Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 3804.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 985, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.114, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under: (1) S…

Sec. 3804.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR REINVESTMENT 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 of Sugar Land under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created …

Sec. 3804.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3804.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the 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. 3804.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of 13 directors who serve staggered terms of four years with six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number …

Sec. 3804.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. (a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Sugar Land shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. (b) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer…

Sec. 3804.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve on the board. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3804.054. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board may remove a director if the director has missed half the meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months. (b) A director removed under this section may file a written appeal with the governing body of the City of Sugar Land. T…

Sec. 3804.101. DISTRICT POWERS. The district has: (1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; (2) the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions of a district created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and (3) the power…

Sec. 3804.103. 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 powe…

Sec. 3804.104. CONTRACTS; GRANTS. (a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Fort Bend County or the City of Sugar Land for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee. (b) Fort Bend County, the City of Sugar Land, …

Sec. 3804.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. The district may enter a contract for more than $50,000 for services, improvements, or the purchase of property, including materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, only as provided by Subchapter K, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. Acts…

Sec. 3804.106. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district must obtain the City of Sugar Land's approval of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Sugar Land, an easement granted by the City of S…

Sec. 3804.107. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS AFFECTING FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The district may not relocate, adjust, raise, lower, reroute, or change the grade or the construction of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportat…

Sec. 3804.108. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY. The district may annex or exclude land, whether located inside or outside the boundaries of the city of Sugar Land, as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005…

Sec. 3804.109. 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. 4, eff. June 17, 2005. SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3804.151. 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 that service or improvement is filed with the board. (b) The petition must be signed…

Sec. 3804.152. 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. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3804.153. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, OR IMPACT FEES. The imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee requires a vote of a majority of the directors serving. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3804.154. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACT FEES. The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service for a project or activity the district ma…

Sec. 3804.155. MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3804.159, 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. 3804.156. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter. (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll b…

Sec. 3804.157. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACT FEES. The district may not, without the consent of the owner, impose an impact fee or assessment under Chapter 375, Local Government Code, on: (1) a condominium for which the owner meets all the requirements to claim a ho…

Sec. 3804.158. OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL BY CITY OF SUGAR LAND. (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 m…

Sec. 3804.159. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may: (1) …

Sec. 3804.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that the dissolution must be approved by: (1) a three-fourths vote of the board; and (2) a two-thirds vote of the City of Sugar Land's…