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1	1	84R20411 KJE-F
2	2	By: Bell H.B. No. 4170
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Town Center Management
8	8	District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
9	9	to impose assessments, 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 3941 to read as follows:
13	13	CHAPTER 3941. VALLEY RANCH TOWN CENTER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
14	14	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15	15	Sec. 3941.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	16	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
17	17	(2) "County" means Montgomery County.
18	18	(3) "Director" means a board member.
19	19	(4) "District" means the Valley Ranch Town Center
20	20	Management District.
21	21	Sec. 3941.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Valley Ranch Town
22	22	Center Management District is a special district created under
23	23	Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
24	24	Sec. 3941.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
25	25	creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
26	26	Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
27	27	Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
28	28	chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the county and
29	29	other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
30	30	legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
31	31	purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
32	32	(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
33	33	develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
34	34	transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
35	35	entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
36	36	welfare in the district.
37	37	(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
38	38	interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of
39	39	services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
40	40	chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to
41	41	supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the
42	42	district.
43	43	Sec. 3941.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
44	44	(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
45	45	(b) All land and other property included in the district
46	46	will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
47	47	the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
48	48	Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
49	49	other powers granted under this chapter.
50	50	(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
51	51	and is essential to further the public purposes of:
52	52	(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
53	53	state;
54	54	(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
55	55	(3) developing or expanding transportation and
56	56	commerce.
57	57	(d) The district will:
58	58	(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
59	59	residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
60	60	and consumers in the district, and of the public;
61	61	(2) provide needed funding for the district to
62	62	preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
63	63	the district territory as a community and business center;
64	64	(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
65	65	of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
66	66	developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
67	67	the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
68	68	and
69	69	(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
70	70	recreational facilities for the district.
71	71	(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
72	72	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
73	73	landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
74	74	necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
75	75	or road improvement.
76	76	(f) The district will not act as the agent or
77	77	instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
78	78	will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
79	79	Sec. 3941.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
80	80	district is initially composed of the territory described by
81	81	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
82	82	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
83	83	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
84	84	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
85	85	does not affect the district's:
86	86	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
87	87	(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
88	88	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
89	89	interest on the bonds;
90	90	(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
91	91	(4) legality or operation.
92	92	Sec. 3941.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
93	93	All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
94	94	included in:
95	95	(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
96	96	Chapter 311, Tax Code;
97	97	(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
98	98	Chapter 312, Tax Code;
99	99	(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
100	100	Government Code; or
101	101	(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
102	102	Local Government Code.
103	103	Sec. 3941.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
104	104	DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
105	105	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
106	106	Sec. 3941.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
107	107	be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
108	108	stated in this chapter.
109	109	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
110	110	Sec. 3941.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
111	111	governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered
112	112	terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring
113	113	June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
114	114	(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting
115	115	directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in
116	116	the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of
117	117	fewer than five or more than nine voting directors.
118	118	Sec. 3941.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The Texas
119	119	Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors
120	120	from persons recommended by the board.
121	121	Sec. 3941.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
122	122	nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting
123	123	directors.
124	124	Sec. 3941.054. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
125	125	requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
126	126	counted:
127	127	(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including
128	128	death, resignation, or disqualification;
129	129	(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in
130	130	a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
131	131	(3) a nonvoting director.
132	132	Sec. 3941.055. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
133	133	receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
134	134	provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
135	135	375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
136	136	Sec. 3941.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) The initial
137	137	board consists of the following voting directors:
138	138	Pos. No. Name of Director Pos. No. Name of Director
139	139	Pos. No. Name of Director
140	140	1 Jason Tramonte 1 Jason Tramonte
141	141	1 Jason Tramonte
142	142	2 Temple Brown 2 Temple Brown
143	143	2 Temple Brown
144	144	3 Steve Sample 3 Steve Sample
145	145	3 Steve Sample
146	146	4 Melissa Fitzgerald 4 Melissa Fitzgerald
147	147	4 Melissa Fitzgerald
148	148	5 Adam Cohen 5 Adam Cohen
149	149	5 Adam Cohen
150	150	(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
151	151	appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2017, and
152	152	the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire
153	153	June 1, 2019.
