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TX Loc Govt Code § 335.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter D. Venue Projects|Section 335.052. State Fiscal Impact Analysis

Sec. 335.052.  STATE FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS.  (a)  Before calling an election on the resolution under Section 335.054, the district shall send a copy of the resolution to the comptroller.(b)  Before the 15th day after the date the comptroller receives the copy of the resolution, the comptroller shall:(1)  perform an analysis to determine if approval and implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue;  and(2)  provide to the district written notice of the results of the analysis.(c)  If the comptroller determines that implementation will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue, the written analysis required under Subsection (b)(2) must include information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.(d)  If the comptroller does not complete the analysis and provide the notice before the 30th day after the date the comptroller receives the copy of the resolution, the comptroller is considered to have determined that approval and implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter D. Venue Projects|Section 335.053. Appeal of Comptroller Determination

Sec. 335.053.  APPEAL OF COMPTROLLER DETERMINATION.  (a)  If the comptroller determines under Section 335.052 that implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue, the district may contest the finding by filing an appeal with the comptroller not later than the 10th day after the date the district receives the written notice under Section 335.052.(b)  Before the 11th day after the date the comptroller receives the appeal under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall perform a new analysis to determine if implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue and provide to the district written notice of the results of the analysis.(c)  If the comptroller again determines that implementation will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue, the written analysis required under Subsection (b) must include additional information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.(d)  If the comptroller does not comply with Subsection (b) before the 30th day after the date the comptroller receives the appeal or request for information, the comptroller is considered to have determined that approval and implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.0535 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter D. Venue Projects|Section 335.0535. Transportation Authority Impact Analysis

Sec. 335.0535.  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IMPACT ANALYSIS.  (a)  If the resolution contains a proposed sales and use tax under Subchapter D, Chapter 334, and imposition of the tax would result in the reduction of the tax rate of a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, or a regional transportation authority created under Chapter 452, Transportation Code, the district shall send a copy of the resolution to the authority before calling an election on the resolution under Section 335.054.(b)  Before the 30th day after the date the rapid transit authority receives the copy of the resolution, the authority shall:(1)  perform an analysis to determine if implementation of the proposed sales and use tax and the resulting reduction in the authority's tax rate will:(A)  have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services;  or(B)  impair any existing contracts;  and(2)  provide to the district written notice of the results of the analysis.(c)  If the rapid transit authority determines that implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services or will impair any existing contracts, the written analysis required under Subsection (b)(2) must include information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide service or will not impair any existing contracts.(d)  If the rapid transit authority does not complete the analysis and provide the notice before the 30th day after the date the authority receives the copy of the resolution, the authority is considered to have determined that implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services and will not impair any existing contracts.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.0536 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter D. Venue Projects|Section 335.0536. Appeal of Authority Determination

Sec. 335.0536.  APPEAL OF AUTHORITY DETERMINATION.  (a)  If a rapid transit authority determines under Section 335.0535 that implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services or will impair an existing contract, the district may contest the finding by filing an appeal with the authority not later than the 10th day after the date the district receives the written notice under Section 335.0535.(b)  Before the 11th day after the date the rapid transit authority receives the appeal under Subsection (a), the authority shall perform a new analysis to determine if implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services or will impair an existing contract and provide to the district written notice of the results of the analysis.(c)  If the authority again determines that implementation will have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services or will impair an existing contract, the written analysis required under Subsection (b) must include additional information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services and will not impair an existing contract.(d)  If the rapid transit authority does not comply with Subsection (b) before the 11th day after the date the authority receives the appeal or request for information, the authority is considered to have determined that approval and implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative impact on the authority's ability to provide services and will not impair any existing contracts.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter D. Venue Projects|Section 335.055. False and Misleading Campaign Material

