2005 Texas Special Districts Code CHAPTER 7801. BOIS D\'ARC ISLAND LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OF DALLAS AND KAUFMAN COUNTIES

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

SUBTITLE E. LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 7801. BOIS D'ARC ISLAND LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OF 
DALLAS AND KAUFMAN COUNTIES

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS


	§ 7801.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                  
		(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the 
district.                  
		(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.                                  
		(3)  "District" means the Bois d'Arc Island Levee 
Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties.

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


	§ 7801.002. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Except as 
otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 57, Water Code, applies 
to the district.

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

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS


	§ 7801.051. BOARD.  (a) The district is governed by a 
board of five elected directors.
	(b)  A person must indicate on the application for a place on 
the ballot the precinct that the person wants to represent.
	(c)  An election shall be held on the first Saturday in May of 
each even-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of 
directors.  Except as provided by Subsection (d), directors serve 
four-year terms.
	(d)  The board shall revise each precinct after each federal 
decennial census to reflect population changes.  At the first 
election after the precincts are revised, a new director shall be 
elected from each precinct.  The directors shall draw lots to 
determine which two directors serve two-year terms and which three 
directors serve four-year terms.

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


	§ 7801.052. TREASURER.  (a) The board may provide for the 
appointment of a treasurer for the district.
	(b)  In addition to the powers and duties provided by other 
law, the treasurer has the powers and duties of the county treasurer 
under Chapter 57, Water Code.

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

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES


	§ 7801.101. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  The board has the 
powers and duties delegated to the commissioners court and county 
judge under Chapter 57, Water Code.

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


	§ 7801.102. IMPOSITION OF TAXES.  (a) The Tax Code 
governs the imposition of district taxes.
	(b)  The board may provide for the appointment of a tax 
assessor-collector or may contract for the imposition of taxes with 
Dallas County or Kaufman County or with another person as provided 
by the Tax Code.

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


	§ 7801.103. ESTABLISHING MINIMUM BENEFIT BASIS.  (a) If 
the district levies taxes on the benefit basis, the board may 
establish a minimum benefit that will accrue to each piece of 
taxable property in the district.
	(b)  The board shall serve as the commissioners of 
appraisement.             

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


	§ 7801.104. EXCLUSION OF LAND FROM DISTRICT.  If the 
district does not have outstanding bonds payable in whole or in part 
from taxes, the board may exclude land from the district as provided 
by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

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


	§ 7801.105. CONVEYANCE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES IN AN 
EXCLUDED AREA.  (a) If the district has facilities located in an 
area that is excluded from the district, the board may convey those 
facilities to another governmental entity that agrees to assume the 
responsibility for flood protection for the excluded area.
	(b)  A conveyance under this section may:                                      
		(1)  be on the terms determined by the board;  and                            
		(2)  include a right-of-way, easement, or fee title to 
land on which the facilities are located.

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