Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2502 Latest Draft

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                            81R22475 GCB-D
 By: West S.B. No. 2502


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the creation of the Trinity River West Municipal
 Management District; providing the authority to impose an
 assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3871 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 3871.  TRINITY RIVER WEST MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 3871.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
 (2) "City" means the City of Dallas.
 (3)  "District" means the Trinity River West Municipal
 Management District.
 (4)  "Improvement project" means a project authorized
 by Section 3871.102:
 (A) inside the boundaries of the district; and
 (B)  in areas outside but adjacent to the
 boundaries of the district if the project is for the purpose of
 extending public infrastructure improvements beyond the district's
 boundaries to a logical terminus.
 Sec. 3871.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
 district is a special district created under Section 59, Article
 XVI, Texas Constitution.
 Sec. 3871.003.  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 Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
 chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and
 other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
 legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
 purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
 (b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
 welfare in the district.
 (c)  The district is created to supplement and not to
 supplant city services provided in the district.
 Sec. 3871.004.  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 the improvements and services to be provided by
 the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
 Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
 other powers granted under this chapter.
 (c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest
 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
 (1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the
 state;
 (2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
 (3)  developing or expanding transportation and
 commerce; and
 (4) providing quality residential housing.
 (d) The district will:
 (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
 (2)  provide needed funding for the district to
 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
 the district territory as a residential community and business
 center; and
 (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
 developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
 the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.
 (e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
 landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of
 and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an
 improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
 (f)  The district will not act as the agent or
 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
 Sec. 3871.005.  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 under:
 (1) Section 3871.106; or
 (2) other law.
 (b)  A mistake in the field notes of the district contained
 in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the
 field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:
 (1)  the district's organization, existence, or
 validity;
 (2)  the district's right to contract, including the
 right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose
 for which the district is created;
 (3)  the district's right to impose or collect an
 assessment, tax, or any other revenue; or
 (4) the legality or operation of the board.
 Sec. 3871.006.  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 by the
 city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;
 (2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the
 city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
 (3)  an enterprise zone created by the city under
 Chapter 2303, Government Code.
 (b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
 described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
 the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
 in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
 for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under
 Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to
 pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district
 for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds
 under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project
 has been approved by the governing body of the city by the adoption
 of a resolution.
 (c)  A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in
 the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section
 311.006(b), Tax Code.
 [Sections 3871.007-3871.050 reserved for expansion]
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 Sec. 3871.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a)  The district is
 governed by a board of nine directors composed of:
 (1)  six directors appointed by the governing body of
 the city; and
 (2)  three city employees appointed by the governing
 body of the city.
 (b)  Before the term of each director expires as provided by
 Subsection (d), the owner or owners of a majority of the appraised
 value of the real property in the district, or the majority of the
 record owners of real property in the district subject to taxation,
 may submit a petition to the governing body of the city requesting
 that the governing body appoint as successor directors the persons
 named in the petition. If the persons named in the petition meet
 the qualifications prescribed by Sections 3871.052 and 3871.053,
 the governing body shall appoint those persons as successor
 directors.
 (c)  If a petition is not submitted under Subsection (b), the
 governing body of the city shall appoint as successor directors
 persons who meet the qualifications prescribed by Sections 3871.052
 and 3871.053.
 (d)  Directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four
 or five directors' terms expiring July 1 of each odd-numbered year.
 Sec. 3871.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS: BOARD MEETINGS.
 (a)  Directors appointed under Section 3871.051(a)(1) must meet at
 least one of the qualifications prescribed by Section 3871.053.
 (b)  A person may not be appointed to the board if the
 appointment of that person would result in fewer than:
 (1)  four of the directors being residents of the city
 and meeting the qualifications prescribed by Section
 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5); and
 (2)  two of the directors meeting the qualifications
 prescribed by Section 3871.053(a)(1).
 (c)  The governing body of the city may remove a member of the
 board with or without cause at any time by a majority vote.
 (d)  The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to
 the public.  The board shall file a copy of the notice of a meeting
 with the city's secretary.  The city's secretary shall post the
 notice at Dallas City Hall.
 (e)  The board may not create an executive committee to
 exercise the powers of the board.
