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TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.001. Definitions

Sec. 3916.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Houston, Texas.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on  Environmental Quality.(4)  "County" means Harris County.(5)  "Director" means a board member.(6)  "District" means the Generation Park Management  District.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.002. Creation and Nature of District; Immunity

Sec. 3916.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.  (a)  The Generation Park Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(c)  This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment applicable to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.003. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 3916.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.004. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 3916.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 3916.003 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.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.005. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3916.005.  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, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 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, the county, or another  governmental entity 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 governmental services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.006. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3916.006.  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, road facilities, transit facilities, parking facilities, conduit facilities, rail facilities and other enhanced infrastructure, recreational facilities, and public art and by landscaping and developing certain areas, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty; and(4)  provide for water, wastewater, and drainage 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 and other improvements  located in or adjacent to road rights-of-way 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.007. District Territory

Sec. 3916.007.  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 of the district 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, notes, or other obligations for a purpose for which the district is created or to  pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, notes, or other obligations;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.008. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3916.008.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in one or more of the following:(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;(4)  a foreign trade zone created under Chapter 681, Business & Commerce Code; or(5)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.009. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3916.009.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.010. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3916.010.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3916.011. Conflicts of Law

Sec. 3916.011.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 4, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3916.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3916.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  Except as provided by Section 3916.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3916.052. Compensation

Sec. 3916.052.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3916.053. Temporary Directors

Sec. 3916.053.  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 commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. On request of the member of the state house of representatives in whose legislative district the largest percentage of the district is located, the owner or owners must include in the petition the name of a person designated by the representative. The commission shall appoint as temporary  directors the five persons named in the petition.(b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under  Section 3916.003; or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3916.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3916.003; or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the  appointment or reappointment.(d)  If Subsection (c) 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 commission requesting that the  commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five  persons named in the petition. On request of the member of the  state house of representatives in whose legislative district the  largest percentage of the district is located, the owner or owners  must include in the petition the name of a person designated by the representative.  The commission shall appoint as successor  temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3916.054. Disqualification of Directors

Sec. 3916.054.  DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.  Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 5, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3916.101.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.102. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 3916.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  (a) The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.(b)  An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may be located inside or outside the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.103. Recreational Facilities

Sec. 3916.103.  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  The district may develop or finance recreational facilities as authorized by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and any other law that applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 6, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.104. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 3916.104.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, and improve macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage and other improvements located in or adjacent to road rights-of-way, in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 7, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.105. Conveyance and Approval of Road Project

Sec. 3916.105.  CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.  (a)  The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3916.104 to:(1)  the 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 3916.104 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).(c)  The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 8, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.106. Rail Facilities

Sec. 3916.106.  RAIL FACILITIES.  In addition to the powers granted under Section 375.0921(b), Local Government Code, and under Section 3916.151, 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.107. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3916.107.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.  The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that  chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.108. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3916.108.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.109. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3916.109.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.(b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3916 - Generation Park Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3916.110. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3916.110.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (S.B. 839), Sec. 9, eff. May 28, 2015.|