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1-By: Holland (Senate Sponsor - Estes) H.B. No. 4294
2- (In the Senate - Received from the House May 19, 2017;
3- May 19, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
4- Intergovernmental Relations; May 22, 2017, reported adversely,
5- with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6,
6- Nays 0, 1 present not voting; May 22, 2017, sent to printer.)
7-Click here to see the committee vote
8- COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4294 By: Garcia
1+85R26935 JCG-F
2+ By: Holland H.B. No. 4294
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115 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
126 AN ACT
137 relating to the creation of the North Celina Municipal Management
14- District No. 3; providing authority to impose taxes, levy
15- assessments, and issue bonds.
8+ District No. 3; providing a limited authority of eminent domain;
9+ providing authority to impose taxes, levy assessments, and issue
10+ bonds.
1611 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1712 SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
1813 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3959 to read as follows:
1914 CHAPTER 3959. NORTH CELINA MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3
2015 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
2116 Sec. 3959.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
2217 (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
2318 (2) "City" means the City of Celina, Texas.
2419 (3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
2520 Environmental Quality.
2621 (4) "Director" means a board member.
2722 (5) "District" means the North Celina Municipal
2823 Management District No. 3.
2924 Sec. 3959.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
3025 district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a,
3126 Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
3227 Sec. 3959.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
3328 creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
3429 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
3530 Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
3631 chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and
3732 other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
3833 legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
3934 purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
4035 (b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
4136 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
4237 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
4338 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
4439 welfare in the district.
4540 (c) The district is created to supplement and not to
4641 supplant city services provided in the district.
4742 Sec. 3959.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
4843 The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
4944 (b) All land and other property included in the district
5045 will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
5146 the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
5247 Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
5348 other powers granted under this chapter.
5449 (c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
5550 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
5651 (1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
5752 state;
5853 (2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
5954 (3) developing or expanding transportation and
6055 commerce; and
6156 (4) providing quality residential housing.
6257 (d) The district will:
6358 (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
6459 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
6560 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
6661 (2) provide needed funding for the district to
6762 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
6863 the district territory as a residential community and business
6964 center; and
7065 (3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
7166 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
7267 developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
7368 the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.
7469 (e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
7570 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
7671 landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of
7772 and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an
7873 improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
7974 (f) The district will not act as the agent or
8075 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
8176 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
8277 Sec. 3959.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
8378 district is initially composed of the territory described by
8479 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
8580 (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
8681 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
8782 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
8883 does not affect the district's:
8984 (1) organization, existence, or validity;
9085 (2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
9186 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
9287 interest on a bond;
9388 (3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
9489 (4) legality or operation.
9590 Sec. 3959.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
9691 DISTRICT LAW. Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375,
9792 Local Government Code, applies to the district.
9893 Sec. 3959.007. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION
9994 REQUIRED. The initial directors shall hold an election to confirm
10095 the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors
10196 as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
10297 Sec. 3959.008. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
10398 initial directors may not hold an election under Section 3959.007
10499 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
105100 extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
106101 consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
107102 district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
108103 Sec. 3959.009. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
109104 (a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
110105 included in:
111106 (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
112107 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
113108 (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
114109 Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
115110 (3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
116111 Government Code.
117112 (b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
118113 described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
119114 the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
120115 in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
121116 for:
122117 (1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a
123118 corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and
124119 (2) any other district purpose, including the right to
125120 pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations
126121 issued by the district under Section 3959.201.
127122 (c) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
128123 described by Subsection (a), the city may determine the percentage
129124 of the property in the zone that may be used for residential
130125 purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section
131126 311.006, Tax Code.
132127 Sec. 3959.010. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION. Notwithstanding any
133128 other law, if all of the territory of the district is annexed by the
134129 city into the city's corporate limits, the district:
135130 (1) retains all of the district's outstanding debt and
136131 obligations;
137132 (2) is not dissolved; and
138133 (3) continues to operate under this chapter until the
139134 district is dissolved under Subchapter F.
140135 Sec. 3959.011. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
141136 be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes
142137 stated in this chapter.
143138 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
144139 Sec. 3959.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
145140 governed by a board of five elected directors.
146141 (b) Except as provided by Section 3959.054, directors serve
147142 staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors' terms
148143 expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
149144 Sec. 3959.052. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
150145 meetings at a place accessible to the public and located in the
151146 city.
