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1	1	S.B. No. 2526
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District
6	6	No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax,
7	7	and issue bonds.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
10	10	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3863 to read as follows:
11	11	CHAPTER 3863. TRAVIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
12	12	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
13	13	Sec. 3863.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
14	14	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
15	15	(2) "Director" means a board member.
16	16	(3) "District" means the Travis County Improvement
17	17	District No. 1.
18	18	Sec. 3863.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Travis County
19	19	Improvement District No. 1 is a special district created under
20	20	Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
21	21	Sec. 3863.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
22	22	creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
23	23	Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
24	24	Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
25	25	chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing Travis County
26	26	and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
27	27	legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
28	28	purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
29	29	(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
30	30	develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
31	31	transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
32	32	entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
33	33	welfare in the district.
34	34	(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
35	35	interpreted to relieve Travis County from providing the level of
36	36	services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
37	37	chapter, to the area in the district. The district is created to
38	38	supplement and not to supplant the county services provided in the
39	39	area in the district.
40	40	Sec. 3863.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
41	41	(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
42	42	(b) All land and other property included in the district
43	43	will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
44	44	the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
45	45	Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
46	46	other powers granted under this chapter.
47	47	(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
48	48	and is essential to:
49	49	(1) further the public purposes of developing and
50	50	diversifying the economy of the state;
51	51	(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and
52	52	(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.
53	53	(d) The district will:
54	54	(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
55	55	residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
56	56	and consumers in the district, and of the public;
57	57	(2) provide needed funding for the district to
58	58	preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
59	59	the district territory as a community and business center;
60	60	(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
61	61	of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
62	62	developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
63	63	the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
64	64	and
65	65	(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
66	66	recreational facilities for the district.
67	67	(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
68	68	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
69	69	landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
70	70	necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
71	71	or road improvement.
72	72	(f) The district will not act as the agent or
73	73	instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
74	74	will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
75	75	Sec. 3863.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
76	76	district is initially composed of the territory described by
77	77	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
78	78	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
79	79	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
80	80	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
81	81	does not affect the district's:
82	82	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
83	83	(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
84	84	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
85	85	interest on the bond;
86	86	(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
87	87	(4) legality or operation.
88	88	Sec. 3863.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
89	89	All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
90	90	included in:
91	91	(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
92	92	Chapter 311, Tax Code;
93	93	(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
94	94	Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
95	95	(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
96	96	Government Code.
97	97	Sec. 3863.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
98	98	DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
99	99	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
100	100	Sec. 3863.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This
101	101	chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the
102	102	findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
103	103	[Sections 3863.009-3863.050 reserved for expansion]
104	104	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
105	105	Sec. 3863.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is
106	106	governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered
107	107	terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring
108	108	June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
109	109	Sec. 3863.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The Texas
110	110	Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors
111	111	from persons recommended by the board.
112	112	Sec. 3863.053. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) On or after
113	113	the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or
114	114	owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in
115	115	the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on
116	116	Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as
117	117	initial voting directors the five persons named in the petition.
118	118	The commission shall appoint the five persons named in the petition
119	119	as initial voting directors by position.
120	120	(b) Of the initial voting directors, the terms of directors
121	121	appointed for positions 1 through 3 expire June 1, 2011, and the
122	122	terms of directors appointed for positions 4 and 5 expire June 1,
123	123	2013.
124	124	(c) Section 3863.052 does not apply to the appointment of
125	125	directors under this section.
126	126	(d) This section expires September 1, 2014.
127	127	Sec. 3863.054. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
128	128	nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting
129	129	directors.
130	130	Sec. 3863.055. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
131	131	requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
132	132	counted:
133	133	(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including
134	134	death, resignation, or disqualification;
135	135	(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in
136	136	a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
137	137	(3) a nonvoting director.
138	138	Sec. 3863.056. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
139	139	receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
140	140	provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
141	141	375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
142	142	[Sections 3863.057-3863.100 reserved for expansion]
143	143	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
144	144	Sec. 3863.101. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
145	145	district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation
146	146	under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to
147	147	own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a
148	148	project described by that chapter.
149	149	Sec. 3863.102. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) The district may
150	150	make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any
151	151	person.
152	152	(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
153	153	function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
154	154	Code.
155	155	Sec. 3863.103. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
156	156	SERVICES. To protect the public interest, the district may
157	157	contract with a qualified person, including Travis County, for the
158	158	provision of law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
159	159	Sec. 3863.104. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
160	160	district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
161	161	organization that performs a service or provides an activity
162	162	consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
163	163	Sec. 3863.105. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The
164	164	district may establish and provide for the administration of one or
165	165	more programs to promote state or local economic development and to
166	166	stimulate business and commercial activity in the district,
167	167	including programs to:
168	168	(1) make loans and grants of public money; and
169	169	(2) provide district personnel and services.
170	170	(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality
171	171	under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
172	172	Sec. 3863.106. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. The
173	173	district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic
174	174	partnership with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local
175	175	Government Code.
176	176	Sec. 3863.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may not
177	177	exercise the power of eminent domain.
