Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3834 - Harris County Improvement District No. 5

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3834.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 5. Added by...
• Texas Section 3834.002 - Harris County Improvement District No
  The Harris County Improvement District No. 5 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 3834.003 - 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...
• Texas Section 3834.004 - 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...
• Texas Section 3834.005 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:...
• Texas Section 3834.006 - Applicability Of Municipal Management Districts Law
  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 861 (S.B....

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3834.007 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 861...
• Texas Section 3834.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of 11 voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with five or six directors' terms...
• Texas Section 3834.052 - Qualifications
  (a) Three voting directors on the board must reside in a residential area adjacent to the district and eight voting directors must represent commercial property...
• Texas Section 3834.053 - Appointment Of Directors
  The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is...
• Texas Section 3834.054 - Nonvoting Directors
  (a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors: (1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by...
• Texas Section 3834.055 - Quorum
  (a) Section 375.071, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. (b) A majority of the board is a quorum. (c) Nonvoting directors and...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3834.056 - Conflicts Of Interest; One-time Affidavit
  (a) Except as provided by this section: (1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and (2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code,...
• Texas Section 3834.101 - Additional Powers Of District
  The district may exercise the powers given to: (1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code; and (2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter...
• Texas Section 3834.102 - 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 or...
• Texas Section 3834.103 - Agreements; Grants
  (a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person. (b) The implementation of a project is...
• Texas Section 3834.104 - Authority To Contract For Law Enforcement
  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...
• Texas Section 3834.105 - Approval By City Of Houston
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body for: (1) the issuance of...
• Texas Section 3834.106 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
  The district may join and pay dues to an organization that: (1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of...
• Texas Section 3834.107 - Removal Of Dangerous Buildings
  (a) The district may cooperate with the City of Houston to have the City of Houston demolish and remove dangerous buildings in or outside the...
• Texas Section 3834.108 - Notice
  Notice required by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, may be sent by first class U.S. Mail rather than certified mail, return receipt requested, if the...
• Texas Section 3834.109 - No Eminent Domain
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 861 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. June 17,
• Texas Section 3834.110 - Annexation Or Exclusion Of Land
  (a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. (b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter...
• Texas Section 3834.111 - Economic Development Programs
  (a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3834.112 - Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones
  (a) The district is authorized to establish and implement tax increment reinvestment zones as provided in Chapter 311, Tax Code, in the same manner as...
• Texas Section 3834.151 - 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...
• Texas Section 3834.152 - Petition Required For Financing Services And Improvements
  (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...
• Texas Section 3834.153 - Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3834.157, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
• Texas Section 3834.154 - 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...
• Texas Section 3834.155 - Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees And Assessments
  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of: (1) an electric utility...
• Texas Section 3834.156 - Bonds And Other Obligations
  (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district,...
• Texas Section 3834.157 - Tax And Bond Elections
  (a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the...
• Texas Section 3834.158 - Municipality Not Required To Pay District Obligations
  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district....

SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3834.159 - Competitive Bidding
  Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $50,000. Added by Acts 2005, 79th...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES FOR CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY

• Texas Section 3834.201 - Dissolution Of District With Outstanding Debt
  (a) The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt. Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district....
• Texas Section 3834.251 - Authority To Establish Defined Areas Or Designated Property
  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or...
• Texas Section 3834.252 - Procedure For Election
  (a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated...
• Texas Section 3834.253 - Declaring Result And Issuing Order
  (a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and by order...
• Texas Section 3834.254 - Taxes For Services, Improvements, And Facilities In Defined Areas Or Designated Property
  On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3834.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and...
• Texas Section 3834.255 - Issuance Of Bonds And Imposition Of Taxes For Defined Area Or Designated Property
  After the order under Section 3834.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for...

Last modified: September 28, 2016