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TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3893.056. Compensation of Voting Directors

Sec. 3893.056.  COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  Voting directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.101. District Powers

Sec. 3893.101.  DISTRICT POWERS.  The district may exercise the powers given to:(1)  a district created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code;(2)  a district by Subchapters H and I, Chapter 49, Water Code;(3)  a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain the projects described by that chapter; and(4)  a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.102. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3893.102.  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, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.103. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3893.103.  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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.104. Elections

Sec. 3893.104.  ELECTIONS.  (a)  District elections must be held in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.(b)  The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.105. Contract for Law Enforcement and Security Services

Sec. 3893.105.  CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES.  The district may contract with:(1)  Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement and security services in the district for a fee; or(2)  a private entity for the private entity to provide supplemental security services.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.106. Annexation or Exclusion of Territory

Sec. 3893.106.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.  The district may annex or exclude land from the district in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.107. Approval by City of Houston

Sec. 3893.107.  APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body for:(1)  the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;(2)  the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bond; and(3)  the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.(b)  If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.108. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3893.108.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:(1)  enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and(2)  performs a service or provides an activity consistent with promoting a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.109. Road Powers

Sec. 3893.109.  ROAD POWERS.  The district may exercise powers given to:(1)  a road district created under Chapter 257, Transportation Code; and(2)  a road utility district created under Chapter 441, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.110. Air Rights; Construction

Sec. 3893.110.  AIR RIGHTS; CONSTRUCTION.  The district may acquire air rights and may construct improvements on property on which it owns only air rights.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.111. Additional Property Rights; Leaseholds

Sec. 3893.111.  ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LEASEHOLDS.  The district may construct improvements on property on which it only has a leasehold interest and may own undivided interests in buildings and other improvements.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3893.112. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3893.112.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3893.151. Public Transit System; Petition Required

Sec. 3893.151.  PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM; PETITION REQUIRED.  (a)  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.(b)  The board may not act under Subsection (a) unless a written petition requesting the action has been filed with the board.(c)  The petition must be signed by:(1)  the owners of property representing a majority of the total assessed value of the real property in the district that abuts the right-of-way in which the public transit system is proposed to be located; or(2)  the owners of a majority of the area of the real property in the district that abuts the right-of-way in which the public transit system is proposed to be located.(d)  For purposes of Subsection (c), the determination of a majority is based on the property owners along the entire right-of-way of the proposed transit project and may not be calculated on a block-by-block basis.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3893.152. Parking Facilities Authorized; Operation by Private Entity

Sec. 3893.152.  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, including:(1)  lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for the parking of motor vehicles; and(2)  equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in the parking of vehicles.(b)  A parking facility of the district must be either leased to or operated on behalf of the district by a private entity or an entity other than the district.  The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and accomplish a public purpose under that section even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3893.153. Rules

Sec. 3893.153.  RULES.  The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities, except that a rule relating to or affecting the use of the public right-of-way or a requirement for off-street parking is subject to all applicable municipal charter, code, or ordinance requirements.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3893.154. Financing of Public Transit System or Parking Facilities

Sec. 3893.154.  FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring and operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.(b)  The district may set and impose fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities and may issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.(c)  Except as provided by Section 3893.151, if the district pays for or finances the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities with resources other than assessments, a petition of property owners or a public hearing is not required.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3893.155. Payment in Lieu of Taxes to Other Taxing Unit

Sec. 3893.155.  PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNIT.  If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in the removal from a taxing unit's tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been imposed for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter D. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3893.156. Agreement With Rapid Transit Authority

Sec. 3893.156.  AGREEMENT WITH RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.  (a)  In this section, "authority" means a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code.(b)  The district and an authority may agree to jointly construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit facility or a parking facility under the terms the authority and district desire.(c)  The agreement may provide that the district and the authority exchange or trade land provided that each party to the agreement receives fair market value.  The authority is not required to offer any property that it proposes to trade to the district for sale to the public or for sale to any abutting property owner.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.201. Authority to Impose Assessments, Ad Valorem Taxes, and Impact Fees

Sec. 3893.201.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ASSESSMENTS, AD VALOREM TAXES, AND IMPACT FEES.  The district may impose, assess, charge, or collect an assessment, an ad valorem tax, an impact fee, or another fee in accordance with Chapter 49, Water Code, for a purpose specified by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or as needed to exercise a power or function of the district or to accomplish a purpose or duty for which the district was created.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.202. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3893.202.  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. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.203. Assessment in Part of District

Sec. 3893.203.  ASSESSMENT IN PART OF DISTRICT.  An assessment may be imposed on only a part of the district if only that part will benefit from the service or improvement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.204. Petition Required for Assessment and for Financing Services and Improvements

Sec. 3893.204.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR ASSESSMENT AND FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  The board may not impose an assessment or finance a service or improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the improvement or service has been filed with the board.(b)  The petition must be signed by:(1)  the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or(2)  at least 25 owners of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property subject to the assessment in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.(c)  The board may act upon a petition, required under this section, signed by qualified petitioners prior to or subsequent to the enactment of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.205. Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3893.205.  MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3893.104, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:(1)  administer the district;(2)  maintain and operate the district;(3)  construct or acquire improvements; or(4)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.(c)  An owner of real property in the district, except property exempt under the Texas or United States Constitution or under the Tax Code, is liable for the payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by the district on the property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.206. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3893.206.  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. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3893.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3893 - Harris County Improvement District No. 20|Subchapter E. Financial Provisions|Section 3893.207. Property of Certain Utilities Exempt From Assessment and Impact Fees

Sec. 3893.207.  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. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|