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TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.103. Recreational Facilities

Sec. 3944.103.  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  The district may develop or finance recreational facilities as authorized by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and any other law that applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.104. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 3944.104.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for ownership, operation, and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.105. Conveyance and Approval of Road Project

Sec. 3944.105.  CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.  (a)  The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3944.104 to:(1)  a municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road if the municipality or county has approved the plans and specifications of the road project; or(2)  the state if the state will operate and maintain the road and the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3944.104 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).(c)  The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.106. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3944.106.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.107. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3944.107.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.108. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3944.108.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.109. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3944.109.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.110. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3944.110.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.111. Economic Development

Sec. 3944.111.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  (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 that:(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and(2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.112. Strategic Partnership Agreement

Sec. 3944.112.  STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.  The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.113. Regional Participation Agreement

Sec. 3944.113.  REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.  The district may negotiate and enter into a written regional participation agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0754, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.114. Annexation or Exclusion of Land

Sec. 3944.114.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.  (a)  The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.  Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(c)  The district may include and exclude land as provided by Sections 54.739-54.747, Water Code.  A reference in those sections to a "tax" means an ad valorem tax for the purposes of this subsection.(d)  If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3944.202 and subsequently includes new territory in the district under this section, the district:(1)  is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and(2)  shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.(e)  If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3944.202 and subsequently excludes territory in the district under this section, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.115. Applicability of Other Law to Certain Contracts

Sec. 3944.115.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  (a)  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to a district contract for construction work, equipment, materials, or machinery.  Notwithstanding Section 2269.003(a), Government Code, the district may use a project delivery method described by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, or Subchapters A-G, I, and J, Chapter 2269, Government Code.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may adopt rules governing the receipt of bids and the award of a district contract and providing for the waiver of the competitive bid process if:(1)  there is an emergency;(2)  the needed materials are available only from one source;(3)  in a procurement requiring design by the supplier competitive bidding would not be appropriate and competitive negotiation, with proposals solicited from an adequate number of qualified sources, would permit reasonable competition consistent with the nature and requirements of the procurement; or(4)  after solicitation, it is ascertained that there will be only one bidder.(c)  Section 375.223, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.116. Terms of Employment; Compensation

Sec. 3944.116.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.117. Parking Facilities

Sec. 3944.117.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3944.118. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3944.118.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.151. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3944.151.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.152. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3944.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, maintain, or provide any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.153. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3944.153.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.(b)  The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.154. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3944.154.  METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.  The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.  The board shall determine the method of notice.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.155. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3944.155.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district without regard to whether that area is already subject to or overlaps with an area of the district that is subject to a prior assessment imposed by the board.(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 are:(1)  a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  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.(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.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.156. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3944.156.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.157. Utility Property Exempt From Assessments

Sec. 3944.157.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or(4)  a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.158. Residential Property

Sec. 3944.158.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to:(1)  a tax imposed by the district; or(2)  a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer service.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.159. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3944.159.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 3944.163, the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:(1)  operate and maintain the district;(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or(3)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.(c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3944.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3944 - Brazoria County Management District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3944.160. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3944.160.  CONTRACT TAXES.  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2332), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.|