CHAPTER 385. SMITH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 385. SMITH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 385.001. CREATION OF DISTRICT; LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.

(a) Notwithstanding any law relating to consent by political

subdivisions to the creation of conservation and reclamation

districts and the inclusion of land in those districts, the Smith

County Economic Development District is created as a special

district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a unit of government for purposes of Chapter

101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Texas Tort Claims Act),

and operations of the district are considered to be essential

governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all

purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort Claims Act.

(d) The creation of the district is essential to the

accomplishment of the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and to the

accomplishment of the public purposes stated in this chapter.

(e) The district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage,

and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and

public welfare in the Smith County Economic Development District.

The creation of the district and this chapter are not to be

interpreted to relieve Smith County or any other political

subdivision from providing the level of services as of the

effective date of this chapter, to the area included in the

district or to release the county or political subdivision from

its obligations to provide services to that area. The district is

created to supplement and not supplant such services in the area

included within the district.

(f) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district

is not subject to the jurisdiction or supervision of the

commission under Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation

Commission.

(3) "District" means the Smith County Economic Development

District.

(4) "Improvement project" means any program or project

authorized by this chapter, inside or outside the district, that

is necessary to accomplish the public purposes of the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.003. BOUNDARIES. The district includes all of the

territory contained within the tracts of land described as

follows:

Tract I

72.149 acres

All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the A. J.

Lagrone Survey, Abstract 571, the David Barclay Survey, Abstract

91, and the Isaac Read Survey, Abstract 813, Smith County, Texas,

being out of and a part of the remainder of that certain 40.05

acre First Tract and 44.88 acre Second Tract described in a

Warranty Deed from Ann Clyde (Clinkscales) McCombs to Betty Ruth

Yancy et vir Bobby Joe Yancy, dated May 27, 1992, and recorded in

Volume 3238, Page 330 of the Land Records of Smith County, Texas,

and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as

follows:

BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod found for the southwest corner of

the herein described tract, same being the point of intersection

of the west line of said 44.88 acre tract with the north

right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20; a concrete monument

found for reference bears South 80°26'29" East, 40.46 feet;

THENCE, North 05°38'10" East, with the west line of said

44.88 acre tract, same being the east line of that certain 25.555

acre Tract One described in a Warranty Deed in Cancellation of

Debt from Featherston, Inc. to Black Stone Paving, Inc. and

recorded in Volume 3684, Page 800 of said Land Records, and

generally with a barbed wire fence, a distance of 1375.02 feet to

a 1/2" iron rod set for the northeast corner of said 25.555 acre

tract, same being the northeast corner of that certain tract

described in a Special Warranty Deed to Elbert Carroll Hooper et

ux Rose Marie Hooper, of record in Volume 1336, Page 174 of the

Deed Records of Smith County, same being in the south

right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 271;

THENCE, North 68°19'10" East with said south right-of-way

line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 54.37 feet to a concrete

right-of-way monument found for an angle point in same;

THENCE, North 68°23'11" East, continuing with said south

right-of- way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 800.26 feet

to a concrete right- of-way monument found for an angle point in

same;

THENCE, North 65°30'49" East, continuing with said south

right-of- way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 200.18 feet

to a concrete right- of-way monument found for an angle point in

same;

THENCE, North 68°21'49" East, continuing with said south

right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 956.63 feet

to a 1/2" iron pipe found for the northern northeast corner of

the herein described tract, same being the point of intersection

of the northern northeast line of said 40.05 acre tract with said

south right-of-way line; a concrete right-of-way monument found

for reference bears North 68°21'49" East, 142.48 feet;

THENCE, South 19°55'00" East, a distance of 217.20 feet to a

1/2" iron rod set for the northern interior corner of said 40.05

acre tract;

THENCE North 84°34'00" East, a distance of 117.56 feet to a

2" iron rod found for the southern northeast corner of the herein

described tract, same being the point of intersection of the

southern northeast line of said 40.05 acre tract with the west

right-of-way line of FM Highway 757;

THENCE, South 20°11'34" West, with said west right-of-way

line of FM Highway 757, a distance of 608.33 feet to a 1/2" iron

rod set for the point of curvature and the beginning of a curve

to the left having a radius of 2,904.79 feet;

THENCE, continuing with said West right-of-way line of FM Highway

757, and along said curve to the left having a radius of 2,904.79

feet, a central angle of 05°49'43", and a chord bearing and

distance of South 17°164'3" West, 295.38 feet, an arc length

of 259.50 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set for the end of said curve

and the point of tangency;

