(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets; and(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking vehicles.(b) A parking facility of the district may be leased to, or operated for the district by, an entity other than the district.(c) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 444 (S.B. 1813), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.