Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 3803.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.084, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under…

Sec. 3803.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR REINVESTMENT OR ENTERPRISE ZONES. (a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible, regardless of other statutory criteria, to be included in: (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City of Houston under Chapter 311, Tax Cod…

Sec. 3803.007. FORECLOSURE OF PREEXISTING TAX LIEN ON PROPERTY OWNED BY DISTRICT PROHIBITED. Regardless of the manner in which or the price for which the district obtains title to real property, a political subdivision or taxing authority may not foreclose a tax lien or otherwise…

Sec. 3803.009. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the legislative findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005. SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 3803.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of 22 directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with 11 directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of direct…

Sec. 3803.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, governs the appointment and qualification of directors. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 3803.101. DISTRICT POWERS. The district has: (1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; (2) the rights, powers, privileges, and authority of a district created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code; (3) the powers given to a co…

Sec. 3803.102. 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, providing residential housing, or providing a service authorized by this chapter. (b) The nonprofi…

Sec. 3803.103. CONTRACTS; GRANTS. (a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with any county or municipality in which all or part of the district is located for the county or municipality to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee. (b) Harris…

Sec. 3803.104. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) The district may: (1) join and pay dues to an organization that qualifies for an exemption from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization under …

Sec. 3803.105. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 684 (S.B. 224), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 3803.106. PLANS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. (a) The district may develop and implement one or more plans for workforce development services. The services may include: (1) job training; (2) workforce education; (3) financing of special educational opportunities; or (4…

Sec. 3803.107. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (H.B. 2200), Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 2015. SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3803.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the service or improvement is filed with the board. (b) The petition must be signed …

Sec. 3803.1515. 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. 133 (H.B. 2200), Sec. 4, e…

Sec. 3803.152. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES. The district may, except as provided by Section 3803.156, impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service…

Sec. 3803.153. MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3803.158, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to: (1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired b…

Sec. 3803.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a) The district may correct, add to, or delete an assessment from its assessment rolls and collect an assessment due under the correction, addition, or deletion if: (1) the district gives notice and hearing in the manner require…

Sec. 3803.155. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. Without further authorization or other procedural requirement, the district may grant, consistent with Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. Apri…

Sec. 3803.156. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES. Because the district is created in an area that is devoted primarily to commercial and business activity, the district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on a detached single-family residential property or a …

Sec. 3803.157. OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized …

Sec. 3803.158. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may: (1) impose a maintenance tax; or (2) issue a bond payable from a…

Sec. 3803.159. SALES AND USE TAX PROHIBITED. The district may not impose a sales and use tax. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.