066. Authority to Issue Ad Valorem Tax Obligations