 Sec. 3871.053.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS. (a) To be
 qualified to serve as a director appointed under Section
 3871.051(a)(1), a person must be at least 18 years old and must be:
 (1)  a resident of the district who is also a registered
 voter of the district or a registered voter who lives within a
 two-mile radius of the district;
 (2) an owner of property in the district;
 (3)  an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
 otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
 (4)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
 owns property in the district; or
 (5)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered
 by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
 (b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the
 district.
 Sec. 3871.054.  VACANCY.  The governing body of the city
 shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a person who meets
 the qualifications prescribed by Section 3871.051(a) or 3871.053 to
 serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
 Sec. 3871.055.  DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. A
 director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the
 district and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in
 the district records. A copy of each director's oath or affirmation
 of office shall be filed with the city's secretary.
 Sec. 3871.056.  OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
 the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
 of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person
 concurrently.
 Sec. 3871.057.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES; LIABILITY INSURANCE
 FOR DIRECTORS. (a) The district may compensate each director in an
 amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting. The total amount
 of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $2,000.
 (b)  Directors are entitled to reimbursement for necessary
 and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
 responsibilities of the board.
 (c)  The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive
 general liability insurance coverage from a commercial insurance
 company or other source that protects and insures a director
 against personal liability and from any and all claims relating to:
 (1)  actions taken by the director in the director's
 capacity as a member of the board;
 (2) actions and activities taken by the district; or
 (3)  the actions of others acting on behalf of the
 district.
 Sec. 3871.058.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) A director,
 including a director who qualifies under Section 3871.053(a)(2),
 (3), (4), or (5), may participate in all board votes and decisions
 if the director complies with the requirements of Subsection (b).
 (b)  A director shall comply with Section 171.004, Local
 Government Code, including the disclosure and abstention
 requirements of that section. A director must file a copy of the
 director's disclosure affidavit required by Section 171.004, Local
 Government Code, with the city's secretary before participating in
 a board discussion or vote.
 Sec. 3871.059.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a)  The initial board
 consists of the following directors:
 (1)  Place 1:  a director who qualifies under Section
 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5);
 (2)  Place 2:  a director who qualifies under Section
 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5);
 (3)  Place 3:  a director who qualifies under Section
 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5);
 (4)  Place 4:  a director who qualifies under Section
 3871.053(a)(1);
 (5)  Place 5:  a director who qualifies under Section
 3871.053(a)(1);
 (6)  Place 6:  a director who qualifies under Section
 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5);
 (7) Place 7: a city employee;
 (8) Place 8: a city employee; and
 (9) Place 9: a city employee.
 (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
 appointed for Places 1, 2, 3, and 4 expire July 1, 2011, and the
 terms of directors appointed for Places 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 expire
 July 1, 2013.
 (c) This section expires September 1, 2013.
 [Sections 3871.060-3871.100 reserved for expansion]
 SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 3871.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
 the powers and duties provided by this chapter and by:
 (1)  the general laws relating to conservation and
 reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
 Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, except that
 the district's bonds and other securities are not subject to the
 jurisdiction or supervision of the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality under Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law;
 (2)  the general laws relating to road districts and
 road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III,
 Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code,
 except that the district may exercise any power granted by this
 chapter without regard to any provision or requirement of or
 procedure prescribed by Chapter 441, Transportation Code;
 (3)  Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code,
 in the same manner as a municipality or a county;
 (4) Chapter 1371, Government Code;
 (5) Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and
 (6) Chapter 311, Tax Code.
