{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-399.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 399.006","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.","body":"(a) The governing body of a local government may determine that it is convenient and advantageous to establish a program under this chapter.\n(b) An authorized representative of the local government that establishes a program may enter into a written contract with a record owner of real property in a region designated under this chapter to impose an assessment to repay the owner's financing of a qualified project on the owner's property. The financing to be repaid through assessments may be provided by a third party or, if authorized by the program, by the local government.\n(c) If the program provides for third-party financing, the authorized representative of the local government that enters into a written contract with a property owner under Subsection (b) must also enter into a written contract with the party that provides financing for a qualified project under the program to service the debt through assessments.\n(d) If the program provides for local government financing, the written contract described by Subsection (b) must be a contract to finance the qualified project through assessments.\n(e) The financing for which assessments are imposed may include:\n(1) the cost of materials and labor necessary for installation or modification of a qualified improvement;\n(2) permit fees;\n(3) inspection fees;\n(4) lender's fees;\n(5) program application and administrative fees;\n(6) project development and engineering fees;\n(7) third-party review fees, including verification review fees, under Section 399.011; and\n(8) any other fees or costs that may be incurred by the property owner incident to the installation, modification, or improvement on a specific or pro rata basis, as determined by the local government.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 416 (S.B. 385), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (H.B. 3187), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2015.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE C. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 399. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY WATER AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENT REGIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.399.htm#399.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c90d4f127db5840bd92c4f21f8efff7c333585883f0c7e07ea8a0795c35d4673","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-399.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-399.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}