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1	1	By: Taylor S.B. No. 1884
2	2	(Bonnen of Galveston)
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of the Westwood Management District;
8	8	providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
9	9	fees or taxes.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
12	12	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3917 to read as follows:
13	13	CHAPTER 3917. WESTWOOD MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
14	14	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15	15	Sec. 3917.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	16	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
17	17	(2) "City" means the City of League City.
18	18	(3) "County" means Galveston County.
19	19	(4) "Director" means a board member.
20	20	(5) "District" means the Westwood Management
21	21	District.
22	22	Sec. 3917.002. PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION. (a) The
23	23	district may not exercise any powers under this chapter until each
24	24	municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
25	25	jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or
26	26	resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of
27	27	land in the district.
28	28	(b) This chapter, including Section 3917.055, expires
29	29	September 1, 2015, if any municipality described by Subsection (a)
30	30	has not consented to the creation of the district and the inclusion
31	31	of land in the district by that date.
32	32	Sec. 3917.003. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Westwood Management
33	33	District is a special district created under Section 59, Article
34	34	XVI, Texas Constitution.
35	35	Sec. 3917.004. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
36	36	creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
37	37	Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
38	38	Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
39	39	chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the
40	40	county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the
41	41	district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish
42	42	the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas
43	43	Constitution.
44	44	(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
45	45	develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
46	46	transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
47	47	entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
48	48	welfare in the district.
49	49	(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
50	50	interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the
51	51	level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act
52	52	enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is
53	53	created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services
54	54	provided in the district.
55	55	Sec. 3917.005. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
56	56	(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
57	57	(b) All land and other property included in the district
58	58	will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
59	59	the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
60	60	Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
61	61	other powers granted under this chapter.
62	62	(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
63	63	and is essential to further the public purposes of:
64	64	(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
65	65	state;
66	66	(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
67	67	(3) developing or expanding transportation and
68	68	commerce.
69	69	(d) The district will:
70	70	(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
71	71	residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
72	72	and consumers in the district, and of the public;
73	73	(2) provide needed funding for the district to
74	74	preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
75	75	the district territory as a community and business center;
76	76	(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
77	77	of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
78	78	developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
79	79	the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
80	80	and
81	81	(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
82	82	recreational facilities for the district.
83	83	(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
84	84	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
85	85	landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
86	86	necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
87	87	or road improvement.
88	88	(f) The district will not act as the agent or
89	89	instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
90	90	will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
91	91	Sec. 3917.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
92	92	district is initially composed of the territory described by
93	93	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
94	94	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
95	95	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
96	96	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
97	97	does not affect the district's:
98	98	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
99	99	(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
100	100	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
101	101	interest on bonds;
102	102	(3) right to impose or collect a tax; or
103	103	(4) legality or operation.
104	104	Sec. 3917.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES;
105	105	AGREEMENTS. (a) All or any part of the area of the district is
106	106	eligible to be included in:
107	107	(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
108	108	Chapter 311, Tax Code;
109	109	(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
110	110	Chapter 312, Tax Code;
111	111	(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
112	112	Government Code; or
113	113	(4) a district created under Chapter 42, Local
114	114	Government Code, that has the same or similar powers, duties, and
115	115	authority as the district created under this chapter.
116	116	(b) The district may enter into an agreement with a district
117	117	described by Subsection (a)(4) to coordinate services and
118	118	improvement projects.
119	119	Sec. 3917.008. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
120	120	DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
121	121	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
122	122	Sec. 3917.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
123	123	be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
124	124	stated in this chapter.
125	125	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
126	126	Sec. 3917.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
127	127	governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of
128	128	four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of
129	129	each odd-numbered year.
130	130	(b) The board by resolution or the governing body of the
131	131	city by resolution or ordinance may change the number of directors
132	132	on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best
133	133	interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than
134	134	five or more than seven directors.
135	135	Sec. 3917.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The mayor and
136	136	members of the governing body of the city shall appoint directors
137	137	from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a
138	138	majority of those members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.
139	139	Sec. 3917.053. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
140	140	requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
141	141	counted:
142	142	(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including
143	143	death, resignation, or disqualification; or
144	144	(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in
145	145	a vote because of a conflict of interest.
146	146	Sec. 3917.054. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
147	147	receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
148	148	provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
149	149	375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
150	150	Sec. 3917.055. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
151	151	consists of the following directors:
152	152	Pos. No. Name of Director
153	153	1 Travis Campbell
154	154	2 Scott Short
155	155	3 Javier Morales
156	156	4 Tommy Cones
157	157	5 Maria Morales
158	158	(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
159	159	appointed for positions one and two expire June 1, 2015, and the
160	160	terms of directors appointed for positions three through five
161	161	expire June 1, 2017.
