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TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3933.253. Assessments

Sec. 3933.253.  ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district may impose an assessment on property in the district, regardless of whether the property is contiguous, to pay for an obligation described by Section 3933.252 or for an improvement project authorized under Section 3933.151 in the manner provided for:(1)  a district under Subchapter A, E, or F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or(2)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.(b)  The district may:(1)  adopt procedures for the collection of assessments under this chapter that are consistent with the procedures for the collection of a hotel occupancy tax under Chapter 351, Tax Code; and(2)  pursue remedies for the failure to pay an assessment under this chapter that are available for failure to pay a hotel occupancy tax under Chapter 351, Tax Code.(c)  The district may not impose an assessment on a municipality, county, or other political subdivision.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3933.254. Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3933.254.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3933.255. Impact Fees; Exemption

Sec. 3933.255.  IMPACT FEES; EXEMPTION.  (a)  The district may impose an impact fee on property in the district, including an impact fee on residential property, according to the benefit received by the property.(b)  An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:(1)  public water and wastewater facilities;(2)  drainage and storm water facilities; and(3)  streets and alleys.(c)  The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider or a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3933.256. Rates, Fees, and Charges

Sec. 3933.256.  RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES.  The district may establish, revise, repeal, enforce, and collect rates, fees, and charges for the enjoyment, sale, rental, or other use of:(1)  an improvement project;(2)  a product resulting from an improvement project; or(3)  another district facility, service, or property.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3933.257. Public Service User Charges

Sec. 3933.257.  PUBLIC SERVICE USER CHARGES.  The district may establish user charges related to various public services, including:(1)  the collection and treatment of wastewater;(2)  the operation of storm water facilities, including the regulation of storm water for the protection of water quality in the district; or(3)  the provision of septic tank maintenance services inside and outside the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3933.258. Costs for Improvement Projects

Sec. 3933.258.  COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project:(1)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district;(2)  for improving, enhancing, providing, or supporting tourism, recreation, housing, the arts, entertainment, or economic development; or(3)  that confers a general benefit on the entire district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3933.301. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 3933.301.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by assessments, contract payments, sales and use taxes, hotel occupancy taxes, or any other revenue from any source other than ad valorem taxes.(b)  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 or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3933.302. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3933.302.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held under Section 3933.301, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), Section 49.107(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3933.303. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3933.303.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3933.304. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3933.304.  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, without limit as to rate or amount, 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;(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; and(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3933.305. Tax Abatement

Sec. 3933.305.  TAX ABATEMENT.  The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.351. Meanings of Words and Phrases

Sec. 3933.351.  MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES.  A word or phrase used in this subchapter that is defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, has the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.352. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3933.352.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)  The provisions of Subchapters C, D, E, and F, Chapter 323, Tax Code, relating to county sales and use taxes apply to the application, collection, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in Chapter 323, Tax Code, to a county referred to the district and references to a commissioners court referred to the board.(b)  Sections 323.401-323.404 and 323.505, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.353. Authorization; Election

Sec. 3933.353.  AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.  (a)  The district shall adopt, reduce, or repeal the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter at an election in which a majority of the voters of the district voting in the election approve the adoption, reduction, or repeal of the tax, as applicable.(b)  The board by order shall call an election to adopt, reduce, or repeal a sales and use tax.  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date that occurs after the time required by Section 3.005, Election Code.(c)  The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Chapter 54, Water Code, for bond elections for municipal utility districts.(d)  The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following appropriate proposition:(1)  "Adoption of a ___ percent district sales and use tax in the district";(2)  "Reduction of the district sales and use tax in the district from ___ percent to ___ percent"; or(3)  "Repeal of the district sales and use tax in the district."|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.354. Effective Date of Tax

Sec. 3933.354.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.  A tax imposed under this subchapter or the repeal or reduction of a tax under this subchapter takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that occurs after the date the comptroller receives the copy of the resolution as required by Section 323.405(b), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.355. Sales and Use Tax Rate

Sec. 3933.355.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE.  (a)  On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax of two percent, or the maximum rate at which the combined tax rate of all local sales and use taxes in any location in the district does not exceed two percent, on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer in the district during the period that the tax is in effect.(b)  The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.356. Examination and Receipt of Information

Sec. 3933.356.  EXAMINATION AND RECEIPT OF INFORMATION.  The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of a sales and use tax to the same extent as if the district were a municipality.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3933.357. Alternative Method of Imposition

Sec. 3933.357.  ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF IMPOSITION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may impose the sales and use tax as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 383, Local Government Code, instead of as provided by the other provisions of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter H. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3933.401. Definition

Sec. 3933.401.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter H. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3933.402. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3933.402.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)  In this subchapter:(1)  a reference in Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and(2)  a reference in Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.(b)  Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter H. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3933.403. Tax Authorized; Tax Rate

Sec. 3933.403.  TAX AUTHORIZED; TAX RATE.  (a) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for the purposes described by Section 3933.405.(b)  The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter H. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3933.404. Information

Sec. 3933.404.  INFORMATION.  The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a municipality.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter H. Hotel Occupancy Tax|Section 3933.405. Use of Hotel Occupancy Tax

Sec. 3933.405.  USE OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.  (a)  The district may use the proceeds from a hotel occupancy tax imposed under this subchapter for any of the district's purposes and for the purposes described by Section 352.1015, Tax Code, to the extent the board considers appropriate.(b)  During each interval of three calendar years following the date on which a hotel occupancy tax imposed under this subchapter is initially collected, the board may not apply an annual average of more than 10 percent of the amount of tax collected under that section, excluding any interest earnings or investment profits and after a deduction for the costs of imposing and collecting the taxes, for the administrative expenses of the district or a district purpose other than:(1)  the costs of advertising and promoting tourism; or(2)  the costs of business development and commerce, including the costs of planning, designing, constructing, acquiring, leasing, financing, owning, operating, maintaining, managing, improving, repairing, rehabilitating, or reconstructing improvement projects for:(A)  conferences, conventions, meeting space, and exhibitions;(B)  manufacturer, consumer, or trade shows;(C)  hotels, lodging, and hospitality;(D)  arts and entertainment;(E)  parks and recreation;(F)  economic development; and(G)  civic, community, or institutional events.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3933.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3933 - Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter I. Dissolution of District|Section 3933.451. Dissolution

Sec. 3933.451.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board:(1)  may dissolve the district; and(2)  shall dissolve the district on receipt of a written petition requesting dissolution signed by the owners of 75 percent of the acreage of real property in the district.(b)  The board may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations have been repaid or discharged.(c)  After the board dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property and assets to the county.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (H.B. 4155), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3934.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3934 - Simonton Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3934.001. Definitions

Sec. 3934.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Simonton.(3)  "County" means Fort Bend County.(4)  "Director" means a board member.(5)  "District" means the Simonton Management District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (H.B. 4192), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3934.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3934 - Simonton Management District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3934.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3934.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Simonton Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (H.B. 4192), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015.|