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TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.154. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3840.154.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.155. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3840.155.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.156. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 3840.156.  AD VALOREM TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3840.160, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for any district purpose, including to:(1)  maintain and operate the district;(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or(3)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.157. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees or Assessments

Sec. 3840.157.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES OR 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.158. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3840.158.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.(b)  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.(c)  The term of a bond issued under this chapter may not exceed 40 years from the date of issuance.(d)  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.(e)  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.159. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3840.159.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose a continuing direct ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.160. Tax and Bond Elections

Sec. 3840.160.  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 an ad valorem tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(b)  The board may include more than one issue in a single proposition at an election.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.161. Municipality Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3840.161.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.162. Bidding Requirements

Sec. 3840.162.  BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.  Section 375.221, Local Government Code, and Sections 49.273(d), (e), (f), and (g), Water Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3840.163. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3840.163.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3840.201. Meanings of Words and Phrases

Sec. 3840.201.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3840.202. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3840.202.  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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3840.203. Authorization; Election

Sec. 3840.203.  AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.  (a)  The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district after an election in which a majority of the voters of the district voting in the election authorize the adoption of the tax.(b)  The board by order may call an election to authorize a sales and use tax.  The election may be held with any other district election.(c)  The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section 3840.160.(d)  The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorization of a district sales and use tax in the Spectrum Management District at a rate not to exceed _____ percent."|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3840.204. Abolishing Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 3840.204.  ABOLISHING SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board, with the consent of the governing body of the City of Pearland, may abolish the sales and use tax without an election.(b)  The board may not abolish the sales and use tax if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3840.205. Sales and Use Tax Rate

Sec. 3840.205.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE.  (a)  On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer in the district during the period that the tax is in effect.(b)  The board shall determine the rate of the tax, which may be in one-eighth of one percent increments not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election.  The board may lower the tax rate to the extent it does not impair any outstanding debt or obligations payable from the tax.(c)  The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3840.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3840 - Spectrum Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3840.251. Dissolution of District With Outstanding Debt

Sec. 3840.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.  (a)  The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt.  Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(b)  If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts.  The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 1984), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.001. Definitions

Sec. 3841.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "District" means the Galveston County Management District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.002. Galveston County Management District No

Sec. 3841.002.  GALVESTON COUNTY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1.  The Galveston County Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3841.003.  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 League City, Galveston 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 area of the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Galveston County or the City of League City from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3841.004.  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, potential employees, 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; and(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.(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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.005. District Territory

Sec. 3841.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(2)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bond for a purpose 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3841.006.  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 by the City of League City under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the City of League City under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created by the City of League City under Chapter 2303, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3841.007.  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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3841.008. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3841.008.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3841.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3841 - Galveston County Management District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3841.051. Board of Directors; Terms

Sec. 3841.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|