152147 Sec. 3959.053. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board may
153148 remove a director by unanimous vote of the other directors if the
154149 director has missed at least half of the meetings scheduled during
155150 the preceding 12 months.
156151 (b) A director removed under this section may file a written
157152 appeal with the commission not later than the 30th day after the
158153 date the director receives written notice of the board action. The
159154 commission may reinstate the director if the commission finds that
160155 the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after
161156 considering the reasons for the absences, the time and place of the
162157 meetings, the business conducted at the meetings missed, and any
163158 other relevant circumstances.
164159 Sec. 3959.054. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
165160 consists of:
166161 Pos. No. Name of Director
167162 1 John Peavy
168163 2 Charles Taylor
169164 3 Steve Cook
170165 4 Paul Schlosberg
171166 5 Russell Miller
172167 (b) Initial directors serve until the earlier of:
173168 (1) the date permanent directors are elected under
174169 Section 3959.007; or
175170 (2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
176171 the Act enacting this chapter.
177172 (c) If permanent directors have not been elected under
178173 Section 3959.007 and the terms of the initial directors have
179174 expired, successor initial directors shall be appointed or
180175 reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
181176 expire on the earlier of:
182177 (1) the date permanent directors are elected under
183178 Section 3959.007; or
184179 (2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
185180 appointment or reappointment.
186181 (d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
187182 majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
188183 according to the most recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the
189184 county may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
190185 commission appoint as successor initial directors the five persons
191186 named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor
192187 initial directors the five persons named in the petition.
193188 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
194189 Sec. 3959.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
195190 the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
196191 which the district is created.
197192 Sec. 3959.102. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
198193 district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government
199194 Code, to a municipality or county.
200195 Sec. 3959.103. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a)
201196 Subject to Subsection (c), the district may provide, design,
202197 construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or
203198 finance an improvement project or service using money available to
204199 the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to
205200 provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate,
206201 maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized
207202 under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
208203 (b) The district may undertake an improvement project or
209204 service that confers a special benefit on a definable area in the
210205 district and levy and collect a special assessment on benefited
211206 property in the district in accordance with:
212207 (1) Chapter 372, Local Government Code; or
213208 (2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
214209 (c) The district may not construct or finance an improvement
215210 project, other than a water, sewer, or drainage facility or road,
216211 without obtaining the written consent of the city's governing body.
217212 Sec. 3959.104. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. A district
218213 improvement project may be located inside or outside of the
219214 district.
220215 Sec. 3959.105. OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a)
221216 Before a district improvement project may be put into operation,
222217 the district must transfer ownership of the project to the city.
223218 (b) The transfer of ownership is complete on the city's
224219 acceptance of ownership.
225220 Sec. 3959.106. RETAIL WATER AND SEWER SERVICES PROHIBITED.
226221 The district may not provide retail water or sewer services.
227222 Sec. 3959.107. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY. (a) Subject
228223 to Subsections (b) and (c), the board may add or remove territory as
229224 provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
230225 (b) The district may add territory as described by
231226 Subsection (a) only if the district obtains written consent from
232227 the governing body of the city.
233228 (c) The district and any district created under Section
234229 3959.108 may not add a total area of more than 100 acres.
235230 Sec. 3959.108. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may
236231 be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
237232 (1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and
238233 (2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
239234 (b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the
240235 division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
241236 duties of the district.
242237 (c) Any new district created by the division of the district
243238 may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land
244239 outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this
245240 chapter.
246241 (d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
247242 signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
248243 the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
249244 district.
250245 (e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district
251246 before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
252247 3959.007 to confirm the creation of the district.
253248 (f) An order dividing the district must:
254249 (1) name each new district;
255250 (2) include the metes and bounds description of the
256251 territory of each new district;
257252 (3) appoint initial directors for each new district;
258253 and
259254 (4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities
260255 between or among the new districts.
261256 (g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
262257 an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
263258 with the commission and record the order in the real property
264259 records of each county in which the district is located.
265260 (h) Any new district created by the division of the district
266261 shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by
267262 Section 3959.007.
268263 (i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to
269264 the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section
270265 3959.008 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new
271266 district created by the division of the district and to the
272267 inclusion of land in the new district.
273268 (j) Any new district created by the division of the district
274269 must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
275270 approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
276271 bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
277272 (k) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the
278273 new district shall provide the election date and results to the
279274 commission.
