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TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3921.005. District Territory

Sec. 3921.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3921.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3921.006.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3921.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3921.007.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3921.008. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3921.008.  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. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3921.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3921.051.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3921.052. Appointment of Voting Directors

Sec. 3921.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The governing body of Fort Bend County shall appoint voting directors from persons nominated by the board.(b)  The governing body of Fort Bend County may reject the nomination of a person by the board for a position as a voting director.  If the governing body rejects a nomination, the board shall submit a new nominee for that position until the governing body appoints a director to each position on the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3921.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3921.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3921.054. Quorum

Sec. 3921.054.  QUORUM.  For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:(1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;(2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or(3)  a nonvoting director.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3921.055. Compensation

Sec. 3921.055.  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. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3921.056. Initial Voting Directors

Sec. 3921.056.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this section, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the governing body of Fort Bend County nominating the five persons named in the petition as initial voting directors.(b)  The governing body of Fort Bend County may reject the nomination of a person named in the petition described by Subsection (a) for a position as an initial director.  If the governing body rejects a nomination, the owner or owners who submitted the petition under Subsection (a) shall submit a new nominee for that position until the governing body appoints an initial director to each position on the board.(c)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the initial appointment, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1 of the second odd-numbered year following the initial appointment.(d)  Section 3921.052 does not apply to this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3921.101.  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. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.102. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 3921.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  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 Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.103. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3921.103.  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. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.104. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3921.104.  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. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.105. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3921.105.  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. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.106. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3921.106.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including a municipality or county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.107. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3921.107.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.108. Economic Development

Sec. 3921.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.(b)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:(1)  make loans and grants of public money; and(2)  provide district personnel and services.(c)  The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and(2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.109. Parking Facilities

Sec. 3921.109.  PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.(b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.(c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(d)  The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.110. Annexation of Land

Sec. 3921.110.  ANNEXATION OF LAND.  The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.111. Access to Road Facilities

Sec. 3921.111.  ACCESS TO ROAD FACILITIES.  The district may control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access to or from a road facility, including designating and approving the locations of access to the road facility from a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private road intersecting the road facility.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.112. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 3921.112.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A road facility must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road facility is located.(b)  If a road facility is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality, the road facility must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road facility is located.(c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road facility.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3921.113. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3921.113.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3921.151. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3921.151.  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 district money.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3921.152. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3921.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3921.153. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3921.153.  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)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by 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 the county in which the assessments are to be imposed.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3921.154. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3921.154.  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.(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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3921.155. Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3921.155.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the district voters or a required payment for service provided by the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3921.156. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3921.156.  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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|