Sec. 335.055.  FALSE AND MISLEADING CAMPAIGN MATERIAL.  (a)  In this section, "campaign material" means a communication supporting or opposing the authorization of a venue project that:(1)  in return for consideration, is published in a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical or is broadcast by radio or television;  or(2)  appears in a pamphlet, circular, flier, billboard or other sign, bumper sticker, or similar form of written communication.(b)  A person may not print, broadcast, or publish, or cause to be printed, broadcast, or published, campaign material that contains false and misleading information.(c)  An individual may file a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission in accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, alleging a violation of Subsection (b).  The commission may impose a penalty in accordance with Chapter 571, Government Code, if the commission determines that the campaign materials contain false and misleading information.(d)  Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas Ethics Commission has jurisdiction to consider and investigate a complaint filed under this section and to impose a penalty.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1044, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.0711 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.0711. Limit on Power to Own or Acquire Real Property in Certain Districts

Sec. 335.0711.  LIMIT ON POWER TO OWN OR ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Facility site" means a site for:(A)  an arena, coliseum, stadium, or other type of area or facility:(i)  that is used or is planned for use for one or more professional or amateur sports events, community events, or other sports events, including rodeos, livestock shows, agricultural expositions, promotional events, and other civic or charitable events;  and(ii)  for which a fee for admission to the events is charged or is planned to be charged;  or(B)  a convention center facility or related improvement such as a convention center, civic center, civic center building, auditorium, theater, opera house, music hall, exhibition hall, rehearsal hall, museum, or aquarium.(2)  "Real property" includes an arena, coliseum, stadium, facility site, and related infrastructure.(3)  "Related infrastructure" means a store, restaurant, on-site hotel, concession, automobile parking facility, road, street, water or sewer facility, or other on-site improvement that relates to and enhances the use, value, or appeal of a venue.(b)  This section applies only to a district located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a district may not own or acquire real property by eminent domain or any other method unless the property is for a facility site or related infrastructure as part of an approved venue project.(d)  A district may not participate in any way in planning or zoning issues before the governing body of a municipality.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 92, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.0715 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.0715. Use of Financing for Certain Projects

Sec. 335.0715.  USE OF FINANCING FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a district, a municipality or county that created the district, or an entity created by or acting on behalf of or in conjunction with the district, municipality, or county, that contracts with a professional sports team or the team's owner or representative on or before November 1, 1998, for the team to relocate and play at an arena, coliseum, or stadium in the district may not use any method of financing authorized by this chapter to finance the acquisition or construction of the arena, coliseum, or stadium if the team is playing under an existing contract and is located in another arena, coliseum, or stadium owned by a different municipality or county in this state unless the governing body of that different municipality or county consents to the contract.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.072. Venue Project Fund

Sec. 335.072.  VENUE PROJECT FUND.  (a)  A district in which an approved venue project is located shall establish by resolution a fund known as the venue project fund.  The district shall establish separate accounts within the fund for the various revenue sources.(b)  The district shall deposit into the venue project fund:(1)  the proceeds from any tax imposed by the district;(2)  all revenue from the sale of bonds or other obligations by the district;(3)  money received under Section 335.075 from a political subdivision that created the district;  and(4)  any other money required by law to be deposited in the fund.(c)  The district may deposit into the venue project fund:(1)  money received by the district from innovative funding concepts such as the sale or lease of luxury boxes or the sale of licenses for personal seats;  and(2)  any other revenue received by the district from the approved venue project, including stadium rental payments and revenue from concessions and parking.(d)  The district may use money in the venue project fund to:(1)  reimburse or pay the costs of planning, acquiring, establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more approved venue projects in the district;(2)  pay the principal of, interest on, and other costs relating to bonds or other obligations issued by the district or to refund bonds or other obligations;  or(3)  pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or more approved venue projects.(e)  Money deposited into the venue project fund, including money deposited under Subsection (c), is the property of the district depositing the money.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.0725 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.0725. Books, Records, and Papers