280- Sec. 3959.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
281- not exercise the power of eminent domain.
275+ Sec. 3959.109. LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district
276+ may not exercise the power of eminent domain unless the district
277+ obtains written consent from the governing body of the city.
282278 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
283279 Sec. 3959.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
284280 board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
285281 signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
286282 transfer of the district's money.
287283 Sec. 3959.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
288284 The district may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, or finance
289285 an improvement project or service authorized by this chapter or
290286 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to
291287 the district.
292288 Sec. 3959.153. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
293289 may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
294290 Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
295291 The board shall determine the method of notice.
296292 Sec. 3959.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
297293 The board by order may impose and collect an assessment for any
298294 purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
299295 district in the manner provided for:
300296 (1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter
301297 375, Local Government Code; or
302298 (2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A,
303299 Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
304300 (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
305301 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
306302 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
307303 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
308304 fees incurred by the district are:
309305 (1) a first and prior lien against the property
310306 assessed;
311307 (2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a
312308 lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
313309 taxes; and
314310 (3) the personal liability of and a charge against the
315311 owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
316312 assessment proceedings.
317313 (c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
318314 resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
319315 paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
320316 board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
321317 (d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
322318 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
323319 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
324320 the manner required for additional assessments.
325321 (e) The district may not impose an assessment on a
326322 municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
327323 Sec. 3959.155. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. Annually, the board
328324 shall file with the secretary of the city written notice that
329325 specifies the assessments the district will impose in the
330326 district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the
331327 assessments for the operation and maintenance of the district and
332328 the assessments for the payment of debt service of obligations
333329 issued or incurred by the district.
334330 SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
335331 Sec. 3959.201. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The
336332 district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
337333 other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or
338334 assessments in the manner provided by:
339335 (1) Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code;
340336 or
341337 (2) Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code,
342338 if the improvements financed by an obligation issued under this
343339 section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a
344340 municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an
345341 agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the
346342 obligation.
347343 (b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
348344 district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
349345 note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
350346 proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
351347 other type of obligation.
352348 (c) In addition to the sources of money described by
353349 Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
354350 Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
355351 wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district
356352 receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
357353 (d) Not later than the 30th day before the date the district
358354 holds a bond sale, the district shall provide the governing body of
359355 the city written notice of the sale.
360356 (e) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
361357 obligations to maintain or repair an existing improvement project
362358 only if the district obtains written consent from the governing
363359 body of the city.
364360 SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION
365361 Sec. 3959.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The
366362 governing body of the city may dissolve the district by ordinance.
367363 (b) The governing body may not dissolve the district until:
368364 (1) water, sanitary, sewer, and drainage improvements
369365 and roads have been constructed to serve at least 80 percent of the
370366 net developable territory of the district; and
371367 (2) the district has reimbursed a developer in the
372368 district for all costs advanced to or on behalf of the district.
373369 (c) Until the district is dissolved, the district is
374370 responsible for all bonds and other obligations of the district.
375371 Sec. 3959.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
376372 (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations
377373 outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other
378374 revenue, other than revenue from ad valorem taxes:
379375 (1) the assessments remain in effect; and
380376 (2) the city shall succeed to the rights and
381377 obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of
382378 the assessments or other revenue.
383379 (b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to
384380 enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:
385381 (1) the bonds or other obligations when due and
386382 payable according to their terms; or
387383 (2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other
388384 obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or
389385 obligations.
390386 Sec. 3959.253. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. After
391387 the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the
392388 appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the
393389 district, including any bonds or other debt payable from taxes,
394390 assessments, or other district revenue and any assets of the
395391 district.
396- SUBCHAPTER Z. SPECIAL BOND PROVISIONS
397- Sec. 3959.901. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to
398- bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from
399- assessments on real property in the district.
400- Sec. 3959.902. CONFLICT OF LAWS. In the event of a conflict
401- between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter
402- prevails.
403- Sec. 3959.903. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL
404- APPRAISALS. Before an election may be held on the question of
405- issuing bonds, including an election that combines the question of
406- confirming the creation of the district with the question of
407- authorizing the district to issue bonds, the district and any
408- person to whom the governing body of the district intends that
409- proceeds of the bonds be distributed, including the developer,
410- another owner of land in the district, and any entity acting as a
411- lender to the developer or other landowner for the purpose of a
412- project relating to the district, must enter into a written
413- agreement that:
414- (1) waives for the term of the agreement the right to a
415- special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under
416- Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and
417- (2) remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on
418- the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties,
419- and on their successors and assignees.
