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TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3975.0506. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 3975.0506.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  (a)  The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.(b)  This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0601. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3975.0601.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)  Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.(b)  A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0602. Election; Adoption of Tax

Sec. 3975.0602.  ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX.  (a)  The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax.  The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.(c)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas, at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0603. Sales and Use Tax Rate

Sec. 3975.0603.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE.  (a)  On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3975.0602, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.(b)  After the election held under Section 3975.0602, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.(c)  The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:(1)  the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election held under Section 3975.0602; or(2)  a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0604. Tax After Municipal Annexation

Sec. 3975.0604.  TAX AFTER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION.  (a)  This section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's sales and use tax in the annexed territory.(b)  If at the time of annexation the district has outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code, applies to the district.(c)  If at the time of annexation the district does not have outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, the district may:(1)  exclude the annexed territory from the district, if the district has no outstanding debt or other obligations payable from any source; or(2)  reduce the sales and use tax in the annexed territory by resolution or order of the board to a rate that, when added to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the municipality in the annexed territory, is equal to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the district in the district territory that was not annexed by the municipality.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0605. Notification of Rate Change

Sec. 3975.0605.  NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.  The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0606. Use of Revenue

Sec. 3975.0606.  USE OF REVENUE.  Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose.  The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0607 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter F. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3975.0607. Abolition of Tax

Sec. 3975.0607.  ABOLITION OF TAX.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.(b)  The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.(c)  If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.(d)  If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3975.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.(e)  This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3975.0604(c)(2).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3975.0901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3975 - Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas|Subchapter I. Dissolution|Section 3975.0901. Dissolution

Sec. 3975.0901.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:(1)  66 percent or more of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or(2)  66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.(b)  The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.(c)  The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:(1)  has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;(2)  has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or(3)  owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.(d)  Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 4662), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0101. Definitions

Sec. 3976.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Kemah, Texas.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(4)  "Director" means a board member.(5)  "District" means the City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0102. Creation and Nature of District

Sec. 3976.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0103. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3976.0103.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (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 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 from providing the level of services provided to the area in the district as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0104. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3976.0104.  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 district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  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;(3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce; and(4)  provide quality residential housing.(e)  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.(f)  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.(g)  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0105. District Territory

Sec. 3976.0105.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to contract;(3)  authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other obligations or to pay the principal and interest of the bonds or other obligations;(4)  right to impose or collect an assessment, or collect other revenue; or(5)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4659), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0106. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3976.0106.  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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0107. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3976.0107.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0108. Conflicts of Law

Sec. 3976.0108.  CONFLICTS OF LAW.  This chapter prevails over any provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3976.0109. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 3976.0109.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The board may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district. The city's consent must be granted in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3976.0201. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3976.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.  One director is appointed by the city, and four directors are appointed by the commission as provided by Sections 3976.0202 and 3976.0203, respectively.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3976.0202. Appointment and Removal of Director Appointed by City

Sec. 3976.0202.  APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY CITY.  (a)  The governing body of the city shall appoint one director who must be:(1)  at least 18 years of age; and(2)  a resident of the city.(b)  At any time the governing body of the city may remove the director appointed by the city and appoint a director to serve the remainder of the removed director's term.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3976.0203. Appointment by Commission

Sec. 3976.0203.  APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION.  (a)  Before the term of a director other than a director appointed under Section 3976.0202 expires, the board shall recommend to the commission the appropriate number of persons to serve as successor directors.  The commission shall appoint as directors the persons recommended by the board.(b)  A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a) must be:(1)  at least 18 years of age;(2)  an owner of property in the district;(3)  an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;(4)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or(5)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3976.0204. Vacancy

Sec. 3976.0204.  VACANCY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.(b)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of the director appointed by the city, the city shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3976.0207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3976 - City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3976.0207. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 3976.0207.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.  (a)  The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting.  The total amount of compensation a director may receive each year may not exceed $7,200.(b)  A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 4637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|