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TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3901.115. Applicability of Other Law to Certain Contracts

Sec. 3901.115.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  (a)  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to a district contract for construction work, equipment, materials, or machinery.  The district may use a project delivery method described by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, or Subchapter H, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.(b)  Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3901.116. Terms of Employment; Compensation

Sec. 3901.116.  TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.  The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3901.117. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3901.117.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -1. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3901.151. Public Transit System; Petition Required

Sec. 3901.151.  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 in 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -1. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3901.152. Parking Facilities

Sec. 3901.152.  PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.(b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.(c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(d)  The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -1. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3901.153. Rules

Sec. 3901.153.  RULES.  In addition to rules and regulations adopted under the district's general rulemaking authority in Section 375.096(c), Local Government Code, the district may adopt and enforce 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 county requirements.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (S.B. 1362), Sec. 11, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -1. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3901.154. Fees

Sec. 3901.154.  FEES.  The district may impose a fee for the use of the public transit system and associated parking facilities.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -1. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3901.155. Agreement With Rapid Transit Authority

Sec. 3901.155.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -1. Public Transit System and Parking Facilities|Section 3901.156. Mass Transit Systems

Sec. 3901.156.  MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS.  This subchapter does not limit the authority of the district to provide mass transit systems under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (S.B. 1362), Sec. 12, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter C. -2. Conduit Facilities|Section 3901.171. Conduit Facilities

Sec. 3901.171.  CONDUIT FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, or charge a fee for the use of conduits for:(1)  fiber-optic cable and supporting facilities;(2)  electronic transmission and distribution lines and supporting facilities; or(3)  other types of transmission and distribution lines and supporting facilities.(b)  The district may not require a person to use a district conduit for a purpose described by Subsection (a)(1) or another telecommunications purpose.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (S.B. 1362), Sec. 13, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.201. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3901.201.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, maintain, or provide any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.202. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3901.202.  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)  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 the county; or(2)  at least 50 persons who own real property in the district subject to assessment, if more than 50 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.203. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3901.203.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.204. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3901.204.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (S.B. 1362), Sec. 14, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.205. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3901.205.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.206. Utility Property Exempt From Assessments

Sec. 3901.206.  UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS.  The district may not impose an 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.207. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3901.207.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(b)  In addition to any other terms authorized by the board by bond order or resolution, the proceeds of the district's bonds may be used for a reserve fund, credit enhancement, or capitalized interest for the bonds.(c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.208. Municipality Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3901.208.  MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3901.209. Audit Exemption

Sec. 3901.209.  AUDIT EXEMPTION.  (a)  The district may elect to complete an annual financial report in lieu of an annual audit under Section 375.096(a)(6), Local Government Code, if:(1)  the district had no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the fiscal period;(2)  the district did not have gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, assessments, or contributions in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period; and(3)  the district's cash and temporary investments were not in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period.(b)  Each annual financial report prepared in accordance with this section must be open to public inspection and accompanied by an affidavit signed by a duly authorized representative of the district attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the financial report.(c)  The annual financial report and affidavit shall be substantially similar in form to the annual financial report and affidavit forms prescribed by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 49.198, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (S.B. 1362), Sec. 15, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3901.251. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3901.251.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3901.252. Election; Adoption of Tax

Sec. 3901.252.  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 Bridgeland Management District at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3901.253. Sales and Use Tax Rate

Sec. 3901.253.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE.  (a)  On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3901.252, 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 3901.252, 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 3901.252; 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3901.254. Tax After Annexation

Sec. 3901.254.  TAX AFTER 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3901.255. Notification of Rate Change

Sec. 3901.255.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3901.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3901 - Bridgeland Management District|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3901.256. Use of Revenue

Sec. 3901.256.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3842), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|