420- Sec. 3959.904. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE. A
421- district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the
422- completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the
423- improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable
424- for district assessments and necessary to support the district
425- bonds.
426- Sec. 3959.905. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE. The district
427- may not issue bonds until:
428- (1) the issuance of the bonds is approved by a majority
429- of the district voters voting at an election called for that
430- purpose;
431- (2) the district submits to the commission:
432- (A) an engineer's report describing the project
433- for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles,
434- maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and
435- (B) a cash flow analysis to determine the
436- projected rate of assessment, which includes the following
437- assumptions:
438- (i) each ending balance for debt service in
439- the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's
440- debt service requirement;
441- (ii) interest income is only shown on the
442- ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and
443- (iii) the projected rate of assessment is
444- level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the
445- district;
446- (3) the completion of at least 75 percent of the
447- projected value of the improvements, including houses and other
448- buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary
449- to support the district bonds; and
450- (4) the district has obtained an independent market
451- study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market
452- analysis supporting the development projects for the real property
453- that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support
454- the district bonds.
455- Sec. 3959.906. REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO
456- PAY BONDS. The district may not collect an assessment to be used
457- for the payment of bonds until:
458- (1) the completion of at least 95 percent of the
459- underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed
460- from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected
461- build-out, as certified by the district's engineer;
462- (2) the district or other appropriate party has
463- secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits
464- that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected
465- build-out;
466- (3) the completion of at least 95 percent of lift
467- station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity
468- sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for
469- a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's
470- engineer; and
471- (4) the completion of at least 95 percent of the
472- streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas
473- served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by
474- the district, as certified by the district's engineer and
475- constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards.
476392 SECTION 2. The North Celina Municipal Management District
477393 No. 3 initially includes all the territory contained in the
478394 following area:
479395 TRACT 1: 2178 ACRES MORE OR LESS
480396 LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONSISTING OF 2178.085 ACRES MORE OR LESS BY
481397 COMPILING DEEDS DESCRIBED AS TRACT II IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT
482398 VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE 119 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF
483399 COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, A 218.360 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
484400 TRACT NO. 1, A CALLED 161.910 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS TRACT
485401 NO. 2 IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME
486402 2288, PAGE 125 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND A
487403 1215.843 ACRE TRACT DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT VENTURE
488404 AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE 110, OF THE DEED RECORDS OF COLLIN
489405 COUNTY, TEXAS.
490406 BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE J. W.
491407 HAYNES SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 453, J, CUMBA SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 242, THE
492408 J DAVIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 254, THE B.B.B. & C.R.R. SURVEY, ABSTRACT
493409 # 131, THE H. COCHRAN SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 192, THE T & P. RR CO.
494410 SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 1054, THE J.F. SMILEY SURVEY, ABSTRACT 869, THE
495411 J. WORRALL SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 1036, THE J. QUEEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT #
496412 733, THE J. H. BIGGS SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 51, THE E. ALEXANDER SURVEY,
