Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3842 - Nasa Area Management District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3842.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the NASA Area Management District. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 3842.002 - Nasa Area Management District
The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 1999),...
- Texas Section 3842.003 - 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 3842.004 - 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 3842.005 - District Territory
(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified...
- Texas Section 3842.006 - Eligibility For Inclusion In Special Zones
All or any part of the area of the district is eligible, regardless of other statutory criteria, to be included in: (1) a tax increment...
- Texas Section 3842.007 - 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. 589...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3842.008 - 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 3842.051 - Composition; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with three or four directors' terms...
- Texas Section 3842.052 - Appointment Of Directors
(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Nassau Bay shall appoint voting directors. A person is appointed if a...
- Texas Section 3842.053 - Nonvoting Directors
(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors: (1) the presiding officer of the City of Nassau Bay's planning and zoning commission; (2) the City...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3842.054 - Quorum
For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted: (1) a board position vacant for any reason,...
- Texas Section 3842.101 - 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 3842.102 - 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 3842.103 - 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 3842.104 - Authority To Contract For Law Enforcement
To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified provider, including Harris County or the City of Nassau Bay, to provide law...
- Texas Section 3842.105 - Approval By City Of Nassau Bay
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Nassau Bay for: (1) the issuance of bonds...
- Texas Section 3842.106 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
The district may join and pay dues to an organization that: (1) is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a), Internal...
- Texas Section 3842.107 - Economic Development Programs And Other Powers Related To Planning And Development
(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 3842.108 - Annexation
In addition to the authority to annex territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may by board resolution annex territory located in...
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3842.109 - No Eminent Domain
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 1999), Sec. 2, eff. June...
- Texas Section 3842.151 - 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 3842.152 - 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 3842.153 - 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 3842.154 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified United States mail or an equivalent service that can provide...
- Texas Section 3842.155 - 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 3842.156 - 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 3842.157 - 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 3842.158 - City Not Required To Pay District Obligations
Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Nassau Bay is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation...
- Texas Section 3842.159 - 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...
- Texas Section 3842.160 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER E SALES AND USE TAX
- Texas Section 3842.161 - Tax Increment Financing Powers
(a) The district may designate all or any part of the district as a tax increment reinvestment zone, and the district may use tax increment...
- Texas Section 3842.201 - 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 3842.202 - 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 3842.203 - Authorization
The district may adopt a sales and use tax for the benefit of the district. The board is not required to call an election to...
- Texas Section 3842.204 - Abolishing Sales And Use Tax
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), the board, with the consent of the governing body of the City of Nassau Bay, may abolish the...
SUBCHAPTER F DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3842.205 - Sales And Use Tax Rate
(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax at the rate authorized by the district on the receipts...
- Texas Section 3842.251 - 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