78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 868, Chapter 10 Page: 1 of 6
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CHAPTER 10 S.B. No. 868
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the purpose, powers, and duties of Harris County
3 Improvement District No. 1; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. The legislature finds that:
6 (1) the area within the boundaries of Harris County
7 Improvement District No. 1 is one of the state's most dynamic
8 activity centers and is the location of numerous commercial,
9 office, retail, and residential buildings;
10 (2) the area within the district is served with an
11 inadequate public transportation system and has an inadequate
12 system of streets and public parking facilities;
13 . (3) residents, workers, visitors, customers, and
14 other persons accessing the area within the district must primarily
15 use motor vehicles, and such use places an undue burden on the
16 street system in the district and results in severe congestion that
17 retards mobility of persons and property and impairs the use of the
18 district area as one of the state's primary economic and business
19 centers;
20 (4) the absence of an adequate system of parking
21 facilities, including park and ride facilities, discourages the use
22 of public transportation and further aggravates vehicular
23 congestion within the area;
24 (5) motor vehicles are generally powered by internal1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 868, Chapter 10, legislative document, April 24, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159579/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.