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TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.0065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.0065. Utilities for Authorities Created in Less Populous Municipality

Sec. 379B.0065.  UTILITIES FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN LESS POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of less than 50,000.(b)  An authority may own an electric, sewer service, or water supply utility and may sell those utility services to a person who leases real property from the authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.0065 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.007. Board of Directors

Sec. 379B.007.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The board consists of 11 members. (b)  The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the authority.(c)  The governing body of the municipality that established the authority shall appoint each board member to a term not exceeding two years.(d)  A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(e)  The municipality may remove a board member by adopting a resolution.(f)  The members of the board shall elect from its membership:(1)  a president and vice president or a chairperson and vice chairperson; and(2)  a secretary and a treasurer.(f-1)  The board by rule may provide for the election of other officers.(g)  A board member serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for a reasonable and necessary expense incurred in the performance of an official duty.(h)  The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings and may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and duties of the authority.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.007 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 367 (H.B. 1345), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.0075. Additional Requirements for Board of Directors Created in Less Populous Municipality

Sec. 379B.0075.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CREATED IN LESS POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  In this section, "county" means the county in which the majority of the municipality that created the authority is located.(b)  This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of less than 50,000.(c)  Each board member serves a two-year term and is appointed as follows:(1)  the county shall appoint four members, including a member of the county's governing body;(2)  junior colleges located in whole or in part in the county, if any, jointly shall appoint three members;  and(3)  the municipality that established the authority shall appoint:(A)  four members, including a member of the municipality's governing body, if the county in which the authority is located contains a junior college;  or(B)  seven members, including a member of the municipality's governing body, if the county in which the authority is located does not contain a junior college.(d)  The entity that appoints a board member may remove a board member by adopting a resolution or order, as appropriate.(e)  Sections 378.007(c) and (e) do not apply to an authority to which this section applies.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.0075 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.008. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 379B.008.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board of an authority shall, if consistent with the purposes for which the authority was created under Section 378.003:(1)  monitor the proposed closing of the defense base;(2)  manage and operate the defense base transition and development on behalf of the municipality that established the authority;(3)  review options related to the most appropriate use of the defense base;(4)  conduct a study on issues related to the closure, conversion, redevelopment, and future use of the defense base;(5)  formulate, adopt, and implement a plan to convert and redevelop the defense base;(6)  submit the plan to an appropriate agency or agencies of the federal government;  and(7)  manage the property used for a base efficiency project.(b)  For the base property and areas adjacent to the base property the board shall:(1)  promote economic development;(2)  attempt to reduce unemployment;(3)  encourage the development of new industry by private businesses;  and(4)  encourage financing of projects designated under Section 379B.009.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 257, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.008 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), 3(34), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.0085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.0085. Hearings by Telephone or Similar Means

Sec. 379B.0085.  HEARINGS BY TELEPHONE OR SIMILAR MEANS.  (a)  As an exception to Chapter 551, Government Code, and other law, if the chairperson, president, vice chairperson, or vice president of a board, or chairperson or vice chairperson of a board committee, is physically present at a meeting of the board or committee, any number of the other members of the board or committee may attend the meeting by use of telephone conference call, video conference call, or other similar telecommunication device.  This subsection applies for purposes of constituting a quorum, for purposes of voting, and for any other purpose allowing a board or committee member to otherwise fully participate in any board or committee meeting.  This subsection applies without exception with regard to the subject of the meeting or topics considered by the members.(b)  A meeting held by use of telephone conference call, video conference call, or other similar telecommunication device:(1)  is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings;(2)  must specify in the notice of the meeting the location of the meeting at which the president, vice president, chairperson, or vice chairperson will be physically present;(3)  must be open to the public and audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting at which the president, vice president, chairperson, or vice chairperson will be physically present; and(4)  must provide two-way audio communication between all board or committee members attending the meeting during the entire meeting, and if the two-way audio communication link with any member attending the meeting is disrupted at any time, the meeting may not continue until the two-way audio communication link is reestablished.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 3879), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1382 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 367 (H.B. 1345), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.009. Redevelopment Projects

Sec. 379B.009.  REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.  (a)  The board may designate as a redevelopment project a project that relates to:(1)  the development of base property and the surrounding areas; or(2)  the development of property directly related to the purposes or goals of the authority.(b)  A project designated under Subsection (a) is for a public purpose.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.009 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 3879), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1382 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.010. Bonds

Sec. 379B.010.  BONDS.  (a)  An authority may issue bonds if authorized by board resolution.(b)  A bond issued under this chapter must:(1)  be payable solely from authority revenue;(2)  mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance;  and(3)  state on its face that it is not an obligation of this state or the municipality.(c)  An authority issuing bonds under this section may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer with regard to the issuance of obligations and the execution of credit agreements under Chapter 1371, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1516, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.010 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 873 (S.B. 1090), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.011. Tax Exemptions

