Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3814 - Harris County Improvement District No. 4
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3814.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 4. Acts 2003,...
- Texas Section 3814.002 - Harris County Improvement District No
The Harris County Improvement District No. 4 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277,...
- Texas Section 3814.003 - 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 3814.004 - 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 3814.005 - District Territory
(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Chapter 1376, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local...
- Texas Section 3814.0055 - Eligibility For Inclusion In Special 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...
- Texas Section 3814.006 - 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 DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3814.007 - 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 3814.051 - Board Of Directors
(a) The district is governed by a board of: (1) nine voting directors appointed under Section 3814.052; and (2) nonvoting directors as provided by Section...
- Texas Section 3814.052 - Appointment Of Voting Directors
(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A...
- Texas Section 3814.053 - Nonvoting Directors
(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors: (1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments...
- Texas Section 3814.054 - Terms
The voting directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four directors' terms expiring June 1 of an odd-numbered year and five directors' terms expiring...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3814.056 - Conflicts Of Interest
(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 3814.101 - Additional Powers Of District
The district may exercise the powers given to: (1) a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,...
- Texas Section 3814.102 - 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 3814.103 - 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 3814.104 - Authority To Contract For Law Enforcement
To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston to provide law enforcement services in the district...
- Texas Section 3814.105 - Competitive Bidding
Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value of more than $25,000. Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 3814.106 - Approval By City Of Houston
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain approval from the City of Houston's governing body: (1) for the issuance of bonds...
- Texas Section 3814.107 - Electronic Transmissions
(a) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of district conduits for: (1) another person's: (A) telecommunications network; (B) fiber-optic cable;...
- Texas Section 3814.108 - 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. 13, eff. June 17,...
- Texas Section 3814.108 - Membership In Charitable Organization
The district may join and pay dues to an organization that: (1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6), Internal Revenue Code of...
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3814.109 - Economic Development Program
(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs, including programs to loan or grant public money or provide...
- Texas Section 3814.151 - Petition Required For Financing Services And Improvements With Assessments
(a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or...
- Texas Section 3814.152 - 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 3814.153 - Maintenance Tax
(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3814.158, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
- Texas Section 3814.154 - 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 3814.155 - 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 3814.156 - Obligations
(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...
- Texas Section 3814.157 - 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....
- Texas Section 3814.158 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the...
SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3814.159 - Tax And Assessment Abatements
The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district. Added...
- Texas Section 3814.201 - 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....
Last modified: September 28, 2016