154	154	(c) Section 3941.052 does not apply to this section.
155	155	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
156	156	Sec. 3941.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
157	157	the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
158	158	which the district is created.
159	159	Sec. 3941.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The
160	160	district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
161	161	relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
162	162	service using any money available to the district, or contract with
163	163	a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
164	164	acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
165	165	improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
166	166	Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
167	167	Sec. 3941.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
168	168	district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
169	169	powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
170	170	Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
171	171	construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
172	172	chapter.
173	173	Sec. 3941.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
174	174	resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
175	175	assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
176	176	providing a service authorized by this chapter.
177	177	(b) The nonprofit corporation:
178	178	(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
179	179	government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
180	180	Transportation Code; and
181	181	(2) may implement any project and provide any service
182	182	authorized by this chapter.
183	183	(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
184	184	nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
185	185	corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
186	186	of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
187	187	Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
188	188	required to reside in the district.
189	189	Sec. 3941.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
190	190	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
191	191	agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
192	192	(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
193	193	function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
194	194	Code.
195	195	Sec. 3941.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
196	196	public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
197	197	including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
198	198	district for a fee.
199	199	Sec. 3941.107. 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. 3941.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The
204	204	district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic
205	205	development 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 provided to
214	214	municipalities by:
215	215	(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
216	216	(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
217	217	Sec. 3941.109. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
218	218	acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
219	219	operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
220	220	facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
221	221	structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
222	222	streets and related appurtenances.
223	223	(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public
224	224	purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
225	225	purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
226	226	years.
227	227	(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and
228	228	necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
229	229	or road improvement.
230	230	(d) The development and operation of the district's parking
231	231	facilities may be considered an economic development program.
232	232	Sec. 3941.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex
233	233	land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
234	234	Sec. 3941.111. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
235	235	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
236	236	SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
237	237	Sec. 3941.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
238	238	board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
239	239	signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
240	240	transfer of district money.
241	241	Sec. 3941.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
242	242	The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
243	243	any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
244	244	375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
245	245	district.
246	246	Sec. 3941.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
247	247	IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
248	248	service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
249	249	unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
250	250	has been filed with the board.
251	251	(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
252	252	the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
253	253	the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
254	254	certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
255	255	Sec. 3941.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
256	256	(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
257	257	for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
258	258	district.
259	259	(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
260	260	resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
261	261	by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
262	262	reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
263	263	fees incurred by the district:
264	264	(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
265	265	assessed;
266	266	(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
267	267	a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
268	268	taxes; and
269	269	(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
270	270	the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
271	271	assessment proceedings.
272	272	(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
273	273	resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
274	274	paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
275	275	board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
276	276	(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
277	277	assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
278	278	any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
279	279	the manner required for additional assessments.
280	280	Sec. 3941.155. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
281	281	may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of
282	282	district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
283	283	SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
284	284	Sec. 3941.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
285	285	(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
286	286	other obligations secured by:
287	287	(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
288	288	(2) contract payments described by Section 3941.203.
289	289	(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
290	290	provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
291	291	obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
292	292	tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
293	293	(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
294	294	to the district.
295	295	(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
296	296	may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
297	297	submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
298	298	voted on at the election.
299	299	Sec. 3941.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
300	300	authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
301	301	election held in accordance with Section 3941.201, the district may
302	302	impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the
303	303	district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
304	304	district purpose, including to:
305	305	(1) maintain and operate the district;
306	306	(2) construct or acquire improvements; or
307	307	(3) provide a service.
308	308	(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
309	309	exceed the rate approved at the election.
310	310	(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
311	311	district.
