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TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.206. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3878.206.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.(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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.207. Property of Certain Utilities Exempt From Assessment and Impact Fees

Sec. 3878.207.  PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or(4)  a person who provides the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.208. Use of Electrical or Optical Lines

Sec. 3878.208.  USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.  (a)  The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:(1)  burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;(2)  removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and(3)  reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.(b)  The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:(1)  another person's:(A)  telecommunications network;(B)  fiber-optic cable; or(C)  electronic transmission line; or(2)  any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.(c)  The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.209. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3878.209.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations in accordance with Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of these sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(b)  In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.210. Limits on Parks and Recreation Bonds

Sec. 3878.210.  LIMITS ON PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS.  Bonds issued to finance parks and recreational facilities may not exceed one percent of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.211. Tax and Bond Elections

Sec. 3878.211.  TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.  (a)  The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(b)  The board may not include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.212. Powers of Municipal Utility District to Establish Defined Areas and Designated Property; Taxes; Bonds

Sec. 3878.212.  POWERS OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY; TAXES; BONDS.  (a)  The district has the powers of a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the power to:(1)  implement a plan;(2)  issue bonds; and(3)  impose a tax in a defined area established under that subchapter.(b)  The district may exercise the powers described by Subsection (a) regardless of whether the district is composed of the minimum number of acres provided by Section 54.801, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.213. Municipality Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3878.213.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3878.214. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3878.214.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $50,000.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.251. Consolidation With Municipal Management District

Sec. 3878.251.  CONSOLIDATION WITH MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may consolidate with one other municipal management district that adjoins or has a boundary that is within a two-mile radius of any boundary of the district.  The board may consolidate with one other district only if the district to be consolidated has not issued bonds or notes secured by assessments or ad valorem taxes or imposed taxes.(b)  To initiate consolidation, the board of a district shall adopt a resolution proposing a consolidation and deliver a copy of the resolution to the board of each district with which consolidation is proposed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.252. Terms and Conditions for Consolidation

Sec. 3878.252.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION.  Not later than the 30th day after districts are consolidated under Section 3878.251, the districts shall enter into an agreement specifying the terms and conditions for consolidation.  The terms and conditions for consolidation must include:(1)  adoption of a name for the consolidated district;(2)  the number and apportionment of directors to serve on the board of the consolidated district;(3)  the effective date of the consolidation;(4)  an agreement on finances for the consolidated district, including disposition of funds, property, and other assets of each district; and(5)  an agreement on governing the districts during the transition period, including selection of officers.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.253. Notice and Hearing on Consolidation

Sec. 3878.253.  NOTICE AND HEARING ON CONSOLIDATION.  (a)  Each district's board shall publish notice and hold a public hearing in its district regarding the terms and conditions for consolidation of the districts.  The board shall publish notice at least once in a newspaper with general circulation in the affected districts at least seven days before the hearing.(b)  After the hearing, each board by resolution must approve the terms and conditions for consolidation by majority vote and enter an order consolidating the districts.(c)  If the board of each involved district adopts a resolution containing the terms and conditions for the consolidation, the involved districts become consolidated.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.254. Governing Consolidated Districts

Sec. 3878.254.  GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS.  (a)  After two districts are consolidated, they become one district and are governed as one district.(b)  During the period before the terms and conditions of the agreement under Section 3878.252 take effect, the officers of each district shall continue to act jointly as officers of the original districts to settle the affairs of their respective districts.(c)  If one of the districts consolidated into one district under this subchapter had powers at the time the districts were consolidated that the other district being consolidated did not have, the consolidated district may exercise within the original boundaries of each district only the powers that belonged to that original district.  In territory annexed into a consolidated district, the district may exercise any of the powers of the original districts.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.255. Debts of Original Districts

Sec. 3878.255.  DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS.  After two districts are consolidated, the consolidated district shall protect the debts and obligations of the original districts and shall ensure that the debts and obligations are not impaired.  If the consolidated district has taxing authority, the debts may be paid by taxes imposed on the land in the original districts as if they had not consolidated or from contributions from the consolidated district on terms stated in the consolidation agreement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.256. Assessment and Collection of Taxes

Sec. 3878.256.  ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.  If the consolidated district has taxing authority, the district shall impose and collect taxes on all property in the district uniformly, for maintenance and operation of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter F. Consolidation|Section 3878.257. Filing of Order With County Clerk and Executive Director

Sec. 3878.257.  FILING OF ORDER WITH COUNTY CLERK AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  The board shall keep in the records of the consolidated district, recorded in the office of the county clerk in each of the counties in the consolidated district, a consolidation order issued by the board.  The board shall file the consolidation order with the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3878.301. Dissolution of District With Outstanding Debt

Sec. 3878.301.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.  (a)  The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.  The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt.(b)  If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.  The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.001. Definitions

Sec. 3879.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a board member.(3)  "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 18.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3879.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Harris County Improvement District No. 18 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3879.003.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Houston, Harris County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county services provided in the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3879.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:(1)  further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and(3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, potential 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 and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and(4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3879.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3879.006.  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; or(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3879.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3879 - Harris County Improvement District No. 18|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3879.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3879.007.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2510), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|