Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8150 - Imperial Redevelopment District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 8150.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "City" means the City of Sugar Land, Texas. (2-a) "County" means...
- Texas Section 8150.002 - Nature Of District
The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and is essential to accomplish the...
- Texas Section 8150.0025 - Declaration Of Intent
(a) By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established...
- Texas Section 8150.003 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers...
- Texas Section 8150.0035 - Finding On Sports And Community Venues
A sports and community venue facility is considered to be a park and recreational facility. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B....
- Texas Section 8150.004 - Initial District Territory
(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
- Texas Section 8150.005 - Construction Of Chapter
This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes set forth in this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 8150.006 - Conflict Of Law
If any provision of general law applicable to the district conflicts with Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, prevail....
- Texas Section 8150.051 - Directors; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Except as provided by Section 8150.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms. (c) Section...
- Texas Section 8150.052 - Appointment Of Directors
The governing body of the city shall appoint the appropriate number of directors to the board to serve staggered terms that expire September 1 of...
SUBCHAPTER C GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 8150.053 - Vacancies
(a) The board shall notify the governing body of the city in writing when a vacancy occurs on the board. (b) The governing body of...
- Texas Section 8150.101 - 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
- Texas Section 8150.102 - Municipal Utility District Powers And Duties
The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal...
- Texas Section 8150.1025 - Municipal Management District Projects And Services
The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement, improvement project, or service using money available to the district,...
- Texas Section 8150.103 - Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter...
- Texas Section 8150.104 - No Eminent Domain Power
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3554), Sec. 1, eff. June 18,
- Texas Section 8150.105 - Development Corporation Powers
The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the...
- Texas Section 8150.106 - 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 8150.107 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance...
- Texas Section 8150.108 - Economic Development
(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district. (b) The district may establish and provide for the...
- Texas Section 8150.109 - Parking Facilities
(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including...
SUBCHAPTER D ADDITIONAL ROAD POWERS
- Texas Section 8150.110 - Sports And Community Venue Facilities
(a) The district may acquire, sell, lease as lessor or lessee, convey, construct, finance, develop, own, operate, maintain, acquire real property interests for, demolish, or...
- Texas Section 8150.151 - Road Projects
(a) As authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate, inside and outside the district, roads...
- Texas Section 8150.152 - Joint Road Projects
(a) A district may contract with a state agency, political subdivision, or corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, for a joint road project. (b)...
SUBCHAPTER E GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 8150.153 - Reimbursement For Road Project
(a) The district may: (1) reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a road or road improvement that is dedicated or otherwise transferred...
- Texas Section 8150.201 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by: (1) revenue from any source other than ad valorem taxation; or...
- Texas Section 8150.202 - Operation And Maintenance Tax
(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose, the district may impose an operation and...
- Texas Section 8150.203 - Contract Taxes
(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue...
- Texas Section 8150.204 - 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 8150.205 - 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 8150.206 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
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 determine...
- Texas Section 8150.207 - Assessments; Liens For Assessments
(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment under Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for any purpose authorized by this...
SUBCHAPTER F BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
- Texas Section 8150.208 - Tax And Assessment Abatements
The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd...
- Texas Section 8150.251 - Authority To Issue Bonds And Other Obligations
(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or...
- Texas Section 8150.252 - Taxes For Bonds And Other Obligations
At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a...
- Texas Section 8150.254 - Bonds Payable From Revenue From Certain Contracts
The district may issue bonds payable wholly or partly from the revenue of a contract authorized by Section 8150.103(b) to pay for the implementation of...
- Texas Section 8150.257 - Approval Of Certain Bonds By Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Section 375.208, Local Government Code, applies to the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 15, eff. June 17,
Last modified: September 28, 2016