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TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3854.155. Security Services

Sec. 3854.155.  SECURITY SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a private entity or a municipality, county, or other political subdivision for services for the security and protection of residents and property in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3854.156. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3854.156.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  The district shall contract for services, improvements, or the purchase of materials, machinery, equipment, supplies, or other property of more than $25,000 as provided by Section 375.221, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3854.157. District Name Change

Sec. 3854.157.  DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.  The board by resolution may change the name of the district.  The name must describe the district's location and principal powers.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3854.158. Owning or Operating Airport Prohibited

Sec. 3854.158.  OWNING OR OPERATING AIRPORT PROHIBITED.  The district may not own or operate an airport.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.201. Disbursements or Transfers of Money

Sec. 3854.201.  DISBURSEMENTS OR TRANSFERS OF MONEY.  The board by resolution shall establish the number of director signatures or the procedure required for all disbursements or transfers of the district's money.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.202. Tax and Bond Elections

Sec. 3854.202.  TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval for the district to impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.(b)  The board may submit multiple purposes 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. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 4577), Sec. 2, eff. June 4, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.203. Maintenance and Operation Tax

Sec. 3854.203.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3854.202, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for:(1)  the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; and(2)  the provision of services to industrial and commercial businesses and residents and property owners.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.204. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3854.204.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board may levy and collect an assessment under Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for any authorized purpose only if the assessment does not conflict with this chapter.(b)  An assessment or reassessment 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 levying 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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.205. Financing Improvement Projects or Services

Sec. 3854.205.  FINANCING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.  (a)  The district may finance the cost of any authorized improvement project or service in the manner provided by any law that applies to the district.(b)  A petition under Section 375.114 or 375.243, Local Government Code, is not required for the board to levy a tax, assessment, or impact fee to finance improvement projects and services under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 4577), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.206. Impact Fees

Sec. 3854.206.  IMPACT FEES.  Except as provided by Section 3854.207, the district may impose an impact fee for an authorized purpose as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.207. Certain Residential Property Exempt

Sec. 3854.207.  CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EXEMPT.  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on a single-family residential property or a residential duplex, triplex, fourplex, or condominium.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.208. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3854.208.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations secured by and payable wholly or partly from ad valorem 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)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, 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. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3854.209. Approval of Bonds

Sec. 3854.209.  APPROVAL OF BONDS.  (a)  No approval is required for bonds issued by the district other than:(1)  the approval of the attorney general as provided by Section 375.205, Local Government Code; and(2)  the approval of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality if the bonds are issued for a purpose that Section 375.208, Local Government Code, requires to be approved by the commission.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 4577), Sec. 4, eff. June 4, 2021.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 4577), Sec. 4, eff. June 4, 2021.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 4577), Sec. 4, eff. June 4, 2021.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 4577), Sec. 4, eff. June 4, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3854.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3854 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 1|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3854.251. Dissolution of District

Sec. 3854.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  The district may be dissolved as provided by Section 375.261 or 375.262, Local Government Code.  If the district is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.001 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.001. Definitions

Sec. 3855.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the city of League City.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the League City Improvement District.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.002 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3855.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The League City Improvement District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.003 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3855.003.  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, 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 district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or Galveston 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 city or county services provided in the area 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 § 3855.004 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3855.004.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.005 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3855.005.  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 sales and use tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.006 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3855.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  (a)  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;(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or(4)  another district with the same or similar powers, duties, and authority.(b)  The district may enter into agreements with other districts described by Subsection (a)(4) to coordinate services and improvements and to allocate assessments.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.007 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3855.007.  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. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.008 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3855.008. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3855.008.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.051 (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 B. Board of Directors|Section 3855.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3855.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with three or four directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution or the governing body of the city by resolution or ordinance 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.052 (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 B. Board of Directors|Section 3855.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 3855.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor in case of a tie, vote to appoint that person.(b)  Section 375.063(2), 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.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 717 (H.B. 304), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.054 (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 B. Board of Directors|Section 3855.054. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3855.054.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The governing body of the city or the board may appoint nonvoting directors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.055 (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 B. Board of Directors|Section 3855.055. Quorum

Sec. 3855.055.  QUORUM.  For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:(1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;(2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or(3)  a nonvoting director.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3855.101 (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 3855.101. Additional Powers

Sec. 3855.101.  ADDITIONAL POWERS.  The district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and a municipal development district under Chapter 377, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project described by those chapters.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 4798), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|