178	178	Sec. 3863.108. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The
179	179	district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
180	180	Water Code.
181	181	(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
182	182	J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
183	183	Code, does not apply to the district.
184	184	[Sections 3863.109-3863.150 reserved for expansion]
185	185	SUBCHAPTER D. PUBLIC PARKING FACILITIES
186	186	Sec. 3863.151. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY
187	187	PRIVATE ENTITY. (a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or
188	188	lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking
189	189	facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:
190	190	(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
191	191	structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
192	192	streets; and
193	193	(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other
194	194	accessories necessary for safety and convenience in parking
195	195	vehicles.
196	196	(b) A parking facility of the district may be leased to or
197	197	operated on behalf of the district by an entity other than the
198	198	district.
199	199	(c) The district's parking facilities are a program
200	200	authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III,
201	201	Texas Constitution.
202	202	(d) The district's parking facilities serve the public
203	203	purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
204	204	purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
205	205	years.
206	206	Sec. 3863.152. RULES. The district may adopt rules
207	207	governing the district's public parking facilities.
208	208	Sec. 3863.153. FINANCING OF PUBLIC PARKING FACILITIES.
209	209	(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue,
210	210	assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost
211	211	of acquiring or operating public parking facilities.
212	212	(b) The district may:
213	213	(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or
214	214	tolls for the use of the district's public parking facilities; and
215	215	(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of the
216	216	district's public parking facilities.
217	217	Sec. 3863.154. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Before development
218	218	begins, the district must obtain a traffic impact analysis
219	219	performed by a qualified independent traffic consultant for the
220	220	purpose of determining the impact of increased traffic caused by
221	221	the development of property in the district on Paleface Ranch Road
222	222	or other major roads connecting the district to State Highway 71.
223	223	The traffic impact analysis must identify the district's
224	224	proportionate impact on the roads, based on the daily average
225	225	number of trips to be generated from the district compared to the
226	226	total daily average number of trips estimated to be generated from
227	227	the total service area for the roads at full development.
228	228	(b) The district or a developer of land in the district
229	229	shall pay the district's proportionate share of the costs or design
230	230	and construct the district's proportionate share necessary to
231	231	improve roads as needed to maintain the normal level of service on
232	232	Paleface Ranch Road or any other connector roads. The payments or
233	233	improvements shall be phased to meet the increased traffic.
234	234	(c) This section does not obligate the district to
235	235	participate in the construction or financing of State Highway 71 or
236	236	any other state highway.
237	237	[Sections 3863.155-3863.200 reserved for expansion]
238	238	SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
239	239	Sec. 3863.201. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
240	240	board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
241	241	signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
242	242	transfer of the district's money.
243	243	Sec. 3863.202. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
244	244	The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
245	245	any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
246	246	375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
247	247	district.
248	248	Sec. 3863.203. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
249	249	IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
250	250	service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
251	251	unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
252	252	has been filed with the board.
253	253	(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
254	254	the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
255	255	the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
256	256	certified tax appraisal roll for Travis County.
257	257	Sec. 3863.204. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
258	258	may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
259	259	Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
260	260	The board shall determine the method of mailing notice.
261	261	Sec. 3863.205. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
262	262	(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
263	263	for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
264	264	district.
265	265	(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
266	266	resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
267	267	by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
268	268	reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
269	269	fees incurred by the district:
270	270	(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
271	271	assessed;
272	272	(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
273	273	a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
274	274	taxes; and
275	275	(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
276	276	the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
277	277	assessment proceedings.
278	278	(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
279	279	resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
280	280	paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
281	281	board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
282	282	(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
283	283	assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
284	284	any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
285	285	the manner required for additional assessments.
286	286	Sec. 3863.206. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND
287	287	ASSESSMENTS. The district may not impose an impact fee or
288	288	assessment on the property, including the equipment,
289	289	rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:
290	290	(1) an electric utility or a power generation company
291	291	as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
292	292	(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or
293	293	121.001, Utilities Code;
294	294	(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by
295	295	Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
296	296	(4) a person who provides to the public cable
297	297	television or advanced telecommunications services.
298	298	Sec. 3863.207. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. Section 375.161,
299	299	Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax imposed by the
300	300	district or to a required payment for a service provided by the
301	301	district, including water and sewer service.
302	302	Sec. 3863.208. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
303	303	authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3863.212,
304	304	the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on
305	305	taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107,
306	306	Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:
307	307	(1) maintain and operate the district;
308	308	(2) construct or acquire improvements; or
309	309	(3) provide a service.
310	310	(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
311	311	exceed the rate approved at the election.
312	312	(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
313	313	district.
314	314	Sec. 3863.209. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
315	315	Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
316	316	an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
317	317	the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
318	318	the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
319	319	voting at an election held for that purpose.
320	320	(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
321	321	provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
322	322	the board without further voter approval.
323	323	Sec. 3863.210. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE
324	324	BONDS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms and conditions
325	325	as determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government
326	326	Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing
327	327	from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than
328	328	ad valorem taxes.
329	329	(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
330	330	obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, sales
331	331	and use taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract
332	332	payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of
333	333	those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
334	334	(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of
335	335	bonds, notes, and other obligations set forth in Section 49.4645,
336	336	Water Code, does not apply to the district.
