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TX Spec Dist Code § 3938.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3938 - Grand Lake Estates Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3938.251. Dissolution by Ordinance

Sec. 3938.251.  DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE.  (a)  A municipality that includes territory of the district, in the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.(b)  The municipality may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 4154), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3938.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3938 - Grand Lake Estates Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3938.252. Collection of Assessments and Other Revenue

Sec. 3938.252.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.  (a)  If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the municipality that dissolves the district shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.(b)  The municipality shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:(1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or(2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 4154), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3938.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3938 - Grand Lake Estates Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3938.253. Assumption of Assets and Liabilities

Sec. 3938.253.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.  (a)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.(b)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the municipality.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 4154), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.001. Definitions

Sec. 3940.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "County" means Montgomery County.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3940.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3940.003.  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 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3940.004.  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 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, 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3940.005.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3940.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or(4)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3940.007.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3940.008. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3940.008.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3940.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3940.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than nine voting directors.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3940.052. Appointment of Voting Directors

Sec. 3940.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3940.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3940.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3940.054. Quorum

Sec. 3940.054.  QUORUM.  For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:(1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;(2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or(3)  a nonvoting director.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3940.055. Compensation

Sec. 3940.055.  COMPENSATION.  A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.  Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3940.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.102. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 3940.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.103. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3940.103.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.  The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.104. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3940.104.  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 to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, 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 the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.105. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3940.105.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.106. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3940.106.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.107. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3940.107.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.108. Economic Development Programs

Sec. 3940.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.  (a)  The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.(b)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:(1)  make loans and grants of public money; and(2)  provide district personnel and services.(c)  The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and(2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.109. Parking Facilities

Sec. 3940.109.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.110. Annexation of Land

Sec. 3940.110.  ANNEXATION OF LAND.  The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3940.111. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3940.111.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3940.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3940 - Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3940.151. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3940.151.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (S.B. 2043), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|