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TX Spec Dist Code § 3847.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3847 - Airline Improvement District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3847.155. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3847.155.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.(b)  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;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.(c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid.  The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 572 (H.B. 1458), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3847.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3847 - Airline Improvement District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3847.156. Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 3847.156.  PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment under Chapter 375, Local Government Code, on a residential property, including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.(b)  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:(1)  an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code; or(2)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 572 (H.B. 1458), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3847.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3847 - Airline Improvement District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3847.157. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 3847.157.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:(1)  impose a maintenance tax; or(2)  issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.(b)  The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 572 (H.B. 1458), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3847.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3847 - Airline Improvement District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3847.158. Municipality Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3847.158.  MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 572 (H.B. 1458), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3847.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3847 - Airline Improvement District|Subchapter E. Dissolution|Section 3847.201. Dissolution of District With Outstanding Debt

Sec. 3847.201.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.  (a)  The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt.  Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(b)  If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts.  The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 572 (H.B. 1458), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.001. Definitions

Sec. 3848.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 8.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.002. Harris County Improvement District No

Sec. 3848.002.  HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 8.  The Harris County Improvement District No. 8 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3848.003.  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 Harris County, the City of Houston, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris 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 transportation, parking, housing, recreation, the arts, safety, scenic beauty, and the public welfare in the area of the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of September 1, 2007, to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3848.004.  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 district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of district residents and the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a residential neighborhood and a commercially viable area; and(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.(d)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(e)  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.005. District Territory

Sec. 3848.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(2)  other law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.006. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3848.006.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3848.007. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3848.007.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3848.051. Composition; Terms

Sec. 3848.051.  COMPOSITION; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of nine voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board, but only if it is in the best interest of the district to do so.  The board may not:(1)  increase the number of directors to more than nine; or(2)  decrease the number of directors to fewer than five.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3848.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 3848.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3848.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3848.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:(1)  the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:(A)  parks and recreation;(B)  planning and development; and(C)  public works; and(2)  the City of Houston's chief of police.(b)  If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director.  If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3848.054. Quorum

Sec. 3848.054.  QUORUM.  (a)  A majority of the board is a quorum.(b)  Nonvoting directors and vacant director positions are not counted for the purposes of establishing a board quorum.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3848.055. Compensation of Voting Directors

Sec. 3848.055.  COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  Voting directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.101. Development Corporation and Housing Corporation Powers of District

Sec. 3848.101.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND HOUSING CORPORATION POWERS OF DISTRICT.  The district may exercise the powers given to:(1)  a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain the projects described by that chapter; and(2)  a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.041, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.102. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3848.102.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.(b)  The nonprofit corporation:(1)  has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and(2)  may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.(c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation.  The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.103. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3848.103.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.(b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.104. Contract for Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3848.104.  CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.105. Approval by City of Houston

Sec. 3848.105.  APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body for:(1)  the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;(2)  the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bond; and(3)  the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.(b)  If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.106. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3848.106.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:(1)  enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and(2)  performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.107. Road Powers

Sec. 3848.107.  ROAD POWERS.  The district may exercise the powers given to:(1)  a road district created under Chapter 257, Transportation Code; and(2)  a road utility district created under Chapter 441, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.108. Air Rights; Construction

Sec. 3848.108.  AIR RIGHTS; CONSTRUCTION.  The district may acquire air rights and may construct improvements on property on which it only owns air rights.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.109. Additional Property Rights; Leaseholds

Sec. 3848.109.  ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LEASEHOLDS.  The district may construct improvements on property on which it only has a leasehold interest and may own undivided interests in buildings and other improvements.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3848.110. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3848.110.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3848.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3848 - Harris County Improvement District No. 8|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3848.151. Public Transit System

Sec. 3848.151.  PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area within the boundaries of the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|