162	162	(c) Section 3917.052 does not apply to this section.
163	163	(d) This section expires September 1, 2019.
164	164	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
165	165	Sec. 3917.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
166	166	the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
167	167	which the district is created.
168	168	Sec. 3917.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The
169	169	district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
170	170	relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
171	171	service using any money available to the district, or contract with
172	172	a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
173	173	acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
174	174	improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
175	175	Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
176	176	Sec. 3917.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND DISTRICT
177	177	POWERS. The district, using money available to the district, may
178	178	exercise the powers given to a development corporation under
179	179	Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and a municipal development
180	180	district under Chapter 377, Local Government Code, including the
181	181	power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or
182	182	maintain a project under those chapters.
183	183	Sec. 3917.104. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
184	184	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
185	185	agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
186	186	(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
187	187	function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
188	188	Code.
189	189	(c) The board may enter into a contract with the board of
190	190	directors of a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
191	191	Chapter 311, Tax Code, that has territory within or bordering the
192	192	district and the governing body of the municipality or county that
193	193	created the zone to manage the zone or implement the project plan
194	194	and reinvestment zone financing plan.
195	195	Sec. 3917.105. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
196	196	public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
197	197	including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement
198	198	services in the district for a fee.
199	199	Sec. 3917.106. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
200	200	district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
201	201	organization that performs a service or provides an activity
202	202	consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
203	203	Sec. 3917.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
204	204	engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
205	205	purposes of the district.
206	206	(b) The district may establish and provide for the
207	207	administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
208	208	economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
209	209	activity in the district, including programs to:
210	210	(1) make loans and grants of public money; and
211	211	(2) provide district personnel and services.
212	212	(c) The district may create economic development programs
213	213	and exercise the economic development powers that:
214	214	(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a
215	215	municipality; and
216	216	(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code,
217	217	provides to a municipality.
218	218	Sec. 3917.108. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The
219	219	district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
220	220	Water Code.
221	221	(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
222	222	J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
223	223	Code, does not apply to the district.
224	224	Sec. 3917.109. APPROVAL BY CITY. (a) The district must
225	225	obtain the approval of the city for:
226	226	(1) the issuance of bonds; and
227	227	(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement
228	228	project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement
229	229	granted to the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or
230	230	highway.
231	231	(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing
232	232	body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the
233	233	issuance of the bonds.
234	234	(c) The governing body of the city:
235	235	(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance
236	236	to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a);
237	237	and
238	238	(2) may establish an administrative process to approve
239	239	plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the
240	240	involvement of the governing body.
241	241	Sec. 3917.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
242	242	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
243	243	SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
244	244	Sec. 3917.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
245	245	board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
246	246	signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
247	247	transfer of district money.
248	248	Sec. 3917.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR
249	249	SERVICES. The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate,
250	250	or maintain an improvement project or service authorized under this
251	251	chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money
252	252	available to the district.
253	253	Sec. 3917.153. ASSESSMENTS NOT AUTHORIZED. (a) The
254	254	district may not impose an assessment.
255	255	(b) Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does
256	256	not apply to the district.
257	257	Sec. 3917.154. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
258	258	375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax approved by
259	259	the district voters or a required payment for service provided by
260	260	the district, including water and sewer services.
261	261	Sec. 3917.155. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Subchapter I, Chapter
262	262	49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and
263	263	375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
264	264	Sec. 3917.156. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO
265	265	IMPOSE TAXES OR BORROW MONEY, INCLUDING BONDS. Before the district
266	266	may issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the
267	267	city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted
268	268	interlocal project development agreement regarding the development
269	269	plans and rules for:
270	270	(1) the development and operation of the district; and
271	271	(2) the financing of improvement projects.
272	272	SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
273	273	Sec. 3917.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
274	274	(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
275	275	other obligations secured by:
276	276	(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
277	277	(2) contract payments described by Section 3917.203.
278	278	(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
279	279	provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
280	280	obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
281	281	tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
282	282	(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
283	283	to the district.
284	284	(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
285	285	may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
286	286	submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
287	287	voted on at the election.
288	288	Sec. 3917.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
289	289	authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
290	290	election held in accordance with Section 3917.201, the district may
291	291	impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the
292	292	district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
293	293	district purpose, including to:
294	294	(1) maintain and operate the district;
295	295	(2) construct or acquire improvements; or
296	296	(3) provide a service.
297	297	(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
298	298	exceed the rate approved at the election.
