Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3849 - International Management District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3849.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the International Management District. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
- Texas Section 3849.002 - International 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. 949 (H.B. 4004),...
- Texas Section 3849.003 - 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 3849.004 - 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 3849.005 - 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 3849.006 - 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 a...
- Texas Section 3849.007 - 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. 949...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3849.008 - 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 3849.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of 11 voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with five or six directors' terms...
- Texas Section 3849.052 - Appointment Of Directors On Increase In Board Size
If the board increases the number of directors under Section 3849.051, the board shall appoint qualified persons to fill the new director positions and shall...
- Texas Section 3849.053 - Appointment Of Directors
The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3849.054 - 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 3849.101 - General Powers
The district may exercise all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 3849.102 - Exercise Of Powers Of Other Governmental Entities
The district has the powers of: (1) a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease,...
- Texas Section 3849.103 - 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 3849.104 - 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 3849.105 - 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, to provide law enforcement...
- Texas Section 3849.106 - 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...
- Texas Section 3849.107 - Approval By City Of Houston
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body for: (1) the issuance of...
- Texas Section 3849.108 - 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 3849.109 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3849.110 - No Eminent Domain
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 4004), Sec. 1, eff. June...
- Texas Section 3849.151 - 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 3849.152 - 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 3849.153 - 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 3849.154 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
(a) The district shall mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall...
- Texas Section 3849.155 - 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 3849.156 - Assessments Considered Taxes
For purposes of a title insurance policy issued under Title 11, Insurance Code, an assessment is a tax. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 3849.157 - Ad Valorem Tax
(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3849.162, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
- Texas Section 3849.158 - 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 3849.159 - 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...
- Texas Section 3849.160 - Bonds And Other Obligations
(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the...
- Texas Section 3849.161 - 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 3849.162 - 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 3849.163 - City Of Houston 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 3849.164 - Competitive Bidding
Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $25,000. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3849.165 - 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 3849.201 - 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