(a) Creation applications for all types of districts, excluding groundwater conservation districts, shall contain the following:
  (1) $700 nonrefundable application fee;
  (2) if a proposed district's purpose is to supply fresh water for domestic or commercial use or to provide wastewater services, roadways, or drainage, a certified copy of the action of the governing body of any municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed district is located, consenting to the creation of the proposed district, under Texas Local Government Code, §42.042. If the governing body of any such municipality fails or refuses to grant consent, the petitioners must show that the provisions of Texas Local Government Code, §42.042, have been followed;
  (3) if city consent was obtained under paragraph (2) of this subsection, provide the following:
    (A) evidence that the application conforms substantially to the city consent; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prevent the commission from creating a district with less land than included in the city consent; and
    (B) evidence that the city consent does not place any conditions or restrictions on a district other than those permitted by Texas Water Code (TWC), §54.016(e) and (i);
  (4) a statement by the appropriate secretary or clerk that a copy of the petition for creation of the proposed district was received by any city in whose corporate limits any part of the proposed district is located;
  (5) evidence of submitting a creation petition and report to the appropriate commission regional office;
  (6) if substantial development is proposed, a market study and a developer's financial statement;
  (7) if the petitioner is a corporation, trust, partnership, or joint venture, a certificate of corporate authorization to sign the petition, a certificate of the trustee's authorization to sign the petition, a copy of the partnership agreement or a copy of the joint venture agreement, as appropriate, to evidence that the person signing the petition is authorized to sign the petition on behalf of the corporation, trust, partnership, or joint venture;
  (8) a vicinity map;
  (9) unless waived by the executive director, for districts where substantial development is proposed, a certification by the petitioning landowners that those lienholders who signed the petition or a separate document consenting to the petition, or who were notified by certified mail, are the only persons holding liens on the land described in the petition;
  (10) if the petitioner anticipates recreational facilities being an intended purpose, a detailed summary of the proposed recreational facility projects, projects' estimated costs, and proposed financing methods for the projects as part of the preliminary engineering report; and
  (11) other related information as required by the executive director.
(b) Creation application requirements and procedures for TWC, Chapter 36, Groundwater Conservation Districts, are provided in Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Special Requirements for Groundwater Conservation Districts).
(c) Creation applications for TWC, Chapter 51, Water Control and Improvement Districts, within two or more counties shall contain items listed in subsection (a) of this section and the following:
  (1) a petition as required by TWC, §51.013, requesting creation signed by the majority of persons holding title to land representing a total value of more than 50% of value of all land in the proposed district as indicated by tax rolls of the central appraisal district, or if there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition can be signed by 50 of them. The petition shall include the following:
    (A) name of district;
    (B) area and boundaries of district;
    (C) constitutional authority;
    (D) purpose(s) of district;
    (E) statement of the general nature of work and necessity and feasibility of project with reasonable detail; and
    (F) statement of estimated cost of project;
  (2) evidence that the petition was filed with the office of the county clerk of the county(ies) in which the district or portions of the district are located;
  (3) a map showing the district boundaries, metes and bounds, area, physical culture, and computation sheet for survey closure;
  (4) a preliminary plan (22 - 24 inches by 36 inches or digital data in electronic format) showing the location of existing facilities including highways, roads, and other improvements, together with the location of proposed utility mains and sizing, general drainage patterns, principal drainage ditches and structures, utility plant sites, recreational areas, commercial and school sites, areas within the 100-year flood plain and 100-year floodway, and any other information pertinent to the project including an inventory of any existing water, wastewater, or drainage facilities;
  (5) a preliminary engineering report including the following as applicable:
    (A) a description of existing area, conditions, topography, and proposed improvements;
    (B) land use plan;
    (C) 100-year flood computations or source of information;
    (D) existing and projected populations;
    (E) tentative itemized cost estimates of the proposed capital improvements and itemized cost summary for anticipated bond issue requirement;
    (F) projected tax rate and water and wastewater rates;
    (G) an investigation and evaluation of the availability of comparable service from other systems including, but not limited to, water districts, municipalities, and regional authorities;
    (H) an evaluation of the effect the district and its systems and subsequent development within the district will have on the following:
      (i) land elevation;
      (ii) subsidence;
      (iii) groundwater level within the region;
      (iv) recharge capability of a groundwater source;
      (v) natural run-off rates and drainage; and
      (vi) water quality;
    (I) a table summarizing overlapping taxing entities and the most recent tax rates by those entities; and
    (J) complete justification for creation of the district supported by evidence that the project is feasible, practicable, necessary, will benefit all of the land and residents to be included in the district, and will further the public welfare;
  (6) a certificate by the central appraisal district indicating the owners and tax valuation of land within the proposed district as reflected on the county tax rolls as of the date of the petition or any amended petition. If the tax rolls do not show the petitioner(s) to be the owners of the majority of value of the land within the proposed district, then the petitioner(s) shall submit to the executive director a certified copy of the deed(s) tracing title from the person(s) listed on the central appraisal district certificate as owners of the land to the petitioner(s) and any additional information required by the executive director necessary to show accurately the ownership of the land to be included in the district;
  (7) affidavits by those persons desiring appointment by the commission as temporary or initial directors, showing compliance with applicable statutory requirements of qualifications and eligibility for temporary or initial directors, in accordance with TWC, §49.052 and §51.072;
  (8) if the application includes a request for approval of a fire plan, information meeting the requirements of §293.123 of this title (relating to Application Requirements for Fire Department Plan Approval), except for a certified copy of a district board resolution, references to a district board having adopted a plan, and the additional $100 filing fee; and
  (9) other information as required by the executive director.
(d) Creation applications for TWC, Chapter 54, Municipal Utility Districts, shall contain items listed in subsection (a) of this section and the following:
  (1) a petition containing the matters required by TWC, §54.014 and §54.015, signed by persons holding title to land representing a total value of more than 50% of the value of all land in the proposed district as indicated by tax rolls of the central appraisal district. The petition shall include the following:
    (A) name of district;
    (B) area and boundaries of district described by metes and bounds or lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area;
    (C) necessity for the work;
    (D) statement of the general nature of work proposed; and
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