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House Bill 4798 |
House Author: Taylor |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Jackson, Mike |
House Bill 4798 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the League City Improvement District. The bill grants the district the powers of a Type B development corporation, a municipal management district, and a municipality under Local Government Code provisions relating to planning and development. The district may provide for economic development programs and contract for law enforcement. It may pursue a public transit system and parking facilities and may adopt fees, charges, or tolls and issue bonds or notes for their support. With certain exceptions, however, bond issuance requires approval of the City of League of City, as does the calling of an election to authorize a sales and use tax and any improvement project plans and specifications related to certain land, easements, or rights-of-way. The bill prohibits the district itself from imposing property taxes but provides that all or part of the district may be included in a reinvestment zone, enterprise zone, or similar entity. The district may impose and collect assessments but is prohibited from financing a service or improvement project with such assessments unless petitioned by a requisite number of real property owners in the assessed area, and it is prohibited also from imposing assessments or impact fees on specified types of utilities. The bill defines the district's powers of annexation and exclusion and prohibits the annexation of certain single-family residential property. It prohibits the district from exercising the power of eminent domain. The district may limit beneficial infrastructure or services, and payment for such infrastructure or services, to defined areas or designated properties.