2005 Texas Special Districts Code CHAPTER 9005. BELL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

CHAPTER 9005. BELL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 
NO. 1

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS


	§ 9005.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                  
		(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the 
district.                  
		(2)  "District" means the Bell County Water Control and 
Improvement District No. 1.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.002. FINDING OF BENEFIT.  The legislature finds 
that all property in the district will benefit from the 
improvements constructed, acquired, leased, or operated by the 
district.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed 
of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 523, Acts of the 
54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 8280-189, 
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been 
modified under:
		(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;                                    
		(2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, before 
September 1, 1995;        
		(3)  former Section 4A, Chapter 523, Acts of the 54th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 8280-189, Vernon's 
Texas Civil Statutes);  or
		(4)  other law.                                                               

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.004. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.  (a) If an election 
concerning the annexation of territory to the district would result 
in the district boundaries becoming coterminous with the boundaries 
of the City of Killeen, the board, in a separate proposition, may 
submit the question of whether to automatically extend the 
boundaries of the district to include territory the City of Killeen 
annexes that is not already included in the district.
	(b)  Land annexed by the City of Killeen under Subsection (a) 
is part of the district only after:
		(1)  the annexed area assumes its pro rata share of all 
bonds, notes, or other obligations or taxes owed, contracted, or 
authorized by the district;  and
		(2)  that assumption is approved at an election held in 
the district as enlarged as a result of the annexation.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      

SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES


	§ 9005.051. GENERAL POWERS;  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER 
LAW.  The district has all powers granted to water control and 
improvement districts under the general laws of this state.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.052. CONTRACTS TO LEASE AND OPERATE FEDERAL 
FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES.  (a) The district may contract with the 
United States or any officer of the United States to lease or 
operate a facility or other property owned by the United States, 
inside or outside the district, to:
		(1)  supply, transport, and distribute fresh water, 
including a contract regarding water rights to appropriate and use 
public waters from the Leon River or Belton Reservoir;  and
		(2)  collect, treat, and dispose of wastewater and 
sewage, including a contract regarding maintenance, repair, 
extension, or improvement of the facilities or other property.
	(b)  The contract provisions must be, as determined by the 
board, in the district's best interests in providing a water supply 
and sanitary sewer service for persons who reside in and in the 
vicinity of the district.
	(c)  The contract's initial period may not exceed 40 years.                    

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.053. PURCHASE OR USE OF WATER.  (a) The district 
may:              
		(1)  acquire a water or a water supply facility inside 
or outside the district from any person, including:
			(A)  this state or any agency or subdivision of 
this state;  and           
			(B)  the United States;  and                                                 
		(2)  treat, use, distribute, and sell, inside or 
outside the district, any water the district acquires.
	(b)  Before exercising a power under Subsection (a), the 
board must determine that adequate provisions can be made to 
continue to serve the water requirements in the district.
	(c)  The district's powers under this section are under the 
continuing supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental 
Quality under Chapters 5 and 6, Water Code.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      

SUBCHAPTER C. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS


	§ 9005.101. TAX METHOD.  The district shall use the ad 
valorem method of taxation for all authorized taxes.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.102. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a) In this 
section, "district property" means the district's improvements, 
including property operated by the district under a lease.
	(b)  The district may call a bond election and issue bonds in 
the manner and for the purposes provided in Chapters 49 and 51, 
Water Code.  In addition to the purposes under those chapters, the 
district may vote on and issue bonds to:
		(1)  acquire materials, supplies, equipment, and other 
property needed or useful to maintain district property;  and
		(2)  extend, enlarge, improve, or repair district 
property.                 
	(c)  If bonds are voted on and issued in connection with 
property to be operated by the district under lease, the engineer's 
report must include a summary of the proposed expenditures of the 
bond proceeds.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.      


	§ 9005.103. CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN BOND AUTHORITY.  The 
district may cancel, by order adopted by the board, the authority to 
issue the $4.5 million bonds authorized at an election held within 
the district on August 30, 1952, to construct or purchase water and 
sewer facilities the United States has undertaken to construct.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.08, eff. April 1, 
2007.