Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3844 - Harris County Improvement District No. 7

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3844.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 7. Added by...
• Texas Section 3844.002 - Harris County Improvement District No
  A special district known as the "Harris County Improvement District No. 7" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 3844.003 - 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 3844.004 - 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 3844.005 - 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 3844.006 - Tort Liability
  The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and...
• Texas Section 3844.007 - Eligibility For Reinvestment Zones
  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3844.008 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 768...
• Texas Section 3844.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of 11 directors who serve staggered terms of four years with five or six directors' terms expiring...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3844.052 - Appointment Of Directors On Increase In Board Size
  If the board increases the number of directors under Section 3844.051, the board shall appoint qualified persons to fill the new director positions and shall...
• Texas Section 3844.101 - District Powers
  The district has: (1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; (2) the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions...
• Texas Section 3844.102 - 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 3844.103 - Elections
  (a) District elections must be held in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. (b) The board may submit multiple purposes...
• Texas Section 3844.104 - Contract For Law Enforcement And Security Services
  The district may contract with: (1) Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement and security services...
• Texas Section 3844.105 - Annexation Or Exclusion Of Territory
  The district may annex or exclude land from the district in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. Added by Acts...

SUBCHAPTER D PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM AND PARKING FACILITIES

• Texas Section 3844.106 - No Eminent Domain Power
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 768 (H.B. 3517), Sec. 1, eff. June 17,
• Texas Section 3844.151 - Public Transit System; Petition Required
  (a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area within...
• Texas Section 3844.152 - 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, including: (1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or...
• Texas Section 3844.153 - Rules
  The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities except that a rule relating to or affecting the use...
• Texas Section 3844.154 - Financing Of Public Transit System Or Parking Facilities
  (a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring and...

SUBCHAPTER E FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3844.155 - Payment In Lieu Of Taxes To Other Taxing Unit
  If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in the removal from...
• Texas Section 3844.201 - Authority To Impose Assessments, Ad Valorem Taxes, And Impact Fees
  The district may impose, assess, charge, or collect an assessment, an ad valorem tax, an impact fee, or another fee in accordance with Chapter 49,...
• Texas Section 3844.202 - Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3844.103, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
• Texas Section 3844.203 - Assessment In Part Of District
  An assessment may be imposed on only a part of the district if only that part will benefit from the service or improvement. Added by...
• Texas Section 3844.204 - Petition Required For Assessment And For Financing Services And Improvements
  (a) The board may not impose an assessment or finance a service or improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the improvement...
• Texas Section 3844.205 - Assessments Considered Taxes
  For purposes of a title insurance policy issued under Chapter 9, Insurance Code, an assessment is a tax. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
• Texas Section 3844.206 - Liens For Assessments; Suits To Recover Assessments
  (a) An assessment imposed on property under this chapter is a personal obligation of the person who owns the property on January 1 of the...
• Texas Section 3844.207 - Property Of Certain Utilities Exempt From Assessment And Impact Fees
  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including equipment or facilities, of: (1) an electric utility as defined by...
• Texas Section 3844.208 - Use Of Electrical Or Optical Lines
  (a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of: (1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber optic...

SUBCHAPTER F DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3844.209 - Debt
  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other debt obligations in accordance with Subchapters I and J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a purpose...
• Texas Section 3844.251 - Dissolution Of District With Outstanding Debt
  (a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not...

Last modified: September 28, 2016