Texas Local Government Code 552.0451 – Extension of Service Area by Certain Municipalities
(a) A municipality with a population of more than 900,000 located in one or more counties with a population of less than 1.5 million as of the 1990 federal census may extend its service area:
(1) into the boundaries of another municipality if:
(A) before the extension water from the municipality to which the service area is to be extended regularly drains into the drainage system of the municipality extending its service area; and
(B) the extension is provided for by an interlocal agreement between the municipalities; or
(2) beyond its municipal boundaries into an unincorporated area of its extraterritorial jurisdiction if:
(A) before the extension water from the area to which the service area is to be extended regularly drains into the drainage system of the municipality extending its service area; and
(B) the extension is provided for by an interlocal agreement between the municipality extending its service area and the county containing the area to which the service area is to be extended.
(b) An interlocal agreement under Subsection (a) may:
(1) contain provisions necessary for the operation of a drainage system within the area to which the service area is extended; and
(2) provide for charges for treatment of drainage water and methods of assessment of the charges to an owner of a lot or tract of benefitted property in the area to which the service area is extended.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 552.0451
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Charges and methods of assessment agreed to under Subsection (b)(2) must comply with § 552.047.