(a) The district may impose an impact fee or assessment on property in the district, including an impact fee or assessment on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or public improvement district, according to the benefit received by the property.
(b) An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:
(1) public water and wastewater facilities;
(2) drainage and storm-water facilities; and
(3) streets and alleys.

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3851.152

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the district:
(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and
(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.
(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
(e) The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.
(f) § 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.