Tex.
Water Code Section 49.194
Filing of Audits, Affidavits, and Financial Reports
(a)
Except as provided by Subsection (h), after the board has approved the audit report, it shall submit a copy of the report to the executive director for filing within 135 days after the close of the district’s fiscal year.(b)
Except as provided by Subsection (h), if the board refuses to approve the annual audit report, the board shall submit a copy of the report to the executive director for filing within 135 days after the close of the district’s fiscal year, accompanied by a statement from the board explaining the reasons for its failure to approve the report.(c)
Copies of the audit report, the annual financial dormancy affidavit, or annual financial report described in Sections 49.197 (Financially Dormant Districts) and 49.198 (Audit Report Exemption) shall be filed annually in the office of the district.(d)
Each district shall file with the executive director an annual filing affidavit in a format prescribed by the executive director, executed by a duly authorized representative of the board, stating that all copies of the annual audit report, annual financial dormancy affidavit, or annual financial report have been filed under this section.(e)
The annual filing affidavit shall be submitted with the applicable annual document when it is submitted to the executive director for filing as prescribed by this subchapter.(f)
The executive director shall file with the attorney general the names of any districts that do not comply with the provisions of this subchapter.(g)
A submission to the executive director required by this section may be made electronically.(h)
A special water authority shall submit a copy of the audit report to the executive director for filing not later than the 160th day after the date the special water authority’s fiscal year ends.
Source:
Section 49.194 — Filing of Audits, Affidavits, and Financial Reports, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.49.htm#49.194 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
