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TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.151. Designation of Reinvestment Zone

Sec. 7811.151.  DESIGNATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE.  (a)  The district by resolution may designate as a reinvestment zone an area or real or personal property in the taxing jurisdiction of the district that the board finds satisfies the requirements of Section 7811.152.  The board must find that the proposed commercial-industrial or residential project or projects meet the criteria prescribed by Section 7811.152.(b)  The resolution must describe the boundaries of the zone and the eligibility of the zone for commercial-industrial or residential tax abatement.(c)  The area of a reinvestment zone designated for commercial-industrial or residential tax abatement may be included in an overlapping or coincidental commercial-industrial or residential zone established under Chapter 312, Tax Code.(d)  The district may not adopt a resolution designating an area as a reinvestment zone until the district has held a public hearing on the designation and has found that the improvements sought are feasible and practical and would be a benefit to the land to be included in the zone and to the district after the expiration of an agreement entered into under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155.  At the hearing, interested persons are entitled to speak and present evidence for or against the designation.  Not later than the seventh day before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing must be:(1)  published in a newspaper having general circulation in the district; and(2)  delivered in writing to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that includes in its boundaries real property that is to be included in the proposed reinvestment zone.(e)  A notice made under Subsection (d)(2) is presumed delivered when placed in the mail postage paid and properly addressed to the appropriate presiding officer.  A notice properly addressed and sent by registered or certified mail for which a return receipt is received by the sender is considered to have been delivered to the addressee.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.152. Criteria for Reinvestment Zone

Sec. 7811.152.  CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.  To be designated as a reinvestment zone under this subchapter, an area must be reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.153. Expiration of Reinvestment Zone

Sec. 7811.153.  EXPIRATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE.  The designation of a reinvestment zone for commercial-industrial or residential tax abatement expires five years after the date of the designation and may be renewed for periods not to exceed five years.  The expiration of the designation does not affect an existing tax abatement agreement governed by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.154. Tax Abatement Agreement

Sec. 7811.154.  TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.  (a)  The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement by agreeing, in writing, with the owner of taxable real property that is located in a reinvestment zone to exempt from taxation a portion of the value of the real property or of tangible personal property located on the real property, or both, for a period not to exceed 30 years, on the condition that the owner of the property make specific improvements or repairs to the property.(b)  The real property covered by the agreement may not be located in an improvement project financed by tax increment bonds.(c)  The agreement is subject to the rights of holders of outstanding bonds of the district.(d)  The agreement may:(1)  provide for the exemption of the real property in each year covered by the agreement only to the extent its value for that year exceeds its value for the year in which the agreement is executed;(2)  provide for the exemption of tangible personal property located on the real property in each year covered by the agreement other than tangible personal property that was located on the real property at any time before the period covered by the agreement with the district; and(3)  cover more than one commercial-industrial or residential project.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.155. Tax Abatement Agreement: Certificated Air Carrier

Sec. 7811.155.  TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT: CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIER.  (a)  The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement by agreeing, in writing, with the owner or lessee of real property that is located in a reinvestment zone to exempt from taxation for a period not to exceed 30 years a portion of the value of the real property or of personal property, or both, located in the zone and owned or leased by a certificated air carrier on the condition that the certificated air carrier:(1)  make specific real property improvements; or(2)  lease, for a term of 30 years or more, real property improvements located in the reinvestment zone.(b)  The agreement may provide for the exemption of the:(1)  real property in each year covered by the agreement to the extent its value for that year exceeds its value for the year in which the agreement is executed; and(2)  personal property owned or leased by a certificated air carrier located in the reinvestment zone in each year covered by the agreement other than specific personal property that was located in the reinvestment zone at any time before the period covered by the agreement with the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.156. Tax Abatement Agreement Requirements

Sec. 7811.156.  TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.  (a) This section applies to an agreement made under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155.(b)  The agreement must:(1)  list the kind, number, and location of all proposed improvements of the property; and(2)  provide for:(A)  the availability of tax abatement for both new facilities and structures and for the expansion or modernization of existing facilities and structures; and(B)  recapturing property tax revenue lost as a result of the agreement if the owner of the property fails to make the improvements or repairs as provided by the agreement.(c)  A tax abatement agreement is not required to contain terms identical to another tax abatement agreement that covers the same exempted property or a portion of that property.(d)  Property that is in a reinvestment zone and that is owned or leased by a director is excluded from property tax abatement.(e)  The agreement may include, at the option of the district, provisions for maps showing existing uses and conditions and proposed improvements and uses of real property in the reinvestment zone.(f)  On approval by the district, the agreement may be executed in the same manner as other contracts made by the district.(g)  The agreement applies only to taxes levied by the district and does not affect other taxing units that levy taxes on property in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.157. Notice of Tax Abatement Agreement to Other Taxing Units

Sec. 7811.157.  NOTICE OF TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT TO OTHER TAXING UNITS.  (a)  Not later than the seventh day before the date on which the district enters into an agreement under Section 7811.154 or 7811.155, the board or a designated officer or employee of the district shall deliver a written notice that the district intends to enter into the agreement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and to the presiding officer of the governing body of each other taxing unit in which the property to be subject to the agreement is located.  The notice must include a copy of the proposed agreement.(b)  A notice is presumed delivered when placed in the mail postage paid and properly addressed to the appropriate presiding officer.  A notice properly addressed and sent by registered or certified mail for which a return receipt is received by the sender is considered to have been delivered to the addressee.(c)  Failure to deliver the notice does not affect the validity of the agreement.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.158. Modification or Termination of Tax Abatement Agreement