337	337	Sec. 3863.211. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
338	338	issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
339	339	board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
340	340	direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
341	341	while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in
342	342	the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
343	343	Sec. 3863.212. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
344	344	(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
345	345	other obligations secured by:
346	346	(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
347	347	(2) contract payments described by Section 3863.209.
348	348	(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
349	349	provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
350	350	obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
351	351	tax or sales and use tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem
352	352	taxes.
353	353	(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
354	354	to the district.
355	355	(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements which
356	356	may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
357	357	included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or
358	358	the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.
359	359	Sec. 3863.213. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Subchapter I, Chapter
360	360	49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and
361	361	375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
362	362	Sec. 3863.214. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
363	363	may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an
364	364	abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
365	365	[Sections 3863.215-3863.250 reserved for expansion]
366	366	SUBCHAPTER F. TAXES FOR CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED
367	367	PROPERTY
368	368	Sec. 3863.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR
369	369	DESIGNATED PROPERTY. The district may define areas or designate
370	370	certain property of the district to pay for improvements,
371	371	facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or
372	372	property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a
373	373	whole.
374	374	Sec. 3863.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION. (a) Before the
375	375	district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad
376	376	valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under
377	377	Section 3863.251, the board must call and hold an election as
378	378	provided by Section 3863.212 only in the defined area or in the
379	379	boundaries of the designated property.
380	380	(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on
381	381	the same ballot to be used in another election.
382	382	Sec. 3863.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER. (a) If
383	383	a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the
384	384	proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results
385	385	and by order shall establish the defined area and describe it by
386	386	metes and bounds or designate the specific property.
387	387	(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the
388	388	ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory
389	389	abuse of discretion.
390	390	Sec. 3863.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
391	391	FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY. On voter
392	392	approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3863.253,
393	393	the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and
394	394	specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined
395	395	area or designated property to provide money to construct,
396	396	administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and
397	397	facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated
398	398	property.
399	399	Sec. 3863.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES
400	400	FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY. After the order under
401	401	Section 3863.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to
402	402	provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment,
403	403	and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
404	404	[Sections 3863.256-3863.300 reserved for expansion]
405	405	SUBCHAPTER G. SALES AND USE TAX
406	406	Sec. 3863.301. MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES. Words and
407	407	phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and
408	408	321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321,
409	409	Tax Code.
410	410	Sec. 3863.302. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE
411	411	PROVISIONS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter,
412	412	Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code,
413	413	apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the
414	414	administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner
415	415	that those laws apply to state taxes.
416	416	(b) Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and
417	417	use taxes, applies to the application, collection, change, and
418	418	administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter
419	419	to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in
420	420	Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district
421	421	and references to a governing body referred to the board.
422	422	(c) Sections 321.106, 321.401, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404,
423	423	321.406, 321.409, 321.506, 321.507, and 321.508, Tax Code, do not
424	424	apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.
425	425	Sec. 3863.303. AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION. (a) The district
426	426	may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district
427	427	after an election in which a majority of the voters of the district
428	428	voting in the election authorize the adoption of the tax.
429	429	(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize a
430	430	sales and use tax. The election may be held with any other district
431	431	election.
432	432	(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and
433	433	shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section
434	434	3863.212.
435	435	(d) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for
436	436	or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax
437	437	in the Travis County Improvement District No. 1 at a rate not to
438	438	exceed _____ percent."
439	439	Sec. 3863.304. ABOLISHING SALES AND USE TAX. (a) Except
440	440	as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the sales and
441	441	use tax without an election.
442	442	(b) The board may not abolish the sales and use tax if the
443	443	district has outstanding debt secured by the tax.
444	444	Sec. 3863.305. SALES AND USE TAX RATE. (a) On adoption of
445	445	the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the
446	446	receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district,
447	447	and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption within
448	448	the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a
449	449	retailer in the district during the period that the tax is in
450	450	effect.
451	451	(b) The board shall determine the rate of the tax, which may
452	452	be in one-eighth of one percent increments not to exceed the maximum
453	453	rate authorized by the district voters at the election. The board
454	454	may decrease the tax rate to the extent it does not impair any
455	455	outstanding debt or obligations payable from the tax.
456	456	(c) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the
457	457	sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the
458	458	taxable item.
459	459	[Sections 3863.306-3863.350 reserved for expansion]
460	460	SUBCHAPTER H. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES
461	461	Sec. 3863.351. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. (a) In this section,
462	462	"hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
463	463	(b) For purposes of this section, a reference in Chapter
464	464	351, Tax Code, to a municipality is a reference to the district and
465	465	a reference in Chapter 351, Tax Code, to the municipality's
466	466	officers or governing body is a reference to the board.
467	467	(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section,
468	468	Subchapter A, Chapter 351, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax
469	469	authorized by this section, including the collection of the tax.
470	470	(d) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax and may
471	471	use revenue from the tax for any district purpose that is also an
472	472	authorized use of a municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue
473	473	under Chapter 351, Tax Code.
