Sec. 385.032. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

The district may conduct or authorize the following types of improvement projects or activities in support of or incidental to improvement projects:

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

(A) landscaping;

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

(C) lighting, banners, and signs;

(D) streets or sidewalks;

(E) hiking and cycling paths and trails, pedestrian walkways, skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels;

(F) parks, lakes, gardens, recreational facilities, open space, scenic areas, and related exhibits and preserves;

(G) fountains, plazas, and pedestrian malls; and

(H) drainage or storm water detention improvements;

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

(A) solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities or services, including electrical, gas, steam, and chilled water facilities; or

(B) off-street parking facilities, bus terminals, and heliports;

(3) the planning and acquisition of:

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

(B) educational and cultural exhibits and facilities;

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

(A) conferences, conventions, or exhibitions;

(B) manufacturer, consumer, or trade shows;

(C) civic, community, or institutional events; and

(D) exhibits, displays, attractions, special events, and seasonal or cultural celebrations and holidays;

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

(6) the acquisition and improvement of land and other property for the mitigation of the environmental effects of any improvement project;

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

(8) any special or supplemental services for the improvement and promotion of the district or the areas adjacent to the district or for the protection of public health and safety within or adjacent to the district, including advertising, promotion, tourism, health and sanitation, public safety, security, fire protection or emergency medical services, business recruitment, development, elimination of traffic congestion, and recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, and services; and

(9) any similar public improvements, facilities, or services.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.