Sec. 7811.158.  MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.  (a)  At any time before the expiration of an agreement governed by this subchapter, the agreement may be modified by the parties to the agreement to include other provisions that could have been included in the original agreement or to delete provisions that were not necessary to the original agreement.  The modification must be made by the same procedure by which the original agreement was approved and executed.  The original agreement may not be modified to extend beyond 30 years from the date of the original agreement.(b)  An agreement governed by this subchapter may be terminated by the mutual consent of the parties in the same manner that the agreement was approved and executed.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.159. Registry of Reinvestment Zones and Tax Abatement Agreements; Assistance to District

Sec. 7811.159.  REGISTRY OF REINVESTMENT ZONES AND TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS; ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICT.  (a)  The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office shall maintain a central registry of reinvestment zones governed by this subchapter and of ad valorem tax abatement agreements executed under this subchapter.  Before April 1 of the year following the year in which the zone is designated or the agreement is executed, the district shall deliver to the office, the comptroller, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality a report that provides:(1)  for a reinvestment zone, a general description of the zone, including its size, the types of property located in it, and its duration; and(2)  for a tax abatement agreement, the parties to the agreement, a general description of the property and the improvements or repairs to be made under the agreement, the portion of the property to be exempted, and the duration of the agreement.(b)  On the request of the board or the board's president, the office may provide assistance to the district relating to the administration of this subchapter, including the designation of reinvestment zones and the adoption of tax abatement agreements.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter D. Tax Abatement in Reinvestment Zone|Section 7811.160. Properties That May Be Included in Tax Abatement Agreement

Sec. 7811.160.  PROPERTIES THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.  (a) The district may include in a tax abatement agreement:(1)  facilities and structures for which construction began on or after October 1, 1990, but before June 10, 1991;(2)  existing facilities and structures for which expansion or modernization construction began on or after October 1, 1990, but before June 10, 1991; and(3)  tangible personal property located on property described by Subdivision (1) or (2) in each year covered by the agreement, other than tangible personal property that was located on the property at any time before the time period covered by the agreement.(b)  A tax abatement agreement made under this section may be based on the value of the property on January 1 of the year in which the construction, expansion, or modernization of the property began.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 7811.201. Depository

Sec. 7811.201.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall designate one or more banks to serve as the depository for district money.(b)  District money shall be deposited as received in a depository bank, other than money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds issued by the district.(c)  If district money is deposited in a depository that is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 7811.202. Authority to Issue Bonds and Incur Indebtedness

Sec. 7811.202.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND INCUR INDEBTEDNESS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds and incur other indebtedness in the manner provided by Section 7803.113 and Subchapter E, Chapter 7803.(b)  The district shall file with both constituent municipalities a notice of intent to issue bonds or other indebtedness not later than the 20th day before the date of issuance.  The notice must state the purpose for which the bonds or other indebtedness are issued and the approximate principal amount of the bonds or indebtedness.(c)  Before the district issues bonds or other indebtedness in an amount of more than $500,000, the district must obtain the approval by resolution of the governing bodies of both constituent municipalities.(d)  Bonds or other indebtedness may not be sold at discount from the principal amount without the prior approval of both constituent municipalities.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 7811.203. Constituent Municipalities Not Obligated to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 7811.203.  CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  This chapter does not authorize the lending or pledge of the credit of either constituent municipality to the bonds and other indebtedness of the district.  The constituent municipalities are not obligated to pay any bonds, indebtedness, or other debt of the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 7811.204. Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 7811.204.  BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  In addition to all other methods of acquiring money for district purposes, the district may issue bond anticipation notes for any purpose for which district bonds have been voted or may be issued to refund outstanding bond anticipation notes and the interest on the notes being refunded.(b)  The notes may bear interest at any rate not to exceed the maximum interest rate applicable to the district's authorized bonds.(c)  The maximum amount of the notes outstanding at any one time may not exceed $500,000 without the prior consent of both constituent municipalities.(d)  The district shall pay the notes only from the proceeds of the sale of bonds by the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7811.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7811 - Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 7811.205. Previously Authorized Maintenance Taxes

Sec. 7811.205.  PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE TAXES.  The district may impose a maintenance tax that has been previously authorized at an election held in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7816.0101. Definitions

Sec. 7816.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.(3)  "District" means the Cameron County Flood Control District.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7816.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 7816.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7816.0103. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 7816.0103.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  The land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district and by the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(c)  The creation and operation of the district is essential to accomplish the purpose of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7816.0104. District Territory

Sec. 7816.0104.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Cameron County except that the district does not include territory that is in a drainage district or irrigation district on the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7816.0105. Alteration of District Territory

Sec. 7816.0105.  ALTERATION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district may alter the territory of the district as provided by Subchapters J and K, Chapter 56, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7816.0106. Annexation of Land

Sec. 7816.0106.  ANNEXATION OF LAND.  Before the annexation of land inside the corporate limits of a municipality or inside the boundaries of a drainage or irrigation district, the district must obtain the approval of the municipality or drainage or irrigation district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7816.0201. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 7816.0201.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board consisting of the five county commissioners of Cameron County.(b)  The members of the Cameron County commissioners court serve ex-officio and without compensation as directors.(c)  The terms of the directors correspond to the terms of the county commissioners.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 7816.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle E - Levee Improvement Districts|Chapter 7816 - Cameron County Flood Control District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 7816.0202. Director's Bond

Sec. 7816.0202.  DIRECTOR'S BOND.  (a)  A director shall execute a bond in the amount of $10,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The bond must be filed in the office of the county clerk of Cameron County.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 4726), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|