474	474	(e) The board by order may impose, repeal, increase, or
475	475	decrease the rate of a tax on a person who, under a lease,
476	476	concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or
477	477	agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the
478	478	use or possession of a room that:
479	479	(1) is in a hotel located in the district's boundaries;
480	480	(2) costs $2 or more each day; and
481	481	(3) is ordinarily used for sleeping.
482	482	(f) The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent of the
483	483	price paid for a room in a hotel.
484	484	(g) The district may examine and receive information
485	485	related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same
486	486	extent as if the district were a municipality.
487	487	SECTION 2. The Travis County Improvement District No. 1
488	488	initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
489	489	TRACT I - 767.09 ACRES
490	490	Being a 767.08 acre tract of land out of and a portion of the
491	491	Maria C. Salinas Survey No. 17, Abstract No. 776, the Grigsby Survey
492	492	No. 530, Abstract 331, the J. F. Cole Survey no. 303, Abstract 185,
493	493	the A. M. Maxey Survey No. 344, Abstract No. 2755, and the W. W.
494	494	Burton Survey No. 15 in Travis and Burnett Counties, Texas; said
495	495	735.85 acre tract also being out of and a portion of a called 334.08
496	496	acre tract of land as conveyed to Ralph B. Thomas, and Bette P.
497	497	Thomas as recorded in Warranty Deed Number 0701526 of the Deed
498	498	Records of Burnet County, Texas, a called 44.998 acre tract of land
499	499	as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas, as recorded in Volume 592, Page
500	500	107 of the Real Property Records of Travis County, Texas, a called
501	501	9.801 acre tract of land as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas, as
502	502	recorded in Volume 592, Page 110 of the Real Property Records of
503	503	Travis County, Texas, a 210.197 acre tract of land as conveyed to
504	504	Ralph Bowman Thomas, as recorded in Volume 592, Page 105 of the Real
505	505	Property Records of Travis County, Texas, a called 36.724 acre
506	506	tract of land as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas, as recorded in
507	507	Volume 592, Page 109 of the Real Property Records of Travis County,
508	508	Texas, a called 69.996 acre tract of land as conveyed to Ralph
509	509	Bowman Thomas as recorded in Volume 12210, page 1756 of the Real
510	510	Property Records of Travis County, Texas, a called 31.226 acre
511	511	tract of land as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas as recorded in
512	512	Clerk's File Number 2008158858 of the Official Public Records of
513	513	Travis County, Texas, and a called 10.00 acre tract of land as
514	514	conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas; said 767.08 acre tract of land is
515	515	more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows with all
516	516	bearings being referenced to the West line of said 334.08 acre tract
517	517	of land;
518	518	BEGINNING at a point for the Northwest corner of said 334.08
519	519	acre tract, also being in the South right-of-way line of Haynie Flat
520	520	Road, said point also being the Northeast corner of a tract of land
521	521	conveyed to Jayco Holding LTD. as recorded in Volume 1377, Page 647
522	522	of the Deed Records of Burnet County, Texas;
523	523	THENCE with the South right-of-way line of said Haynie Flat
524	524	Road as follows:
525	525	- South 66 18' 10" East, 816.87 feet to a point for corner;
526	526	- South 83 32' 58" East, 527.85 feet to a point for corner;
527	527	- North 80 08' 19" East, 755.01 feet to a point for corner;
528	528	- South 73 26' 33" East, 67.66 feet to a point for corner;
529	529	- South 50 03' 15" East, 750.74 feet to a point for corner;
530	530	THENCE South 00 33' 53" East with the East line of said 334.08
531	531	acre tract of land, 950.65 feet to a point for corner;
532	532	THENCE South 83 28' 13" East with the North line of said 9.801
533	533	acre tract of land, and the South right-of-way line of said Haynie
534	534	Flat Road, 1,163.56 feet to a point for corner in the West line of
535	535	said 44.998 acre tract;
536	536	THENCE North 01 22' 41" West, 225.12 feet to a point for
537	537	corner in the South line of Haynie Flat Road (recording unknown);
538	538	THENCE with said Haynie Flat Road as follows:
539	539	- South 83 43' 22" East, 185.35 feet to a point for corner;
540	540	- South 69 05' 13" East, 75.76 feet to a point for corner;
541	541	- South 62 09' 25" East, 141.91 feet to a point for corner;
542	542	- South 60 23' 08" East, 65.71 feet to a point for corner;
543	543	- South 52 23' 59" East, 26.39 feet to a point for corner;
544	544	- South 44 25' 03" East, 128.13 feet to a point for corner;
545	545	- South 27 24' 37" East, 104.89 feet to a point for corner;
546	546	- South 16 42' 01" East, 157.00 feet to a point for corner;
547	547	- South 03 42' 56" East, 10.82 feet to a point for the most
548	548	Northerly corner of said 69.996 acre tract of land;
549	549	- South 35 04' 47" East, 565.65 feet to a point for corner;
550	550	- South 32 49' 44" East, 262.35 feet to a point for corner;
551	551	- South 49 25' 20" East, 314.18 feet to a point for corner;
552	552	- South 53 20' 30" East, 217.14 feet to a point for corner in