 Sec. 3871.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) The district may
 provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or
 private entity to provide, the following types of improvement
 projects located in the district or activities in support of or
 incidental to those projects:
 (1)  a supply and distribution facility or system to
 provide potable and nonpotable water to the residents and
 businesses of the district, including a wastewater collection
 facility;
 (2)  a paved, macadamized, or graveled road, street, or
 turnpike, inside and outside the district, to the full extent
 authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution;
 (3)  the planning, design, construction, improvement,
 and maintenance of:
 (A) landscaping;
 (B)  highway right-of-way or transit corridor
 beautification and improvement;
 (C) lighting, banners, and signs;
 (D) a street or sidewalk;
 (E) a hiking and cycling path or trail;
 (F)  a pedestrian walkway, skywalk, crosswalk, or
 tunnel;
 (G)  a park, lake, garden, recreational facility,
 community activities center, dock, wharf, sports facility, open
 space, scenic area, or related exhibit or preserve;
 (H) a fountain, plaza, or pedestrian mall; or
 (I)  a drainage or storm-water detention
 improvement;
 (4)  protection and improvement of the quality of storm
 water that flows through the district;
 (5)  the planning, design, construction, improvement,
 maintenance, and operation of:
 (A) a water or sewer facility; or
 (B) an off-street parking facility or heliport;
 (6) the planning and acquisition of:
 (A)  public art and sculpture and related exhibits
 and facilities; or
 (B)  an educational facility, and a cultural
 exhibit or facility;
 (7)  the planning, design, construction, acquisition,
 lease, rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and
 management of and provision of furnishings for a facility for:
 (A) a conference, convention, or exhibition;
 (B) a manufacturer, consumer, or trade show;
 (C)  a civic, community, or institutional event;
 or
 (D)  an exhibit, display, attraction, special
 event, or seasonal or cultural celebration or holiday;
 (8)  the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of
 land or improvements in connection with improvement projects;
 (9)  the acquisition and improvement of land or other
 property for the mitigation of the environmental effects of an
 improvement project if those costs are incurred in accordance with
 a development agreement and reimbursement of those costs is
 conditioned on the completion of substantial vertical development,
 or the costs are related to a transit or mobility project;
 (10)  the acquisition of property or an interest in
 property in connection with one or more authorized improvement
 projects, including a project authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter
 372, Local Government Code;
 (11)  a special or supplemental service for the
 improvement and promotion of the district or an area adjacent to the
 district or for the protection of public health and safety in or
 adjacent to the district, including:
 (A) advertising;
 (B) promotion;
 (C) tourism;
 (D) health and sanitation;
 (E) public safety;
 (F) security;
 (G)  fire protection or emergency medical
 services;
 (H) business recruitment;
 (I)  elimination of traffic congestion, including
 by use of rail services; and
 (J)  recreational, educational, or cultural
 improvements, enhancements, and services; or
 (12)  any similar public improvement, facility, or
 service.
 (b)  The district may not undertake an improvement project
 under this section unless the board determines the project to be
 necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district and has
 received the approval of the city under Section 3871.160.
 (c)  An improvement project must comply with any applicable
 codes and ordinances of the city.
 (d)  The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize an
 improvement project on the city streets, highways, rights-of-way,
 or easements without the consent of the governing body of the city.
 (e)  Subject to an agreement between the district and the
 city, the city may:
 (1)  by ordinance, order, or resolution require that
 title to all or any portion of an improvement project vest in the
 city; or
 (2)  unless prohibited by Subsection (h), by ordinance,
 order, resolution, or other directive, authorize the district to
 own, encumber, maintain, and operate an improvement project,
 subject to the right of the city to order a conveyance of the
 improvement project to the city on a date determined by the city.
 (f)  The district shall immediately comply with any city
 ordinance, order, or resolution adopted under Subsection (e).
 (g)  For the purposes of this section, planning, design,
 construction, improvement, and maintenance of a lake includes work
 done for drainage, reclamation, or recreation.
 (h)  Waterworks and sanitary sewer improvements may be
 undertaken by the district inside or outside the boundaries of the
 district, subject to the following conditions:
 (1)  the city shall request that waterworks or sanitary
 sewer improvements be funded by the district;
 (2)  the city shall construct, own, operate, and
 maintain the improvements; and
 (3)  the district shall comply with Sections 3871.152,
 3871.157, and 3871.160 as a condition for the district to fund the
 improvements.
 Sec. 3871.103.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS. (a)
 The district may:
 (1)  contract with any person to accomplish any
 district purpose, including a contract for:
 (A)  the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of
 costs incurred by that person on behalf of the district, including
 all or part of the costs of any improvement project and interest on
 the reimbursed cost; or
 (B)  the use, occupancy, lease, rental,
 operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed
 or existing improvement project; and
 (2)  apply for and contract with any person to receive,
 administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a
 federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance,
 transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement
 relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design,
 acquisition, construction, improvement, completion,
 implementation, or operation by the district or others of a
 proposed or existing improvement project.
 (b)  A contract the district enters into to carry out a
 purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the
 board determines, including a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or
 warrant payable to the city, Dallas County, or any other person.
 (c)  Any person may contract with the district to carry out
 the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other
 authorization.
 Sec. 3871.104.  RULES; ENFORCEMENT. (a) The district may
 adopt rules:
 (1) to administer or operate the district;
 (2)  for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection,
 security, and maintenance of the district's property and
 facilities; or
 (3)  to provide for public safety and security in the
 district.
