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TX Loc Govt Code § 372.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.010. Improvement Order

Sec. 372.010.  IMPROVEMENT ORDER.  (a)  During the six-month period after the date of the final adjournment of the hearing under Section 372.009, the governing body of the municipality or county may authorize an improvement district if, by majority vote of all members of the governing body, the members adopt a resolution authorizing the district in accordance with its finding as to the advisability of the improvement.  Except for a resolution authorizing a district described by Section 372.0035, the resolution must provide that the authorization takes effect on the date the resolution is adopted.(b)  Not later than the seventh day after the date the governing body of a municipality or county adopts a resolution under Subsection (a), the municipality or county shall file a copy of the resolution with the county clerk of each county in which all or part of the improvement district is located.(c)  Actual construction of an improvement may not begin until after the 20th day after the date the authorization takes effect and may not begin if during that 20-day period written protests signed by at least two-thirds of the owners of record of property within the improvement district or by the owners of record of property comprising at least two-thirds of the total area of the district are filed with the municipal or county secretary or other officer performing the duties of the municipal or county secretary.  A person whose name appears on a protest may withdraw the name from the protest at any time before the governing body of the municipality or county convenes to determine the sufficiency of the protest.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(g), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 9, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 253 (H.B. 1543), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.011. Dissolution

Sec. 372.011.  DISSOLUTION.  A public hearing may be called and held in the same manner as a hearing under Section 372.009 for the purpose of dissolving a district if a petition requesting dissolution is filed and the petition contains the signatures of at least enough property owners in the district to make a petition sufficient under Section 372.005(b).  If the district is dissolved, the district nonetheless shall remain in effect for the purpose of meeting obligations of indebtedness for improvements.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.012. Area of District

Sec. 372.012.  AREA OF DISTRICT.  The area of a public improvement district to be assessed according to the findings of the governing body of the municipality or county may be less than the area described in the proposed boundaries stated by the notice under Section 372.009.  The area to be assessed may not include property not described by the notice as being within the proposed boundaries of the district unless a hearing is held to include the property and notice for the hearing is given in the same manner as notice under Section 372.009.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 10, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.0121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.0121. Inclusion of Property in Common Characteristic Public Improvement District

Sec. 372.0121.  INCLUSION OF PROPERTY IN COMMON CHARACTERISTIC PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 372.012 or any other requirement in this chapter, the governing body of a municipality may include property in a public improvement district described by Section 372.0035 after the establishment of the district if:(1)  the property is a hotel; and(2)  a sufficient number of the record owners of the real property currently included and proposed to be included in the district have consented to be included in the district by signing the original petition to establish the district or by signing a petition or written consent to include property in the district.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), no newly constructed hotel property may be added to the district unless the record owner of the property consents to its inclusion.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), the number of consenting record owners is sufficient if the record owners own more than 60 percent of appraised value of taxable real property liable for assessment in the district, as determined by the current appraisal roll of the appraisal district in which the property is located, and:(1)  constitute more than 60 percent of all record owners of taxable real property liable for assessment in the district; or(2)  own, in aggregate, more than 60 percent of the area of all taxable real property liable for assessment in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 1136), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 804), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.013. Service Plan

Sec. 372.013.  SERVICE PLAN.  (a)  The advisory body shall prepare an ongoing service plan and present the plan to the governing body of the municipality or county for review and approval.  The governing body may approve the plan only by ordinance or order. The governing body may assign responsibility for the plan to another entity in the absence of an advisory body.(b)  The service plan must:(1)  cover a period of at least five years;(2)  define the annual indebtedness and the projected costs for improvements; and(3)  include a copy of the notice form required by Section 5.014, Property Code.(c)  Not later than the seventh day after the date the governing body of a municipality or county approves a service plan, the municipality or county shall file a copy of the plan with the county clerk of each county in which all or part of the public improvement district is located.(d)  The governing body of the municipality or county shall review and update the service plan annually for the purpose of determining the annual budget for improvements.  Except for the service plan for a district described by Section 372.0035, the governing body may amend or update the plan only by ordinance or order.(e)  Not later than the seventh day after the date the governing body of a municipality or county amends or updates the service plan, including the notice form required by Section 5.014, Property Code, the municipality or county shall file a copy of the amended or updated plan with the county clerk of each county in which all or part of the public improvement district is located.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 11, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 253 (H.B. 1543), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.014. Assessment Plan; Payment by Exempt Jurisdictions