Sec. 335.0725.  BOOKS, RECORDS, AND PAPERS.  The books, records, and papers of the district relating to an approved venue project and the revenue used to finance the project are public information and subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.073. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 335.073.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  A district in which an approved venue project is located may issue bonds, including revenue bonds and refunding bonds, or other obligations to pay the costs of the approved venue project.  For a district created by a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million, the power of the district to issue bonds or other obligations is subject to the prior approval by the governing bodies of the county and municipality.(b)  The bonds or other obligations and the proceedings authorizing the bonds or other obligations shall be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval as required by Chapter 1202, Government Code.(c)  The bonds or other obligations must be payable from and secured by the designated revenues in the venue project fund.(d)  The bonds or other obligations may mature serially or otherwise not more than 30 years from their date of issuance.(e)  The bonds or other obligations are not a debt of and do not create a claim for payment against the revenue or property of the district other than the revenue sources pledged and an approved venue project for which the bonds are issued.(f)  A district may issue obligations and enter into credit agreements under Chapter 1371, Government Code. For purposes of that chapter, a district is a "public utility" and an approved venue project is an "eligible project."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 100, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.327, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.074. Public Purpose of Venue Project

Sec. 335.074.  PUBLIC PURPOSE OF VENUE PROJECT.  (a)  The legislature finds for all constitutional and statutory purposes that an approved venue project is owned, used, and held for public purposes by the district.(b)  Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, does not apply to a leasehold or other possessory interest granted by the district while the district owns the venue project.(c)  The project is exempt from taxation under Section 11.11, Tax Code, while the district owns the venue project.(d)  If approval and implementation of a resolution under this chapter results in the removal from a school district's property tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the operator of the approved venue project located on that real property shall pay to the school district on January 1 of each year in which the project is in operation and in which the real property is exempt from ad valorem taxation an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that would otherwise have been levied for the preceding tax year on that real property by the school district, without including the value of any improvements.  This subsection does not apply if the operator of the project is a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.075. Contribution or Dedication of Certain Revenue by Political Subdivision

Sec. 335.075.  CONTRIBUTION OR DEDICATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  A political subdivision, including a metropolitan rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, may contribute or dedicate to the district all or part of the sales and use tax revenue received by the political subdivision that is generated, paid, or collected by any or all businesses operating in an approved venue project.  If the political subdivision contributes or dedicates the revenue to assist the district in securing bonds or other obligations, including refunding bonds, that are issued to provide funding for an approved venue project, the political subdivision may not make a contribution or dedication for that purpose after the date on which those bonds or other obligations are no longer outstanding.(b)  A political subdivision may contribute or dedicate sales and use tax revenue under this section only if the governing body or governing board of the political subdivision determines that the approved venue project from which the revenue was or will be derived will contribute to the economic, cultural, or recreational development or well-being of the residents of the political subdivision.(c)  The district shall deposit revenue contributed or dedicated under this section in the venue project fund and may use the revenue in the same manner as any other money deposited in the fund.(d)  A contribution or dedication of revenue under this section is not a "method of financing" of the district as that term is used in Subchapter D.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.076. Contracts With Historically Underutilized Businesses

Sec. 335.076.  CONTRACTS WITH HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.  (a)  This section applies only in relation to an approved venue project constructed and operated under the authority of a district in a county with a population of more than two million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than one million.(b)  In this section, "historically underutilized business" has the meaning assigned by Section 2161.001, Government Code.(c)  A district shall make a good faith effort to increase the contracts the district awards to historically underutilized businesses for the construction of a venue project.  The district shall make the good faith effort in the same manner, based on the same rules, and under the same conditions as a state agency under Section 2161.182, Government Code.(d)  A district shall make a good faith effort to increase the contracts the district awards to historically underutilized businesses for the purchase of goods and services relating to the construction or operation of a venue project.  The district shall make the good faith effort in the same manner, based on the same rules, and under the same conditions as a state agency under Section 2161.181, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 164, Sec. 7, eff. May 27, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 335.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties|Section 335.077. Exemption From Construction Contracting Law

Sec. 335.077.  EXEMPTION FROM CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING LAW.  Chapter 2269, Government Code, does not apply to this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 628), Sec. 3.05, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.002(26), eff. September 1, 2013.|