553	553	the South right-of-way line of Paleface Ranch Road (recording
554	554	unknown);
555	555	THENCE with the South right-of-way line of said Paleface
556	556	Ranch Road as follows:
557	557	- South 63 04' 11" East, 257.13 feet to a point for corner;
558	558	- South 50 33' 39" East, 139.55 feet to a point for corner;
559	559	- South 49 24' 14" East, 92.98 feet to a point for corner;
560	560	- South 47 28' 19" East, 154.38 feet to a point for corner;
561	561	- South 46 43' 16" East, 256.53 feet to a point for corner;
562	562	- South 37 00' 56" East, 204.96 feet to a point for corner;
563	563	- South 37 37' 10" East, 543.03 feet to a point for the
564	564	Northeast corner of said 210.197 acre tract of land;
565	565	- South 36 27' 00" East, 699.03 feet to a point for corner;
566	566	- South 15 05' 09" East, 112.12 feet to a point for corner;
567	567	- South 04 45' 26" West, 230.64 feet to a point for corner;
568	568	- South 07 43' 23" West, 840.65 feet to a point for corner;
569	569	- South 05 27' 39" West, 779.99 feet to a point for the
570	570	Northeast corner of said 10.00 acre tract of land;
571	571	THENCE South 05 17' 38" West, 270.88 feet to a point for
572	572	corner;
573	573	THENCE South 04 43' 42" West, 34.85 feet to a point for the
574	574	most Northerly Southeast corner of said 10.00 acre tract and being a
575	575	Northeast corner of that certain called 1.0 acre tract of land as
576	576	conveyed to Geneva Hill, et al, in Volume 10450, Page 389 of the
577	577	Real Property Records of Travis County, Texas;
578	578	THENCE with the Northerly South line of said 10.00 acre tract
579	579	as follows:
580	580	- North 71 03' 46" West, 207.20 feet to a point for corner;
581	581	- North 18 54' 09" East, 182.74 feet to a point for corner;
582	582	- North 71 03' 59" West, 175.03 feet to a point for corner;
583	583	- South 18 53' 12" West, 212.86 feet to a point for the
584	584	Southwest corner of said 1.00 acre tract, and in the Northerly line
585	585	of said called 31.226 acre tract of land;
586	586	THENCE South 71 05' 27" East with the Northerly line of said
587	587	31.226 acre tract, 389.79 feet to a point for corner in the west
588	588	right-of-way line of said Paleface Ranch Road;
589	589	THENCE with the West right-of-way line of said Paleface Ranch
590	590	Road as follows:
591	591	- South 16 14' 51" West, 100.14 feet to a point for corner;
592	592	- South 35 57' 30" West, 106.89 feet to a point for corner;
593	593	- South 45 35' 30" West, 359.24 feet to a point for corner;
594	594	- South 51 45' 21" West, 286.13 feet to a point for corner;
595	595	- South 62 05' 35" West, 697.66 feet to a point for corner;
596	596	- South 43 36' 15" West, 131.60 feet to a point for corner;
597	597	- South 29 22' 21" West, 133.33 feet to a point for the
598	598	Southeasterly corner of said 31.226 acre tract and the most
599	599	Southerly Southeast corner of that certain called 26.627 acre tract
600	600	of land as conveyed to Michael L. Bay-Borelli, and Debra E.
601	601	Bay-Borelli by Deed recorded in Document Number 2002208295 of the
602	602	Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas;
603	603	THENCE with the Southwesterly line of said 31.226 acre tract
604	604	as follows:
605	605	- North 52 41' 24" West, 641.65 feet to a point for corner;
606	606	- North 34 11' 39" East, 128.26 feet to a point for corner;
607	607	- North 25 32' 57" West, 610.09 feet to a point for corner;
608	608	- North 14 28' 58" East, 114.85 feet to a point for the most
609	609	North Westerly corner of said 31.226 acre tract, and in the South
610	610	line of said 210.197 acre tract;
611	611	THENCE North 75 29' 01" West, 727.40 feet to a point for
612	612	corner;
613	613	THENCE North 49 35' 26" West, 283.72 feet to a point for
614	614	corner;
615	615	THENCE North 50 03' 08" West, 523.15 feet to a point for the
616	616	Southwest corner of said 210.197 acre tract, and the Southeast
617	617	corner of said 36.724 acre tract of land corner, also being the
618	618	Southwesterly corner of that certain called tract of land conveyed
619	619	to State of Texas for Permanent School Funds in Volume 1397, Page
620	620	990 of the Deed Records of Burnet County, Texas;
621	621	THENCE North 70 34' 29" West, 743.11 feet to a point for
622	622	corner in the West line of said State of Texas tract of land;
623	623	THENCE North 00 05' 34" West, 980.07 feet to a point for the
624	624	Southeast corner of said 334.08 acre tract;
625	625	THENCE West, 2,310.76 feet to a point for the Northwest
626	626	corner of said State of Texas tract, and the Northeast corner of a
627	627	tract of land as conveyed to Betty Ann Hollingsworth Herbert in
628	628	Volume 11690, Page 447 of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas;
629	629	THENCE North 89 47' 18" West with the North line of said
630	630	Hebert tract, 976.81 feet to a point for the Southeast corner of
631	631	said Jayco Holding LTD tract, and the Southeast corner of said
632	632	334.08 tract;
633	633	THENCE North 06 48' 08" East with the West line of said 334.08
634	634	acre tract, 5,223.87 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; containing
635	635	767.08 acres of land, more or less; SAVE AND EXCEPT, and excluding,
636	636	any portion of this tract lying within the limits of Burnet County,
637	637	Texas; with the intent being that this tract lies wholly within the
638	638	limits of Travis County, Texas.