THENCE, South 14°21'51" West, continuing with said west

right-of-way line of FM Highway 757 a distance of 549.28 feet to

a 1/2" iron rod set a corner in the north right-of-way line of

said Interstate Highway 20;

THENCE, North 75°52'30" West, with said north right-of-way

line of Interstate Highway 20 a distance of 10.00 feet to a

concrete right-of-way monument found for a corner of same;

THENCE, South 14°31'05 West, continuing with said north

right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20, a distance of 457.36

feet to a concrete right-of-way monument found for a corner of

same;

THENCE, North 75°07'02" West, continuing with said north

right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20, a distance of 202.01

feet to a concrete right-of-way monument found for a corner of

same;

THENCE, South 62°34'10" West, continuing with said north

right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20, a distance of 518.96

feet to a concrete right-of-way monument found for a corner of

same;

THENCE, South 87°33'33" West, continuing with said north

right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20, a distance of 369.53

feet to a concrete right-of-way monument found for a corner of

same;

THENCE, North 80°26'29" West, continuing with said north

right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20, at 576.73 feet pass

said concrete right-of-way monument found for reference, and

continuing in all a total distance of 617.19 feet to the POINT OF

BEGINNING and containing 72.149 acres of land.

Tract II

19.806 acres

All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the Asa

Wright Survey, Abstract 1037, the David Barclay Survey, Abstract

91, and the Isaac Read Survey, Abstract 813, Smith County, Texas,

being out of and a part of the remainder of that certain 25.555

acre Tract One described in a Warranty Deed in Cancellation of

Debt from Featherston, Inc. to Black Stone Paving, Inc., dated

June 1, 1995, and recorded in Volume 3684, Page 800 of the Land

Records of Smith County, Texas, and being more particularly

described by metes and bounds as follows:

BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod found for the southeast corner of

said 25.555 acre tract, same being in the north right-of-way line

of Interstate Highway 20; a concrete monument found for reference

bears South 80°26'29" East, 40.46 feet;

THENCE, North 66°15'00" West, with the south line of said

25.555 acre tract, same being said north right-of-way line of

Interstate Highway 20 (and the bearing basis of this survey as

related to the record bearing), a distance of 1,223.37 feet to a

1/2" iron rod found for the southeast corner of that certain

3.000 acre tract described in a deed to Exstar Development Inc.,

of record in Volume 3989, Page 568 of the Official Public Records

of Smith County, Texas, same being the southwest corner of the

herein described tract;

THENCE, North 28°35'30" East, with the southeast line of said

3000 acre tract, a distance of 395.10 feet to a 1/2" iron rod

found for a corner of same;

THENCE, North 21°30'45" West, a distance of 100.03 feet to a

1/ 2" iron rod found for the northwest corner of the herein

described tract, same being in the north line of said 25.555 acre

tract, same being in the south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway

271;

THENCE, N 68°28'07" East, with the north line of said 25.555

acre tract, same being said south right-of-way line of U.S.

Highway 271, a distance of 924.26 feet to a 1/2" iron rod found

for the northwest corner of that certain tract described in a

Special Warranty Deed to Elbert Carroll Hooper et ux Rose Marie

Hooper, of record in volume 1336, Page 174 of the Deed Records of

Smith County, Texas, same being the northern Northeast corner of

the herein described tract;

THENCE South 05°27'10" West, a distance of 504.24 feet to a

1/2" iron rod set for the southwest corner of said Hooper tract;

THENCE, South 84°21'50" East, a distance of 230.40 feet to a

1/ 2" iron rod set for the southeast corner of said Hooper tract,

same being the southern northeast corner of the hererin described

tract; same being in the east line of said 25.555 acre tract;

THENCE, South 05°38'10" West, with the east line of said

25.555 acre tract, a distance of 750.95 feet to the POINT OF

BEGINNING and containing 19. 806 acres of land.

Tract III

3.000 acres

All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the Asa

Wright Survey, Abstract 1037, and the Isaac D. Read Survey,

Abstract 813, Smith County, Texas, being all of that certain

called 2.500 acre Tract One described in a Warranty Deed from

Black Stone Paving, Inc., to John Pollard, Jr., dated June 1,

1995, and recorded in Volume 3684, Page 809 of the Land Records

of Smith County, Texas, and being out of and a part of the

remainder of that certain 25.555 acre Tract One described in a

Warranty deed in Cancellation of Debt from Featherston, Inc. to

Black Stone Paving, Inc., dated June 1, 1995, and recorded in

Volume 3684, Page 800 of the Land Records of Smith County, Texas,

and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as

follows:

BEGINNING at a concrete monument found for the southwest corner

of said 2.500 acre tract, same being the point of intersection of

the north right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20 with the

southeast right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 271;