312	312	Sec. 3941.203. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
313	313	Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
314	314	an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
315	315	the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
316	316	the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
317	317	voting at an election held for that purpose.
318	318	(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
319	319	provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
320	320	the board without further voter approval.
321	321	Sec. 3941.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS
322	322	AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms
323	323	determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code,
324	324	does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a
325	325	bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad
326	326	valorem taxes.
327	327	(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
328	328	obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
329	329	assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or
330	330	other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,
331	331	to pay for any authorized district purpose.
332	332	(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of
333	333	bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,
334	334	Water Code, does not apply to the district.
335	335	Sec. 3941.205. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
336	336	issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
337	337	board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
338	338	direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
339	339	for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as
340	340	required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602,
341	341	Water Code.
342	342	SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION AND MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION
343	343	Sec. 3941.251. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION. (a) The
344	344	district is a "water or sewer district" under Section 43.071, Local
345	345	Government Code.
346	346	(b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the
347	347	district.
348	348	(c) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply
349	349	to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.
350	350	SECTION 2. The Valley Ranch Town Center Management District
351	351	initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
352	352	Being a 210.64 acres tract of land out of the William Massey
353	353	Survey, Abstract Number 387, and the William Smith Survey (WM. S.
354	354	Beaty), Abstract Number 540, Montgomery County, Texas; and being
355	355	out of and a portion of that certain called 548.300 acre tract of
356	356	land conveyed to Sig-Valley Ranch, LTD., by Warranty Deed executed
357	357	December 23, 2003, as recorded in File No. 2003-157058 in the
358	358	Official Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
359	359	also being all of that certain called 57.24 acre tract of land
360	360	conveyed to Sig-Valley Ranch, LTD., by Warranty deed executed June
361	361	30, 2005, as recorded in File No. 2005-070741 in the Official
362	362	Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County Texas; also
363	363	being all of that certain called 0.7389 acres tract of land conveyed
364	364	to Valley Ranch Town Center, LTD., as recorded in File Number
365	365	2008-043809 in the Official Public Records of Real Property,
366	366	Montgomery County, Texas; and being all of that certain called
367	367	71.727 acres tract of land conveyed to Valley Ranch Town Center,
368	368	LTD., as recorded in File Number 2007-047721 in the Official Public
369	369	Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas; and being all
370	370	of that certain called 3.5714 acres tract of land conveyed to A-S 96
371	371	HWY 59 North-Grand Parkway, L.P. as recorded in File Number
372	372	2007-087020 in the Official Public Records of Real Property,
373	373	Montgomery County, Texas; said 210.64 acres tract of land being
374	374	more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows, with
375	375	all bearings being referenced to Texas Coordinate System, Central
376	376	Zone, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83), CORS96, EPOCH 2002.00;
377	377	BEGINNING at a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped "TxDOT" for
378	378	the Northeast corner of said 3.5714 acres tract, the Southeast
379	379	corner of that certain called 1.37 acres tract of land conveyed to E &
380	380	K Investments as recorded in File Number 99076562 in the Official