 (b) The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.
 (c)  To the extent a district rule conflicts with a city
 rule, order, or regulation, the city rule, order, or regulation
 controls.
 (d)  The district shall provide the city with written notice
 not later than the 30th day before the date of a meeting at which the
 board will adopt rules. The district may not adopt a rule affecting
 the use of a municipally owned asset, such as a public park, street,
 sidewalk, transit facility, or public right-of-way, unless the
 governing body of the city has approved the rule by ordinance,
 order, or resolution.
 Sec. 3871.105.  NAME CHANGE. The board by resolution may
 change the district's name. The board shall give written notice of
 the change to the city.
 Sec. 3871.106.  ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY. The board may
 add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code,
 and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that:
 (1)  the addition or removal of the territory must be
 approved by:
 (A)  the governing body of the city by ordinance,
 order, or resolution; and
 (B)  the owners of the territory being added or
 removed;
 (2)  a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
 Water Code, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax;
 and
 (3)  territory may not be removed from the district if
 bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly
 from ad valorem taxes or assessments levied or assessed on the
 territory are outstanding.
 Sec. 3871.107.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
 create economic development and other programs under Section 52-a,
 Article III, Texas Constitution, and may impose and collect ad
 valorem taxes for those purposes.  The district has the economic
 development powers that Chapter 380, Local Government Code,
 provides to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000.
 Each economic development program and each project that will
 receive public funds under an economic development program must be
 approved by the governing body of the city by ordinance, order, or
 resolution.
 (b)  The district shall provide the city written notice not
 later than the 30th day before the date of a meeting at which the
 board will adopt terms of an economic development program. The
 district may not adopt an economic development program or
 improvement project to be funded under an economic development
 program unless the governing body of the city has approved the
 program or improvement project by ordinance, order, or resolution.
 Sec. 3871.108.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
 Sec. 3871.109.  TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION. The
 board may employ and establish the terms of employment and
 compensation of an executive director or general manager and any
 other district employees the board considers necessary. An
 employee may not receive annual compensation of more than $150,000
 from public funds of the district.
 Sec. 3871.110.  NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS. (a) The board
 shall annually provide owners of real property in the district
 written notice that specifies the tax of the district for the
 district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the
 tax rate for the operation and maintenance of the district and the
 tax rate for the payment of debt service of obligations issued or
 incurred by the district.  The written notice must be sent by first
 class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the current address
 of the property owner as reflected on the tax rolls of the appraisal
 district.
 (b)  The notice must clearly state that the tax rates on real
 property imposed in the district are in addition to the ad valorem
 taxes imposed by other taxing units that tax real property in the
 boundaries of the district.
 (c)  The district shall generate and implement a program to
 provide notification to a prospective purchaser of property in the
 district of the rates of tax and assessments that have been approved
 and are imposed by the district.
 [Sections 3871.111-3871.150 reserved for expansion]
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 3871.151.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS.
 (a) Except as provided by Section 3871.160, the district may:
 (1)  impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable industrial
 and commercial property in the district to pay for any improvement
 projects of the types authorized by Section 52(b), Article III, and
 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and to secure the
 payment of bonds issued for those purposes;
 (2)  impose an assessment on property in the district
 to pay the cost of any authorized improvement project and the cost
 of the maintenance of the project in the manner provided for:
 (A)  a district under Subchapters A, E, and F,
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or
 (B)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A,
 Chapter 372, Local Government Code;
 (3)  provide or secure the payment or repayment of any
 bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or
 reimbursement or other contract with any person, the costs and
 expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the
 district, and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue
 of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or
 indebtedness by or through:
 (A)  the imposition of an ad valorem tax,
 assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; and
 (B)  any other revenue or resources of the
 district, or other revenue authorized by the city, including
 revenue from a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city
 under applicable law;
 (4)  establish user charges related to the operation of
 storm-water facilities, including the regulation of storm water for
 the protection of water quality in the district;
 (5)  establish user charges for the use of nonpotable
 water for irrigation purposes, subject to the approval of the
 governing body of the city;
 (6)  undertake separately or jointly with other
 persons, including the city or Dallas County, all or part of the
 cost of any improvement project, including an improvement project:
 (A)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting
 public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical
 services, and law enforcement in and adjacent to the district; or
 (B)  that confers a general benefit on the entire
 district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district;
 and
 (7)  enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance
 with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to
 tax abatement agreements by municipalities.
