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TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.102. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3855.102.  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 for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under 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 Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.103. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3855.103.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  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.(c)  The board may enter into a contract with the board of directors of a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, and the governing body of the municipality or county that created the zone to manage the zone or implement the project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.104. Authority to Contract for Law Enforcement

Sec. 3855.104.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Galveston County or the city, for the provision of law enforcement services in the district for a fee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.105. Approval by City

Sec. 3855.105.  APPROVAL BY CITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:(1)  the issuance of bonds;(2)  calling an election to authorize a sales and use tax; and(3)  the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted to the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.(b)  The governing body of the city must provide the approval required by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) by adoption of a resolution or ordinance.  The approval required by Subsection (a)(3) may be provided by an administrative process that does not involve the city's governing body.(c)  If the district obtains the approval of the city's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.106. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3855.106.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.107. Economic Development Programs

Sec. 3855.107.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.  (a)  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.(b)  The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.108. No Eminent Domain

Sec. 3855.108.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3855.109. Annexation or Exclusion of Land

Sec. 3855.109.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.  (a)  The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  In addition to the authority to annex provided by Subsection (a), the district by board resolution may annex territory if:(1)  the city's governing body by ordinance or resolution consents to the annexation;(2)  the board holds a hearing to consider the annexation; and(3)  the board determines that the annexation is feasible, practicable, and to the district's advantage.(c)  The district may not annex under Subsection (b) single-family residential property described by Section 375.161, Local Government Code.(d)  For an annexation authorized by Subsection (b) or Section 49.302, Water Code, an election is not required.(e)  The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.  Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3855.151. Public Transit System

Sec. 3855.151.  PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area within the boundaries of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3855.152. Parking Facilities Authorized; Operation by Private Entity

Sec. 3855.152.  PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY.  (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:(1)  lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets; and(2)  equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.(b)  A parking facility of the district may be leased to, or operated for the district by, an entity other than the district.(c)  The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(d)  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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3855.153. Rules

Sec. 3855.153.  RULES.  The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking system.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3855.154. Financing of Public Transit System or Parking Facilities

Sec. 3855.154.  FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, sales and use taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.(b)  The district may:(1)  set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities; and(2)  issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.201. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3855.201.  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 the district's money.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.202. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3855.202.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.203. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3855.203.  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 subject to assessment in the area to be assessed according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.204. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3855.204.  METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.  The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.  The board shall determine the method of notice.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.205. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3855.205.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.206. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 3855.206.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  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 to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.207. No Ad Valorem Taxes

Sec. 3855.207.  NO AD VALOREM TAXES.  The district may not impose ad valorem taxes.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.208. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds

Sec. 3855.208.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board.  Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution.(b)  The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from sales and use taxes, assessments, impact 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)  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.209. City Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3855.209.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.210. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3855.210.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.  Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.211. Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3855.211.  ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may grant in the manner that Chapter 312, Tax Code, authorizes for taxes an abatement for an assessment owed to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.212. Assessments in Other Districts

Sec. 3855.212.  ASSESSMENTS IN OTHER DISTRICTS.  The board must obtain approval of the governing body of another district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, before imposing an assessment on property in the boundaries of that district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3855.213. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3855.213.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3855.251. Meanings of Words and Phrases

Sec. 3855.251.  MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES.  Words and phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3855 - League City Improvement District|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3855.252. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3855.252.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner that those laws apply to state taxes.(b)  Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and use taxes, applies to the application, collection, change, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district and references to a governing body referred to the board.(c)  Sections 321.106, 321.401, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404, 321.406, 321.409, 321.506, 321.507, and 321.508, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|