By Woolley H.B. No. 2295 77R6665 ATP-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the powers of Harris County Improvement District No. 1. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 6, Chapter 1026, Acts of the 70th 1-5 Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, is amended by adding Subsection 1-6 (C) to read as follows: 1-7 (C) Except as otherwise provided, Chapter 375, Local 1-8 Government Code, applies to the district. The district has the 1-9 rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions of a district 1-10 created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code. 1-11 SECTION 2. Chapter 1026, Acts of the 70th Legislature, 1-12 Regular Session, 1987, is amended by adding Section 7A to read as 1-13 follows: 1-14 Sec. 7A. TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. The district may impose an 1-15 ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee in accordance with 1-16 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide improvements or 1-17 services for a project or activity the district is authorized to 1-18 acquire, construct, improve, or provide under this Act, if a 1-19 written petition has been filed with the board of directors, 1-20 requesting those improvements or services, signed by: 1-21 (1) the owners of 50 percent or more of the assessed 1-22 value of the property in the district as determined from the most 1-23 recent certified county property tax rolls; or 1-24 (2) 25 owners of property in the district, if there 2-1 are more than 25 persons who own property in the district as 2-2 determined by the most recent certified county property tax rolls. 2-3 SECTION 3. Chapter 1026, Acts of the 70th Legislature, 2-4 Regular Session, 1987, is amended by adding Section 7B to read as 2-5 follows: 2-6 Sec. 7B. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (A) The board of directors 2-7 by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation 2-8 to assist and act on behalf of the district in implementing a 2-9 project or providing a service authorized by this Act. 2-10 (B) The board of directors of the district shall appoint the 2-11 board of directors of a nonprofit corporation created under this 2-12 section. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation 2-13 serves in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the 2-14 conditions of the board of directors of a local government 2-15 corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code. 2-16 (C) A nonprofit corporation created under this section has 2-17 the powers of and is considered for purposes of this Act to be a 2-18 local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 2-19 431, Transportation Code. 2-20 (D) A nonprofit corporation created under this section may 2-21 implement any project and provide any services authorized by this 2-22 Act. 2-23 SECTION 4. Chapter 1026, Acts of the 70th Legislature, 2-24 Regular Session, 1987, is amended by adding Section 7C to read as 2-25 follows: 2-26 Sec. 7C. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS OF DISTRICT. The district may: 2-27 (1) finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, 3-1 maintain, or charge fees for the use of conduits for fiber-optic 3-2 cable, electronic transmission lines, or other types of 3-3 transmission lines and supporting facilities; or 3-4 (2) finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, or 3-5 maintain conference centers and supporting facilities. 3-6 SECTION 5. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all 3-7 governmental acts and proceedings of the Harris County Improvement 3-8 District No. 1 and the district's board of directors that occurred 3-9 before the effective date of this Act. 3-10 (b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the 3-11 effective date of this Act: 3-12 (1) is involved in litigation if the litigation 3-13 ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final 3-14 judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or 3-15 (2) has been held invalid by a court of competent 3-16 jurisdiction. 3-17 SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 3-18 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 3-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 3-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 3-21 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.