Sec. 379B.011.  TAX EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  An authority's property, income, and operations are exempt from taxes imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state.(b)  Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property granted by an authority for a project designated under Section 379B.009(a) in the same manner as it applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property constituting a project described by Section 505.161, except for the requirement in Section 505.161 that the voters of the municipality that created the authority have authorized the levy of a sales and use tax for the benefit of the authority.(c)  A commercial aircraft to be used as an instrumentality of commerce that is under construction inside the authority is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code.(d)  Tangible personal property located inside the authority is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code, if the owner demonstrates to the chief appraiser for the appraisal district in which the authority is located that the owner intends to incorporate the property into or attach the property to a commercial aircraft described by Subsection (c).(e)  In this section, "commercial aircraft" means an aircraft under construction that is designed to be used as described by Section 21.05(e), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.011 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), 3(35), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 873 (S.B. 1090), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.25, eff. April 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1378 (H.B. 1348), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.012. Dissolution for Authorities Created in Populous Municipality

Sec. 379B.012.  DISSOLUTION FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more.(b)  The governing body of a municipality that established the authority by resolution may dissolve the authority after all debts or obligations of the authority have been satisfied.(c)  Property of the authority that remains after dissolution is conveyed to the municipality.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.012 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379B.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379B - Defense Base Development Authorities|Section 379B.013. Dissolution for Authorities Created in Less Populous Municipality

Sec. 379B.013.  DISSOLUTION FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN LESS POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  In this section, "county" means the county in which the majority of the municipality that created the authority is located.(b)  This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of less than 50,000.(c)  The authority may be dissolved if:(1)  all debts or obligations of the authority have been satisfied;  and(2)  the dissolution is authorized by order or resolution of:(A)  the governing body of the municipality that established the authority;(B)  the county;  and(C)  each junior college in the county, if the county in which the authority is located contains a junior college.(d)  Property of the authority that remains after dissolution is conveyed to the municipality.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.013 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.001. Short Title

Sec. 379C.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program Act.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.002. Applicability

Sec. 379C.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to home-rule municipalities that:(1)  have a population of 1.18 million or more; and(2)  are located predominantly in a county that has a total area of less than 1,300 square miles.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 3447), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.003. Definitions

Sec. 379C.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Community housing development organization" or "organization" means an organization that:(A)  meets the definition of a community housing development organization in 24 C.F.R. Section 92.2;  and(B)  is certified by the municipality as a community housing development organization.(2)  "Land bank" means an entity established or approved by the governing body of a municipality for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this chapter.(3)  "Low income household" means a household with a gross income of not greater than 115 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for household size, for the metropolitan statistical area in which the municipality is located, as determined annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.(4)  "Qualified participating developer" means a developer who meets the requirements of Section 379C.005 and includes a qualified organization under Section 379C.011.(5)  "Urban land bank demonstration plan" or "plan" means a plan adopted by the governing body of a municipality as provided by Section 379C.006.(6)  "Urban land bank demonstration program" or "program" means a program adopted under Section 379C.004.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1742), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.004. Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program

Sec. 379C.004.  URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may adopt an urban land bank demonstration program in which the officer charged with selling real property ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may sell certain eligible real property by private sale for affordable housing development or other purposes as provided by this chapter.(b)  The governing body of a municipality that adopts an urban land bank demonstration program shall establish or approve a land bank for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (H.B. 1289), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.005. Qualified Participating Developer

Sec. 379C.005.  QUALIFIED PARTICIPATING DEVELOPER.  To qualify to participate in an urban land bank demonstration program, a developer must:(1)  have built one or more housing units within the three-year period preceding the submission of a proposal to the land bank seeking to acquire real property from the land bank;(2)  have a development plan approved by the municipality for the land bank property; and(3)  meet any other requirements adopted by the municipality in the urban land bank demonstration plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1037 (H.B. 2840), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.006. Urban Land Bank Demonstration Plan

Sec. 379C.006.  URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PLAN.  (a)  A municipality that adopts an urban land bank demonstration program shall operate the program in conformance with an urban land bank demonstration plan.(b)  The governing body of a municipality that adopts an urban land bank demonstration program shall adopt a plan annually.  The plan may be amended from time to time.(c)  In developing the plan, the municipality shall consider other housing plans adopted by the municipality, including the comprehensive plan submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and all fair housing plans and policies adopted or agreed to by the municipality.(d)  The plan must include the following:(1)  a list of community housing development organizations eligible to participate in the right of first refusal provided by Section 379C.011;(2)  a list of the parcels of real property that may become eligible for sale to the land bank during the upcoming year;(3)  the municipality's plan for affordable housing development on those parcels of real property;  and(4)  the sources and amounts of funding anticipated to be available from the municipality for subsidies for development of affordable housing in the municipality, including any money specifically available for housing developed under the program, as approved by the governing body of the municipality at the time the plan is adopted.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379C.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379C - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program|Section 379C.007. Public Hearing on Proposed Plan

Sec. 379C.007.  PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PLAN.  (a)  Before adopting a plan, a municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan.(b)  The city manager or the city manager's designee shall provide notice of the hearing to all community housing development organizations and to neighborhood associations identified by the municipality as serving the neighborhoods in which properties anticipated to be available for sale to the land bank under this chapter are located.(c)  The city manager or the city manager's designee shall make copies of the proposed plan available to the public not later than the 60th day before the date of the public hearing.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|