497413 ABSTRACT # 19, THE SA & MG RR CO SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 876 AND THE P.
498414 NEWSON, SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 665 AND BEING ALL OF A CALLED 579.400
499415 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS TRACT II IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST
500416 JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE 119 OF THE DEED
501417 RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ALL OF A CALLED 218.360 ACRE TRACT
502418 OF LAND DESCRIBED AS TRACT NO. 1 AND ALL OF A CALLED 161.910 ACRE
503419 TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS TRACT NO. 2 IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT
504420 VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE 125 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF
505421 COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND ALL OF A CALLED 1215.843 ACRE TRACT
506422 DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN
507423 VOLUME 2288, PAGE 110, OF THE DEED RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
508424 AND BEING MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
509425 BEGINNING AT A THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE TRACT BEING DESCRIBED
510426 HEREIN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 579.400 ACRE TRACT IN THE
511427 NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF F. M. # 455;
512428 THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
513429 6447.04 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
514430 579.400 ACRE TRACT;
515431 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
516432 2678.28 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
517433 THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
518434 1013.53 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER AT THE MOST NORTHERLY NORTHWEST
519435 CORNER OF SAID 579.400 ACRE TRACT;
520436 THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
521437 2192.86 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER IN ELM CREEK;
522438 THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE CENTER
523439 OF ELM CREEK A DISTANCE OF 693.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
524440 THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE CENTER
525441 OF ELM CREEK A DISTANCE OF 417.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
526442 THENCE NORTH 10 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE CENTER
527443 OF ELM CREEK A DISTANCE OF 274.20 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
528444 THENCE NORTH 74 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE CENTER
529445 OF ELM CREEK A DISTANCE OF 211.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
530446 THENCE NORTH 65 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE CENTER
531447 OF ELM CREEK A DISTANCE OF 282.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
532448 THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE CENTER
533449 OF ELM CREEK A DISTANCE OF 1077.50 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER TO THE
534450 MOST NORTHERLY NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 1215.843 ACRE TRACT;
535451 THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
536452 271.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
537453 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
538454 127.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
539455 THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
540456 560.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
541457 THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
542458 917.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
543459 THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
544460 411.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER TO THE MOST NORTHERLY NORTHEAST
545461 CORNER OF SAID 1215.843 ACRE TRACT
546462 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
547463 889.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
548464 THENCE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
549465 675.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
550466 THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
551467 611.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
552468 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
553469 529.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
554470 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
555471 3775.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
556472 THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
557473 491.83 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
558474 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
559475 271.50 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
560476 THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
561477 560.34 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
562478 THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 28 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
563479 66.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
564480 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
565481 2883.84 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER AT THE MOST EASTERLY SOUTHEAST
566482 CORNER OF SAID 1215.843 ACRE TRACT AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
567483 161.91 ACRE TRACT;
568484 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
569485 271.54 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
570486 THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 01 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
571487 698.98 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
572488 THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
573489 849.68 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
574490 161.91 ACRE TRACT;
575491 THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
576492 2104.21 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
577493 THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
578494 986.67 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
579495 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
580496 508.11 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
581497 THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
582498 230.84 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
583499 THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
584500 285.38 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
585501 THENCE NORTH 74 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
586502 1160.29 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
587503 THENCE NORTH 74 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
588504 404.97 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER TO A POINT IN THE NORTH
589505 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF FM # 455;
590506 THENCE NORTH 15 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID
591507 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 40.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
592508 THENCE NORTH 74 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID
593509 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 179.93 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
594510 THENCE NORTH 52 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID
595511 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 697.67 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
596512 THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE
597513 LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF363.14 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF 986.86 FEET,
598514 WITH A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 62 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST,
599515 AND WITH A CHORD LENGTH OF 361.09 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
600516 THENCE NORTH 73 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID
601517 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 199.75 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
602518 THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE
603519 LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 254.11 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF 1367.32
604520 FEET, WITH A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 78 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 35 SECONDS
605521 WEST, AND WITH A CHORD LENGTH OF 253.75 FEET;
606522 THENCE NORTH 83 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID
607523 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 104.02 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
608524 THENCE NORTH 83 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID
609525 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 2140.11 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
610526 THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE
611527 RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 283.92 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF 528.70
612528 FEET, WITH A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 68 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 06 SECONDS
613529 WEST, AND WITH A CHORD LENGTH OF 280.52 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER,;
614530 THENCE NORTH 53 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID
615531 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 766.67 FEET TO THE POINT OF
