2005 Texas Special Districts Code CHAPTER 5001. ARANSAS COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 5. TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE A. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS AND PORT AUTHORITIES

CHAPTER 5001. ARANSAS COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS


	§ 5001.001. DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" 
means the Aransas County Navigation District No. 1.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a 
navigation district operating under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 
Constitution.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed 
of all the territory in Aransas County, unless the district 
territory is modified under:
		(1)  Section 3 or 3a, Chapter 103, Acts of the 41st 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929 (Article 8263a, Vernon's 
Texas Civil Statutes), after May 14, 1949, and before August 30, 
1971;
		(2)  Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code;  or                                
		(3)  other law.                                                               

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.004. GOVERNANCE OF DISTRICT.  The district is 
governed by Chapter 62, Water Code, and all statutes relating to a 
navigation district created under that chapter.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   

SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND


	§ 5001.051. DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                               
		(1)  "Commission" means the navigation and canal 
commission of the district.
		(2)  "Fund" means a promotion and development fund 
created by the district. 

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.052. AUTHORITY TO CREATE FUND.  The district may 
create a promotion and development fund.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.053. LIMITATION ON DEPOSITS TO FUND.  The district 
may deposit to the credit of the fund not more than five percent of 
its gross income from operations in a calendar year.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.054. SEPARATE FUND.  (a) Money in the promotion 
and development fund shall be kept separate from all other funds and 
accounts of the district.
	(b)  Money derived from the imposition of taxes may not be 
deposited to the credit of the fund.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.055. AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES OF MONEY IN 
FUND.  Money in the fund may be spent by the commission, or as the 
commission may direct, to pay any expense connected with:
		(1)  an activity or matter incidental to the 
advertising, development, or promotion of the district or a port, 
waterway, harbor, or terminal of the district;
		(2)  the furtherance of the general welfare of the 
district or a facility of the district;  or
		(3)  the improvement of the district's relations with a 
steamship or rail line, a shipper, a consignee of freight, a 
government official, or another person interested or thought to be 
interested in a port, waterway, harbor, or terminal of the 
district.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.056. CONTROL OVER FUND AND EXPENDITURES.  The 
commission:          
		(1)  has exclusive control over the fund;  and                                
		(2)  is fully responsible for auditing, approving, and 
safeguarding each expenditure of money from the fund.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.057. DUTIES OF COUNTY AUDITOR IN RELATION TO 
FUND.  (a) The county auditor shall exercise the auditor's usual 
supervision and control to ensure that the commission complies with 
Section 5001.053.
	(b)  The county auditor may not audit expenditures from the 
fund but is entitled to receive a monthly statement that shows with 
respect to each expenditure:
		(1)  the date of the expenditure;                                             
		(2)  the amount of the expenditure;                                           
		(3)  the person or entity who received the expenditure;  
and                
		(4)  the general purpose of the expenditure.                                  

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.                   


	§ 5001.058. EFFECT OF FUND ON OTHER EXPENDITURES.  The 
creation of the fund or an expenditure of money from the fund does 
not affect the payment of any expense that is customarily approved, 
audited, or paid out of the regular funds of the district.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.