 (b)  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax to pay for
 an improvement project under this chapter unless the imposition is
 approved by the voters of the district voting at an election held
 for that purpose. The board may call an election to approve the
 imposition of an ad valorem tax to pay for an improvement project
 under this chapter only if the board receives a petition requesting
 the election signed by:
 (1)  more than 65 percent of the record owners of real
 property in the district subject to taxation; or
 (2)  owners representing more than 65 percent of the
 appraised value of real property in the district subject to
 taxation, as determined by the tax rolls of the appraisal district.
 Sec. 3871.152.  BORROWING MONEY. (a) The district may
 borrow money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds,
 notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by
 the board to be necessary or appropriate for any district purpose.
 The bond, note, credit agreement, or other obligation may be
 secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes, assessments, a
 combination of ad valorem taxes and assessments, or other district
 revenue. The governing body of the city must approve the issuance
 of bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of the
 district, in general terms before the preparation of preliminary
 official statements or loan closing documents, as provided by the
 development and operating agreement approved by the city in
 accordance with Section 3871.160, or by separate action.
 (b)  The governing body of the city must approve the final
 terms of the bond issuance, note, or credit facility, including the
 principal amount, note amount, interest rate or rates, redemption
 provisions, and other terms and conditions relating to the
 issuance.
 (c)  The district shall file annual audited financial
 statements with the city's secretary.
 Sec. 3871.153.  ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION. (a) The district
 may impose an assessment on property in the district, including an
 assessment on commercial, industrial, or office property, only in
 the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government
 Code, or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a
 municipality, county, or public improvement district, according to
 the benefit received by the property.
 (b)  An assessment on property must be for the limited
 purpose of providing capital funding for:
 (1) public water and wastewater facilities;
 (2) drainage and storm-water facilities;
 (3) streets and alleys; and
 (4)  any authorized purpose under Chapter 372, Local
 Government Code.
 (c)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
 fees incurred by the district:
 (1)  are a first and prior lien against the property
 assessed; and
 (2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than
 a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
 taxes.
 (d)  A lien of an assessment against property under this
 chapter runs with the land, and the portion of an assessment payment
 obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the
 foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien.  Any purchaser of property in
 a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject
 to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and
 to the lien and terms of payment under the applicable assessment
 ordinance or order.
 (e)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
 the manner required for additional assessments.
 (f)  The district shall file notice of any tax or assessment
 imposed by the district with the county clerk of Dallas County and
 post the notice on the district's Internet website.
 Sec. 3871.154.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EXEMPT. The district
 may not impose taxes, assessments, fees, or any other requirement
 for payment, construction, alteration, or dedication on
 single-family detached residential property, residential
 condominiums, duplexes, triplexes, and quadruplexes.
 Sec. 3871.155.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
 (a)  The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation
 purposes, including for:
 (1)  planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining,
 repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land,
 plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment
 of the district; and
 (2)  paying costs of services, engineering and legal
 fees, and organization and administrative expenses, including
 expenses of the city payable under the terms of the project
 development agreement described by Section 3871.160.
 (b)  The district may not impose a maintenance and operation
 tax for improvement projects under this chapter unless the
 imposition of the tax is approved by the voters of the district
 voting at an election held for that purpose. An election may be
 called only on receipt of a petition as provided by Section
 3871.151(b).
 (c)  A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at
 the same time and in conjunction with any other district election.
 The election may be called by a separate election order or as part
 of any other election order.
 Sec. 3871.156.  USE OF SURPLUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
 MONEY. If the district has surplus maintenance and operation tax
 money that is not needed for the purposes for which it was
 collected, the money may be used for any authorized purpose.
 Sec. 3871.157.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) Subject to
 the requirements of Sections 3871.159 and 3871.160, the district
 may issue by public or private sale bonds, notes, or other
 obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, or by
 assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372,
 Local Government Code, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
 Government Code.
 (b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
 district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
 note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
 proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
 any other type of obligation.
 (c)  In addition to the sources of money described by
 Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, and Subchapter J,
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured
 and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the
 money the district receives from system or improvement project
 revenue or from any other source.
 Sec. 3871.158.  BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
 than 40 years from their date of issue.
