Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3929 - Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 2

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3929.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "City" means the City of Cleburne, Texas. (3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission...
• Texas Section 3929.002 - Creation And Nature Of District
  The Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 2 is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,...
• Texas Section 3929.003 - Purpose; Legislative Findings
  (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 3929.004 - 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 3929.005 - Initial District Territory
  (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 3929.006 - Eligibility For Inclusion In Special Zones
  (a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in: (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under...
• Texas Section 3929.007 - Confirmation And Directors' Election Required
  On receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the acreage and the assessed value of real property in the district...
• Texas Section 3929.008 - Development And Operating Agreement Execution Required
  (a) The initial directors may not hold an election under Section 3929.007 until the city has entered into a development and operating agreement under Section...
• Texas Section 3929.009 - Applicability Of Municipal Management District Law
  (a) Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, including Subchapters E and F, applies to the district. (b) The following provisions...
• Texas Section 3929.010 - Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978...
• Texas Section 3929.011 - Concurrence On Additional Powers
  If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3929.012 - City Consent To Creation Of District
  The city's consent to the creation of the district is not subject to the limitations on the conditions or other restrictions the city may place...
• Texas Section 3929.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. (b) Except as provided by Section 3929.054, directors serve staggered four-year terms, with...
• Texas Section 3929.052 - Board Meetings
  The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3605), Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 3929.053 - Removal Of Directors
  (a) The board may remove a director by unanimous vote of the other directors if the director has missed at least half of the meetings...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3929.054 - Initial Directors
  (a) The initial board consists of: Pos. No. Name of Director 1 David Rex 2 Barb Levis 3 John Tatum 4 Charles Collie 5 Stephanie...
• Texas Section 3929.101 - General Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 3929.102 - Improvement Projects
  The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by Subchapter C-1...
• Texas Section 3929.103 - Water District Powers
  The district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including...
• Texas Section 3929.104 - Authority For Road Projects
  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state,...
• Texas Section 3929.105 - Road Standards And Requirements
  (a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial...
• Texas Section 3929.106 - Public Improvement District Powers
  The district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 3929.107 - Contract Powers
  The district may contract with a governmental or private entity, on terms determined by the board, to carry out a power or duty authorized by...
• Texas Section 3929.108 - Ad Valorem Taxation
  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3605), Sec. 1, eff. September 1,
• Texas Section 3929.109 - Limitations On Emergency Services Powers
  The district may not establish, operate, maintain, or finance a police or fire department without the consent of the city by ordinance or resolution. Added...
• Texas Section 3929.110 - Adding Or Removing Territory
  As provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the board may add territory inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city to the district or...
• Texas Section 3929.111 - No Toll Roads
  The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3605), Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 3929.112 - Eminent Domain
  (a) Section 375.094, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), and subject to the consent of...
• Texas Section 3929.113 - Enforcement Of Real Property Restrictions
  The district may enforce a real property restriction in the manner provided by Section 54.237, Water Code, if, in the reasonable judgment of the board,...

SUBCHAPTER C-1 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES

• Texas Section 3929.114 - Powers Subject To Development And Operating Agreement
  In addition to the other limitations provided by this chapter, the district's authority to exercise its powers is subject to the terms of the development...
• Texas Section 3929.151 - Improvement Projects And Services
  The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service, including water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway projects...
• Texas Section 3929.152 - Board Determination Required
  The district may not undertake an improvement project unless the board determines the project is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district. Added...
• Texas Section 3929.153 - Location Of Improvement Project
  An improvement project may be located or provide service inside or outside the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3605),...
• Texas Section 3929.154 - City Requirements
  An improvement project in the district must comply with any applicable requirements of the city, including codes and ordinances, unless specifically waived or superseded by...
• Texas Section 3929.155 - Improvement Project And Service In Definable Area; Benefit Basis
  The district may undertake an improvement project or service that confers a special benefit on a definable area in the district and levy and collect...

SUBCHAPTER D DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS

• Texas Section 3929.156 - Development And Operating Agreement Required
  (a) After the district's board is organized, but before the district may undertake any improvement project, issue bonds, levy assessments or fees, or borrow money,...
• Texas Section 3929.201 - Division Of District; Prerequisites
  (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the district, including territory added to the district under Section 3929.110, may be divided into two or more new districts...
• Texas Section 3929.202 - Law Applicable To New District
  This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the...
• Texas Section 3929.203 - Division Procedures
  (a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real property in the district, may adopt...
• Texas Section 3929.204 - Notice And Recording Of Order
  Not later than the 30th day after the date of an order dividing the district, the district shall: (1) file the order with the commission;...

SUBCHAPTER E GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS

• Texas Section 3929.205 - Contract Authority Of New Districts
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider...
• Texas Section 3929.251 - 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 3929.252 - Money Used For Improvements Or Services
  The district may undertake and provide an improvement project or service authorized by this chapter using any money available to the district. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 3929.253 - Borrowing Money; Obligations
  (a) Subject to the terms of the development and operating agreement required under Section 3929.156, the district may borrow money for a district purpose, including...
• Texas Section 3929.254 - Assessments
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district may impose an assessment on property in the district to pay for an obligation described by...
• Texas Section 3929.255 - Residential Property Not Exempt
  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3605), Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 3929.256 - No Impact Fees
  The district may not impose an impact fee. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3605), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

SUBCHAPTER F DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3929.257 - Collection Of Assessments
  The district may contract as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code, with the commissioners court of the county for the assessment and collection of assessments...
• Texas Section 3929.301 - Dissolution By Board
  The board may dissolve the district in the manner provided by Section 375.261, Local Government Code, subject to Section 375.264, Local Government Code. Added by...
• Texas Section 3929.302 - Dissolution By City
  (a) The city may dissolve the district by ordinance. (b) The city may not dissolve the district until: (1) the district's outstanding debt or contractual...
• Texas Section 3929.303 - Collection Of Assessments And Other Revenue
  (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city succeeds to the...
• Texas Section 3929.304 - Assumption Of Assets And Liabilities
  (a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the obligations of the district, including any contractual obligations or bonds or other debt payable...

Last modified: September 28, 2016