Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 3001.108. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. The district may: (1) promote all agricultural enterprises, facilities, and services of the district; and (2) encourage the maintenance and conservation of soil in the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3001.109. SUGAR MILL OR OTHER ENTERPRISE. (a) The district may design, construct, and operate a sugar mill or other agricultural enterprise. (b) The district may acquire property necessary for a sugar mill or other agricultural enterprise, including vehicles, farm equipment,…

Sec. 3001.110. DESIGNATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS. (a) The district may designate as an agricultural project a project that relates to: (1) the development of agriculture in the district and surrounding areas; and (2) the preservation and conservation of the soil in the distric…

Sec. 3001.111. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. The district may conduct or pay for research for agricultural purposes. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3001.112. TRANSPORTATION. The district may encourage the transportation and distribution of the district's agricultural products through the development and operation of transportation structures necessary to further the purposes of this chapter, including railroads and priv…

Sec. 3001.113. RELATIONSHIP WITH NAVIGATION DISTRICT. The district may cooperate and contract with the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District on any area of mutual interest. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3001.114. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. The district may acquire or dispose of property in any manner, including by: (1) conveyance; (2) mortgage; or (3) lease, as lessor or lessee. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3001.115. EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3001.116. ANNEXATION AND EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY. (a) The district may annex land as provided by Section 49.301 or 49.302, Water Code, except that the references in those sections related to taxes do not apply. As provided by those sections, the district may annex land that i…

Sec. 3001.117. AGREEMENTS. (a) The district may: (1) enter into an agreement with any person for any district purpose, including an agreement: (A) to operate or maintain an agricultural enterprise under Sections 3001.108 and 3001.109; or (B) with a municipality or county to provi…

Sec. 3001.118. DONATIONS; GRANTS. The district may accept a donation or grant from any person. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3001.119. HEARINGS. (a) The board may conduct hearings and take evidence on any matter before the board. (b) The board may appoint a hearings examiner to conduct a hearing called by the board. The hearings examiner may be a district employee or director. Acts 2003, 78th Leg.…

Sec. 3001.120. SUITS. (a) The district may sue and be sued. (b) In a suit against the district, process may be served on a director or registered agent. (c) The district may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error in a civil case that the district is prosecut…

Sec. 3001.121. INDEMNIFICATION. The district may indemnify a director or district employee or a former director or district employee for reasonable expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by the person in connection with a claim or charge asserted against the pers…

Sec. 3001.122. OFFICIAL SEAL. The district may adopt an official seal for the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005. SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCES AND OBLIGATIONS

Sec. 3001.151. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO FINANCES. (a) The district may: (1) acquire and dispose of money; (2) impose a charge for using a facility or a service the district provides; (3) issue an obligation as provided by this subchapter; (4) borrow money; (5) loan money; (6)…

Sec. 3001.152. OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue any type of obligation for any district purpose. An obligation may be issued under Chapter 1371, Government Code. (b) When authorizing the issuance of an obligation, the district may also authorize the later issuance of a par…

Sec. 3001.153. APPROVAL OF ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS. An obligation secured by an assessment may not be issued unless the district receives a written petition requesting the assessment and issuance of obligations. The petition must be signed by each owner of the property proposed fo…

Sec. 3001.201. GENERAL POWERS RELATED TO ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may impose an assessment: (1) for a district expense; (2) to finance a project or district service; or (3) for any other purpose authorized by this chapter. (b) Money derived from an assessment for one purpose ma…

Sec. 3001.202. AREA TO BE ASSESSED; LIMITATIONS. (a) The board may impose an assessment only on property included in a petition for assessment. (b) The owner of an improvement constructed in the district, or of land annexed to the district, after the district imposed an assessmen…

Sec. 3001.203. HEARING AND PETITION REQUIRED. The board may impose an assessment only if: (1) a written petition has been filed with the board that: (A) requests the assessment; (B) states the specific purpose of the assessment; and (C) is signed by each owner of the property to …

Sec. 3001.204. APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS. (a) The board shall apportion the cost of an assessment to property according to the special benefits accruing to the property because of the project or service to be financed by the assessment. The cost may be assessed: (1) equally by front…

