(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax at the rate authorized by the district on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption within the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer within the district during the period that the tax is in effect.(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate authorized by the governing body of the City of Nassau Bay.(c) With the consent of the governing body of the City of Nassau Bay, the board may reduce the tax rate to the extent the reduction does not impair any outstanding debt or other obligations payable from the tax.(d) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 1999), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2007.