Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3817 - East Aldine Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3817.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the East Aldine Management District. Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 3817.002 - East Aldine Management District
  The East Aldine Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 3817.003 - 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 3817.004 - 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 3817.005 - District Territory
  (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1433, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section...
• Texas Section 3817.006 - 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3817.007 - 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 3817.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of nine directors who serve staggered terms of four years with four or five directors' terms expiring...
• Texas Section 3817.052 - Appointment And Removal Of Directors
  Sections 375.064 and 375.065, Local Government Code, govern the appointment and removal of directors, except that the commissioners court of Harris County shall appoint the...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3817.053 - Quorum
  (a) Section 375.071, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. (b) One-half of the board constitutes a quorum. (c) Except as provided by...
• Texas Section 3817.101 - Exercise Of Powers Of Development Corporation
  The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 3817.102 - 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 3817.103 - Contract With Political Subdivision
  Harris County, the City of Houston, or another political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district to implement a project...
• Texas Section 3817.104 - 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 3817.105 - Approval By City Of Houston
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), by either official action of the governing body of the city with respect to Subdivision (1) or through...
• Texas Section 3817.106 - Annexation Of Certain Territory By Governing Body Of Municipality
  (a) If territory in the City of Houston's limit or extraterritorial jurisdiction is included in the district, the city's governing body may remove that territory...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3817.107 - 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. 15, eff. June 17,
• Texas Section 3817.151 - 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. Acts...
• Texas Section 3817.152 - Board Vote Required To Authorize Taxes, Assessments, Impact Fees, Or Bonds
  (a) A majority vote of the directors serving is required to authorize the imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee. (b) The written consent...
• Texas Section 3817.153 - Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3817.157, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
• Texas Section 3817.154 - Sales And Use Tax
  (a) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election...
• Texas Section 3817.1545 - 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...
• Texas Section 3817.155 - 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 3817.156 - Property Exempt From Impact Fees And Assessments
  (a) In this section: (1) "Electric utility" and "power generation company" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.002, Utilities Code. (2) "Gas utility" has the...
• Texas Section 3817.157 - 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 3817.158 - 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....
• Texas Section 3817.159 - Powers Of Municipal Utility District; Defined Area; Taxes; Bonds
  The district may not exercise the powers of eminent domain but shall have all the powers of a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter...

SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3817.160 - Tax Increment Zone Powers
  Upon the consent of the governing body of the City of Houston, the district may be included and participate in a reinvestment zone under Chapter...
• Texas Section 3817.201 - 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