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TX Spec Dist Code § 3983.0502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3983 - Oak Farms Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 3983.0502. Bonds Secured by Revenue or Contract Payments

Sec. 3983.0502.  BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.  The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:(1)  revenue, including contract revenues; or(2)  contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 475 (H.B. 4733), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3983.0503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3983 - Oak Farms Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 3983.0503. Bonds and Other Obligations for Improvement Under Agreement

Sec. 3983.0503.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER AGREEMENT.  If an improvement will be financed by an obligation and the obligation will be secured by the pledge of assessments, the district must enter into an agreement, which may be the development agreement, governing the financing of the improvement before the issuance of the obligation.  An obligation issued under this section may be in the form of bonds, notes, or other obligations, payable wholly or partly from assessments, and may be issued, by public or private sale, in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 475 (H.B. 4733), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3983.0504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3983 - Oak Farms Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Bonds|Section 3983.0504. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 3983.0504.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  (a)  The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.(b)  This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 475 (H.B. 4733), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3983.0901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3983 - Oak Farms Municipal Management District|Subchapter I. Dissolution|Section 3983.0901. Dissolution

Sec. 3983.0901.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:(1)  66 percent or more of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or(2)  66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.(b)  The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.(c)  The city may dissolve the district at any time if:(1)  the development agreement has been executed; and(2)  the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of an improvement project.(d)  If the district is dissolved, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.(e)  The district may not be dissolved if the district:(1)  has any outstanding debt until that debt has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the debt;(2)  has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or(3)  owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership and operation or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.(f)  Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 475 (H.B. 4733), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0101. Definitions

Sec. 3984.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "County" means Fort Bend County.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Fort Bend County Management District No. 3.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0102. Creation and Nature of District; Immunity

Sec. 3984.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.  (a)  The Fort Bend County Management District No. 3 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  The district is a governmental unit, as provided by Section 375.004, Local Government Code. (c)  This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment that would otherwise apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0103. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3984.0103.  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.(b)  By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(c)  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.(d)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or a municipality 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 or municipal services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0104. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3984.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  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.(b)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(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, transit facilities, parking facilities, rail facilities, and public art objects, 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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0105. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3984.0105.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0106. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3984.0106.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0107. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3984.0107.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0108. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3984.0108.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3984.0109. Conflicts of Law

Sec. 3984.0109.  CONFLICTS OF LAW.  This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49, Water Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3984.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3984.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  Except as provided by Section 3984.0203, directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3984.0202. Compensation

Sec. 3984.0202.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3984.0203. Temporary Directors

Sec. 3984.0203.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.(b)  The temporary or successor temporary directors shall hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.(c)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.(d)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.(e)  If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3984.0204. Disqualification of Directors

Sec. 3984.0204.  DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.  Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to the members of the board.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0301. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3984.0301.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0302. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 3984.0302.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  (a)  The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may 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.(b)  The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).(c)  The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0303. Recreational Facilities

Sec. 3984.0303.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0304. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 3984.0304.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0305. Conveyance and Approval of Road Project

Sec. 3984.0305.  CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.  (a)  The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3984.0304 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 3984.0304 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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0306. Rail Facilities

Sec. 3984.0306.  RAIL FACILITIES.  In addition to the powers granted under Section 375.0921(b), Local Government Code, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, finance, and operate rail facilities and improvements in aid of those facilities for the transport of freight and other cargo.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3984.0307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3984 - Fort Bend County Management District No. 3|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3984.0307. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3984.0307.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 4676), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|