Sec. 335.074. PUBLIC PURPOSE OF VENUE PROJECT. (a) The legislature finds for all constitutional and statutory purposes that an approved venue project is owned, used, and held for public purposes by the district.
(b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, does not apply to a leasehold or other possessory interest granted by the district while the district owns the venue project.
(c) The project is exempt from taxation under Section 11.11, Tax Code, while the district owns the venue project.
(d) If approval and implementation of a resolution under this chapter results in the removal from a school district's property tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the operator of the approved venue project located on that real property shall pay to the school district on January 1 of each year in which the project is in operation and in which the real property is exempt from ad valorem taxation an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that would otherwise have been levied for the preceding tax year on that real property by the school district, without including the value of any improvements. This subsection does not apply if the operator of the project is a political subdivision of this state.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Chapter 335 - Sports and Community Venue Districts
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties
Section 335.071. General Powers of District
Section 335.0711. Limit on Power to Own or Acquire Real Property in Certain Districts
Section 335.0715. Use of Financing for Certain Projects
Section 335.072. Venue Project Fund
Section 335.0725. Books, Records, and Papers
Section 335.073. Bonds and Other Obligations
Section 335.074. Public Purpose of Venue Project
Section 335.075. Contribution or Dedication of Certain Revenue by Political Subdivision
Section 335.076. Contracts With Historically Underutilized Businesses
Section 335.077. Exemption From Construction Contracting Law
Section 335.078. Venue District as Endorsing Municipality or County