Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 3800.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 5375), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023. SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 3800.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code. (b) Except as provided by Section 3800.0203, directors serve staggered four-year terms. Adde…

Sec. 3800.0202. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch.…

Sec. 3800.0203. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may subm…

Sec. 3800.0301. 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 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 5375), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.

Sec. 3800.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapte…

Sec. 3800.0303. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 5375), Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 3800.0304. 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 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647…

Sec. 3800.0305. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (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…

Sec. 3800.0306. 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 …

Sec. 3800.0307. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND. The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 5375), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.

Sec. 3800.0308. 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 district money. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 5375), Sec. 1, eff. Ju…

Sec. 3800.0309. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 5375), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023. SUBCHAPTER D. ASSESSMENTS

Sec. 3800.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the …

Sec. 3800.0402. 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…

Sec. 3800.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax. (b) Section 375.243, L…

Sec. 3800.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3800.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.1…

Sec. 3800.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. (b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impac…

Sec. 3800.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS. The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by: (1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or (2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Co…

Sec. 3800.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS. (a) If authorized at an election under Section 3800.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes. (b) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board …

Sec. 3800.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. (a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclu…

Sec. 3800.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS. (a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsis…

Sec. 3800.0602. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX. (a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. (b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and …

Sec. 3800.0603. SALES AND USE TAX RATE. (a) On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3800.0602 at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt by resolution or order the i…

Sec. 3800.0604. TAX AFTER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. (a) This section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's sales and use tax in the annexed territory. (b) If at the time of annexation the district has…

Sec. 3800.0605. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE. The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code. Added by Acts 2023, 88th…

Sec. 3800.0606. USE OF REVENUE. Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obliga…

Sec. 3800.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election. (b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has any outstanding debt or obligation …

Sec. 3800.0901. DISSOLUTION. (a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county p…

Sec. 3801.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Houston Downtown Management District. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3801.002. HOUSTON DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. A special district known as the "Houston Downtown Management District" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3801.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (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 distric…

Sec. 3801.004. 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 …

Sec. 3801.005. 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 376.004, Local Government Code, and by Section 1, Chapter 360, Acts of the 76t…

Sec. 3801.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR REINVESTMENT ZONES. 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 Houston under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the …

Sec. 3801.007. 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. 3801.008. 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. DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 3801.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. The district is governed by a board of 30 directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with seven or eight directors' terms expiring June 1 of each year. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 3801.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. (a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston 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 th…

Sec. 3801.053. 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 of Houston; (2) the chief of police of the City …

Sec. 3801.101. 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; (3) the powers gi…

Sec. 3801.103. 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. 3801.104. CONTRACTS; GRANTS. (a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee. (b) Harris County, the City of Houston, or another p…

Sec. 3801.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. The district may enter into a contract for more than $10,000 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.…

Sec. 3801.106. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Ho…

Sec. 3801.107. 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. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. SUBCHAPTER D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS