Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8813.008 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
FINDING OF BENEFIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
All the land, property, and persons included within the boundaries of the authority will be directly benefited by the works, projects, improvements, and services to be provided by the authority under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter. The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit. The creation of the authority will serve to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of persons within the authority and the general public. Any fees, user fees, rates, charges, or special assessments imposed by the authority under this chapter are necessary to pay for the costs of accomplishing the purposes of the authority as set forth in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter, including:
(1) the reduction of groundwater withdrawals;
(2) the facilitation of compliance with the requirements of the Fort Bend Subsidence District or the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, as applicable; and
(3) the provision of services, facilities, and systems.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 893 (S.B. 1798), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 18.008, eff. September 1, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8813.htm
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