THENCE, North 53°35'37" East, with said southeast

right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 163.34 feet

to a 1/2" iron rod set for a corner of said 2.500 acre tract;

THENCE, North 72°39'34" East, continuing with said southeast

right-of- way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 200.50 feet

to a 1/2" iron rod found for a corner of said 2.500 acre tract;

THENCE, North 68°28'53" East, continuing with said southeast

right-of- way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 268.34 feet

to a 1/2" iron rod set for the northwest corner of said 2.500

acre tract;

THENCE, South 21°30'45" East, a distance of 100.03 feet to a

1/ 2" iron rod found for the northeast corner of said 2.500 acre

tract;

THENCE 28°35'30" West, a distance of 395.10 feet to a 1/2"

iron rod found for the southeast corner of the herein described

tract, same being in the south line of said 25.555 acre tract,

same being in said north right- of-way line of Interstate Highway

20;

THENCE 66°15'00" West, with the South line of said 25.555

acre tract, same being said North right-of-way line of Interstate

Highway 20 (and the bearing basis of this survey as related to

the record bearing), at 109.61 feet pass a 1/2" iron rod found

for the southeast corner of said 2.500 acre tract, and continuing

in all a total distance of 458.96 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING

and containing 3.000 acres of land.

Tract IV

1.044 acres

All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the A. J.

Lagrone Survey, Abstract 571, Smith County, Texas, being out of

and a part of that certain called 1.220 acre tract described in a

Warranty Deed with Vendor's Lien from J. G. Andrews to Herman L.

Stevenson et ux Dorothy Stevenson, dated December 10, 1968,

recorded in Volume 1286, Page 357 of the Deed Records of Smith

County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and

bounds as follows:

BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron pipe found for the northwest corner of

said 1.220 acre tract, same being in the south right-of-way line

of U.S. Highway 271;

THENCE, North 68°21'49" east, with said south right-of-way

line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 142.48 feet to a concrete

right-of-way monument found for an angle point in same, same

being a north corner of said 1.220 acre tract;

THENCE, South 76°09'34" East, continuing with said south

right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 136.59 feet

to a concrete right-of-way monument found for a corner in the

northeast line of said 1.220 acre tract, same being in the west

right-of-way line of F.M. 757;

THENCE, South 19°10'20" West, with said west right-of-way

line of F.M. 757, a distance of 225.44 feet to a 2" iron rod

found for the southeast corner of the herein described tract,

same being in the southern northeast line of that certain 40.05

acre First Tract described in a Warranty Deed from Ann Clyde

(Clinkscales) McCombs to Betty Ruth Yancy et vir Bobby Joe Yancy,

dated May 27, 1992, and recorded in Volume 3238, Page 330 of the

Land Records of Smith County, Texas;

THENCE, South 84°34'00" West, with said southern northeast

line of said 40.05 acre tract, a distance of 117.56 feet to a

1/2" iron rod set for the northern interior corner of same;

THENCE, North 19°55'00" West, with the northern northeast

line of said 40.05 acre tract, a distance of 217.20 feet to the

POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 1.044 acres of land.

Tract V

10.394 acres

All of that certain parcel or tract of land located in the David

Barclay Survey, Abstract No. 91 and the Aston Shafner Survey,

Abstract No. 868, Smith County, Texas, and being part of that

certain 26.9 acre tract conveyed to James T. Kyles by Gerald W.

Kyles on October 13, 1964, and recorded in Volume 1133, Page 19

of the Deed Records of Smith County, Texas, and being more

completely described as follows, to-wit:

BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod for corner, being at the

intersection of the East line of the above mentioned 26.9 acre

tract and the North right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20;

THENCE in a Northwesterly direction, with the North right-of-way

line of the said Interstate Highway 20, as follows: North

87°29' West 93.87 feet to a right-of-way monument; North

64°11' West 380.79 feet to a right-of- way monument; North

40°30' West 368.61 feet to a right-of-way monument; and North

73°44' West at 57.49 feet to a right-of-way monument;

THENCE North 14°39' East, a distance of 375.74 feet to a 1/2"

iron rod for corner, being at the intersection of the East

right-of-way line of FM Highway 757 and the South right-of-way

line of FM Highway No. 1252;

THENCE in an Easterly Direction, with the South right-of-way line

of FM Highway No. 1252 as follows: South 75°44' East 50.51

feet; South 81°18' East 138.22 feet; South 88°34' East

120.49 feet; North 84°12' East 118.61 feet; North 76°26'

East 121.38 feet; and North 71°37' East 107.38 feet to a 1"

iron rod for corner, being in the East line of the above

mentioned 26.9 acre tract;

THENCE South 00°31' West, with the East line of the 26.9 acre

tract, a distance of 867.87 feet to the place of beginning,

containing 10.394 acres of land.