639	639	TRACT II - 482.50 ACRES
640	640	Being a 482.50 acre tract of land out of and a portion of the
641	641	J. F. Cole Survey No. 303, Abstract 185, the V. L. Labenski Survey
642	642	No. 301, the John Moat Survey No. 412, the R. R. Germany Survey No.
643	643	304, the John Ewers Survey No. 410, and the John Ewers Survey No.
644	644	308 in Travis County, Texas; said 482.50 acre tract also being out
645	645	of and a portion of a called 15.241 acre tract of land as conveyed to
646	646	Ralph Bowman Thomas as recorded in Volume 12210, page 1756 of the
647	647	Real Property Records of Travis County, Texas, a called 287.84 acre
648	648	tract of land as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas in Volume 12029,
649	649	Page 0628 of the Real Property Records of Travis County, Texas, a
650	650	called 7.01 acre tract of land as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas as
651	651	recorded in Volume 12142, Page 3244 of the Real Property Records of
652	652	Travis County, Texas, a 170.94 acre tract of land as conveyed to
653	653	Ralph Bowman Thomas as recorded in Volume 12122, Page 2518 of the
654	654	Real Property Records of Travis County, Texas, and a called 1.781
655	655	acre tract of land as conveyed to Ralph Bowman Thomas as recorded in
656	656	Volume 12341, Page 0433 of the Real Property Records of Travis
657	657	County, Texas; said 482.50 acre tract of land is more particularly
658	658	described by metes and bounds as follows with all bearings being
659	659	referenced to the West line of said 287.84 acre tract of land;
660	660	BEGINNING at a point for the Southwest corner of said 15.241
661	661	acre tract, also being in the South right-of-way line of Haynie Flat
662	662	Road (recording unknown), and the North right-of-way line of
663	663	Paleface Ranch Road (recording unknown);
664	664	THENCE with said Haynie Flat Road as follows:
665	665	- North 30 23' 08" East, 347.80 feet to a point for corner;
666	666	- North 31 39' 24" East, 108.86 feet to a point for corner;
667	667	- North 40 00' 00" East, 3,271.92 feet to a point for corner;
668	668	- South 49 40' 37" East, 3,050.44 feet to a point for corner
669	669	at the beginning of a curve to the left;
670	670	- along the arc of said curve to the left, having a chord of
671	671	South 74 06' 43" East, 219.54 feet, a radius of 517.92 feet, a
672	672	central angle of 24 28' 21", a distance of 221.22 feet to a point
673	673	for corner;
674	674	- continuing along the arc of said curve to the left, having a
675	675	chord of North 80 57' 51" East, 270.58 feet, a radius of 597.67
676	676	feet, a central angle of 26 09' 59", a distance of 272.95 feet to a
677	677	point for corner;
678	678	- North 67 47' 51" East, 294.01 feet to a point for corner;
679	679	- North 64 20' 52" East, 474.60 feet to a point for corner at
680	680	the beginning of a curve to the left;
681	681	- along the arc of said curve to the left, having a chord of
682	682	North 51 32' 52" East, 259.41 feet, a radius of 585.45 feet, a
683	683	central angle of 25 35' 59", a distance of 261.58 feet to a point
684	684	for corner;
685	685	- North 31 20' 51" East, 5.66 feet to a point for corner;
686	686	- North 45 18' 55" East, 147.73 feet to a point for corner at
687	687	the beginning of a curve to the right;
688	688	- along the arc of said curve to the right, having a chord of
689	689	North 75 39' 23" East, 483.14 feet, a radius of 490.87 feet, a
690	690	central angle of 58 57' 41", a distance of 505.14 feet to a point
691	691	for corner;
692	692	- South 74 41' 05" East, 73.93 feet to a point for corner;
693	693	- South 65 02' 26" East, 242.87 feet to a point for corner;
694	694	- South 67 46' 10" East, 632.84 feet to a point for corner;
695	695	- South 68 58' 09" East, 586.34 feet to a point for corner;
696	696	- South 63 23' 07" East, 234.88 feet to a point for corner at
697	697	the beginning of a curve to the right;
698	698	- along the arc of said curve to the right, having a chord of
699	699	South 54 05' 07" East, 196.29 feet, a radius of 607.30 feet, a
700	700	central angle of 18 36' 00", a distance of 197.15 feet to a point
701	701	for corner;
702	702	- continuing along the arc of said curve to the right, having
703	703	a chord of South 32 47' 07" East, 384.80 feet, a radius of 925.40
704	704	feet, a central angle of 24 00' 00", a distance of 387.63 feet to a
705	705	point for corner;
706	706	- South 20 47' 07" East, 321.96 feet to a point for corner at
707	707	the beginning of a curve to the left;
708	708	- along the arc of said curve to the left, having a chord of
709	709	South 35 49' 07" East, 313.18 feet, a radius of 603.70 feet, a
710	710	central angle of 30 04' 00", a distance of 316.80 feet to a point
711	711	for corner;
712	712	- South 50 51' 07" East, 1,129.28 feet to a point for corner
713	713	at the beginning of a curve to the right;
714	714	- along the arc of said curve to the right, having a chord of
715	715	South 37 25' 07" East, 429.97 feet, a radius of 925.40 feet, a