299	299	(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
300	300	district.
301	301	Sec. 3917.203. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
302	302	Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
303	303	an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
304	304	the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
305	305	the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
306	306	voting at an election held for that purpose.
307	307	(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
308	308	provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
309	309	the board without further voter approval.
310	310	Sec. 3917.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE
311	311	BONDS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by
312	312	the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply
313	313	to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or
314	314	financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem
315	315	taxes.
316	316	(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
317	317	obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact
318	318	fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money,
319	319	or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any
320	320	authorized district purpose.
321	321	Sec. 3917.205. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
322	322	issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
323	323	board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
324	324	direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
325	325	for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as
326	326	required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602,
327	327	Water Code.
328	328	Sec. 3917.206. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. The
329	329	limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and
330	330	other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not
331	331	apply to the district.
332	332	Sec. 3917.207. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT
333	333	OBLIGATIONS. Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local
334	334	Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or
335	335	other obligation of the district.
336	336	SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION
337	337	Sec. 3917.251. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING
338	338	DEBT. (a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter
339	339	M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264,
340	340	Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
341	341	(b) The board may dissolve the district regardless of
342	342	whether the district has debt.
343	343	(c) If by December 31, 2037, the district has not been
344	344	dissolved, the district is dissolved and this chapter expires on
345	345	that date.
346	346	(d) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the
347	347	district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of
348	348	discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts
349	349	have been discharged.
350	350	SECTION 2. The Westwood Management District initially
351	351	includes all territory contained in the following area:
352	352	A 24.113 acre (1,050,366 sq. ft.) tract of land being a commercial
353	353	reserve out of the John Dickinson Survey , Abstract - 9, lying in
354	354	League City, Galveston County, Texas.
355	355	Beginning at a found 5/8" iron rod with cap lying at the
356	356	intersection of East right-of-way line of Windmere Road, called 60'
357	357	right-of-way and the South right-of-way of Farm to Market Road 518,
358	358	Called 140' right-of-way being also the common boundary of League
359	359	City and Friendswood.
360	360	Thence, South 77 deg. 38 min. 11 sec. East along the South
361	361	right-of-way line of the said F.M. 518 a distance of 1,614.01 feet
362	362	to a found 5/8" iron rod w/cap being a point of curve to the right
363	363	with a radius of 25' for the Northeast corner of the herein
364	364	described tract.
365	365	Thence, along the curve to the right with a delta angle of 90
366	366	degrees, an arc length of 39.27' whose chord bears South 32 deg. 38
367	367	min. 11 sec. East a distance of 35.36' to a found 5/8" iron rod w/cap
368	368	for the Northeast corner of the herein described tract.
369	369	Thence, South 12 deg. 21 min. 44 sec. West along the West
370	370	right-of-way line of Maple Leaf Drive (called 100' right-of-way) a
371	371	distance of 451.53' to a found 5/8" iron rod w/cap being a point of
372	372	curve to the right with a radius of 3,150' for an Easterly corner of
373	373	the herein described tract.
374	374	Thence, continuing along the West right-of-way line of Maple Leaf
375	375	Drive and the said curve to the right with a delta angle of 2 deg. 14
376	376	min. 47 sec., an arc length of 123.50', whose chord bears South 13
377	377	deg. 29 min. 12 sec. West a distance of 123.49' to a found 5/8" iron
378	378	rod w/cap for the Southeast corner of the herein described tract.
379	379	Thence, North 77 deg. 38 min. 11 sec. West along the North line of
380	380	Section 1 of Westwood Subdivision a distance of 1,860.57' to a found
381	381	5/8" iron rod w/cap lying on the East line of Windmere Road for the
382	382	Southwest corner of the herein described tract.
383	383	Thence, North 32 deg. 50 min. 02 sec. East along the East line of
384	384	Windmere Road a distance of 640.44' to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
385	385	containing 24.113 acres 1,050,366 square feet.
386	386	A 148.778 acre (6,480,767 sq. ft.) tract of land out of the John
387	387	Dickinson Survey , Abstract - 9, lying in League City, Galveston
388	388	County, Texas.
389	389	Beginning at a point being Northwest corner of the league City
390	390	Parkway (called 100' right-of-way) and a Westerly line of Windmere
391	391	Road and also the Southwest corner of the herein described tract for
392	392	the POINT OF BEGINNING.
393	393	Thence, North 4 deg. 55 min. 57 sec. West along the West line of the
394	394	subject tract and the East line of Windmere Road a distance of
395	395	400.00 feet to a point for a Westerly corner of the herein described
396	396	tract.
