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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8147 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 54 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8147.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8147.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 8147.201(c), the district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any lawful source other than ad valorem taxation.
(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 a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1808), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8147 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 54 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8147.152. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 8147.152.  AD VALOREM TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8147.151, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1808), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8147 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 54 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8147.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8147.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
(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)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8147.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.
(d)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8147.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
(e)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8147.103 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1808), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8147 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 54 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8147.202. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8147.202.  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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 440 (S.B. 1808), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8148.001. Definitions

Sec. 8148.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(3)  "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8148.002. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8148.002.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The district exists to accomplish:
(1)  the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;
(2)  the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and
(3)  to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8148.051. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8148.051.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8148.052. Navigation Powers

Sec. 8148.052.  NAVIGATION POWERS.  The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8148.053. Road Projects

Sec. 8148.053.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
(b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
(c)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8148.054. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8148.054.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Texas City that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 8148.055. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8148.055.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8148 - Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 52 › Subchapter C. Bonds › Section 8148.101. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8148.101.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8148.053.
(b)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8148.053 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.
(c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8148.053 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
(d)  Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8148.053 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1807), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8149.001. Definitions

Sec. 8149.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "City" means the City of Houston, Texas.
(3)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(4)  "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8149.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8149.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Harris County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8149.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 8149.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8149.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8149.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  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 Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The district is created to accomplish:
(1)  the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code; and
(2)  the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8149.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8149.005.  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 made 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 a bond;
(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8149.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8149.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8149.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8149.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8149.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8149.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8149.102. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8149.102.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8149.103. Road Projects

Sec. 8149.103.  ROAD PROJECTS.  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8149.104. Municipal or County Consent and Standards

Sec. 8149.104.  MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY CONSENT AND STANDARDS.  (a)  The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
(b)  A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.  If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8149.105. Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances or Resolutions

Sec. 8149.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8149.106. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 8149.106.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8149.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8149.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation.
(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.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 8149.152. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 8149.152.  AD VALOREM TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8149.151(b), the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8149.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec.  8149.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
(b)  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)  The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8149.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.
(d)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8149.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8149.202. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8149.202.  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 the continuing direct annual 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8149 - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406 › Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations › Section 8149.203. Certain Authority of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Not Applicable

Sec. 8149.203.  CERTAIN AUTHORITY OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOT APPLICABLE.  Sections 49.181 and 49.182 do not apply to a road project undertaken by the district or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1170 (H.B. 3502), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.001. Definitions

Sec. 8150.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "City" means the City of Sugar Land, Texas.
(2-a)  "County" means Fort Bend County, Texas.
(3)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(4)  "District" means the Imperial Redevelopment District.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8150.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Section 1-g, Article VIII, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.0025. Declaration of Intent

Sec. 8150.0025.  DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (a)  By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the 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 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 the county from providing services 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 8150.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  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, Section 1-g, Article VIII, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.
(b)  The district is created for the purposes of:
(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;
(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, including drainage improvements; and
(3)  the purchase, construction, acquisition, ownership, improvement, maintenance, and operation of the public works and public improvements authorized for a tax increment reinvestment zone operating under Chapter 311, Tax Code, and a municipal management district operating under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
(c)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(d)  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.
(e)  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; 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.
(f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.
(g)  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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.0035. Finding on Sports and Community Venues

Sec. 8150.0035.  FINDING ON SPORTS AND COMMUNITY VENUES.  A sports and community venue facility is considered to be a park and recreational facility.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.004. Initial District Territory

Sec. 8150.004.  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 made 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 a bond;
(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.005. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 8150.005.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes set forth in this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 8150.006. Conflict of Law

Sec. 8150.006.  CONFLICT OF LAW.  If any provision of general law applicable to the district conflicts with Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, prevail.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8150.051. Directors; Terms

Sec. 8150.051.  DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five directors.
(b)  Except as provided by Section 8150.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
(c)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the directors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8150.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 8150.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  The governing body of the city shall appoint the appropriate number of directors to the board to serve staggered terms that expire September 1 of each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 8150.053. Vacancies

