Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3850 - Greater Sharpstown Management District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3850.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Greater Sharpstown Management District. Added by Acts 2005,...
- Texas Section 3850.002 - Greater Sharpstown Management District
The Greater Sharpstown Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 771...
- Texas Section 3850.003 - 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 3850.004 - 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 3850.005 - Parking
A parking improvement is considered to be a street or road improvement. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 771 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 3850.006 - 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 3850.007 - 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 3850.008 - 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. 771 (H.B....
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3850.009 - 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. 771...
- Texas Section 3850.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of nine voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms...
- Texas Section 3850.052 - 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...
- Texas Section 3850.053 - Nonvoting Directors
(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors: (1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3850.054 - 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 3850.101 - Exercise Of Powers Of Development Corporation
The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease,...
- Texas Section 3850.102 - 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 3850.103 - 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 3850.104 - Authority To Contract For Law Enforcement
To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a law enforcement services provider, including Harris County or the City of Houston, to provide...
- Texas Section 3850.105 - 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 3850.106 - 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 3850.107 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3850.108 - No Eminent Domain
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 771 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 1, eff. June 17,
- Texas Section 3850.151 - 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 3850.152 - 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 3850.153 - 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 3850.154 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
(a) 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...
- Texas Section 3850.155 - 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 3850.156 - Limitation On Amount Of Certain Assessments
An assessment based on the taxable value of real property may not exceed 12 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the...
- Texas Section 3850.157 - Public Improvement District Assessments
An assessment levied in the district for a public improvement district under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, or Chapter 382, Local Government Code,...
- Texas Section 3850.158 - 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 3850.159 - Ad Valorem Tax
(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3850.162, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
- Texas Section 3850.160 - 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 3850.161 - 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 3850.162 - 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 3850.163 - 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 3850.164 - 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 2005, 79th...
SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3850.165 - 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 3850.201 - 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