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TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3861.005. District Territory

Sec. 3861.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Section 3861.107; or(2)  other law.(b)  A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the district's right to contract, including the right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;(3)  the district's right to impose or collect an assessment, tax, or any other revenue; or(4)  the legality or operation of the board.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3861.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3861.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  (a)  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.(b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3861.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 3861.0521, the district is governed by a board of five directors as follows:(1)  three directors appointed by the mayor and the governing body of the city as provided by Section 3861.052(a); and(2)  two directors elected from the district at large as provided by Section 3861.052(b).(b)  Directors serve staggered terms of four years.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (H.B. 648), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.052. Appointment or Election of Directors

Sec. 3861.052.  APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint three of the directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a majority of members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.(b)  The board shall hold an election to elect one director on the uniform election date in May in each even-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (H.B. 648), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.0521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.0521. Requirement to Elect All Directors

Sec. 3861.0521.  REQUIREMENT TO ELECT ALL DIRECTORS.  (a)  Not later than January 1 of each year, the board shall conduct a review to determine what percentage of the developable acreage in the district has been developed.  The board by rule shall establish criteria for determining whether certain acreage is developable.(b)  If the board determines on conclusion of a review conducted under Subsection (a) that at least 90 percent of the developable acreage in the district has been developed, Section 3861.052 does not apply to the district and all five directors shall be selected by elections held on the uniform election date in May in even-numbered years.(c)  If the board makes the determination described by Subsection (b), a director appointed to the board before the board makes that determination is entitled to serve the remainder of the director's unexpired term.(d)  A vacancy on the board that occurs on or after the date the board makes the determination described by Subsection (b) shall be filled in the manner prescribed by Section 3861.054(b).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (H.B. 648), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.053. Eligibility

Sec. 3861.053.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must own land in the district.(b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.054. Vacancy

Sec. 3861.054.  VACANCY.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of an appointed director, the mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the director's unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.(b)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected director, the remaining directors shall fill the vacancy by appointing a person who meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 3861.053.  If there are fewer than three directors, the mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint the necessary number of directors who meet the qualifications prescribed by Section 3861.053 to fill all board vacancies, regardless of whether the vacating directors were appointed or elected.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (H.B. 648), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.055. Director's Oath or Affirmation

Sec. 3861.055.  DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.  A director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.056. Officers

Sec. 3861.056.  OFFICERS.  The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3861.057. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 3861.057.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.  (a)  The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting.  The total amount of compensation per director per year may not exceed $2,000.(b)  A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3861.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by:(1)  the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, except that the district's bonds and other securities are not subject to the jurisdiction or supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law;(2)  the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code;(3)  Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, in the same manner as a municipality or a county; and(4)  Chapters 375 and 505, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.048, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.103. General Powers Regarding Contracts

Sec. 3861.103.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS.  (a)  The district may:(1)  contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose, including a contract for:(A)  the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred by that person on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost; or(B)  the use, occupancy, lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed or existing improvement project; and(2)  apply for and contract with any person to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or others of a proposed or existing improvement project.(b)  A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the board determines, including a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant payable to the city, Tarrant County, and any other person.(c)  Any person may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other authorization.(d)  A contract payable from ad valorem taxes for a period longer than one year must be approved by the governing body of the city.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.104. Rules; Enforcement

Sec. 3861.104.  RULES; ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The district may adopt rules:(1)  to administer or operate the district;(2)  for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's property and facilities; or(3)  to provide for public safety and security in the district.(b)  The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.(c)  To the extent a district rule conflicts with a city rule, order, or regulation, the city rule, order, or regulation controls.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.105. Name Change

Sec. 3861.105.  NAME CHANGE.  The board by resolution may change the district's name.  The board shall give written notice of the change to the city.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.106. Use of Roadway, Park, or Other Public Area of the District

Sec. 3861.106.  USE OF ROADWAY, PARK, OR OTHER PUBLIC AREA OF THE DISTRICT.  (a)  The board by rule may regulate the private use of a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area in the district.  To the extent the district rules conflict with a rule, order, or regulation of the city, the rule, order, or regulation of the city controls.  A rule may provide for the safe and orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities.(b)  The board may require a permit for a parade, demonstration, celebration, entertainment event, or similar nongovernmental activity in or on a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area or facility.  The board may charge a fee for the permit application or for public safety or security services in an amount the board considers necessary.(c)  The board may require a permit or franchise agreement with a vendor, concessionaire, exhibitor, or similar private or commercial person or organization for the limited use of the area or facility on terms and on payment of a permit or franchise fee the board may impose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.107. Adding or Removing Territory

Sec. 3861.107.  ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.  The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that:(1)  the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by:(A)  the governing body of the city; and(B)  the owners of the territory being added or removed;(2)  a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and(3)  territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable, wholly or partly, from ad valorem taxes on the territory are outstanding.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.108. Economic Development

Sec. 3861.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000; and(2)  Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to any municipality.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.109. Terms of Employment; Compensation

Sec. 3861.109.  TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.  The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3861.110. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3861.110.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3861.151. General Powers Regarding Financial Matters

Sec. 3861.151.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS.  Except as provided by Section 3861.161, the district may:(1)  impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, including industrial, commercial, and residential property, to pay for an improvement project;(2)  impose an assessment on property in the district in the manner provided for:(A)  a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or(B)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code;(3)  provide or secure the payment or repayment of the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or indebtedness by or through:(A)  a lease, installment purchase contract, or other agreement with any person;(B)  the imposition of a tax, assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; or(C)  any other revenue or resources of the district;(4)  establish user charges related to the operation of storm-water facilities, including the regulation of storm water for the protection of water quality in the district;(5)  establish user charges for the use of nonpotable water for irrigation purposes, subject to the approval of the governing body of the city;(6)  undertake separately or jointly with other persons, including the city or Tarrant County, all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project:(A)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in and adjacent to the district; or(B)  that confers a general benefit on the entire district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district; and(7)  enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to tax abatement agreements by municipalities.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3861.152. Borrowing Money

Sec. 3861.152.  BORROWING MONEY.  The district may borrow money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by the board to be necessary or appropriate for the district purpose.  The bond, note, credit agreement, or other obligation must be secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes, assessments, or any other district revenue.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3861.153. Impact Fees and Assessments; Exemption

Sec. 3861.153.  IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION.  (a)  The district may impose an impact fee or assessment on property in the district, including an impact fee or assessment on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372 or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or public improvement district, according to the benefit received by the property.(b)  An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:(1)  public water and wastewater facilities;(2)  drainage and storm-water facilities; and(3)  streets and alleys.(c)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.(d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.(e)  The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3861.154. Certain Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3861.154.  CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|