Tract VI

3.226 acres

All of that certain parcel or tract of land located in the David

Barclay Survey, Abstract No. 91 and the Aston Shafner Survey,

Abstract No. 868, Smith County, Texas, and being part of that

certain 26.9 acre tract conveyed to James T. Kyles by Gerald W.

Kyles on October 13, 1964, and recorded in Volume 1133, Page 19

of the Deed Records of Smith County, Texas, and being more

completely described as follows, to-wit:

BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod for corner, being at the

intersection of the East line of the above mentioned 26.9 acre

tract and the South right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 20;

THENCE South 00°31' West, with the East line of the 26.9 acre

tract, a distance of 358.82 feet to a strap iron for corner,

being the southeast corner of the 26.9 acre tract;

THENCE North 89°30' West, with the South line of the 26.9

acre tract, a distance of 314.60 feet to a 1/2" iron rod for

corner, being in the center of a creek, also being the Southerly

Southwest corner of the 26.9 acre tract;

THENCE North 30°37' West, with the center of said creek, a

distance of 252.78 feet to a point for corner in the center of

said creek;

THENCE North 45°51' West, a distance of 52.88 feet to a 1/2"

iron rod for corner; said corner being in the South right-of-way

line of Interstate Highway 20;

THENCE North 63°42' East, with the South line of said

Interstate Highway 20, a distance of 254.85 feet to a right of

way monument;

THENCE South 87°29' East, continuing with the South

right-of-way line of said Interstate Highway 20, a distance of

256.27 feet to the place of beginning, containing 3.226 acres of

land.

Tract VII

2.996 acres

All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the Isaac D.

Read Survey, Abstract 813, and the David Barclay Survey, Abstract

91, Smith County, Texas, being all of that certain tract

described in a Special Warranty Deed to Elbert Carroll Hooper et

ux Rose Marie Hooper, of record in Volume 1336, Page 174 of the

Deed Records of Smith County, Texas, and being more particularly

described by metes and bounds as follows:

BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod found for the northwest corner of

said Hooper tract, same being in the South right-of-way line of

U.S. Highway 271;

THENCE, North 68°19'10" East, with said South right-of-way

line of U.S. Highway 271, a distance of 261.13 feet to a 1/2"

iron rod set for the northeast corner of said Hooper tract;

THENCE, South 05°38'10" West, a distance of 624.07 feet to a

1/ 2" iron rod set for the southeast corner of said Hooper tract;

THENCE, North 84°21'50" West, a distance of 230.40 feet to a

1/ 2" iron rod set for the southwest corner of said Hooper tract;

THENCE, North 05°27'10" East, with the West line of said

Hooper tract, a distance of 504.24 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING

and containing 2.996 acres of land.

Tract VIII

16.130 acres

All that certain tract or parcel of land, being 16.130 acres

situated in the Acton Shofner Survey, Abstract No. 868, Smith

County, Texas, being part of that certain called 26.93 acre tract

described in a Quitclaim Deed from James O. Kay to Buryl C. Kay,

dated July 24, 1996, recorded in Volume 3840, Page 474 of the

Land Records of Smith County, Texas, said 16.130 acres being more

completely described as follows, to-wit:

Bearings are based on the monumented East line of tracts one and

two described in a deed to Jay T. Gordon et al, recorded in

Volume 4723, Page 277.

BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of the above mentioned Buryl C.

Kay tract, being near the center of the paved surface of FM

Highway 1252 (also known as the Tyler-Thunderstruck Road), a 1"

iron rod (found for a reference) bears South 00°31'00" West,

42.06 feet, said 1" iron rod being the Northeast corner of the

Jay T. Gordon et al Tract One (called 10.394 acres) recorded in

Volume 4723, Page 277;

THENCE North 71°11'57" East, generally along the center of

the paved surface of said FM Highway 1252 and with the North line

of said Kay tract, a distance of 720.51 feet to the Northeast

corner of same, a Sucker rod (found for reference) bears South

00°55'54" West, 42.74 feet, said Sucker rod being the

Northwest corner of the CBLS Family Trust called 1.952 acre tract

recorded in Volume 3985, Page 161;

THENCE South 00°55'54" West, with the East line of said Kay

tract, with the West line of said CBLS Family Trust Tract, with

the West Line of the Randall L. McIntyre, et ux, called 16.1013

acre tract recorded in Volume 3500, Page 531 and with the West

line of the American Fidelity Savings Association called 0.786 of

an acre recorded in Volume 2893, Page 433, a total distance of

1171.51 feet to a 1" iron pipe (found) for the Southwest corner

of said 0.786 of an acre tract, being in the North line of

Interstate Highway 20;

THENCE North 87°28'34" West with the North line of said

Interstate Highway 20, a distance of 671.86 feet to a 1/2" iron

rod (found) in the West line of the above mentioned Buryl C. Kay

tract, being the Southeast corner of the above mentioned Jay T.

