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TX Loc Govt Code § 382.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.106. Rules; Enforcement

Sec. 382.106.  RULES; ENFORCEMENT.  A county may authorize the board to adopt rules:(1)  to administer and operate the district;(2)  for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of district property, including facilities; or(3)  to provide for public safety and security in the district.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.107. Fees

Sec. 382.107.  FEES.  A county may authorize a board to establish, revise, repeal, enforce, collect, and apply the proceeds from user fees or charges for the enjoyment, sale, rental, or other use of its facilities or other property, or for services or improvement projects.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.108. Rules; Regulation of Roads and Other Public Areas

Sec. 382.108.  RULES; REGULATION OF ROADS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS.  (a)  A county may authorize a board to adopt rules to regulate the private use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas in the district, if the use is for a public purpose.(b)  A rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of a county or municipality that conflicts with a rule adopted under this section controls to the extent of any conflict.(c)  A rule adopted under this section may provide for the safe and orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas in the area of the district or economic development project.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.109. Road Projects

Sec. 382.109.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the county may delegate to the district the authority to construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the territory targeted by the county for an economic development project, or the district.(b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.110. Utilities

Sec. 382.110.  UTILITIES.  (a)  This chapter does not grant the board any right-of-way management authority over public utilities.(b)  To the extent the construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under this chapter requires the relocation or extension of a public utility facility, the district shall reimburse the public utility for all costs associated with the relocation, removal, extension, or other adjustment of the facility.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.111. Service Plan Required

Sec. 382.111.  SERVICE PLAN REQUIRED.  The commissioners court of the county that created the district may require a district to prepare an annual service plan, in the manner provided for by Section 372.013, that meets the approval of the commissioners court.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.112. No Eminent Domain

Sec. 382.112.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN.  A district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 382.113. Annexation or Exclusion of Land

Sec. 382.113.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.  (a)  This section applies only to a district created in a county described by Section 382.002(1).(b)  A district may annex or exclude land from the district as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(c)  Before a district may adopt an order adding or excluding land, the district must obtain the consent of:(1)  the county that created the district by a resolution of the county commissioners court; and(2)  a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located by a resolution adopted by the municipality's governing body.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.151. No Tax Abatements

Sec. 382.151.  NO TAX ABATEMENTS.  A county may not grant a tax abatement or enter into a tax abatement agreement for a district.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.152. Bonds; Notes

Sec. 382.152.  BONDS; NOTES.  (a)  A district may not issue bonds unless approved by the commissioners court of the county that created the district.  Bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting in an election held for that purpose.  A bond election under this subsection does not affect prior bond issuances and is not required for refunding bond issuances.(b)  A district may not issue a negotiable promissory note or notes unless approved by the commissioners court of the county that created the district.(c)  If the commissioners court grants approval under this section, bonds, notes, and other district obligations may be secured by district revenue or any type of district taxes or assessments, or any combination of taxes and revenue pledged to the payment of bonds.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.153. Authority to Impose Assessments and Ad Valorem, Sales and Use, and Hotel Occupancy Taxes; Election

Sec. 382.153.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ASSESSMENTS AND AD VALOREM, SALES AND USE, AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES; ELECTION.  (a)  A county or a district may accomplish its purposes and pay the cost of services and improvements by imposing:(1)  an assessment;(2)  an ad valorem tax;(3)  a sales and use tax; or(4)  a hotel occupancy tax.(b)  A district may impose an ad valorem tax, hotel occupancy tax, or sales and use tax to accomplish the economic development purposes prescribed by Section 52a, Article III, Texas Constitution, if the tax is approved by:(1)  the commissioners court of the county that created the district; and(2)  a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.(c)  A county must adopt an order providing whether a district has the authority to impose a hotel occupancy tax, sales and use tax, or ad valorem tax, and must provide the rate at which the district may impose the tax.  A tax rate approved by the commissioners court and pledged to secure bonds, notes, grant agreements, or development agreements may not be reduced until the obligations of those instruments have been satisfied.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.154. Use of Revenue From Taxes

Sec. 382.154.  USE OF REVENUE FROM TAXES.  A tax authorized by a county to be imposed under this chapter may be used to accomplish any improvement project or road project, or to provide any service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 372, 380, 381, or 383.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.155. Hotel Occupancy Tax

Sec. 382.155.  HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.  (a)  A county may authorize a district to impose a hotel occupancy tax on a person who pays for the use or possession of or for the right to the use or possession of a room that is ordinarily used for sleeping in a hotel in the district.(b)  If authorized by a county, a district shall impose a hotel occupancy tax in the same manner as provided by Section 352.107, Tax Code.(c)  The hotel occupancy tax rate is the greater of nine percent or the rate imposed by the municipality.(d)  A hotel occupancy tax imposed by a district in a county described by Section 382.002(1) may be used:(1)  for a purpose described by Chapter 352, Tax Code; or(2)  to encourage the development or operation of a hotel in the district, including an economic development program for or a grant, loan, service, or improvement to a hotel in the district.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.1555 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.1555. Use of Hotel Occupancy Tax for Any Purpose

