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TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3930.003. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3930.003.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city, 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 county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city and county services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3930.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3930.004.  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 further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and(3)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.(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.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3930.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3930.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  (a)  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.(b)  A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3930.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3930.007.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3930.008. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3930.008.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3930.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3930.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  The district is governed by a board of nine directors who serve staggered terms of three years, with three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each year.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3930.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 3930.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a majority of the members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.(b)  A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than two-thirds of the directors being residents of the city.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3930.053. Ex Officio Directors

Sec. 3930.053.  EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.  (a)  The following persons serve as nonvoting ex officio directors:(1)  the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments of the city;(2)  the chief of police of the city;(3)  the county's general manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; and(4)  the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district.(b)  If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting ex officio director.  If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department of the city that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.(c)  The board may appoint the presiding officer of a nonprofit corporation that is actively involved in activities in the district to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3930.054. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 3930.054.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  (a)  Except as provided by this section:(1)  a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and(2)  Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.(b)  Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.  A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file an affidavit with the board secretary declaring the interest.  Another affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.(c)  After the affidavit is filed, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:(1)  a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or(2)  all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.(d)  A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.(e)  For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3930.055. Compensation

Sec. 3930.055.  COMPENSATION.  The district shall compensate a director as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.101. Housing Finance Corporation Powers

Sec. 3930.101.  HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION POWERS.  (a)  The district has the powers of a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code.(b)  The district may exercise the powers to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.102. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3930.102.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.  The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.103. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3930.103.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.(b)  The nonprofit corporation:(1)  has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and(2)  may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.(c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.104. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3930.104.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.(b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.105. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3930.105.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.106. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3930.106.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Section 375.221, Local Government Code, does not apply to a district contract for $25,000 or less.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.107. Annexation

Sec. 3930.107.  ANNEXATION.  In addition to the authority to annex territory under Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district has the authority to annex territory located in a reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code, if the city's governing body consents to the annexation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.108. Economic Development Program

Sec. 3930.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to secure loans and receive grants of public money.(b)  The district may:(1)  contract with the federal government, this state, a political subdivision, a nonprofit organization, or any other person for the administration of the program; and(2)  accept contributions, gifts, or other resources to develop and administer the program.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.109. Strategic Partnership Agreement

Sec. 3930.109.  STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.  The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with the city, the county, or the Crosby Independent School District.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.110. Real Property

Sec. 3930.110.  REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The district may buy, sell, own, or lease real property.(b)  The district may receive real property as a gift.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.111. Receipt of Surplus Property

Sec. 3930.111.  RECEIPT OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.  The district may receive surplus property from a school district that is located in the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.112. Project for Educational Opportunity

Sec. 3930.112.  PROJECT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.  The district may own, lease, operate, or manage a project to improve educational opportunities in the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3930.113. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3930.113.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.1515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3930.1515. Election Required for Financing Services and Improvements

Sec. 3930.1515.  ELECTION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.  The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless the service or improvement is approved by 60 percent of the votes cast in an election held for that purpose.  The election must be conducted in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code, for a bond election.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 4604), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3930.152. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3930.152.  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.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3930.153. No Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 3930.153.  NO AD VALOREM TAX.  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3930.154. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3930.154.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 4604), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3930.155. No Impact Fees

Sec. 3930.155.  NO IMPACT FEES.  The district may not impose an impact fee.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3930.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3930 - Barrett Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3930.156. No Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 3930.156.  NO AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  The district may not issue a bond to pay for any district purpose.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 3888), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|