Sec. 3828.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the following types of improvement projects or activities in support of or incidental to those projects:

(1) a retail or wholesale water treatment, supply, and distribution facility or system to provide potable and nonpotable water to the residents and businesses of the district, including a wastewater and sewerage collection and treatment facility or system, provided that treated effluent water resulting from a sewerage treatment facility operated by or in the district may be used by the district for irrigation in the district;

(2) septic tank maintenance services inside or outside the district and solid waste disposal services if the board determines the action to be necessary and appropriate to protect the district;

(3) a macadamized, graveled, or paved road, street, or turnpike, inside and outside the district to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution;

(4) the planning, design, construction, improvement, and maintenance of:

(A) landscaping;

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

(C) lighting, banners, and signs;

(D) a street or sidewalk;

(E) a hiking and cycling path or trail;

(F) a pedestrian walkway, skywalk, crosswalk, or tunnel;

(G) a park, lake, garden, recreational facility, sports facility, open space, scenic area, or related exhibit or preserve;

(H) a fountain, plaza, or pedestrian mall; or

(I) a drainage or storm-water detention improvement;

(5) protection and improvement of the quality of storm water that flows through the district;

(6) the planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of:

(A) a solid waste, water, sewer, or power facility or service, including an electrical, gas, steam, or chilled water facility; or

(B) an off-street parking facility or heliport;

(7) the planning and acquisition of:

(A) public art and sculpture and related exhibits and facilities; or

(B) an educational and cultural exhibit or facility;

(8) the planning, design, construction, acquisition, lease, rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and management of and provision of furnishings for a facility for:

(A) a conference, convention, or exhibition;

(B) a manufacturer, consumer, or trade show;

(C) a civic, community, or institutional event; or

(D) an exhibit, display, attraction, special event, or seasonal or cultural celebration or holiday;

(9) the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or improvements in connection with an improvement project;

(10) the acquisition and improvement of land or other property for the mitigation of the environmental effects of an improvement project;

(11) the acquisition of property or an interest in property in connection with an authorized improvement project;

(12) a special or supplemental service for the improvement and promotion of the district or an area adjacent to the district or for the protection of public health and safety in or adjacent to the district, including:

(A) advertising;

(B) promotion;

(C) tourism;

(D) health and sanitation;

(E) public safety;

(F) security;

(G) fire protection or emergency medical services;

(H) business recruitment;

(I) development;

(J) elimination of traffic congestion; and

(K) recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, and services;

(13) a canal, waterway, bulkhead, or dock, inside or outside the district's boundaries, that is necessary to, incidental to, or in aid of the navigation of inland water;

(14) a floodplain or wetlands regulation project, including the acquisition of necessary local, state, or federal permits; or

(15) any similar public improvement, facility, or service.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 249 (S.B. 2503), Sec. 5, eff. May 27, 2009.