616532 BEGINNING AND ENCLOSING 2178.085 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
617533 TRACT 2: 100.474 ACRES MORE OR LESS
618534 LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONSISTING OF 100.474 ACRES MORE OR LESS BY
619535 COMPUTING EXHIBIT A IN THE DEED TO THE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
620536 TRACT I IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME
621537 2288, PAGE 119 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
622538 BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE J.
623539 DAVIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 254, THE W.P. ALLEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 24,
624540 AND THE J. HOWARD SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 442 AND BEING ALL OF A CALLED
625541 100.474 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS TRACT I IN THE DEED TO
626542 DYNAVEST JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE 119 OF THE
627543 DEED RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
628544 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
629545 BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE TRACT BEING DESCRIBED
630546 HEREIN AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID COLLIN COUNTY
631547 WITH THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 100.474 ACRE TRACT OF LAND;
632548 THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF
633549 1213.34 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
634550 THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 51 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF
635551 3608.95 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
636552 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF
637553 1192.20 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
638554 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF
639555 1594.31 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
640556 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF
641557 2038.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND ENCLOSING 100.474 ACRES
642558 OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
643559 TRACT 3: 958.042 ACRES MORE OR LESS
644560 LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONSISTING OF 958.042 ACRES MORE OR LESS BY
645561 COMPUTING EXHIBIT A IN THE DEED TO THE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN
646562 THE DEED TO DYNAVEST JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE
647563 114 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
648564 BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE J. W.
649565 HAYNES SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 453, J, CUMBA SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 242, THE
650566 J. QUEEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 733, THE J. QUEEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT #
651567 1111, THE A. H. GEE SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 1104, THE H. COCHRAN SURVEY,
652568 ABSTRACT # 191, THE J. RAGSDALE SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 735 AND THE
653569 GERMAN IMIGRATION CO. SURVEY, ABSTRACT # 356 AND BEING ALL OF A
654570 CALLED 957.743 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO DYNAVEST
655571 JOINT VENTURE AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 2288, PAGE 144 OF THE DEED
656572 RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
657573 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
658574 BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TRACT BEING DESCRIBED
659575 HEREIN AT A POINT AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 957.743 ACRE TRACT
660576 IN THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF FM # 455;
661577 THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID SOUTH
662578 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 699.50 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
663579 THENCE WITH SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND WITH A CURVE TURNING TO
664580 THE LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 332.25 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF 618.70
665581 FEET, WITH A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 68 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 06 SECONDS
666582 EAST, AND WITH A CHORD LENGTH OF 328.27 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
667583 THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID SOUTH
668584 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 2243.84 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
669585 THENCE WITH SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND WITH A CURVE TURNING TO
670586 THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 237.99 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF
671587 1277.20 FEET, WITH A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 78 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 21
672588 SECONDS EAST, AND WITH A CHORD LENGTH OF 237.64 FEET TO A POINT FOR
673589 CORNER;
674590 THENCE SOUTH 73 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID SOUTH
675591 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 131.75 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
676592 THENCE SOUTH 16 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
677593 103.35 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
678594 THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
679595 414.21 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
680596 THENCE SOUTH 50 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
681597 174.16 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
682598 THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
683599 103.17 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
684600 THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
685601 256.14 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
686602 THENCE SOUTH 23 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
687603 269.21 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
688604 THENCE SOUTH 66 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
689605 178.82 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
690606 THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
691607 193.80 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
692608 THENCE SOUTH 50 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
693609 169.49 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
694610 THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
695611 174.71 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
696612 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
697613 763.18 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
698614 THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
699615 1464.77 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
700616 THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
701617 524.81 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER IN THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
702618 FM # 455;
703619 THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST WITH SAID WEST
704620 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 37.23 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
705621 THENCE WITH SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND WITH A CURVE TURNING TO
706622 THE LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 577.39 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF 1477.38
707623 FEET, WITH A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 08 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 36 SECONDS
708624 EAST , AND WITH A CHORD LENGTH OF 573.72 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
709625 THENCE SOUTH 19 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID WEST
710626 RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 354.02 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
711627 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
712628 974.20 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
713629 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
714630 1724.68 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
715631 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
716632 2948.48 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
717633 THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
718634 1138.15 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
719635 THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
720636 1965.29 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
721637 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF
722638 5389.11 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
723639 THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
724640 10550.55 FEET TO A POINT FOR CORNER;
725641 AND ENCLOSING 958.042 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
726642 SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
727643 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
728644 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
729645 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
730646 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
731647 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
732648 Government Code.
733649 (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
734650 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
735651 Environmental Quality.
736652 (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
737653 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
738654 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
739655 within the required time.
740656 (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
741657 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
742658 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
743659 fulfilled and accomplished.
744- SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
745- * * * * *
660+ SECTION 4. (a) Section 3959.109, Special District Local
661+ Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, takes effect only if
662+ this Act receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
663+ each house.
664+ (b) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the
665+ members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter 3959, Special
666+ District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, is
667+ amended by adding Section 3959.109 to read as follows:
668+ Sec. 3959.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
669+ not exercise the power of eminent domain.
670+ (c) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
671+ legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
672+ Article I, Texas Constitution.
673+ SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.