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TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3860.111. Division of District

Sec. 3860.111.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district shall be divided into two districts only if the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes.(b)  Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the board shall adopt an order dividing the district into two districts.  The original district includes all district territory not included in the new district. The new district includes all the territory included in state representative district 131 on the date the division is effective.  Neither district may request consent to its creation from the City of Houston until the order dividing the district is adopted.(c)  After the division of the district:(1)  the original district is governed by a board of seven voting directors consisting of the directors appointed to positions 8 through 14; and(2)  the new district is governed by a board of seven voting directors consisting of the directors appointed to positions one through seven of the original district.(d)  An order dividing the district must:(1)  name the new district;(2)  describe the boundaries of the new district;(3)  name the initial directors of the new district; and(4)  divide the assets and liabilities in any manner between the new district and the original district.(e)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the board adopts the order, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of Harris County.(f)  The new district has all the powers and duties of the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3860.112. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3860.112.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3860.151. Public Transit System

Sec. 3860.151.  PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3860.152. Parking Facilities Authorized; Operation by Private Entity; Tax Exemption

Sec. 3860.152.  PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY; TAX EXEMPTION.  (a)  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities, including:(1)  lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for the parking of motor vehicles; and(2)  equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in the parking of vehicles.(b)  A parking facility of the district must be either leased to or operated on behalf of the district by a private entity or an entity other than the district.  The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and accomplish a public purpose under that section even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.(c)  The district's public parking facilities and any lease to a private entity are exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes and state and local sales and use taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3860.153. Rules

Sec. 3860.153.  RULES.  The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities except that a rule relating to or affecting the use of the public right-of-way or a requirement for off-street parking is subject to all applicable municipal charter, code, or ordinance requirements.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3860.154. Financing of Public Transit System or Parking Facilities

Sec. 3860.154.  FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring and operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.(b)  The district may set and impose fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities and may issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.(c)  If the district pays for or finances the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities with resources other than assessments, a petition of property owners or a public hearing is not required.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3860.155. Agreement With Rapid Transit Authority

Sec. 3860.155.  AGREEMENT WITH RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.  (a)  In this section, "authority" means a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code.(b)  The district and an authority may agree to jointly construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit facility or a parking facility under the terms the authority and district desire.(c)  The agreement may provide that the district and the authority exchange or trade land provided that each party to the agreement receives fair market value.  The authority is not required to offer any property that it proposes to trade to the district for sale to the public or for sale to any abutting property owner.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.201. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3860.201.  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 the district's money.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.202. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements

Sec. 3860.202.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.  (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)  A petition requesting a project financed by assessment must be signed by:(1)  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 Harris County; or(2)  at least 25 owners of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property subject to the assessment in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.203. Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3860.203.  MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3860.208, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:(1)  administer the district;(2)  maintain and operate the district;(3)  construct or acquire improvements; or(4)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.(c)  An owner of real property in the district, except property exempt under the Texas or United States Constitution or under the Tax Code, is liable for the payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by the district on the property.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.204. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3860.204.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.(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:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.205. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 3860.205.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an impact fee or 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.206. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3860.206.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(b)  In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.207. Limit on Parks and Recreation Bonds

Sec. 3860.207.  LIMIT ON PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS.  Bonds issued to finance parks and recreational facilities may not exceed one percent of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.208. Tax and Bond Elections

Sec. 3860.208.  TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.  (a)  The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(b)  The board may not include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.209. Powers of Municipal Utility District to Establish Defined Areas and Designated Property; Taxes; Bonds

Sec. 3860.209.  POWERS OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY; TAXES; BONDS.  (a)  The district has the powers of a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the power to:(1)  implement a plan adopted under that subchapter;(2)  issue bonds; and(3)  impose a tax in a defined area established under that subchapter.(b)  The district may exercise the powers described by Subsection (a) regardless of whether the district is composed of the minimum number of acres provided by Section 54.801, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.210. Municipality Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3860.210.  MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3860.211. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3860.211.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $25,000.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3860.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3860 - Harris County Improvement District No. 10|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3860.251. Dissolution of District With Outstanding Debt

Sec. 3860.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.  (a)  The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt.  Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(b)  If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts.  The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 4134), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3861.001. Definitions

Sec. 3861.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Arlington.(3)  "District" means the Viridian Municipal Management District.(4)  "Improvement project" means any program or project authorized by Section 3861.102, inside or outside the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3861.002. Creation and Nature of District

Sec. 3861.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3861.003. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3861.003.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or Tarrant County from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city and county services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3861.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3861.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3861.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment;(3)  providing quality residential housing; and(4)  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 residential community and business center; and(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.(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 an improvement project that includes 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|