 Sec. 3871.159.  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 annual
 ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are
 outstanding; and
 (2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem
 tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient
 to:
 (A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other
 obligations as the interest becomes due; and
 (B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the
 principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the
 redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
 Sec. 3871.160.  DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT
 REQUIRED. (a)  After the district's board is organized, but before
 the district may undertake any improvement project, issue bonds,
 impose taxes, levy assessments or fees, or borrow money, the
 district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually
 approved and accepted development and operating agreement,
 including any limitations imposed by the city, regarding the plans
 and rules for:
 (1)  the exercise of the powers granted to the district
 under this chapter, including the organization, development, and
 operation of the district;
 (2)  the selection and description of improvement
 projects that may be undertaken and financed by the district and the
 ownership, operation, and maintenance of those projects;
 (3)  the terms, conditions, methods, means, and amounts
 of financing authorized by this chapter that the district may use in
 providing improvement projects; and
 (4)  the amounts, methods, and times of reimbursement
 to the city for costs and expenses, if any, incurred by the city
 with respect to the development and operation of the district and
 the financing of improvement projects by the district.
 (b)  An agreement authorized by this section is not effective
 until its terms and execution are approved by the board and the
 governing body of the city by resolution.
 [Sections 3871.161-3871.250 reserved for expansion]
 SUBCHAPTER E. DISSOLUTION
 Sec. 3871.251.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The city
 by ordinance may dissolve the district.
 (b)  The city may not dissolve the district until the
 district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations
 that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or
 discharged, or the city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to
 pay the outstanding indebtedness from the city's lawfully available
 revenue.
 (c)  The city may not dissolve the district until the
 agreement under Section 3871.160 has been executed and the
 district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled,
 including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a
 developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.
 Sec. 3871.252.  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, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the
 rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and
 collection of the assessments or other revenue.
 (b)  The city shall have and exercise all district powers to
 enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:
 (1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and
 payable according to their terms; or
 (2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other
 obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or
 obligations.
 Sec. 3871.253.  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
 the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district
 may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city
 consents to that change by resolution.
 Sec. 3871.254.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)
 After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to
 the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the
 district, including any bonds or other indebtedness payable from
 assessments or other district revenue.
 (b)  If the city dissolves the district, the board shall
 transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
 SECTION 2. The district shall include the land described in
 Subsections (a) and (b), below:
 (a) A 192 acre tract of land situated west of the Dallas
 Central Business District along the western bank of the Trinity
 River Floodway in Dallas County, Texas, with said tract of land
 being more particularly described (in a clockwise manner around the
 boundary) by the following:
 The POINT OF BEGINNING being the northernmost point of the
 District on the northern right of way of Continental Avenue,
 eastern bank of the Trinity River Floodway and the Union Pacific
 Rail Corridor;
 THEN in a southeast direction to the southern right-of-way of
 Continental Avenue;
 THEN in a southwest direction along the southern right-of-way
 of Continental Avenue / Singleton Boulevard across the Trinity
 River to the intersection with the Continental Via Connector;
 THEN in a south by west direction along the eastern
 right-of-way of the Continental Via Connector;
 THEN in a south southeast direction along the eastern
 right-of-way of the Continental Via Connector;
 THEN in a south southeast direction along the eastern
 right-of-way of the Continental Via Connector, N. Beckley
 Boulevard;
 THEN in a south southeast direction along the eastern
 right-of-way of N. Beckley Boulevard across the Union Pacific Rail
 Corridor to the northwest corner of 0.38 acre parcel (Block 6824,
 Lot 1, Account: 00000633508000000);
 THEN in an easterly direction along the northern edge (to the
 northeast corner) of 0.38 acre parcel (Block 6824, Lot 1, Account:
 00000633508000000);
 THEN in a south southeast direction along the eastern edge
 (to the southeast corner) of 0.38 acre parcel (Block 6824, Lot 1,
 Account: 00000633508000000);
 THEN in a southeast direction along the eastern edge (to the
 southeast corner) of 0.63 acre parcel (Lot 2, Account:
