Texas Special District Local Laws Code 6601.106 – Mosquito Hazard
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(a) The legislature finds that to properly drain and reclaim overflowed lands and other lands needing drainage within the district and to restore and preserve its waters for beneficial use, it is necessary to reduce and alleviate the mosquito hazard existing in and around the lands needing drainage.
(b) The board may purchase the equipment and supplies necessary to conduct mosquito control work and may pay for the labor necessary to operate and maintain the equipment from money available for that purpose.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 6601.106
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the board determines that an election should be held to impose a tax for mosquito control work, the tax must be:
(1) submitted to the voters in a separate proposition from any bond tax, maintenance tax, or other tax of the district considered at the same election; and
(2) authorized in the manner provided by § 49.107, Water Code.
(d) The board may enter into a contract with a person, firm, partnership, or corporation as necessary to obtain and provide mosquito control. All available revenue accruing from the mosquito control may be used to defray the cost of the control.
(e) § 311.005(2), Government Code (Code Construction Act), does not apply to this section.