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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Section 3830.004. Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose

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§ 3830.004. 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 Sections 52 and 52-a, 
Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and 
other powers granted under this chapter.
	(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest 
and is essential to:
		(1)  further the public purposes of development and 
diversification of the economy of the state;
		(2)  eliminate unemployment and underemployment;  and                         
		(3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce.                           
	(d)  The district will:                                                        
		(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of 
residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the 
district and of the public;
		(2)  provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and 
enhance the economic health and vitality of the district 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.
	(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at 
grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street 
landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary 
components of a street and are considered to be a street or road 
improvement.
	(f)  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. 729, § 1.03, eff. April 1, 
2007.      

Last modified: August 11, 2007