397	397	Thence, South 85 deg. 55 min. 58 sec. East continuing along the East
398	398	line of Windmere Road a distance of 1,094.00 feet a point for a
399	399	Westerly corner of the herein described tract.
400	400	Thence, North 32 deg. 50 min. 02 sec. East along the West line of the
401	401	subject tract and the East line of Windmere Road a distance of
402	402	3,239.74 feet to a point for the Northwest corner of the herein
403	403	described tract.
404	404	Thence, the following bearings and distances along the South line
405	405	of the existing Westwood subdivision section 1:
406	406	S. 75 deg. 17 min. 00 sec. E. - 734.15'
407	407	Curve to the left, Radius = 945.00', delta angle = 5 deg. 02 min. 53
408	408	sec., arc length = 83.26', chord = S. 12 deg. 04 min. 23 sec.
409	409	E. - 83.23'
410	410	S. 09 deg. 32 min. 56 sec. W. - 296.81'
411	411	S. 09 deg. 33 min. 16 sec. W. - 60.00'
412	412	Curve to the right, Radius = 1,655.00', delta angle = 8 deg. 35 min.
413	413	16 sec., arc length = 248.06', chord = S. 13 deg. 45 min. 29 sec.
414	414	W. - 247.83'
415	415	S. 71 deg. 51 min. 51 sec. E. - 115.00'
416	416	S. 18 deg. 13 min. 05 sec. W. - 5.02'
417	417	S. 71 deg. 42 min. 07 sec. E. - 60.01'
418	418	S. 70 deg. 32 min. 30 sec. E. - 120.03'
419	419	Curve to the left, Radius = 1,950.00', delta angle = 3 deg. 11 min.
420	420	47 sec., arc length = 108.79', chord = N. 16 deg. 42 min. 02 sec.
421	421	E. - 108.78'
422	422	S. 74 deg. 53 min. 52 sec, E. - 120.00'
423	423	Curve to the right, Radius = 2,070.00', delta angle = 00 deg. 28
424	424	min. 50 sec., arc length = 17.36', chord = S. 15 deg. 20 min. 32 sec.
425	425	W. - 17.36'
426	426	S. 74 deg. 25 min. 02 sec. E. - 180.00'
427	427	Curve to the left, Radius = 2,250.00', delta angle = 3 deg. 02 min.
428	428	51 sec., arc length = 119.67', chord = N. 14 deg. 03 min. 32 sec.
429	429	E. - 119.66'
430	430	S. 77 deg. 27 min. 53 sec. E. - 180.00'
431	431	Curve to the left, Radius = 2,430.00', delta angle = 00 deg. 46 min.
432	432	12 sec., arc length =32.66', chord = N. 12 deg. 09 min. 01 sec.
433	433	E. - 32.66'
434	434	S. 78 deg. 14 min. 05 sec. E. - 120.00'
435	435	Curve to the left, Radius = 2,550.00', delta angle = 1 deg. 32 min.
436	436	34 sec., arc length = 68.67', chord = N. 10 deg. 59 min. 38 sec.
437	437	E. - 68.66'
438	438	N. 09 deg. 43 min. 17 sec. E. - 60.00'
439	439	N. 09 deg. 32 min. 54 sec. E. - 120.00'
440	440	S. 80 deg. 27 min. 07 sec. E. - 70.00'
441	441	Curve to the right, Radius = 170.00', delta angle = 95 deg. 44 min.
442	442	09 sec., arc length = 284.05', chord = S. 60 deg. 39 min. 23 sec.
443	443	E. - 252.14'
444	444	Thence, S. 68 deg. 53 min. 16 sec. E. a distance of 44.12 feet to a
445	445	point of curve to the left with a radius of 3,250.00 feet, lying on
446	446	the West right-of-way of Maple Leaf Drive (100' right-of-way) for
447	447	the Northeast corner of the herein described tract.
448	448	Thence, along the said curve to the left , delta angle = 12 deg. 18
449	449	min. 41 sec., arc length = 698.34', chord = S. 14 deg. 57 min. 24
450	450	sec. W. - 697.00' to a point for an Easterly corner of the herein
451	451	described tract.
452	452	Thence, S. 8 deg. 48 min. 03 sec. W. a distance of 1,044.90 feet to a
453	453	point of curve to the right with a radius of 25.00 feet, lying on the
454	454	West right-of-way of Maple Leaf Drive (100' right-of-way) for the
455	455	Southeast corner of the herein described tract
456	456	Thence, along the said curve to the right , delta angle = 88 deg. 41
457	457	min. 18 sec., arc length = 38.70', chord = S. 53 deg. 08 min. 42 sec.
