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TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3950.155. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3950.155.  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. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3950.156. Property Exempt From Impact Fees

Sec. 3950.156.  PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES.  The district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property, including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter E. Assessments|Section 3950.201. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3950.201.  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 at least 60 percent 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. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter E. Assessments|Section 3950.202. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3950.202.  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 that is not a residential property, including a multiunit residential property or a condominium.(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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter E. Assessments|Section 3950.203. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3950.203.  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. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3950.251. Tax Abatement

Sec. 3950.251.  TAX ABATEMENT.  The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3950.252. Property Tax Authorized

Sec. 3950.252.  PROPERTY TAX AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The district may impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district to:(1)  pay for an improvement project of the types authorized by Section 52(b), Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; or(2)  secure the payment of bonds issued for a purpose described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax to pay for an improvement project under this chapter unless:(1)  a written petition has been filed with the board requesting an election to approve the imposition of the tax signed by the owners of at least 60 percent of the assessed value of the property in the district as determined from the most recent certified county property tax rolls; and(2)  the imposition of the tax is approved by the voters of the district voting at the requested election.(c)  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax on a residential property, including a multiunit residential property or a condominium.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3950.253. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 3950.253.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.  Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.(b)  The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.(c)  If the voters of the district approve the adoption of the tax at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under this chapter has no effect.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3950.254. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3950.254.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes, or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.(b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, 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.(c)  In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3950.255. Bond Maturity

Sec. 3950.255.  BOND MATURITY.  Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3950.256. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3950.256.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3950.301. Dissolution by Ordinance

Sec. 3950.301.  DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE.  (a)  A municipality that includes territory of the district, in the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.(b)  The municipality may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3950.302. Collection of Assessments and Other Revenue

Sec. 3950.302.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.  (a)  If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the municipality that dissolves the district shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.(b)  The municipality shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:(1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or(2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3950.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3950 - Stadium Park Management District|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3950.303. Assumption of Assets and Liabilities

Sec. 3950.303.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.  (a)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.(b)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the municipality.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 4290), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.001. Definitions

Sec. 3951.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Houston.(3)  "County" means Harris County.(4)  "Director" means a board member.(5)  "District" means the Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3951.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3951.003.  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.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, 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, and to accomplish the redevelopment of land in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the 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 city or county services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3951.004.  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; 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, parking facilities, and conduit facilities 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 road, bridge, 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 or road 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3951.005.  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 bonds;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3951.006.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3951.007.  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3951.008. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3951.008.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3951.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3951.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than nine voting directors.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3951.052. Appointment of Voting Directors

Sec. 3951.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3951.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3951 - Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3951.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3951.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 2276), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|