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TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.108. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3872.108.  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. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.109. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3872.109.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 229 (S.B. 1260), Sec. 9, eff. May 29, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.110. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3872.110.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.111. Economic Development Programs

Sec. 3872.111.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.  (a)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:(1)  make loans and grants of public money; and(2)  provide district personnel and services.(b)  The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.112. Strategic Partnership Agreement

Sec. 3872.112.  STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.  The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.113. Limited Eminent Domain

Sec. 3872.113.  LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only for the purposes, only to the extent, and subject to the limitations the general law provides for a municipal utility district.(b)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:(1)  a road project authorized by Section 3872.104; or(2)  a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.114. Annexation or Exclusion of Land

Sec. 3872.114.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.  (a)  The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.  Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3872.115. Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services

Sec. 3872.115.  FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.  Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.151. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3872.151.  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. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.152. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3872.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, maintain, or provide any works, facilities, improvements, or services authorized under this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, using any money available to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.153. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3872.153.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.(b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by:(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 Chambers County; or(2)  at least 25 persons who own real property in the district subject to assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district subject to assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Chambers County.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.154. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3872.154.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.155. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3872.155.  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 regardless of whether the part of the district where the assessment is to be imposed is subject to an assessment previously imposed by the board.(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 are:(1)  a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  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. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 229 (S.B. 1260), Sec. 10, eff. May 29, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.156. Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees and Assessments

Sec. 3872.156.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or(4)  a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.157. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3872.157.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3872.161, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, 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.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.158. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3872.158.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.159. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds

Sec. 3872.159.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board.  Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.(b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.160. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 3872.160.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.161. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3872.161.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 3872.158.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(d)  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.162. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3872.162.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.  Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3872.163. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3872.163.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter E. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 3872.201. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3872.201.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter E. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 3872.202. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3872.202.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall call and hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.(b)  The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 3872.161.(c)  The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter E. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 3872.203. Declaring Results and Issuing Order

Sec. 3872.203.  DECLARING RESULTS AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.(b)  The board's order is not subject to judicial review except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter E. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 3872.204. Taxes for Improvements and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3872.204.  TAXES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3872.203, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter E. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property|Section 3872.205. Issuance of Bonds for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3872.205.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3872.203 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter F. Municipal Annexation and Effect on Municipal Powers|Section 3872.251. Municipal Annexation of the District

Sec. 3872.251.  MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION OF THE DISTRICT.  Notwithstanding Chapter 43, Local Government Code, a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may annex all or part of the district.  Municipal annexation of all or part of the district has no effect on the validity of the district and the district shall continue to exist and exercise the powers granted by this Act.  Municipal annexation does not result in total or partial dissolution of the district or an assumption by the annexing municipality of any of the district's obligations or indebtedness.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|