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TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.211 (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 D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3916.211. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3916.211.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a) The district may borrow money on terms  determined by the board.(b)  The district may by competitive bid or negotiated sale issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, including ad valorem taxes, or assessments, fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(c)  In addition to any other terms authorized by the board by bond order or resolution, the proceeds of the district's bonds may be used for a reserve fund, credit enhancement, or capitalized interest for the bonds.(d)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of  bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply 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 § 3916.212 (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 D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3916.212. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 3916.212.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the  board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing  direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, 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 § 3916.213 (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 D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3916.213. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3916.213.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 3916.210.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided  by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain  voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or  sales and use tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that  may be acquired by a district by the issuance of district bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the  election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.214 (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 D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3916.214. Municipality Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3916.214.  MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local  Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond,  note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.226 (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 E. Defined Areas|Section 3916.226. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3916.226.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR  DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  The district may define areas or designate  certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as  a whole.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.227 (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 E. Defined Areas|Section 3916.227. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3916.227.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the  board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the  designated property only.(b)  The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 3916.213.(c)  The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.228 (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 E. Defined Areas|Section 3916.228. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 3916.228.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results  and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.(b)  A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory  abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.229 (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 E. Defined Areas|Section 3916.229. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3916.229.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3916.228, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined  area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.230 (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 E. Defined Areas|Section 3916.230. Issuance of Bonds for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3916.230.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3916.228 is  adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land,  improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the  defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.251 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.251. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3916.251.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)  Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.(b)  A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.252 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.252. Election; Adoption of Tax

Sec. 3916.252.  ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX. (a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.(c)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Generation Park Management District at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.253 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.253. Sales and Use Tax Rate

Sec. 3916.253.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE.  (a) On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3916.252, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt  by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.(b)  After the election held under Section 3916.252, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.(c)  The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:(1)  the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election held under Section 3916.252; or(2)  a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined  rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location 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 § 3916.254 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.254. Tax After Annexation

Sec. 3916.254.  TAX AFTER ANNEXATION.  (a)  This section  applies to the district after a municipality annexes part of the  territory in the district and imposes the municipality's sales and  use tax in the annexed territory.(b)  If at the time of annexation the district has outstanding  debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code, applies to the district.(c)  If at the time of annexation the district does not have  outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, the district may:(1)  exclude the annexed territory from the district, if  the district has no outstanding debt or other obligations payable  from any source; or(2)  reduce the sales and use tax in the annexed territory by resolution or order of the board to a rate that, when added to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the municipality in the annexed territory, is equal to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the district in the district territory that was not  annexed by the municipality.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.255 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.255. Notification of Rate Change

Sec. 3916.255.  NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.  The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.256 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.256. Use of Revenue

Sec. 3916.256.  USE OF REVENUE.  Revenue from the sales and  use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose.  The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of  bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may  be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available 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 § 3916.257 (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 F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3916.257. Abolition of Tax

Sec. 3916.257.  ABOLITION OF TAX.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this  subchapter without an election.(b)  The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.(c)  If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.(d)  If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be  held under Section 3916.252 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.(e)  This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3916.254(c)(2).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.301 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.301. Definition

Sec. 3916.301.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.302 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.302. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3916.302.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a) In this subchapter:(1)  a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and(2)  a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.(b)  Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.303 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.303. Tax Authorized; Use of Revenue

Sec. 3916.303.  TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE. The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.101, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.304 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.304. Tax Rate

Sec. 3916.304.  TAX RATE.  (a)  The amount of the hotel  occupancy tax may not exceed the lesser of:(1)  the maximum rate prescribed by Section 352.003(a), Tax Code; or(2)  a rate that, when added to the rates of all hotel occupancy taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district and by this state, does not exceed the sum of the rate prescribed by Section 351.0025(b), Tax Code, and  two percent.(b)  The district tax is in addition to a tax imposed by the  city under Chapter 351, Tax Code, or by the county under Chapter 352, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.305 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.305. Information

Sec. 3916.305.  INFORMATION.  The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.306 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.306. Use of Revenue

Sec. 3916.306.  USE OF REVENUE.  The district may use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for any district purpose that is an authorized use of hotel occupancy tax revenue under Chapter 351 or 352, Tax Code. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations and that  pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue  available 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 § 3916.307 (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 G. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3916.307. Abolition of Tax

Sec. 3916.307.  ABOLITION OF TAX.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter.(b)  The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 3860), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.351 (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 H. Dissolution and Consolidation|Section 3916.351. Dissolution of District

Sec. 3916.351.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  Notwithstanding Section 375.263(b), Local Government Code, on dissolution of the district, the board shall determine whether the district's assets will escheat to the state or are transferred to a political subdivision of the state.|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. 13, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3916.352 (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 H. Dissolution and Consolidation|Section 3916.352. Consolidation

Sec. 3916.352.  CONSOLIDATION.  In addition to any other  provision provided by law, including Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district and one or more other districts governed by Chapter 54, Water Code, may be consolidated in accordance with Subchapter H, Chapter 54, 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 § 3917.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3917 - Westwood Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3917.001. Definitions

Sec. 3917.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of League City.(3)  "County" means Galveston County.(4)  "Director" means a board member.(5)  "District" means the Westwood Management District.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (S.B. 1884), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3917.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3917 - Westwood Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3917.002. Precondition; Expiration

Sec. 3917.002.  PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION.  (a)  The district may not exercise any powers under this chapter 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.(b)  This chapter, including Section 3917.055, expires September 1, 2015, if any municipality described by Subsection (a) has not consented to the creation of the district and the inclusion of land in the district by that date.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (S.B. 1884), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3917.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3917 - Westwood Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3917.003. Nature of District

Sec. 3917.003.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Westwood Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (S.B. 1884), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|