Gordon et al Tract One;

THENCE North 00°31'00" East, with the West line of the Kay

tract, same being the East line of said Jay T. Gordon, et al,

tract, a distance of 909.60 feet to THE PLACE OF BEGINNING,

containing 16.130 acres of land, of which, 0.88 of an acre is

within the right-of-way of the above mentioned FM Highway 1252.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.004. FINDINGS RELATED TO BOUNDARIES. The legislature

finds that the boundaries and field notes of the district form a

closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field

notes in the legislative process does not affect the

organization, existence, or validity of the district, the right

of the district to enter into any type of contract for the

purposes for which the district is created, the right of the

district to impose, assess, or collect taxes, fees, or charges,

or the operation of the district or its governing body.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.005. FINDING OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) All

of the land and other property included within the boundaries of

the district will be benefited by the works, projects,

improvements, and services that are to be accomplished by the

district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers

granted under this chapter. The district is created to serve a

public use and benefit.

(b) The creation of the district:

(1) is essential to further the public purposes of the economic

development and diversification of the state, the elimination of

unemployment and underemployment, and the stimulation and

development of transportation and commerce;

(2) is in the public interest; and

(3) will promote the health, safety, and general welfare of

residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district

and of the general public.

area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and

vitality of the area as a community and business and commerce

center. The district will further promote the health, safety,

welfare, education, convenience, and enjoyment of the public by

improving, landscaping, and developing certain areas within and

adjacent to the district and providing public services and

facilities within and adjacent to the district that are necessary

for the restoration, preservation, enhancement, and enjoyment of

scenic and aesthetic beauty. The improvement projects authorized

by this Act are essential to carrying out a public purpose. The

district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any

private interests, even though private interests and the general

public will benefit from the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.006. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be

liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes

stated in this chapter.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 385.031. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district has

all of the powers and duties provided by the general law of this

state, including:

(1) Subchapter E, Chapter 375;

(2) the general laws of this state on conservation and

reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI,

Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code; and

(3) the general laws of this state on road districts and road

utility districts created under Section 52(b)(3), Article III,

Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.

(b) If any provision of the general law is in conflict or

inconsistent with this chapter, this chapter prevails. Any

general law that supplements the power and authority of the

district, to the extent not in conflict or inconsistent with this

chapter, is adopted and incorporated by reference.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.032. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district may conduct or

authorize the following types of improvement projects or

activities in support of or incidental to improvement projects:

(1) the planning, design, construction, improvement, and

maintenance of:

(A) landscaping;

(B) highway right-of-way or transit corridor beautification and

improvements;

(D) streets or sidewalks;

(E) hiking and cycling paths and trails, pedestrian walkways,

skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels;

(F) parks, lakes, gardens, recreational facilities, open space,

scenic areas, and related exhibits and preserves;

(G) fountains, plazas, and pedestrian malls; and

(H) drainage or storm water detention improvements;

(2) the planning, design, construction, improvement,

maintenance, and operation of:

(A) solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities or services,

including electrical, gas, steam, and chilled water facilities;

(B) off-street parking facilities, bus terminals, and heliports;

(3) the planning and acquisition of:

(A) public art and sculpture and related exhibits and

facilities; and

(B) educational and cultural exhibits and facilities;

(4) the planning, design, construction, acquisition, lease,

rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and management of

and provision of furnishings for facilities for:

(A) conferences, conventions, or exhibitions;

(B) manufacturer, consumer, or trade shows;

(D) exhibits, displays, attractions, special events, and

seasonal or cultural celebrations and holidays;

(5) the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or

improvements in connection with any improvement project;

(6) the acquisition and improvement of land and other property

for the mitigation of the environmental effects of any

improvement project;

(7) the acquisition of real or personal property or an interest

in real or personal property in connection with an authorized

improvement project;

(8) any special or supplemental services for the improvement and

promotion of the district or the areas adjacent to the district

or for the protection of public health and safety within or

adjacent to the district, including advertising, promotion,

tourism, health and sanitation, public safety, security, fire

protection or emergency medical services, business recruitment,

development, elimination of traffic congestion, and recreational,

educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, and

services; and

(9) any similar public improvements, facilities, or services.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.033. POWERS RELATED GENERALLY TO FINANCIAL AND

