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e e ARTICLE XI No Director shall be liable to the Authority for monetary damages for an act or omission in the Director's capacity as a Director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Authority, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for any transaction from which the Director received an improper benefit, whether or not the benefit resulted from an act taken within the scope of the Director's office, or (iv) for acts or omissions for which the liability of a Director is expressly provided by statute. Any repeal or amendment of this Article by the Directors shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a Director existing at the time of such repeal or amendment. In addition to the circumstances in which a Director is not personally liable as set forth in the preceding sentences, a Director shall not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by any amendment to the Texas statutes hereafter enacted that further limits the liability of a Director. ARTICLE XII In accordance with the provisions of Section 501 (c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and regardless of any other provisions of these Articles of Incorporation or the laws of the State of Texas, the Authority: (a) shall not permit any part of the net earnings of the Authority to inure to the benefit of any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for personal services rendered to or for the Authority in effecting one or more of its purposes); (b) shall not devote more than an insubstantial part of its activities to attempting to influence legislation by lobbying..or otherwise; (c) shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publication or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office; and (d) shall not attempt to influence the outcome of any election for public office or to carry on, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drives. Any income earned by the Authority after payment of reasonable expenses, debt and establishing a reserve shall accrue to the City. The City shall, at all times, have an unrestricted right to receive any income earned by the Authority, exclusive of amounts needed to cover reasonable expenditures and reasonable reserves for future activities, Unless otherwise directed by the City, any income of the Authority received by the City shall be deposited into the Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of La Porte, Texas, Tax Increment Fund, or its successor, No part of the Authority's income shall inure to the benefit of any private interests, If the Board of Directors determines by resolution that the purposes for which the Authority was formed have been substantially met and all bonds issued by and all obligations incurred by the Authority have been fully paid, the Board shall execute a certificate of dissolution which states those facts and declares the Authority dissolved in accordance with the requirements of Sec- tion 394,026 of Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Local Government Code, or with applicable law then in existence. In the event of dissolution or liquidation of the Authority, all assets will be turned over to the Finance and Administration Department of the City, or its successor, for deposit into the Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of La Porte, Texas, Tax Increment Fund unless the City Council shall otherwise direct. Any capital project(s) of the Authority as well as all plans and specifications of any improvement to be made by the Authority shall be approved by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning of the City, 5