Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3838 - Pearland Municipal Management District No. 1
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3838.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Pearland Municipal Management District No. 1. (3) "Economic...
- Texas Section 3838.002 - Pearland Municipal Management District No
The Pearland Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 3838.003 - 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 3838.004 - 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 3838.005 - 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 3838.006 - 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 3838.007 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 444...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3838.008 - 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 444 (S.B....
- Texas Section 3838.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June...
- Texas Section 3838.052 - Appointment Of Directors
The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Pearland shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3838.053 - 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 3838.101 - Additional Powers Of District
The district may exercise the powers given to an economic development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,...
- Texas Section 3838.102 - 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 3838.103 - 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 3838.104 - Authority To Contract For Law Enforcement
To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Harris County or the City of Pearland, to provide law enforcement...
- Texas Section 3838.105 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
The district may join and pay dues to an organization that: (1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of...
- Texas Section 3838.106 - 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 PARKING FACILITIES
- Texas Section 3838.107 - No Eminent Domain
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 444 (S.B. 1813), Sec. 1, eff. June 17,
- Texas Section 3838.151 - Parking Facilities Authorized; Operation By Private Entity; Tax Exemption
(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 3838.152 - Rules For Parking System
(a) The district may adopt rules covering its public parking system. (b) Rules adopted under this section that relate to or affect the use of...
SUBCHAPTER E FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3838.153 - Paying Cost Of 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...
- Texas Section 3838.201 - 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 3838.202 - Authorization 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. Added by...
- Texas Section 3838.203 - 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 3838.204 - Ad Valorem Tax
(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3838.208, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
- Texas Section 3838.205 - 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 3838.206 - 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 3838.207 - Bonds And Other Obligations
(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations, by competitive bid or negotiated sale, payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue,...
- Texas Section 3838.208 - Tax And Bond Elections
(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district...
- Texas Section 3838.209 - 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 3838.210 - Bidding Requirements
The district's requirements relating to bidding of contracts are the same as the requirements for a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,...
SUBCHAPTER F SALES AND USE TAX
- Texas Section 3838.211 - 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 3838.251 - 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 3838.252 - 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 3838.253 - Authorization; Election
(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district at an election in which a majority of...
- Texas Section 3838.254 - Abolishing Sales And Use Tax
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), the board, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality where the district is located, may...
- Texas Section 3838.255 - Sales And Use Tax Rate
(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax of one-half of one percent on the receipts from the...
Last modified: September 28, 2016