TERRITORIAL MATTERS. The district may:

(1) impose, assess, and apply the proceeds from a limited sales

and use tax as authorized by Section 385.111 for authorized

purposes;

(2) borrow money for district purposes;

(3) add or exclude territory in the manner provided by

Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, as limited by Section

54.016, Water Code, except that:

(A) for purposes of this subdivision, a reference in Subchapter

J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or Section 54.016, Water Code, to a

tax means an ad valorem tax; and

(B) Section 54.016, Water Code, and Section 42.042, Local

Government Code, do not apply to the district's annexation of

land restricted primarily to commercial or business use;

(4) enter into a contract with any person for the accomplishment

of any district purpose, including a contract for:

(A) the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of any costs

incurred by that person for or 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;

(5) apply for and contract with any person to receive,

administer, and perform any duty or obligation of the district

under any federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan,

conveyance, transfer, bequest, donation, 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;

(6) establish, revise, repeal, enforce, collect, and apply the

proceeds from user fees or charges for the enjoyment, sale,

rental, or other use of the district's facilities, services,

properties, or improvement projects;

(7) provide or secure the payment or repayment of the costs and

expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of

the district and the district's costs or share of the costs of

any improvement project or district contractual obligation or

indebtedness by or through a lease, installment purchase

contract, or other agreement with any person, or the levy and

assessment of taxes, user fees, concessions, rentals, or other

revenues or resources of the district;

(8) undertake separately or jointly with other persons all or

part of the cost of an 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 within 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

(9) impose, collect, and apply the proceeds from a hotel

occupancy tax as provided by Sections 385.112 and 385.113.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.034. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The district may adopt,

amend, and enforce by ordinary civil remedies reasonable rules

and regulations:

(1) for the administration and operation of the district;

(2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security,

and maintenance of the district's properties and facilities; and

(3) to provide for public safety and security within the

district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.035. SECURITY SERVICES. The district may not employ

peace officers but may contract for off-duty peace officers to

provide public safety and security services as the board

determines necessary.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.036. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The district may exercise

the economic development powers and authority that Chapter 380

provides to a municipality with a population of more than

100,000, and Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a

municipality.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.037. ROADWAYS, PARKS, OTHER PUBLIC AREAS. (a) The

board by rule may regulate the private use of public roadways,

open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas within

the district. To the extent the rules of the district conflict

with a rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of a county or

municipality with jurisdiction in the district's territory, the

rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the county or

municipality controls. The rules may provide for the safe and

orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks,

and similar public areas or facilities.

(b) The board may require a permit for a parade, demonstration,

celebration, entertainment event, or a similar nongovernmental

activity in or on the public roadways, open spaces, parks,

sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities. The board may

charge a fee for the permit application and for public safety or

security services in an amount the board considers necessary.

vendor, concessionaire, exhibitor, or similar private or

commercial person or organization for the limited use of the area

or facilities on terms and conditions and on payment of a permit

or franchise fee the board may impose.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.038. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION. The board may

employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of

a president, vice president, executive director, general manager,

and any other operating officer of the district the board

considers necessary.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.039. PROHIBITION ON EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may

not exercise the power of eminent domain.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.040. PROHIBITION ON IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS ON

CERTAIN PROPERTY. (a) Because the district is created in an

area that is devoted primarily to commercial and business

activity, the district may not impose an impact fee or assessment

on a single family residential property or a residential duplex,

triplex, quadriplex, or condominium.

(b) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on

the property, equipment, or facilities of a utility.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 385.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Except as provided by this

subchapter, the district is governed by a board of five directors

elected by the voters of the district at large. Except as

provided by Sections 385.073(b) and 385.074, directors serve

staggered terms of four years and until their successors have

been elected and have qualified.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.072. QUALIFICATIONS. To be qualified to serve as an

elected director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and

be:

(1) a resident of the district;

(2) an owner of real property in the district;

(3) an owner of at least 10 percent of the outstanding interest

of a corporation or general or limited partnership that owns real

property in the district; or

(4) an agent, employee, officer, or director of any corporation

or partnership that owns real property in the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.073. INITIAL BOARD. (a) On the effective date of this

Act, the initial board of directors is composed of the following

persons:

(1) Position One: Nanci Wright;

(2) Position Two: Gene Slater; and

(3) Position Three: Rohn Boone.

(b) The initial directors appointed to serve in Positions One

and Two shall serve until the first Saturday in May 2002, or

until their successors have been elected and been duly qualified.

