Section 3816.004 - Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to: (1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.(d) Each improvement project or service authorized by this chapter is essential to carry out a public purpose and will benefit:(1) all land and property in the district;(2) the employees, employers, and consumers of the district; and(e) The district will: (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2) provide needed funding for the City of Frisco's central business area extension to the west to:(A) preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center; and(B) provide a government center for the city;(3) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public by providing, maintaining, and operating: (A) attractive, safe, and convenient street and road improvements;(B) off-street parking facilities; and(C) necessary water, sewer, and drainage facilities to serve the area within the district; and(4) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways, parks, and off-street parking and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty.(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 3816.004
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. 4/1/2005.