716	716	central angle of 26 52' 00", a distance of 433.93 feet to a point
717	717	for corner;
718	718	- South 23 59' 07" East, 53.87 feet to a point for the
719	719	Northeast corner of said 170.94 acre tract;
720	720	THENCE South 38 52' 11" West with the East line of said 170.94
721	721	acre tract, 1,446.00 feet to a point for the Southeast corner of
722	722	said 170.94 acre tract;
723	723	THENCE with the Southerly line of said 170.94 acre tract as
724	724	follows:
725	725	- North 44 06' 59" West, 301.32 feet to a point for corner;
726	726	- North 32 57' 59" West, 261.60 feet to a point for corner;
727	727	- North 27 31' 59" West, 58.00 feet to a point for corner;
728	728	- North 60 07' 59" West, 144.10 feet to a point for corner;
729	729	- North 47 10' 59" West, 343.10 feet to a point for corner;
730	730	- North 42 40' 59" West, 113.70 feet to a point for corner;
731	731	- North 38 08' 59" West, 191.80 feet to a point for corner;
732	732	- North 58 03' 59" West, 170.20 feet to a point for corner;
733	733	- North 47 44' 59" West, 153.30 feet to a point for corner;
734	734	- North 36 27' 59" West, 111.00 feet to a point for corner;
735	735	- North 26 08' 59" West, 65.60 feet to a point for corner;
736	736	- North 42 37' 59" West, 153.30 feet to a point for corner;
737	737	- North 60 44' 59" West, 103.40 feet to a point for corner;
738	738	- North 49 33' 59" West, 126.50 feet to a point for corner;
739	739	- North 35 31' 59" West, 103.20 feet to a point for corner;
740	740	- North 08 01' 59" West, 33.20 feet to a point for corner;
741	741	- North 00 54' 01" East, 65.60 feet to a point for corner;
742	742	- North 32 16' 01" East, 177.40 feet to a point for corner;
743	743	- North 43 23' 01" East, 182.90 feet to a point for corner;
744	744	- North 82 08' 59" West, 90.50 feet to a point for corner;
745	745	- North 49 46' 59" West, 75.30 feet to a point for corner;
746	746	- North 34 37' 59" West, 144.50 feet to a point for corner;
747	747	- South 23 17' 01" West, 88.20 feet to a point for corner;
748	748	- South 08 53' 01" West, 133.80 feet to a point for corner;
749	749	- South 31 03' 01" West, 65.90 feet to a point for corner;
750	750	- South 32 52' 01" West, 183.90 feet to a point for corner;
751	751	- South 53 24' 01" West, 24.80 feet to a point for corner;
752	752	- South 82 27' 01" West, 44.60 feet to a point for corner;
753	753	- North 73 14' 59" West, 185.70 feet to a point for corner;
754	754	- North 66 44' 59" West, 468.00 feet to a point for corner;
755	755	- North 47 24' 59" West, 277.70 feet to a point for corner;
756	756	- North 73 00' 59" West, 462.10 feet to a point for corner;
757	757	- North 79 19' 59" West, 350.00 feet to a point for corner;
758	758	- North 54 05' 59" West, 40.00 feet to a point for corner;
759	759	- North 09 16' 59" West, 54.10 feet to a point for corner;
760	760	- North 08 39' 01" East, 168.60 feet to a point for corner;
761	761	- North 11 19' 59" West, 152.30 feet to a point for corner;
762	762	- South 21 13' 01" West, 134.40 feet to a point for corner;
763	763	- South 28 29' 01" West, 95.80 feet to a point for corner;
764	764	- South 23 49' 41" West, 99.63 feet to a point for the
765	765	Southwesterly corner of said 170.94 acre tract, said point also
766	766	being in the North line of said 287.84 acre tract;
767	767	THENCE South 48 56' 38" East with the North line of said
768	768	287.84 acre tract, 327.54 feet to a point on the North bank of the
769	769	Pedernales River, now inundated by the waters of Lake Travis;
770	770	THENCE with the North and West bank of said Pedernales River
771	771	as follows:
772	772	- South 64 00' 00" West, 232.43 feet to a point for corner;
773	773	- South 32 00' 00" West, 202.00 feet to a point for corner;
774	774	- South 08 00' 00" West, 455.00 feet to a point for corner;
775	775	- South 10 00' 00" East, 400.00 feet to a point for corner;
776	776	- South 19 00' 00" East, 408.00 feet to a point for corner;
777	777	- South 36 11' 04" East, 509.92 feet to a point for corner;
778	778	- South 22 08' 43" East, 461.36 feet to a point for corner in
779	779	the centerline of a ravine now inundated by the waters of Lake
780	780	Travis;
781	781	THENCE with the centerline of said ravine as follows:
782	782	- South 69 39' 01" West, 625.00 feet to a point for corner;
783	783	- North 75 35' 59" West, 440.00 feet to a point for corner;
784	784	- North 65 50' 59" West, 620.00 feet to a point for corner;
785	785	- North 14 35' 59" West, 440.00 feet to a point for corner;
786	786	- North 16 17' 01" East, 501.00 feet to a point for corner;
787	787	- North 53 21' 31" West, 176.92 feet to a point for corner;
788	788	- North 44 08' 58" West, 240.27 feet to a point for corner;
789	789	- North 57 26' 22" West, 119.19 feet to a point for corner;
790	790	- North 51 05' 53" West, 206.28 feet to a point for corner;
791	791	- North 75 14' 25" West, 112.08 feet to a point for corner;
792	792	- North 13 16' 01" East, 25.00 feet to a point for corner in
793	793	the South line of said 287.84 acre tract;
