Tex. Local Government Code § 395.080
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 395.080, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 395.080. CHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN WATER-RELATED SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not apply to impact fees, charges, fees, assessments, or contributions:
(1) paid by or charged to a district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution to another district created under that constitutional provision if both districts are required by law to obtain approval of their bonds by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or
(2) charged by an entity if the impact fees, charges, fees, assessments, or contributions are approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(b) Any district created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution may petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for approval of any proposed impact fees, charges, fees, assessments, or contributions. The commission shall adopt rules for reviewing the petition and may charge the petitioner fees adequate to cover the cost of processing and considering the petition. The rules shall require notice substantially the same as that required by this chapter for the adoption of impact fees and shall afford opportunity for all affected parties to participate.
(1) paid by or charged to a district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution to another district created under that constitutional provision if both districts are required by law to obtain approval of their bonds by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or
(2) charged by an entity if the impact fees, charges, fees, assessments, or contributions are approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(b) Any district created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution may petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for approval of any proposed impact fees, charges, fees, assessments, or contributions. The commission shall adopt rules for reviewing the petition and may charge the petitioner fees adequate to cover the cost of processing and considering the petition. The rules shall require notice substantially the same as that required by this chapter for the adoption of impact fees and shall afford opportunity for all affected parties to participate.
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