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TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3802.103. Contracts; Grants

Sec. 3802.103.  CONTRACTS;  GRANTS.  (a)  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.(b)  Harris County, the City of Houston, or another political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district to implement a project of the district or assist the district in providing the services authorized under this chapter.  A contract under this subsection may:(1)  be for a period on which the parties agree;(2)  include terms on which the parties agree;(3)  be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that project or service;  or(4)  provide terms under which taxes or other revenue collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.(c)  The district may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with or make or accept a grant or loan to or from any person, including:(1)  the United States;(2)  this state or a state agency;(3)  any political subdivision of this state;  and(4)  a public or private corporation, including a nonprofit corporation created by the board under other law.(d)  The district may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the district on terms and for the period the board determines advisable.(e)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 2496), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.1045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3802.1045. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3802.1045.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:(1)  is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of that code; and(2)  performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 2496), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3802.105. Approval of Certain Improvement Projects

Sec. 3802.105.  APPROVAL OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The district must obtain the City of Houston's approval of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3802.106. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3802.106.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 684 (S.B. 224), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3802.107. Conference and Convocation Centers

Sec. 3802.107.  CONFERENCE AND CONVOCATION CENTERS.  The district may finance, acquire, lease as a lessor or lessee, construct, improve, operate, or maintain conference and convocation centers and supporting facilities.  The district may enter into a long-term operating agreement with any person for the center or facility.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 18.002(b), eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Special District Local Laws Code, Section 3802.106 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 2496), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.151. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements

Sec. 3802.151.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.  The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.  The petition must be signed by:(1)  the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County;  or(2)  at least 50 owners of property in the district, if more than 50 persons own property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.152. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3802.152.  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.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.153. Authority to Impose Ad Valorem Taxes, Assessments, and Impact Fees

Sec. 3802.153.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.  The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service for a project or activity the district may acquire, construct, improve, or provide under this chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.154. Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3802.154.  MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3802.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:(1)  maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district;  or(2)  provide services to industrial or commercial businesses, residents, or property owners.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.155. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3802.155.  ASSESSMENTS;  LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.(b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes;  and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.(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 correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.156. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3802.156.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  Without additional procedures, the district may grant, consistent with Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.157. Property Exempt From Assessment and Impact Fees

Sec. 3802.157.  PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.  The district may not impose an assessment or impact fee on the property, equipment, or facilities of:(1)  an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;  or(2)  a public utility, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.1575 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.1575. Use of Electrical or Optical Lines

Sec. 3802.1575.  USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.  (a)  The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:(1)  burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;(2)  removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and(3)  reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.(b)  The assessment under Subsection (a) shall not be imposed on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements, of a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code, or a cable service provider or video service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code, unless the property is used as office space.(c)  The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:(1)  another person's:(A)  telecommunications network;(B)  fiber-optic cable; or(C)  electronic transmission line; or(2)  any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.(d)  The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 2496), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.158. Obligations; Approval by City of Houston

Sec. 3802.158.  OBLIGATIONS;  APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.(b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston:(1)  for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;  and(2)  of the plans and specifications of the improvement project to be financed by the bond.(d)  If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston of a capital improvements budget for a specified period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.159. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 3802.159.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:(1)  impose a maintenance tax; or(2)  issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes.(b)  The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.(c)  The board may not call a bond election under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the election has been filed with the board.  The petition must be signed by:(1)  the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or(2)  at least 50 persons who own property in the district, if there are more than 50 persons who own property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 489 (H.B. 4131), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter D. Financial Provisions|Section 3802.160. Sales and Use Tax Prohibited

Sec. 3802.160.  SALES AND USE TAX PROHIBITED.  The district may not impose a sales and use tax.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3802.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3802 - Westchase District|Subchapter E. Dissolution|Section 3802.201. Dissolution of District With Outstanding Debt

Sec. 3802.201.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.  Despite this section and Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, if the district has debt.  If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3803.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3803 - Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3803.001. Definitions

Sec. 3803.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "District" means the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3803.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3803 - Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3803.002. Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County

Sec. 3803.002.  GREATER GREENSPOINT MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY.  A special district known as the "Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3803.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3803 - Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3803.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3803.003.  PURPOSE;  DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (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 to other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing Harris County, the City of Houston, 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, economic development, the public welfare, transportation, housing, tourism, convention and convocation activities, recreation, the arts, entertainment, and safety in the greater Greenspoint area of Harris County.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of August 26, 1991, to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services in the area in the district.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3803.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3803 - Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3803.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3803.004.  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 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;  and(3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the greater Greenspoint area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;(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 and aesthetic beauty; and(4)  eliminate unemployment and underemployment and develop or expand transportation and commerce by providing or by participating with other entities and educational institutions in establishing, equipping, financing, and operating workforce development, workforce education, and job training opportunities.(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(f)  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.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (H.B. 2200), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3803.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3803 - Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3803.005. District Territory

Sec. 3803.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.084, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;  or(2)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.084, Local Government Code, form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax;  or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.|