Sec. 372.014.  ASSESSMENT PLAN;  PAYMENT BY EXEMPT JURISDICTIONS.  (a)  An assessment plan must be included in the annual service plan.(b)  The municipality or county is responsible for payment of assessments against exempt municipal or county property in the district.  Payment of assessments by other exempt jurisdictions must be established by contract.  An assessment paid by the municipality or county under this subsection is considered to have been paid by special assessment for the purposes of Subsection (a).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(h), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 12, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.015. Determination of Assessment

Sec. 372.015.  DETERMINATION OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality or county shall apportion the cost of an improvement to be assessed against property in an improvement district.  The apportionment shall be made on the basis of special benefits accruing to the property because of the improvement.(b)  Cost of an improvement may be assessed:(1)  equally per front foot or square foot;(2)  according to the value of the property as determined by the governing body, with or without regard to improvements on the property;  or(3)  in any other manner that results in imposing equal shares of the cost on property similarly benefitted.(c)  The governing body may establish by ordinance or order:(1)  reasonable classifications and formulas for the apportionment of the cost between the municipality or county and the area to be assessed;  and(2)  the methods of assessing the special benefits for various classes of improvements.(d)  The amount of assessment for each property owner may be adjusted following the annual review of the service plan.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 13, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.016. Assessment Roll

Sec. 372.016.  ASSESSMENT ROLL.  (a)  After the total cost of an improvement is determined, the governing body of the municipality or county shall prepare a proposed assessment roll.  The roll must state the assessment against each parcel of land in the district, as determined by the method of assessment chosen by the municipality or county under this subchapter.(b)  The governing body shall file the proposed assessment roll with the municipal secretary or other officer performing the functions of the municipal secretary or in a district formed by a county, the county tax assessor-collector.  The proposed assessment roll is subject to public inspection.  The governing body shall require the municipal secretary or other officer or county tax assessor-collector to publish notice of the governing body's intention to consider the proposed assessments at a public hearing.  The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or county before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.  If any part of the improvement district is located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or if any part of the improvements is to be undertaken in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the notice must also be published, before the 10th day before the date of the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the part of the extraterritorial jurisdiction in which the district is located or in which the improvements are to be undertaken.  The notice must state:(1)  the date, time, and place of the hearing;(2)  the general nature of the improvement;(3)  the cost of the improvement;(4)  the boundaries of the assessment district;  and(5)  that written or oral objections will be considered at the hearing.(c)  When the assessment roll is filed under Subsection (b), the municipal secretary or other officer shall mail to the owners of property liable for assessment a notice of the hearing.  The notice must contain the information required by Subsection (b) and the secretary or other officer shall mail the notice to the last known address of the property owner.  The failure of a property owner to receive notice does not invalidate the proceeding.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(i), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 14, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.017. Levy of Assessment

Sec. 372.017.  LEVY OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  At or on the adjournment of the hearing referred to by Section 372.016 on proposed assessments, the governing body of the municipality or county must hear and pass on any objection to a proposed assessment.  The governing body may amend a proposed assessment on any parcel.(b)  After all objections have been heard and the governing body has passed on the objections, the governing body by ordinance or order shall levy the assessment as a special assessment on the property.  The governing body by ordinance or order shall specify the method of payment of the assessment.  The governing body may defer an assessment until a date the governing body specifies in the ordinance or order. The governing body may provide that assessments be paid in periodic installments, at an interest rate and for a period approved by the governing body.  The provision that assessments be paid in periodic installments may, but is not required to, result in level annual installment payments.  The installments must be in amounts necessary to meet annual costs for improvements and must continue for:(1)  the period necessary to retire the indebtedness on the improvements; or(2)  the period approved by the governing body for the payment of the installments.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 15, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (H.B. 621), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1400), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.0175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.0175. Contracts for Collection of Assessments

