Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3804 - First Colony Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3804.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the First Colony Management District. Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 3804.002 - First Colony Management District
  A special district known as the "First Colony Management District" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch....
• Texas Section 3804.003 - 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 3804.004 - 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 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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....

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 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,...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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)...
• Texas Section 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.

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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,...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 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,
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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,...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...

SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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)...

Last modified: September 28, 2016