(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain approval from the governing body of the City of Houston for:(1) the issuance of bonds for an improvement project;(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by the bonds; and(3) the plans and specifications of a district improvement project related to:(A) the use of land owned by the City of Houston;(B) an easement granted by the City of Houston; or(C) a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.(b) If the district obtains approval from the governing body of the City of Houston for a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.