Sec. 382.1555.  USE OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR ANY PURPOSE.  (a) If authorized by a county, a district may impose a hotel occupancy tax under Section 382.155 and use the revenue from the tax for any purpose authorized by this chapter if the owner of the hotel agrees to the imposition of the tax.(b)  After the owner agrees, the agreement may not be revoked by the owner of the hotel or any subsequent owner of the hotel.(c)  To the extent of a conflict with Section 382.155(d), this section controls.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.156. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 382.156.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  A commissioners court may authorize a district to impose a sales and use tax in increments of one-eighth of one percent up to a rate of two percent.(b)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a sales and use tax must be imposed in accordance with Chapter 383, Local Government Code, or Chapter 323, Tax Code.(c)  The ballot for a sales tax election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "A sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed ____ [insert percentage rate] in the _______________ [insert name of district]" or "The adoption of a ____ [insert percentage rate] sales and use tax in the _______________ [insert name of district]."(d)  A tax authorized at an election held under this section may be imposed at a rate less than or equal to the rate printed in the ballot proposition.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.157. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 382.157.  AD VALOREM TAX.  A commissioners court may authorize a district to impose an ad valorem tax on property in the district in accordance with Chapter 257, Transportation Code.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.158. Borrowing

Sec. 382.158.  BORROWING.  The commissioners court may authorize a district to borrow money for any district purpose, including for a development agreement that authorizes the district to borrow money.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Taxes|Section 382.159. Repayment of Costs

Sec. 382.159.  REPAYMENT OF COSTS.  The commissioners court may authorize a district, by a lease, lease-purchase agreement, installment purchase contract, or other agreement, or by the imposition or assessment of a tax, user fee, concession, rental, or other revenue or resource of the district, to provide for or secure the payment or repayment of:(1)  the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district;(2)  the district's costs or share of costs of an improvement project; or(3)  the district's contractual obligations or indebtedness.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter E. Annexation by Municipality; Taxes|Section 382.201. Liabilities; Assumption of Assets After Complete Annexation by Municipality

Sec. 382.201.  LIABILITIES; ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AFTER COMPLETE ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  If the municipality annexes the entire territory of a district, the municipality shall assume the district's assets, but is not liable for the district's debt or other obligations.(b)  If the county has authorized a district to have debt or other obligations, the district remains in existence after the territory is annexed by the municipality for the purpose of collecting any taxes or assessments authorized by the county and imposed by the district before annexation.  Taxes or assessments collected after annexation must be used by the district solely for the purpose of satisfying any preexisting county-authorized district debt or other obligation.  After the debt or other obligations have been discharged, or two years have expired since the date of the annexation, the district is dissolved and any outstanding debt or obligations are extinguished.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 382.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 382 - Improvement Projects in Certain Counties|Subchapter E. Annexation by Municipality; Taxes|Section 382.202. Authority to Impose Taxes of Assessments After Partial or Complete Annexation

Sec. 382.202.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAXES OF ASSESSMENTS AFTER PARTIAL OR COMPLETE ANNEXATION.  (a)  After a district has been annexed by a municipality wholly or partly for general purposes, the county may not authorize the district to impose an ad valorem tax, hotel occupancy tax, or sales and use tax, or collect an assessment in the area that the municipality overlaps the district, except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 382.201(b).(b)  A district may continue to impose a tax in an area that the municipality annexes for limited purposes and in which the municipality does not impose taxes.  If the municipality annexes an area for limited purposes and imposes some of the taxes which the district is imposing but not all of them, the district may continue to impose taxes only to the extent that the level of taxation of the municipality and the district combined, calculating the hotel tax, the sales tax, and the ad valorem tax independently, is equal to or less than the tax level of the municipality as to fully annexed areas.(c)  The legislature intends that the level of taxation of areas where the district and the municipality overlap do not exceed the level of taxation of fully annexed areas.|Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 383.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 383 - County Development Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.001. Short Title

Sec. 383.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the County Development District Act.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 995, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Tax Code Sec. 312.601 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 383.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 383 - County Development Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.002. Legislative Intent

Sec. 383.002.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  This chapter furthers the public purpose of developing and diversifying the economy of this state by providing incentives for the location and development of projects in certain counties to attract visitors and tourists.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 995, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Tax Code Sec. 312.602 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 383.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 383 - County Development Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.003. Findings

Sec. 383.003.  FINDINGS.  (a)  Small and medium-sized counties in this state need incentives for the development of public improvements to attract visitors and tourists to those counties, and those counties are at a disadvantage in competing with counties in other states for the location and development of projects that attract visitors by virtue of the availability and prevalent use of financial incentives in other states.(b)  The means and measures authorized by this chapter are in the public interest and serve a public purpose of this state in promoting the economic welfare of the residents of this state by providing incentives for the location and development in certain counties of this state of projects that attract visitors and tourists and that result in employment and economic activity.(c)  The creation of development districts is essential to the accomplishment of Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and to the accomplishment of the other public purposes stated in this chapter and further serves the purpose of Section 59, Article XVI, and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 995, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Tax Code Sec. 312.603 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|