Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3836 - Las Damas Management District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3836.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Las Damas Management District. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 3836.002 - Las Damas Management District
The Las Damas Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 3836.003 - 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 3836.004 - 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 3836.005 - District Territory
(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified...
- Texas Section 3836.006 - 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 under Chapter...
- Texas Section 3836.007 - 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3836.008 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 3836.051 - Governing Body; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms...
- Texas Section 3836.052 - Appointment Of Directors
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821...
- Texas Section 3836.053 - Nonvoting Directors
The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B....
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3836.054 - Quorum
For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum, the following are not counted: (1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation,...
- Texas Section 3836.101 - Agricultural Development District Powers
The district may exercise the powers given to an agricultural development district created under Chapter 60, Agriculture Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 3836.102 - 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 3836.103 - Authority To Contract For Public Safety Services
To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Austin County or any municipality, to provide law enforcement, public safety,...
- Texas Section 3836.104 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
The district may join and pay dues to a nonprofit or charitable organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance...
- Texas Section 3836.105 - 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 3836.106 - No Eminent Domain
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1, eff. June...
- Texas Section 3836.151 - 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 3836.152 - 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...
- Texas Section 3836.153 - 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 3836.154 - 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 the...
- Texas Section 3836.155 - Assessments; Liens For Assessments
(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the...
- Texas Section 3836.156 - Ad Valorem Tax
(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3836.160, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
- Texas Section 3836.157 - Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees Or 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 3836.158 - Bonds And Other Obligations
(a) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue,...
- Texas Section 3836.159 - Taxes For Bonds And Other Obligations
At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: (1) the board shall impose a continuing direct...
- Texas Section 3836.160 - 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 3836.161 - Bidding Requirements
Section 375.221, Local Government Code, and Sections 49.273(d), (e), (f), and (g), Water Code, do not apply to the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
SUBCHAPTER E SALES AND USE TAX
- Texas Section 3836.162 - 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 3836.201 - Meanings Of Words And Phrases
Words and phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and...
- Texas Section 3836.202 - Applicability Of Certain Tax Code Provisions
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed...
- Texas Section 3836.203 - Authorization; Election
(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district after an election in which a majority of...
- Texas Section 3836.204 - Abolishing Sales And Use Tax
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), the board may abolish the sales and use tax without an election. (b) The board may not abolish...
SUBCHAPTER F HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES
- Texas Section 3836.205 - Sales And Use Tax Rate
(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable...
SUBCHAPTER G DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3836.251 - Hotel Occupancy Tax
(a) In this section, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code. (b) For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter A,...
- Texas Section 3836.301 - 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