381	381	Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas; also
382	382	being in the Northwest right-of-way of U.S. 59 (320-feet
383	383	right-of-way) as recorded in Volume 516, Pg. 341 in the Montgomery
384	384	County Deed Records;
385	385	THENCE South 12° 02' 45" West, with the Northwest right-of-way
386	386	of said U.S. 59, 493.05 feet to a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped
387	387	"TxDOT" for the Southeast corner of said 3.5714 acres tract and the
388	388	Northeast corner of that certain called 2.155 acres tract of land
389	389	conveyed to Martha S. Baker, as recorded in File Number 2001-109901
390	390	in the Official Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County,
391	391	Texas;
392	392	THENCE South 86° 40' 34" West, with the North line of said
393	393	2.155 acres tract and the South line of said 3.5714 acres tract,
394	394	262.78 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
395	395	ENGINEERING" for the Southwest corner of said 3.5714 acres tract
396	396	and the Northwest corner of said 2.155 acres tract, and being in the
397	397	East line of said 57.24 acres tract;
398	398	THENCE South 03° 15' 06" East with the East line of said 57.24
399	399	acres tract and the West line of said 2.155 acres tract, 477.39 feet
400	400	to set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING"
401	401	for the Southwest corner of said 2.155 acres tract and the Northwest
402	402	corner of said 0.7389 acres tract;
403	403	THENCE North 86° 07' 44" East, with the South line of said
404	404	2.155 acres tract and the North line of said 0.7389 acres tract,
405	405	133.19 feet to a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped "TxDOT" for the
406	406	Southeast corner of said 2.155 acres tract and the Northeast corner
407	407	of said 0.7389 acres tract, and being in the Northwest right-of-way
408	408	of said U.S. 59;
409	409	THENCE South 12° 06' 38" West, with the Northwest right-of-way
410	410	of said U.S. 59, 502.74 feet to a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped
411	411	"TxDOT" for the South corner of said 0.7389 acres tract and a
412	412	Southwest corner of said 57.24 acres tract;
413	413	THENCE South 11° 54' 13" West, with the Northwest right-of-way
414	414	of said U.S. 59, 246.19 feet to a found concrete monument for corner
415	415	and the beginning of a tangent curve to the right;
416	416	THENCE continuing with the Northwest right-of-way of said
417	417	U.S. 59, along said curve to the right having a radius of 523.97
418	418	feet, an arc length of 475.27 feet, a central angle of 51° 58' 16",
419	419	and a chord bearing South 37° 56' 17" West, 459.15 feet to a found
420	420	concrete monument for corner;
421	421	THENCE South 63° 56' 06" West, continuing with the Northwest
422	422	right-of-way of said U.S. 59, 392.73 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod
423	423	with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for corner and the
424	424	beginning of a tangent curve to the left;
425	425	THENCE continuing with the Northwest right-of-way of said
426	426	U.S. 59, along said curve to the left having a radius of 335.48
427	427	feet, an arc length of 133.24 feet, a central angle of 22° 45' 20",
428	428	and a chord bearing South 52° 45' 51" West, 132.36 feet to a set
429	429	3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the
430	430	southeast corner of said 71.727 acres tract and being in the
431	431	Proposed North right-of-way of Grand Parkway;
432	432	THENCE South 85° 28' 53" West, with the Proposed North
433	433	right-of-way of Grand Parkway and the South line of said 71.727
434	434	acres tract, 2497.13 feet to a point for corner and the beginning of
435	435	a tangent curve to the right;
436	436	THENCE along said curve to the right, having a radius of
437	437	1886.00 feet, an arc length of 339.44 feet, a central angle of 10°
438	438	18' 43", and a chord bearing North 89° 21' 46" West, 338.98 feet to a
439	439	point for corner being in the centerline of White Oak Bayou;
440	440	THENCE with the meanders of the centerline of White Oak Bayou
441	441	and the Southwesterly lines of the herein described tract, the
442	442	following courses and distances:
443	443	- THENCE North 12° 45' 20" West, 43.40 feet to a point for corner;
444	444	- THENCE North 23° 29' 16" East, 51.25 feet to a point for corner;
445	445	- THENCE North 33° 14' 49" West, 41.90 feet to a point for corner;
446	446	- THENCE North 62° 47' 32" West, 14.97 feet to a point for corner;
447	447	- THENCE North 35° 00' 17" West, 33.24 feet to a point for corner;
448	448	- THENCE North 77° 36' 34" West, 42.16 feet to a point for corner;
449	449	- THENCE North 42° 17' 25" West, 53.80 feet to a point for corner;