Sec. 8150.053.  VACANCIES.  (a)  The board shall notify the governing body of the city in writing when a vacancy occurs on the board.
(b)  The governing body of the city shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c)  If the governing body of the city does not fill a vacancy on the board before the 91st day after receipt of written notice of a vacancy, the remaining directors shall appoint  a person to fill the vacancy, if a majority of the directors remain in office.  If less than a majority of the directors remain in office, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by Section 49.105(c), Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8150.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.102. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8150.102.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.1025. Municipal Management District Projects and Services

Sec. 8150.1025.  MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement, improvement project, or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement, improvement project, or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.103. Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone

Sec. 8150.103.  TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.  (a)  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code.
(b)  The district may enter into a contract with the board of directors of a reinvestment zone and the governing body of the city that provides for the district to manage or assist in managing the reinvestment zone or to implement or assist in implementing the reinvestment zone's project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan.  The contract may require the district to issue bonds or other obligations and pledge the contract revenues to the payment of the bonds or other obligations.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.104. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 8150.104.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.105. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 8150.105.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.106. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 8150.106.  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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.107. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 8150.107.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.108. Economic Development

Sec. 8150.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.
(b)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:
(1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
(2)  provide district personnel and services.
(c)  The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:
(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and
(2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.109. Parking Facilities

Sec. 8150.109.  PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.
(b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
(c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.
(d)  The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 8150.110. Sports and Community Venue Facilities

Sec. 8150.110.  SPORTS AND COMMUNITY VENUE FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may acquire, sell, lease as lessor or lessee, convey, construct, finance, develop, own, operate, maintain, acquire real property interests for, demolish, or reconstruct a sports and community venue facility.
(b)  A sports and community venue facility authorized under this section includes:
(1)  an arena, coliseum, stadium, or other type of area or facility that is used or is planned for use for one or more professional or amateur sports events, community events, other sports events, promotional events, and other civic or charitable events;
(2)  a convention center facility or related improvement such as a convention center, civic center, civic center building, civic center hotel, auditorium, theater, opera house, music hall, exhibition hall, rehearsal hall, park, performing arts center, museum, aquarium, or plaza that is located in the vicinity of a convention center or facility owned by a municipality or a county; and
(3)  a facility related to a sports and community venue facility, including a store, restaurant, on-site hotel, concession, or other on-site or off-site improvement that relates to and enhances the use, value, or appeal of a sports and community venue, including an area adjacent to the venue, and any other expenditure reasonably necessary to construct, improve, renovate, or expand a venue, including an expenditure for environmental remediation.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter D. Additional Road Powers › Section 8150.151. Road Projects

Sec. 8150.151.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  As authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate, inside and outside the district, roads and road improvements.
(b)  The roads and road improvements authorized by Subsection (a) may include drainage, landscaping, pedestrian improvements, lights, signs, or signals that are incidental to the roads and their construction, maintenance, or operation.
(c)  The roads and road improvements authorized by this section must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the city.
(d)  On completion of a road or road improvement authorized by this section, the district, with the consent of the city, may convey the road or road improvement to the city if the conveyance is free of all indebtedness of the district.  If the city becomes the owner of a road or road improvement, the city is responsible for all future maintenance and upkeep and the district has no further responsibility for the road or road improvement or its maintenance or upkeep, unless otherwise agreed to by the district and the city.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts › Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District › Subchapter D. Additional Road Powers › Section 8150.152. Joint Road Projects

Sec. 8150.152.  JOINT ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  A district may contract with a state agency, political subdivision, or corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, for a joint road project.
(b)  The contract may:
(1)  provide for joint payment of project costs; and
(2)  require the state agency, political subdivision, or corporation to design, construct, or improve a project as provided by the contract.
(c)  A contract may be a contract under Section 49.108, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.