Sec. 54.801. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY. (a) A district that is composed of at least 1,000 acres may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
(b) The board shall state in its designation the physical and economic reasons, the particular diverse local needs, or the comparative potential benefits of the defined areas or designated property in the district that make it necessary or equitable to levy all or part of the tax on a defined area or designated property of the district.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1128 (H.B. 2590), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts
Subchapter J. Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property
Section 54.801. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property
Section 54.802. Defining Area and Designating Property to Be Benefited by Improvements
Section 54.804. Order Adopting Plans for Defined Area or Designated Property
Section 54.806. Procedure for Election
Section 54.809. Issuance of Bonds and Imposition of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property
Section 54.810. Limitation on Other Bond Authorizations
Section 54.811. Pledge of Faith and Credit
Section 54.812. Notice to Purchasers
Section 54.813. Municipality's Authority Regarding Defined Area