794	794	THENCE with the South line of said 287.84 acre tract as
795	795	follows:
796	796	- North 76 43' 59" West, 10.45 feet to a point for corner;
797	797	- North 68 03' 09" West, 164.71 feet to a point for corner;
798	798	- North 65 55' 57" West, 480.75 feet to a point for corner;
799	799	- North 66 01' 19" West, 1,163.01 feet to a point for corner;
800	800	- South 82 57' 07" West, 16.87 feet to a point for corner;
801	801	- North 31 52' 00" West, 15.44 feet to a point for corner;
802	802	- South 71 50' 15" West, 1,009.06 feet to a point for the
803	803	Southwesterly corner of said 287.84 acre tract, and the Northeast
804	804	corner of said 15.241 acre tract;
805	805	THENCE South 00 16' 35" East, 260.71 feet to a point for
806	806	corner;
807	807	THENCE South 65 57' 27" East, 110.68 feet to a point for
808	808	corner;
809	809	THENCE South 67 01' 21" East, 32.47 feet to a point for
810	810	corner;
811	811	THENCE South 29 11' 37" West, 55.50 feet to a point for
812	812	corner;
813	813	THENCE South 39 16' 53" West, 11.52 feet to a point for corner
814	814	for a Northeasterly corner of said 1.781 acre tract;
815	815	THENCE with the East line of said 1.781 acre tract as follows:
816	816	- South 30 02' 03" East, 30.83 feet to a point for corner;
817	817	- South 06 24' 39" East, 80.85 feet to a point for corner;
818	818	- South 20 44' 41" West, 57.13 feet to a point for corner;
819	819	- South 38 38' 12" West, 58.24 feet to a point for corner;
820	820	- South 52 29' 45" West, 108.56 feet to a point for corner;
821	821	- South 55 46' 45" West, 181.13 feet to a point for corner in
822	822	the North line of said Paleface Ranch Road;
823	823	THENCE with the North line of said Paleface Ranch Road as
824	824	follows:
825	825	- North 37 34' 31" West, 128.95 feet to a point for corner;
826	826	- North 37 26' 17" West, 62.78 feet to a point for the
827	827	Southwest corner of said 1.781 acre tract, and the Southeast corner
828	828	of said 15.241 acre tract;
829	829	- North 37 26' 17" West, 369.15 feet to a point for corner;
830	830	- North 40 03' 08" West, 63.66 feet to a point for corner;
831	831	- North 18 09' 23" West, 14.01 feet to a point for corner;
832	832	- North 43 54' 03" West, 15.90 feet to a point for corner;
833	833	- North 68 55' 02" West, 8.93 feet to a point for corner;
834	834	- North 40 57' 50" West, 130.58 feet to a point for corner;
835	835	- North 45 28' 49" West, 410.55 feet to a point for corner;
836	836	- North 52 38' 51" West, 242.60 feet to the POINT OF
837	837	BEGINNING; containing 482.50 acres of land, more or less.
838	838	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
839	839	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
840	840	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
841	841	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
842	842	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
843	843	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
844	844	Government Code.
845	845	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
846	846	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
847	847	Environmental Quality.
848	848	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
849	849	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
850	850	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
851	851	within the required time.
852	852	(d) The general law relating to consent by political
853	853	subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
854	854	reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
855	855	districts has been complied with.
856	856	(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
857	857	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
858	858	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
859	859	fulfilled and accomplished.
860	860	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
861	861	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
862	862	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
863	863	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
864	864	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
865	865	______________________________ ______________________________
866	866	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
867	867	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2526 passed the Senate on
868	868	May 12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the
869	869	Senate concurred in House amendment on May 29, 2009, by the
870	870	following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
871	871	______________________________
872	872	Secretary of the Senate
873	873	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2526 passed the House, with
874	874	amendment, on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142,
875	875	Nays 0, one present not voting.
876	876	______________________________
877	877	Chief Clerk of the House
878	878	Approved:
879	879	______________________________
880	880	Date
881	881	______________________________
882	882	Governor