84R10749 JXC-F
By: Vo H.B. No. 4136
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the board of directors and territory of the
International Management District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 3849.051, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3849.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district
is governed by a board of 13 [11] voting directors who serve
staggered terms of four years, with [five or] six or seven
directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(b) Three voting directors must represent territory added
to the district after March 1, 2015.
(c) A director may not serve as the chair of the board for
more than six consecutive years.
(d) A director that served as the chair of the board before
March 1, 2015, may not serve as the chair after that date [The board
by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the
board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the
best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer
than five or more than 15 voting directors].
SECTION 2. Section 3849.052, Special District Local Laws
Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. The following territory is added to the
territory of the International Management District:
Tract is +/- 4,400 acres (6.9 sq. miles) with beginning point being
the south right-of-way (ROW) of Westheimer Rd. (FM 1093) and east
ROW of Kirkwood Road;
Then south along east ROW of Kirkwood Dr., across Westpark Drive,
and along west boundary of ROYAL OAKS COUNTRY CLUB SEC 12 to
northeast corner of +/- 3.4 acre tract (DAIRY OUTLOTS TRS 46C & 59);
Then west along north boundary of said +/- 3.4 acre tract to
northwest corner of said tract and east easement of Brays Bayou;
Then south along east easement of Brays Bayou to south ROW of
Westpark Toll Road;
Then generally east along south ROW of Westpark Toll Road to
northeast corner of 1.0119 acre parcel (BRIARLEAF SEC 2 RES B2);
Then south along east boundary of said 1.0119 acre parcel, and
0.7857 acre parcel (BRIARLEAF SEC 2 RES B1) to north ROW of Harwin
Dr.;
Then generally east along north ROW of Harwin Dr., and boundary line
of Westchase Mgmt. District and south boundary of BRAYS VILLAGE
EAST SEC 3 to southeast corner of said subdivision;
Then south across ROW of Harwin Dr. and along east boundary of BRAYS
VILLAGE EAST Subdivision SEC 1, and boundary line of Westchase
Mgmt. District to southeast corner of 2.23 acre parcel (BRAYS
VILLAGE EAST SEC 1 RES C BLK 70;
Then west along south boundary of said 2.23 acre parcel, BRAYS
VILLAGE EAST SEC 1 LTS 83-85 BLK 7, and boundary line of Westchase
Mgmt. District to west boundary of BRAYS VILLAGE EAST SEC 1 TR 68
BLK 7;
Then south along east boundary of BRAYS VILLAGE EAST Subdivision
SEC 1, and boundary line of Westchase Mgmt. District to north
easement of Brays Bayou and boundary line of International Mgmt.
District;
Then west and northwest along north easement of Brays Bayou and
boundary line of International Mgmt. District to a point east of
southeast corner of 1 acre parcel (BRAYS FOREST SEC 1 LT 30 BLK 2);
Then generally west along boundary line of International Mgmt.
District across easement of Brays Bayou, and south boundary of said
1 acre parcel and coincident north drainage easement of tributary
of Brays Bayou to full purpose boundary line of City of Houston;
Then north along boundary line of International Mgmt. District, and
full purpose boundary line of City of Houston to southeast corner of
0.2182 acre tract (PHEASANT RUN SEC 2 R/P TR 12B BLK 5);
Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2182 acre tract,
and PHEASANT RUN SEC 2 R/P LOTS 13-34 BLK 5, and boundary line of
International Mgmt. District and north easement of trib. of Brays
Bayou to east ROW of Metro Blvd.;
Then north along boundary line of International Mgmt. District and
east ROW of Metro Blvd. to south ROW of Alief-Clodine Rd.;
Then west along boundary line of International Mgmt. District south
ROW of Alief-Clodine Rd. to west ROW of State Highway 6
(southbound);
Then north along west ROW of State Highway 6 (southbound) to south
ROW of Westheimer Rd. (FM 1093);
Then east along south ROW of Westheimer Rd. (FM 1093) to east ROW of
Kirkwood Rd. and beginning point of +/- 4,400 acre tract;
Save and Except TR 21 & TR 6 ABST 42 H K LEWIS ABST 24 W HARDIN;
Save and Except TR 21A & TR 6A ABST 42 H K LEWIS ABST 24 W HARDIN;
Save and Except WEST HOUSTON MEDICAL CTR SEC 2 RES A BLK1;
Save and Except WEST HOUSTON MEDICAL CTR SEC 2 RES A1;
Save and Except WEST HOUSTON MEDICAL CTR SEC 2 RES A3 BLK 1;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-1;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-10;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-11;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-17;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-19;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-2;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-20;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-21;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-22;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-3;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-5;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-6;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-7;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-8;
Save and Except ABST 80 J WHEATON TR 27A-9;
Save and Except CHEVRON USA INC @ WESTHEIMER RD @ ELDRIDGE PKWY RES
A BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES A BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES A1 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES A2 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES A3 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES A4 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES A5 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES B BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C1 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C2 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C3 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C4 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C5 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C6 BLK 1;
Save and Except ELDRIDGE PARKWAY RETAIL CENTER RES C7 BLK 1;
SECTION 4. The territory added to the International
Management District by Section 3 of this Act is subject to Chapter
3849, Special District Local Laws Code, in the same manner that the
original territory of the district is subject to that chapter,
including provisions of that chapter applicable to district
assessments.
SECTION 5. (a) On the later of June 1, 2015, or the
effective date of this Act, the board of directors of the
International Management District is dissolved.
(b) On the effective date of this Act, the board of
directors of the International Management District is
reconstituted and is composed of the following directors:
(1) Pos. No. Name of Director
1 Karen Loper
2 Thuy Vu
3 H. D. Chambers
4 Fred Bhandara
5 Wea Lee
6 Leeshan Birney
7 Stephen Le
8 Vican Tan Sun; and
(2) five directors appointed by the mayor and the
members of the governing body of the City of Houston, as provided by
Section 3849.053, Special District Local Laws Code.
(c) Notwithstanding the requirement in Section 3849.051,
Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by this Act, that
directors serve four-year terms:
(1) the terms of the directors of the International
Management District serving in positions 1 through 4 as provided by
Subsection (b) of this section expire June 1, 2017;
(2) the terms of the directors of the International
Management District serving in positions 5 through 8 as provided by
Subsection (b) of this section expire June 1, 2019; and
(3) the mayor and the members of the governing body of
the City of Houston shall establish the terms of the remaining
directors of the International Management District as necessary to
maintain the staggered terms required by Section 3849.051, Special
District Local Laws Code, as amended by this Act.
(d) Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of
this Act, the board of directors of the International Management
District, as reconstituted, shall elect officers and a chair.
SECTION 6. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all
governmental acts and proceedings of the International Management
District that were taken before the effective date of this Act. An
act or proceeding may not be held invalid because the act or
proceeding was not in accordance with Chapter 3849, Special
District Local Laws Code, or other law.
(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the
effective date of this Act:
(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation
ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
judgment; or
(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
SECTION 7. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
within the required time.
(d) The general law relating to consent by political
subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
districts has been complied with.
(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
fulfilled and accomplished.
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.