Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3839 - Towne Lake Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3839.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Towne Lake Management District. Added by Acts 2007,...
• Texas Section 3839.002 - Towne Lake Management District
  The Towne Lake 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 3839.003 - 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 3839.004 - 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 3839.005 - 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 3839.006 - 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 3839.007 - 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. 1285...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3839.008 - 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 3839.051 - 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 3839.052 - 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. 1285...
• Texas Section 3839.053 - 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. 1285 (H.B....
• Texas Section 3839.054 - 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,...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3839.055 - Compensation
  Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1285 (H.B. 4045), Sec....
• Texas Section 3839.101 - Industrial Development Corporation Powers
  The district may exercise the powers given to an industrial development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,...
• Texas Section 3839.102 - 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 3839.103 - 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 3839.104 - 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 Houston for the county or...
• Texas Section 3839.105 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance...
• Texas Section 3839.106 - 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...
• Texas Section 3839.107 - Strategic Partnership Agreement
  The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with the City of Houston in the same manner as a district under...

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3839.108 - No Eminent Domain
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1285 (H.B. 4045), Sec. 1, eff. June...
• Texas Section 3839.151 - 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 3839.152 - 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 3839.153 - 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 3839.154 - 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...
• Texas Section 3839.155 - 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 3839.156 - Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3839.160, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
• Texas Section 3839.157 - 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 3839.158 - Bonds And Other Obligations
  (a) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees,...
• Texas Section 3839.159 - 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 3839.160 - 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 3839.161 - City Not Required To Pay District Obligations
  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Houston is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of...
• Texas Section 3839.162 - Competitive Bidding
  Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $50,000. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...

SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3839.163 - 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 3839.201 - 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