Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3829 - Sienna Plantation Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3829.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Sienna Plantation Management District. Added by Acts 2005,...
• Texas Section 3829.002 - Sienna Plantation Management District
  The Sienna Plantation Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (Acts 78th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987, Sec. 1(a))...
• Texas Section 3829.003 - 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 3829.004 - 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 3829.005 - District Territory
  (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 987, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, as that territory...
• Texas Section 3829.006 - 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 3829.007 - Applicability Of Other Law
  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B....

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3829.008 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729...
• Texas Section 3829.051 - Composition; Terms
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district is governed by a board of five directors appointed under Section 3829.052. (b) Directors serve staggered...
• Texas Section 3829.052 - Appointment Of Directors
  The board shall nominate a slate of persons to serve as directors. The members of the governing body of the City of Missouri City shall...
• Texas Section 3829.053 - 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,...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3829.054 - Compensation
  (a) A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. (b) Sections 375.069...
• Texas Section 3829.101 - Additional Powers Of District
  The district may exercise the powers given to: (1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct,...
• Texas Section 3829.102 - 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 3829.103 - 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 3829.104 - Law Enforcement Services
  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Fort Bend County or the City of Missouri City to provide law enforcement services in...
• Texas Section 3829.105 - Competitive Bidding
  (a) Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. (b) Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district....
• Texas Section 3829.106 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
  The district may join and pay dues to an organization that enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...
• Texas Section 3829.107 - Economic Development Programs
  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business...
• Texas Section 3829.108 - 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...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3829.109 - No Eminent Domain Power
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 4727), Sec. 3, eff. June...
• Texas Section 3829.151 - Disbursements Or 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 3829.152 - 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 3829.153 - Maintenance And Operation Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3829.152, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax in accordance with Section...
• Texas Section 3829.154 - Assessments; Liens For Assessments
  (a) The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter. (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting...
• Texas Section 3829.155 - 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 3829.156 - 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 3829.157 - Bonds And Other Obligations
  (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money...
• Texas Section 3829.158 - 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 3829.159 - Tax And Assessment Abatements
  Without further authorization or other procedural requirement, the district may grant, consistent with Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed...
• Texas Section 3829.160 - Money Used For Improvements Or Services
  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any...

SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3829.161 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
  The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine...

SUBCHAPTER F PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM AND PARKING FACILITIES

• Texas Section 3829.201 - Exception For Dissolution Of District With Outstanding Debt
  (a) The board may vote to dissolve a district that has debt. If the vote is in favor of dissolution, the district shall remain in...
• Texas Section 3829.251 - Public Transit System
  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area within the...
• Texas Section 3829.252 - Parking Facilities Authorized; Operation By Private Entity
  (a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:...
• Texas Section 3829.253 - Rules
  The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B....
• Texas Section 3829.254 - Financing Of Public Transit System Or Parking Facilities
  (a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016