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TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3889.152. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3889.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain an improvement project 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. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3889.153. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3889.153.  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)  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 Harris 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 Harris County.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3889.154. Method of Notice for Hearing

Sec. 3889.154.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3889.155. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3889.155.  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.(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 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. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3889.156. Limitation on Amount of Certain Assessments

Sec. 3889.156.  LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.  An assessment based on the taxable value of real property may not exceed 12 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district, according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3889.157. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3889.157.  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. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3889.201. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3889.201.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.(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)  In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3889.202. Bond Maturity

Sec. 3889.202.  BOND MATURITY.  Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3889.203. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3889.203.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3889.204. Elections Regarding Taxes

Sec. 3889.204.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES.  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3889.251. Dissolution by City Ordinance

Sec. 3889.251.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.  (a)  The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.(b)  The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from city revenue.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3889.252. Collection of Assessments and Other Revenue

Sec. 3889.252.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.  (a)  If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.(b)  The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:(1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or(2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3889.253. Concurrence on Additional Powers

Sec. 3889.253.  CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.  If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city consents to that change by resolution.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3889.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3889 - Gulfton Area Municipal Management District|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 3889.254. Assumption of Assets and Liabilities

Sec. 3889.254.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.  (a)  After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.(b)  If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (H.B. 3828), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.001. Definitions

Sec. 3890.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Houston.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 16.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3890.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Harris County Improvement District No. 16 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3890.003.  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 other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Houston, Harris County, 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 or Harris County from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city and county services provided in the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3890.004.  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, 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;(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; and(4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.(e)  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.(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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3890.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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 issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3890.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3890.007.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3890.008. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3890.008.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3890.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3890.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3890.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 3890.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if the majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3890.054. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3890.054.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3890.055. Quorum

Sec. 3890.055.  QUORUM.  For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:(1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;(2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or(3)  a nonvoting director.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3890.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3890.056. Compensation

Sec. 3890.056.  COMPENSATION.  A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.  Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|