The initial director appointed to serve in Position Three shall

serve until the first Saturday in May 2004, or until the

successor has been elected and been duly qualified.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.074. ELECTED BOARD. The board shall call and hold an

election on the first Saturday in May 2002 for the election of

directors to fill Positions One, Two, Four, and Five. Before the

election, the board shall determine which director, of the

directors serving in Positions Four and Five, shall serve a term

expiring in May 2004. The board shall call and hold an election

on the first Saturday in May 2004 to elect a director to Position

Three and elect a director to Position Four or Five, as

determined by the board.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.075. VACANCY. A vacancy in the office of director

shall be filled by appointment of a qualified individual by a

majority vote of the remaining directors. The board may remove a

director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's

duties by unanimous vote of all of the remaining directors.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.076. DIRECTOR'S BOND. As soon as practicable after a

director is elected or appointed, the elected director shall

execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the district and

conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

All of the directors' bonds must be approved by the board. Each

director shall take the oath of office prescribed by the

constitution for public office. The bond and oath shall be filed

with the district and the district shall retain the bond and oath

in its records.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.077. OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; QUORUM. (a) The

directors shall elect a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and any

other officers as the board considers necessary.

(b) A position on the board may not be construed to be a civil

office of emolument for any purpose, including those purposes

described in Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses

incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a

director.

(d) Three directors constitute a quorum for the consideration of

matters pertaining to the district, and a concurrence of a

majority of a quorum of directors shall be required for any

official action of the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.078. COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES. A person who qualifies to

serve on the board is qualified to serve as a director and

participate in all votes pertaining to the business of the

district regardless of any common-law doctrine or statute

regarding conflict-of-interest, incompatibility, or similar

matter to the contrary.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.079. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS ELECTION. (a) As soon

as practicable after all initial directors have qualified for

office, the initial directors shall hold an organizational

meeting and call a confirmation election to be held on the next

available uniform election date occurring not less than 45 days

after the date of the organizational meeting.

(b) The confirmation election shall be called and held to

confirm the establishment of the district in the manner provided

by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code. In the event a majority

of the votes cast at a confirmation election is against the

creation of the district, the board may not call another

confirmation election for six months after the date the former

confirmation election is held. Before a successful confirmation

election, the district:

(1) may not borrow money or impose or assess a tax; and

(2) may carry on any business as the board may determine except

as provided by Subdivision (1).

and assessment of taxes may be held in conjunction with a

confirmation or director election.

(d) The district shall hold an election for directors on the

first Saturday in May in each even-numbered year in the manner

provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.080. OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS. Chapters 551 and 552,

Government Code, apply to the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

SUBCHAPTER D. TAXES; BONDS; CONTRACTS

Sec. 385.111. LIMITED SALES AND USE TAX. (a) Words and phrases

used in this section that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321,

Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax

Code.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Subtitles A

and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to the

taxes and to the administration and enforcement of the taxes

imposed by the district in the same manner that those laws apply

to state taxes.

and use tax authorized by this section at an election in which a

majority of the qualified voters of the district voting in the

election approve the adoption or the abolition of the tax, as

applicable.

(d) The provisions of Subchapters C, D, E, and F, Chapter 323,

Tax Code, relating to county sales and use taxes shall apply to

the application, collection, and administration of a sales and

use tax imposed under this section to the extent consistent with

this chapter, as if references in Chapter 323, Tax Code, to a

county referred to the district and references to a commissioners

court referred to the board. Sections 323.401-323.404 and

323.505, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this

section.

(e) A tax imposed under this section or the repeal or reduction

of a tax under this section takes effect on the first day of the

calendar quarter occurring after the date on which the

comptroller receives the copy of the resolution as required by

Section 323.405(b), Tax Code.

(f) On adoption of the tax authorized by this section, there is

imposed a tax of two percent, or the maximum rate at which the

combined tax rate of all local sales and use taxes in any

location in the district does not exceed two percent, on the

receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the

district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other

consumption within the district of taxable items purchased,

leased, or rented from a retailer within the district during the

period that the tax is in effect. The rate of the excise tax is

the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is

applied to the sales price of the taxable item. With respect to a

taxable service, "use" means the derivation in the district of

direct or indirect benefit from the service.

(g) An election to authorize, reduce, or repeal a limited sales

and use tax may be called by order of the board and must be held

on the next available uniform election date established by

Section 41.001, Election Code, that occurs 45 or more days after

the date on which the order calling the election was passed.

Notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be

held and conducted in the manner prescribed by Chapter 54, Water

Code, for bond elections for municipal utility districts. The

ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the

appropriate proposition:

(1) "Adoption of a ___ percent district sales and use tax within

the district;"

(2) "Reduction of the district sales and use tax within the

district from ___ percent to ___ percent;" or

(3) "Abolition of the district sales and use tax within the

district."

(h) If all or part of the territory of the district is annexed

by a municipality that has adopted and is imposing a sales and

use tax, the sales and use tax imposed by the district in the

annexed territory shall be reduced, if required, in even

multiples of one-eighth percent, and without the necessity for an

election, so that the combined rate of all sales and use taxes

imposed by the county, the annexing municipality, and all other

political subdivisions within the annexed territory of the

district will not exceed two percent, provided that a sales and

use tax previously adopted by the district for the annexed

territory shall not be reduced to less than one-half percent, and

provided further that no reduction of the district's sales and

use tax in the portions of the district not so annexed shall be

required.

(i) A tax imposed under this section or the reduction or repeal

of a tax under this section takes effect on the first day of the

calendar quarter occurring after the date on which the

comptroller receives the notice required by Section 323.405(b),

Tax Code.

(j) Not later than the 10th day after the date of the annexation

or exclusion of territory by the district or the annexation of

all or part of the territory of the district by a municipality

requiring a reduction of the district's sales and use tax as

provided by Subsection (h), the board shall send to the

comptroller, by certified or registered mail, certified copies of

all resolutions, orders, or ordinances pertaining to the

annexation or exclusion of the territory by a district or

municipality.

(k) The district may examine and receive information related to

the imposition, assessment, and collection of sales and use taxes

to the same extent as if the district were a municipality.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.112. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. (a) In this section,

"hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.

(b) The board by order may impose, repeal, or increase or

decrease the rate of a tax on a person who, under a lease,

concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or

agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to use

or possess a room that is in a hotel located in the boundaries of

the district, costs $2 or more each day, and is ordinarily used

for sleeping. The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent

of the price paid for a room in a hotel.

occupancy tax authorized under this section, including the

collection of the tax, except as inconsistent with this section

and Section 385.113, subject to the limitations prescribed by

Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.

(d) The district may examine and receive information related to

the imposition, assessment, and collection of hotel occupancy

taxes to the same extent as if the district were a municipality.

(e) For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter A,

Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district

and a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the

county's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.113. USE OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. (a) The district

shall apply the proceeds from a hotel occupancy tax imposed under

Section 385.112 for any of the district's purposes and for the

purposes described by Section 352. 1015, Tax Code, to the extent

considered appropriate by the board.

(b) During each interval of three calendar years following the

date on which a hotel occupancy tax imposed under Section 385.112

is initially collected, the board may not apply an annual average

of more than 10 percent of the amount of tax collected under that

section, excluding any interest earnings or investment profits

and after a deduction for the costs of imposing and collecting

the taxes, for the administrative expenses of the district or a

district purpose other than:

(1) the costs of advertising and promoting tourism; or

(2) the costs of business development and commerce, including

the costs of planning, designing, constructing, acquiring,

leasing, financing, owning, operating, maintaining, managing,

improving, repairing, rehabilitating, or reconstructing

improvement projects for conferences, conventions, and

exhibitions, manufacturer, consumer, or trade shows, and civic,

community, or institutional events.

Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district

and a reference in Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the

county's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.114. BONDS. (a) The district may issue bonds in the

manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375. Sections 375.207

and 375.208 do not apply to bonds issued under this section.

(b) If the district issues bonds for the primary purpose of

providing water, sewage, or drainage facilities, the district

must obtain the commission's approval in the manner provided by

Section 49.181, Water Code.

J, Chapter 375, the bonds of the district may be secured and made

payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the net

proceeds the district receives from the sales and use tax

authorized by Section 385.111 and the hotel occupancy tax

authorized by Section 385.112.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.115. CONTRACTS WITH DISTRICT. (a) A contract the

district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may

be on any terms and for any period of time as the board may

determine.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, a state

agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision,

corporation, individual, or other entity may contract with the

district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without any

further authorization.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

SUBCHAPTER E. DISSOLUTION

Sec. 385.131. DISSOLUTION. The board by majority vote may

dissolve the district at any time. The board shall dissolve the

district on written petition of the owners of 75 percent of the

acreage of real property in the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.132. INDEBTEDNESS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. The

board may not dissolve the district until the district's

outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations have been

repaid or discharged.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

Sec. 385.133. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND ASSETS. After the board

elects to dissolve the district, the board shall transfer

ownership of all property and assets of the district to Smith

County.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15,

2001.

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