Texas § 7201.206 RATES AND FEES FOR SERVICES.

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§ 7201.206 — RATES AND FEES FOR SERVICES.

Texas § 7201.206

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 7201.206 (2026).

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Sec. 7201.206. RATES AND FEES FOR SERVICES.

(a)The district, in connection with water or sewer retail public utility services, shall establish lifeline, senior citizen, or minimum consumption level rates for services. The rate impact of such services shall be allocated on the basis of costs of services to achieve conservation principles, while securing necessary reserves for the payment of operating expenses, sinking funds, principal, interest, and debt coverage factors, and any other objective established by the district's annual budget.

(b)Chapter 395 , Local Government Code, does not apply to any fee, charge, or assessment that, before the corporation's dissolution and conversion to a district, is adopted by the receiver for the purpose of generating revenue to fund or recoup the cost

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Sec. 7201.206. RATES AND FEES FOR SERVICES. (a) The district, in connection with water or sewer retail public utility services, shall establish lifeline, senior citizen, or minimum consumption level rates for services. The rate impact of such services shall be allocated on the basis of costs of services to achieve conservation principles, while securing necessary reserves for the payment of operating expenses, sinking funds, principal, interest, and debt coverage factors, and any other objective established by the district's annual budget.
(b) Chapter 395 , Local Government Code, does not apply to any fee, charge, or assessment that, before the corporation's dissolution and conversion to a district, is adopted by the receiver for the purpose of generating revenue to fund or recoup the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by and attributable to new developments.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), beginning on December 31, 2009, the district may not impose any fee, charge, or assessment that, before the corporation's dissolution and conversion to a district, is adopted by the receiver for the purpose of generating revenue to fund or recoup the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by and attributable to new developments unless the district readopts the fee, charge, or assessment or adopts a new fee, charge, or assessment in accordance with Chapter 395 , Local Government Code. This subsection does not apply to a retail water or sewer rate adopted by the receiver or the district.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1057 (H.B. 1358 ), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3 ), Sec. 9.11, eff. June 16, 2007.