 00000633511000000);
 THEN in a southerly direction along the eastern edge (to the
 southeast corner) of 0.23 acre parcel (Block 6824, Tract 3,
 Account: 00000633514000000);
 THEN in a south southwest direction to the southern
 right-of-way of Commerce Street;
 THEN in a west southwest direction along the southern
 right-of-way of West Commerce Street to the intersection of Fort
 Worth Avenue;
 THEN in a due west direction for along the southern
 right-of-way of West Commerce Street to the western right-of-way of
 Sylvan Avenue;
 THEN in a northerly direction along the western right-of-way
 of Sylvan Avenue across Singleton Boulevard to the southwest corner
 of 0.15 acre parcel (Tiptons No 3, Block 3/71701 Lot 1, Account:
 00000673591000000);
 THEN in a due east direction along the northern right-of-way
 of Pueblo Street to the eastern right-of-way of Topeka Avenue;
 THEN in a due south direction along the eastern right-of-way
 of Topeka Avenue to the northern right-of-way of Singleton
 Boulevard;
 THEN in a due east direction along the northern right-of-way
 of Singleton Boulevard to the western right-of-way of Bataan
 Street;
 THEN in a due north direction approximately 529 feet along
 the western right-of-way of Bataan Street to the southeast corner
 of 0.13 acre parcel (7093, N Pt of Lots 54-58, Account:
 00000672568000000);
 THEN in a due north direction for approximately 13 feet along
 the western right-of-way of Bataan Street and the eastern edge of
 0.13 acre parcel (7093, N Pt of Lots 54-58, Account:
 00000672568000000);
 THEN in a due east direction across the right-of-way of
 Bataan Street to the northwest corner of 0.13 acre parcel (7093, S
 Pt Lots 49-52, Account: 00000672565000000);
 THEN in a due east direction for approximately 90 feet along
 the northern edge (to the northeast corner) of 0.13 acre parcel
 (7093, S Pt Lots 49-52, Account: 00000672565000000);
 THEN in an east by north direction for approximately 29 feet
 across the right-of-way of Pueblo alley way to the southwest corner
 of 4.59 acre parcel (7092, Block 3, Tr 4, S Pt Account:
 00000672316000000);
 THEN in a due east direction along the northern right-of-way
 of Pueblo alley way and Pueblo Street to the eastern right-of-way of
 Gulden Avenue;
 THEN in a due south direction along the eastern right-of-way
 of Gulden Avenue to the intersection with the north access road from
 Singleton Boulevard;
 THEN in a southeast direction along the northern right-of-way
 of the north access road from Singleton Boulevard to the
 intersection with Singleton Boulevard;
 THEN in a northeasterly direction along the northern
 right-of-way of Singleton Boulevard / Continental Avenue to the
 point of beginning;
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 14 ;
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 EVANSTON LT 13 ;
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 COMMERCE 100FR EVANSTON VOL2003255/3832 DD12152003 CO-DC;
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 ALLEY VOL97100/0344 DD051497 CO-DALLAS;
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 VOL97100/0344 DD051497 CO-DALLAS;
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 INT20070274154 DD07312007 CO-DC;
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 PROB SE04247-P/2 DD10182004 CO-DC;
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 DD082879 CO-DALLAS;
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 INT200600195865 DD05222006 CO-DC;
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 PROB94-1974-P2 CO-DC;
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 PROB94-1974-P2 CO-DC;
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 4-33X170X25.4X170 COMMERCE ;
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 CO-DC;
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 PITTMAN INT20070136081 DD03292007 CO-DC;
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 6821 PT LOT 72 ACS 3.1632 INT20070304216 DD08062007 CO-DC;
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 1.8255 INT20070304216 DD08062007 CO-DC;
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 DD01312005 CO-DC;
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 LOT 9 VOL83069 PG0717 CO-DALLAS;
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 DD03052007 CO-DC;
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 DD03052007 CO-DC;
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 DD03062007 CO-DC;
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 DD03292005 CO-DC;
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 PG1525 CO-DALLAS;
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 DD12162003 CO-DC;
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 DD12162003 CO-DC;
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 DD03092005 CO-DC;
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 DD10312003 CO-DC;
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 DD10312003 CO-DC;
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 (b) The following separately described parcels are also
 included as a part of and within the District:
 ELHOGAR MEXICAN BLK 3/7089 W PT LT 3 40X74.8X48.5X44.3
 INT20070296211 DD08082007 CO-DC;
 ELHOGAR MEXICAN BLK 3/7089 W PT 4 40X103.2X48.5X74.8
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 WEST END BY Z E COOMBS BLK 3/7265 LT 11 INT20080153903
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 SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
 Government Code.
 (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality.
 (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
 lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
 representatives within the required time.
 (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
 and accomplished.
 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 Act takes effect September 1, 2009.