Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 7982.105
Improvement Projects
(a)
The district may provide or finance, or contract with a governmental or private person to provide or finance, the following types of projects or activities in support of or incidental to one of the projects:(1)
an improvement project that is a public improvement, facility, or service that may be provided by a municipal utility district or a municipal management district, including:(A)
water, wastewater, reclamation, drainage, road, trail, or bridge improvement;(B)
utilization and reuse of treated effluent in landscape and other features, including temporary holding features;(C)
transportation of treated effluent for reuse; and(D)
injection of treated stormwater runoff or stormwater collected from roofs into aquifers as storage or to recharge the aquifer; and(2)
the purchase and maintenance of conservation land for endangered species, including the cost of:(A)
any permits relating to endangered species or the maintenance of the land; and(B)
purchasing land or easements for conservation mitigation.(b)
The district may inject stormwater as authorized by Subsection (a)(1)(D) without the consent, concurrence, or authorization of a groundwater conservation district, but only if the injection is authorized by a commission rule or permit under Chapter 27 (Injection Wells), Water Code.(c)
To finance an improvement project under Subsection (a)(1), the district may, in the manner authorized by:(1)
Chapter 375 (Municipal Management Districts in General), Local Government Code, or Chapter 54 (Municipal Utility Districts), Water Code, use funds derived from:(A)
ad valorem taxes;(B)
sales and use taxes from a strategic partnership agreement authorized by Section 7982.109;(C)
assessments imposed under Section 7982.201;(D)
revenue from an improvement project;(E)
impact fees; or(F)
any other source; and(2)
Sections 375.201 (General Obligation and Revenue Bonds) through 375.205 (Approval by Attorney General; Registration), Local Government Code, enter into obligations, including:(A)
lease purchase agreements;(B)
certificates of participation in lease purchase agreements;(C)
general obligation bonds and notes and revenue bonds and notes;(D)
combination general obligation and revenue bonds and notes; and(E)
other interest-bearing obligations.(d)
Sections 375.161 (Certain Residential Property Exempt) through 375.163 (Recreational, Park, or Scenic Use Property), Local Government Code, do not apply to an assessment imposed by the district.
Source:
Section 7982.105 — Improvement Projects, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.7982.htm#7982.105 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