Sec. 372.0175.  CONTRACTS FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.  The governing body of a municipality or county may contract with the governing body of another taxing unit, as defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, or the board of directors of an appraisal district to perform the duties of the municipality or county relating to collection of special assessments levied under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 422), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.018. Interest on Assessment; Lien

Sec. 372.018.  INTEREST ON ASSESSMENT; LIEN.  (a)  An assessment bears interest at the rate specified by the governing body of the municipality or county beginning at the time or times or on the occurrence of one or more events specified by the governing body.  If general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, time warrants, or temporary notes are issued to finance the improvement for which the assessment is assessed, the interest rate for that assessment may not exceed a rate that is one-half of one percent higher than the actual interest rate paid on the debt.  Interest on the assessment between the effective date of the ordinance or order levying the assessment and the date the first installment is payable shall be added to the first installment.  The interest on any delinquent installment shall be added to each subsequent installment until all delinquent installments are paid.(b)  An assessment or reassessment, with interest, the expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees, if incurred, is:(1) a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2) superior to all other liens and claims except liens or claims for state, county, school district, or municipality ad valorem taxes; and(3) a personal liability of and charge against the owners of the property regardless of whether the owners are named.(c)  The lien is effective from the date of the ordinance or order levying the assessment until the assessment is paid.(d)  The lien runs with the land and that portion of an assessment payment that has not yet come due is not eliminated by foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien.(e)  The assessment lien may be enforced by the governing body in the same manner that an ad valorem tax lien against real property may be enforced by the governing body. Foreclosure of accrued installments does not eliminate the outstanding principal balance of the assessment. Any purchaser of the property in foreclosure takes the property subject to the assessment lien and any associated obligations.(f)  Delinquent installments of the assessment shall incur interest, penalties, and attorney's fees in the same manner as delinquent ad valorem taxes.  The owner of assessed property may pay at any time all or any part of the assessment, with interest that has accrued on the assessment, on any lot or parcel.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(j), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 16, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (H.B. 621), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.019. Supplemental Assessments

Sec. 372.019.  SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.  After notice and a hearing, the governing body of the municipality or county may make supplemental assessments to correct omissions or mistakes in the assessment relating to the total cost of the improvement.  Notice must be given and the hearing held under this section in the same manner as required by Sections 372.016 and 372.017.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 17, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.020. Reassessment

Sec. 372.020.  REASSESSMENT.  The governing body of the municipality or county may make a reassessment or new assessment of a parcel of land if:(1)  a court of competent jurisdiction sets aside an assessment against the parcel;(2)  the governing body determines that the original assessment is excessive;  or(3)  on the written advice of counsel, the governing body determines that the original assessment is invalid.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 18, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.021. Special Improvement District Fund

Sec. 372.021.  SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FUND.  (a)  A municipality or county that intends to create a public improvement district may by ordinance or order establish a special improvement district fund in the municipal or county treasury.(b)  The municipality or county annually may levy a tax to support the fund.(c)  The fund may be used to:(1)  pay the costs of planning, administration, and an improvement authorized by this subchapter;(2)  prepare preliminary plans, studies, and engineering reports to determine the feasibility of an improvement;  and(3)  if ordered by the governing body of the municipality or county, pay the initial cost of the improvement until temporary notes, time warrants, or improvement bonds have been issued and sold.(d)  The fund is not required to be budgeted for expenditure during any year, but the amount of the fund must be stated in the municipality's or county's annual budget.  The amount of the fund must be based on an annual service plan that describes the public improvements for the fiscal year.(e)  A grant-in-aid or contribution made to the municipality or county for the planning and preparation of plans for an improvement authorized under this subchapter may be credited to the special improvement district fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 19, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.022. Separate Funds

Sec. 372.022.  SEPARATE FUNDS.  If bonds are issued, a separate public improvement district fund shall be created in the municipal or county treasury for each district.  Proceeds from the sale of bonds, temporary notes, and time warrants, and other sums appropriated to the fund by the governing body of the municipality or county shall be credited to the fund.  The fund may be used solely to pay costs incurred in making an improvement.  When an improvement is completed, the balance of the part of the assessment that is for improvements shall be transferred to the fund established for the retirement of bonds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 20, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (H.B. 621), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|