450	450	- THENCE North 45° 18' 16" West, 53.91 feet to a point for corner;
451	451	- THENCE North 55° 39' 35" West, 35.08 feet to a point for corner;
452	452	- THENCE North 76° 24' 26" West, 37.08 feet to a point for corner;
453	453	- THENCE North 48° 59' 11" West, 106.48 feet to a point for corner;
454	454	- THENCE North 34° 24' 21" West, 30.40 feet to a point for corner;
455	455	- THENCE North 56° 21' 38" West, 66.27 feet to a point for corner;
456	456	- THENCE North 85° 31' 21" West, 26.27 feet to a point for corner;
457	457	- THENCE North 36° 15' 31" West, 109.67 feet to a point for corner;
458	458	- THENCE North 75° 49' 44" West, 24.85 feet to a point for corner;
459	459	- THENCE South 80° 56' 52" West, 41.81 feet to a point for corner;
460	460	- THENCE North 83° 19' 45" West, 67.67 feet to a point for corner;
461	461	- THENCE North 66° 30' 42" West, 35.69 feet to a point for corner;
462	462	- THENCE North 31° 35' 01" West, 41.52 feet to a point for corner;
463	463	- THENCE North 53° 03' 12" West, 37.58 feet to a point for corner;
464	464	- THENCE North 10° 36' 32" East, 22.99 feet to a point for corner;
465	465	- THENCE North N 40° 09' 07" West, 18.26 feet to a point for corner;
466	466	- THENCE North 64° 15' 33" West, 36.09 feet to a point for corner;
467	467	- THENCE South 89° 32' 37" West, 22.93 feet to a point for corner;
468	468	- THENCE North 04° 18' 58" East, 40.40 feet to a point for corner;
469	469	- THENCE North 51° 29' 10" West,21.95 feet to a point for corner;
470	470	- THENCE North 74° 46' 16" West,24.92 feet to a point for corner;
471	471	- THENCE South 68° 05' 35" West,26.22 feet to a point for corner;
472	472	- THENCE South 04° 28' 48" East, 49.05 feet to a point for corner;
473	473	- THENCE South 39° 20' 23" West,33.30 feet to a point for corner;
474	474	- THENCE North 80° 06' 29" West,29.12 feet to a point for corner;
475	475	- THENCE North 54° 19' 38" West,66.25 feet to a point for corner;
476	476	- THENCE North 44° 00' 07" West,67.67 feet to a point for corner;
477	477	- THENCE North 72° 28' 15" West,58.48 feet to a point for corner;
478	478	- THENCE North 53° 00' 58" West,113.50 feet to a point for corner;
479	479	- THENCE North 58° 32' 21" West,105.66 feet to a point for corner;
480	480	- THENCE North 80° 46' 30" West,42.17 feet to a point for corner;
481	481	- THENCE North 27° 39' 25" West,16.86 feet to a point for corner;
482	482	- THENCE North 82° 42' 23" West, 43.55 feet to a point for corner at
483	483	the Southwest corner of the herein described tract;
484	484	THENCE North 04° 31' 09" West, 1299.57 feet to a set 3/4-inch
485	485	iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for corner at
486	486	the Northwest corner of the herein described tract; also being in
487	487	the South line of a certain called 0.275 acre tract of land conveyed
488	488	to Montgomery County, Texas as recorded in File Number 2008-111022
489	489	in the Official Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County,
490	490	Texas;
491	491	THENCE North 86° 31 04" East with the South line of said 0.275
492	492	acres tract, 492.66 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
493	493	"DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the southeast corner of said 0.275
494	494	acres tract, and being in the West line of that certain called 3.003
495	495	acres tract of land conveyed to Montgomery County, Texas as
496	496	recorded in File Number 2008-111021 of the Official Public Records
497	497	of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
498	498	THENCE South 03° 28' 56" East with the West line of said 3.003
499	499	acres tract, 100.00 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
500	500	"DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the Southwest corner of said 3.003
501	501	acres tract;
502	502	THENCE North 86° 31' 04" East with the South line of said 3.003
503	503	acres tract, 2,290.00 feet to a set 3/4 with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
504	504	ENGINEERING" for the Southeast corner of said 3.003 acres tract,
505	505	and being the Southwest corner of that certain called 0.165 acres
506	506	tract conveyed to Montgomery County, Texas as recorded in File
507	507	Number 2008-111022 of the Official Public Records of Real Property,
508	508	Montgomery County, Texas;
509	509	THENCE North 86° 32' 59" East with the South line of said 0.165
510	510	acres tract, 60.00 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
511	511	"DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the Southeast corner of said 0.165
512	512	acres tract;
513	513	THENCE North 03° 28' 56" West with the East line of said 0.165
514	514	acres tract, 120.00 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
