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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Honey Creek Improvement District |
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No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to |
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impose assessments and fees. |
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       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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       SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3796 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3796. HONEY CREEK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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       Sec. 3796.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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             (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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             (2)  "City" means the City of McKinney. |
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             (3)  "Director" means a board member. |
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             (4)  "District" means the Honey Creek Improvement |
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District No. 1. |
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       Sec. 3796.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Honey Creek |
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Improvement District No. 1 is a special district created under |
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Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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       Sec. 3796.0103.  PURPOSE: DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (a)  The |
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creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this |
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chapter. |
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       (b)  By creating the district and in authorizing the city and |
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other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the |
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legislature has established a program to accomplish the public |
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purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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       (c)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, |
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develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, |
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transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, |
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entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public |
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welfare in the district. |
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       (d)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be |
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interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of |
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services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this |
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chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to |
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supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the |
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district. |
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       Sec. 3796.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) |
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All land and other property included in the district will benefit |
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from the improvements and services to be provided by the district |
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under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and |
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Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers |
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granted under this chapter. |
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       (b)  The district is created to serve a public use and |
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benefit. |
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       (c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest |
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and is essential to further the public purposes of: |
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             (1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the |
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state; |
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             (2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and |
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             (3)  developing or expanding transportation and |
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commerce. |
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       (d)  The district will: |
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             (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of |
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residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, |
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and consumers in the district, and of the public; |
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             (2)  provide needed funding for the district to |
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preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of |
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the district territory as a community and business center; |
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             (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment |
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of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and |
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developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for |
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the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; |
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and |
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             (4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and |
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recreational facilities for the district. |
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       (e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at |
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grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street |
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landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and |
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necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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or road improvement. |
Statutes affected:
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