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TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3972.0305. Parking Facilities

Sec. 3972.0305.  PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.(b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.(c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(d)  The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3972.0306. Adding or Removing Territory

Sec. 3972.0306.  ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.  (a)  The board may add or remove territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The district may add territory as described by Subsection (a) only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the addition.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3972.0307. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3972.0307.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3972.0401. Division of District; Prerequisites

Sec. 3972.0401.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.  The district, including territory added to the district under Section 3972.0306, may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district has no outstanding bonded debt.  Territory previously added to the district under Section 3972.0306 may be included in a new district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3972.0402. Law Applicable to New District

Sec. 3972.0402.  LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.  This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3972.0403. Division Procedures

Sec. 3972.0403.  DIVISION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the district.(b)  If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:(1)  set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations;(2)  prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district; and(3)  appoint four initial directors for each new district.(c)  The governing body of the city shall appoint one director for each new district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3972.0404. Contract Authority of New Districts

Sec. 3972.0404.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.  The new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint construction or financing of a utility improvement.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3972.0501. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3972.0501.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.  The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3972.0502. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3972.0502.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment imposed by the district on property in the zones.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3972.0601. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3972.0601.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or, if an improvement financed by an obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the obligation, in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.(b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.(c)  In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3972.0602. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3972.0602.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by that section for any district purpose, including to:(1)  maintain and operate the district;(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or(3)  provide a service.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3972.0603. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3972.0603.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Special Bond Provisions|Section 3972.0701. Applicability

Sec. 3972.0701.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from assessments on real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Special Bond Provisions|Section 3972.0702. Conflict of Laws

Sec. 3972.0702.  CONFLICT OF LAWS.  In the event of a conflict between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter prevails.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0703 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Special Bond Provisions|Section 3972.0703. Written Agreement Regarding Special Appraisals

Sec. 3972.0703.  WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL APPRAISALS.  Before the district may issue bonds, the district and any person to whom the board intends that proceeds of the bonds be distributed, including the developer, another owner of land in the district, and any entity acting as a lender to the developer or other landowner for the purpose of a project relating to the district, must enter into a written agreement that:(1)  waives for the term of the agreement the right to a special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and(2)  remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties, and on their successors and assignees.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Special Bond Provisions|Section 3972.0704. Requirements for Advertising Bond Issue

Sec. 3972.0704.  REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE.  A district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Special Bond Provisions|Section 3972.0705. Requirements for Bond Issue

Sec. 3972.0705.  REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE.  The district may not issue bonds until:(1)  the district submits to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality:(A)  an engineer's report describing the project for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and(B)  a cash flow analysis to determine the projected rate of assessment, which includes the following assumptions:(i)  each ending balance for debt service in the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's debt service requirement;(ii)  interest income is only shown on the ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and(iii)  the projected rate of assessment is level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the district;(2)  the completion of at least 75 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds; and(3)  the district has obtained an independent market study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market analysis supporting the development projects for the real property that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Special Bond Provisions|Section 3972.0706. Requirements for Collection of Revenue to Pay Bonds

Sec. 3972.0706.  REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO PAY BONDS.  The district may not collect an assessment to be used for the payment of bonds until:(1)  the completion of at least 95 percent of the underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected build-out, as certified by the district's engineer;(2)  the district or other appropriate party has secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected build-out;(3)  the completion of at least 95 percent of lift station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's engineer; and(4)  the completion of at least 95 percent of the streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by the district, as certified by the district's engineer and constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3972.0901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3972 - City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter I. Dissolution|Section 3972.0901. Dissolution by City

Sec. 3972.0901.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY.  (a)  The city may dissolve the district in the manner provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, only if the city also complies with any dissolution procedures in the entitlement agreement described by Section 3972.0109.(b)  In the case of a conflict between Section 375.263, Local Government Code, and the entitlement agreement, the entitlement agreement controls.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 4730), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3973.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3973 - Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3973.0101. Definitions

Sec. 3973.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "County" means Liberty County.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 4653), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3973.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3973 - Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3973.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 3973.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 4653), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3973.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3973 - Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3973.0103. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3973.0103.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 4653), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3973.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3973 - Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3973.0104. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3973.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and(3)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and(4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, transportation, and recreational facilities for the district.(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(f)  The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 4653), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3973.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3973 - Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3973.0105. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3973.0105.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 4653), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|