515	515	"DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" in the North line of said 548.300 acres
516	516	tract, also being in the South line of that certain called 32.645
517	517	acres tract of land conveyed to Montgomery County, as recorded in
518	518	File Number 2007-102058 of the Official Public Records of Real
519	519	Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
520	520	THENCE North 86° 32' 59" East with the North line of said
521	521	548.300 acres tract and the South line of said 32.645 acres tract of
522	522	land, 94.65 feet to a set 3/4-iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
523	523	ENGINEERING" for the Southeast corner of said 7.479 acres tract,
524	524	and being the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right;
525	525	THENCE along said curve to the right, having a radius of
526	526	312.28, an arc length of 141.43 feet, a central angle of 25° 56' 53",
527	527	and a chord bearing South 17° 28' 08" East, 140.22 feet to found
528	528	1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner;
529	529	THENCE South 04° 30' 58" East, 690.96 feet to found 1/2-inch
530	530	iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner;
531	531	THENCE North 85° 29' 02" East, 812.68 feet to found 1/2-inch
532	532	iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner and the
533	533	beginning of a tangent curve to the left;
534	534	THENCE along said curve to the left, having a radius of
535	535	250.00, an arc length of 312.69 feet, a central angle of 71° 39' 45",
536	536	and a chord bearing North 49° 39' 08" East, 292.70 feet to found
537	537	1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner;
538	538	THENCE North 13° 49' 15" East, 580.62 feet to found 1/2-inch
539	539	iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner and the
540	540	beginning of a tangent curve to the left;
541	541	THENCE along said curve to the left, having a radius of
542	542	270.00, an arc length of 84.42 feet, a central angle of 17° 54' 53",
543	543	and a chord bearing North 04° 51' 48" East, 84.08 feet to found
544	544	1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner
545	545	being in the North line of said 57.24 acres tract and the South line
546	546	of that certain called 33.22 acres tract of land conveyed to Joseph
547	547	Popowitz as recorded in File Number 2001-007697 in the Official
548	548	Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
549	549	THENCE North 86° 27' 53" East, with the North line of said
550	550	57.24 acre tract and the South line of said 33.22 acres tract,
551	551	723.29 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
552	552	ENGINEERING" for the Northeast corner of said 57.24 acres tract,
553	553	also being the Northwest corner of said 3.5714 acres tract of land;
554	554	THENCE North 86° 27' 53" East, with the North line of said
555	555	3.5714 acres tract, 392.87 feet to POINT OF BEGINNING; containing
556	556	210.64 acres of land, more or less.
557	557	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
558	558	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
559	559	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
560	560	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
561	561	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
562	562	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
563	563	Government Code.
564	564	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
565	565	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
566	566	Environmental Quality.
567	567	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
568	568	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
569	569	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
570	570	within the required time.
571	571	(d) The general law relating to consent by political
572	572	subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
573	573	reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
574	574	districts has been complied with.
575	575	(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
576	576	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
577	577	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
578	578	fulfilled and accomplished.
579	579	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
580	580	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
581	581	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
582	582	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
583	583	Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
584	584
585	585	Pos. No. Name of Director
586	586
587	587	1 Jason Tramonte
588	588
589	589	2 Temple Brown
590	590
591	591	3 Steve Sample
592	592
593	593	4 Melissa Fitzgerald
594	594
595	595	5 Adam Cohen