Sec. 3001.205. ASSESSMENT TO FINANCE PROJECT OR SERVICE. (a) If the board determines the total cost of an assessment to finance a project or service, the board shall impose the assessment against each parcel of land against which an assessment may be imposed in the district. (b) …

Sec. 3001.206. ASSESSMENT ROLL. (a) The board shall prepare and maintain an assessment roll showing: (1) the assessment against each property; and (2) the board's basis for the assessment. (b) The board shall allow the public to inspect the assessment roll. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., …

Sec. 3001.207. ASSESSMENT AS LIEN. (a) An assessment, including an assessment resulting from an addition or correction to the assessment roll, penalties and interest on an assessment, an assessment collection expense, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district in col…

Sec. 3001.208. CORRECTION OF MISTAKE. After notice and hearing in the manner required for an original assessment, the board may impose an assessment to correct a mistake in the assessment that: (1) relates to the total cost of the assessment; or (2) covers a delinquency or collec…

Sec. 3001.209. NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT. (a) The board shall provide notice of a hearing for a proposed assessment in a newspaper with general circulation in Chambers County. The publication must be made not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing. …

Sec. 3001.210. CONDUCT OF HEARING; FINDINGS. (a) The board or hearings examiner shall hear and rule on all objections to a proposed assessment. (b) A hearing on a proposed assessment may be adjourned from time to time. (c) The board or hearings examiner shall make findings relati…

Sec. 3001.211. BOARD ORDER IMPOSING ASSESSMENT. (a) After receiving or issuing the findings required by Section 3001.210(c), the board by order: (1) shall: (A) impose the assessment as a special assessment on the property; and (B) specify the method of payment on the assessment; …

Sec. 3001.212. REHEARING. A motion for rehearing is subject to Section 2001.146, Government Code, except that the property owner must file the motion for rehearing not later than the 30th day after the date on which the assessment order is issued. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, …

Sec. 3001.213. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT. Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an assessment order is issued, the district shall file a notice of the assessment in the deed records of the county in which the property to be assessed is located. The notice must: (1) provi…

Sec. 3001.214. APPEAL TO COURT. (a) A property owner against whom an assessment is imposed may appeal the assessment to a district court in the county in which the property is located in the manner provided for the appeal of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. (…

Sec. 3001.215. NEW ASSESSMENT AFTER INVALID PRIOR ASSESSMENT. If the board determines or a court holds that an assessment is invalid, the board may impose a new assessment in accordance with the procedures provided by this subchapter. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 3001.251. DISSOLUTION. The board may dissolve the district if all district debts and obligations have been discharged. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3501.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority. (2) "Base property" means land described by Section 3501.002(a), including any property used in connection with or comprising the former Reese Air Force Base. (3) "Board"…

Sec. 3501.002. AUTHORITY TERRITORY. (a) The authority's territory is that described by Section 13.10, Chapter 62, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, enacting former Section 396.009, Local Government Code, and includes all other real property, related interests, …

Sec. 3501.003. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY. (a) The purpose of the authority is to: (1) undertake projects necessary or incidental to the industrial, commercial, or business development, redevelopment, maintenance, and expansion of new and existing businesses on the property,…

Sec. 3501.004. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. (a) The property, income, and operations of the authority are exempt from taxes imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. (b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real proper…

Sec. 3501.005. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. (a) In this section, "qualifying project" means any real estate project involving the construction of: (1) a tenant finish-out or build-to-suit facility for a tenant who, through the execution of a lease with the authority, pays for or rei…

Sec. 3501.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The board is composed of: (1) six directors appointed in the manner provided by Subsection (b); and (2) the executive director of the South Plains Association of Governments. (b) Before the term of an appointed director expires, the board,…

Sec. 3501.052. TERM; VACANCIES. (a) A director serves a term of four years. (b) A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a director may be appointed as the director's own successor for not more than…

Sec. 3501.053. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from its membership a president and a vice president. (b) The vice president shall preside in the absence of the president. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3501.054. EMPLOYEES. The board may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and duties of the authority. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3501.055. RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS. The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3501.056. HEARINGS BY TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or other law, if the president or vice president of the board, or chairperson or vice chairperson of a board committee, is physically present at a meeting of the board or commit…

Sec. 3501.101. AUTHORITY OF BOARD. The board shall manage, control, and operate the authority. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.