458	458	W. - 34.95' to a point on the North right-of-way line of League City
459	459	Parkway for a Southerly corner of the herein described tract.
460	460	Thence, along the said curve to the left , with a radius of 3,250.00
461	461	feet, delta angle = 26 deg. 39 min. 08 sec., arc length = 1,511.80',
462	462	chord = S. 84 deg. 09 min. 47 sec. W. - 1,498.20' to a point for a
463	463	Southerly of the herein described tract.
464	464	Thence, S. 70 deg. 50 min. 13 sec. West along the North line of the
465	465	League City Parkway a distance of 938.41 feet to a point for a
466	466	Southerly corner of the herein described tract.
467	467	Thence, along the said curve to the right , with a radius of
468	468	3,150.00 feet, delta angle = 15 deg. 05 min. 45 sec., arc length =
469	469	829.94', chord = S. 78 deg. 22 min. 55 sec. W. - 827.54' to a point
470	470	for a Southerly of the herein described tract.
471	471	Thence, S. 85 deg. 55 min. 58 sec. West along the North line of the
472	472	League City Parkway a distance of 1,133.35 feet to the POINT OF
473	473	BEGINNING, containing 148.778 acres 6,480,767 square feet.
474	474	A 242.462 acre (10,561,639 sq. ft.) tract of land out of the John
475	475	Dickinson Survey , Abstract - 9, lying in League City, Galveston
476	476	County, Texas.
477	477	Beginning at a point being the Southwest corner of the West
478	478	right-of-way line of Maple Leaf Drive, called 100' right-of-way and
479	479	the Southeast corner of the herein described tract for the POINT Of
480	480	BEGINNING.
481	481	Thence, South 87 deg. 53 min. 09 sec. West along the South line of
482	482	the herein described tract a distance of 1,651.84 feet to a point
483	483	being the Southwest corner of the herein described tract.
484	484	Thence, North 4 deg. 55 min. 57 Sec. West along the West line of the
485	485	subject tract and the East line of Windmere Road a distance of
486	486	3,230.63 feet to a point for a Westerly corner of the herein
487	487	described tract.
488	488	Thence, the following bearings and distances along the South line
489	489	of League City Boulevard:
490	490	South 85 deg. 55 min. 58 sec. East - 1,131.85 feet
491	491	Curve to the left Radius = 3,250.00, arc length = 856.28 feet,
492	492	delta = 15 deg. 05 min 45 sec. and a chord which bears North 78 deg.
493	493	22 min. 55 sec. East a distance of 853.81 feet.
494	494	North 70 deg. 50 min. 13 sec. East - 938.41 feet
495	495	Curve to the right Radius = 3,150.00, arc length = 1,461.82 feet,
496	496	delta = 26 deg. 35 min 21 sec. and a chord which bears North 84 deg.
497	497	07 min. 54 sec. East a distance of 1,448.74 feet.
498	498	Curve to the right Radius = 25.00, arc length = 39.87 feet,
499	499	delta = 91 deg. 22 min 29 sec. and a chord which bears South 36 deg.
500	500	53 min. 11 sec. East a distance of 35.78 feet to a point on the West
501	501	right-of-way of Maple Leaf Drive for the Northeast corner of the
502	502	herein described tract.
503	503	Thence, the following bearings and distances along the West line of
504	504	Maple Leaf Drive:
505	505	South 8 deg. 48 min. 03 sec. West - 156.30 feet
506	506	Curve to the right Radius = 2,950.00, arc length =2,138.22 feet,
507	507	delta = 41 deg. 31 min 45 sec. and a chord which bears South 29 deg.
508	508	33 min. 56 sec. West a distance of 2,09l.72 feet
509	509	South 50 deg. 19 min. 48 sec. West - 352.28 feet
510	510	Thence, continuing along the West right-of-way line of Maple Leaf
511	511	Drive and a curve to the left with radius on 3,250 feet, a delta
512	512	angle of 34 deg. 56 min. 02 sec., an arc length of 1,981.56 feet,
513	513	whose chord bears South 32 deg. 51 min. 47 West a distance of
514	514	1,951.01 to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 242.462 acres
515	515	10,561,639 square feet.
516	516	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
517	517	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
518	518	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
519	519	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
520	520	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
521	521	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
522	522	Government Code.
523	523	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
524	524	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
525	525	Environmental Quality.
526	526	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
527	527	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
528	528	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
529	529	within the required time.
530	530	(d) The general law relating to consent by political
531	531	subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
532	532	reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
533	533	districts has been complied with.
534	534	(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
535	535	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
536	536	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
537	537	fulfilled and accomplished.
538	538	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
539	539	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
540	540	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
541	541	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
542	542	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.