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1-H.B. No. 4297
1+By: Miller (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 4297
2+ (In the Senate - Received from the House May 19, 2017;
3+ May 19, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
4+ Administration; May 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following
5+ vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 22, 2017, sent to printer.)
6+Click here to see the committee vote
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9+ A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
410 AN ACT
511 relating to the creation of Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management
612 District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
713 to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
814 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
915 SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
1016 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3953 to read as follows:
1117 CHAPTER 3953. TELFAIR TRACT 5 COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
1218 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1319 Sec. 3953.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
1420 (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
1521 (2) "City" means the City of Sugar Land.
1622 (3) "Director" means a board member.
1723 (4) "District" means the Telfair Tract 5 Commercial
1824 Management District.
1925 Sec. 3953.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
2026 special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
2127 Constitution.
2228 Sec. 3953.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
2329 creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
2430 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
2531 Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
2632 chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and
2733 other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
2834 legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
2935 purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
3036 (b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
3137 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
3238 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
3339 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
3440 welfare in the district.
3541 (c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
3642 interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of
3743 services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
3844 chapter. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant
3945 city services provided in the district.
4046 Sec. 3953.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
4147 The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
4248 (b) All land and other property included in the district
4349 will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
4450 the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
4551 Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
4652 other powers granted under this chapter.
4753 (c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
4854 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
4955 (1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
5056 state;
5157 (2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
5258 (3) developing or expanding transportation and
5359 commerce.
5460 (d) The district will:
5561 (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
5662 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
5763 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
5864 (2) provide needed funding for the district to
5965 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
6066 the district territory as a community and business center; and
6167 (3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
6268 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
6369 developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
6470 the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.
6571 (e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
6672 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
6773 landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
6874 necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
6975 or road improvement.
7076 (f) The district will not act as the agent or
7177 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
7278 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
7379 Sec. 3953.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
7480 district is initially composed of the territory described by
7581 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
7682 (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
7783 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
7884 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
7985 does not affect the district's:
8086 (1) organization, existence, or validity;
8187 (2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
8288 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
8389 interest on the bonds;
8490 (3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
8591 (4) legality or operation.
8692 Sec. 3953.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
8793 (a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
8894 included in:
8995 (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
9096 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
9197 (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
9298 Chapter 312, Tax Code;
9399 (3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
94100 Government Code; or
95101 (4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
96102 Local Government Code.
97103 (b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
98104 described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
99105 the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
100106 in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
101107 for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under
102108 Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to
103109 pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district
104110 for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds
105111 under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project
106112 has been approved by the governing body of the city.
107113 Sec. 3953.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
108114 DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
109115 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
110116 Sec. 3953.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
111117 be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
112118 stated in this chapter.
113119 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
114120 Sec. 3953.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
115121 governed by a board of nine voting directors appointed by the
116122 governing body of the city under Section 3953.052 who serve
117123 staggered terms of four years with four or five directors' terms
118124 expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
119125 (b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the
120126 number of voting directors on the board if the board determines the
121127 change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not:
122128 (1) increase the number of voting directors to more
123129 than 20; or
124130 (2) decrease the number of voting directors to fewer
125131 than nine.
126132 Sec. 3953.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS;
127133 QUALIFICATIONS. (a) In this section, "city stakeholder" means:
128134 (1) a person who owns property in the city;
129135 (2) an owner of stock or of a partnership interest or
130136 membership interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a
131137 corporation, corporate partnership, limited liability company, or
132138 other entity that owns a direct or indirect interest in property in
133139 the city;
134140 (3) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
135141 owns a direct or indirect interest in property in the city; or
136142 (4) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
137143 described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
138144 (b) The governing body of the city shall appoint to serve as
139145 voting directors the appropriate number of qualified persons. In
140146 appointing voting directors, the governing body shall ensure that
141147 the resulting board has city stakeholders serving in at least
142148 two-thirds of the voting director positions.
143149 (c) In determining persons to serve as voting directors, the
144150 governing body shall consider for appointment:
145151 (1) persons recommended by the board; and
146152 (2) a number of persons recommended by any city
147153 stakeholder who makes a recommendation and who owns at least seven
148154 acres of land inside the district's boundaries, except that the
149155 number of persons recommended for consideration by the city
150156 stakeholder may not exceed a total of one person for the first seven
151157 acres of land the city stakeholder owns and not more than one
152158 additional person for each additional 15 acres the city stakeholder
153159 owns.
154160 (d) The governing body is not bound by the recommendations
155161 of the board or a city stakeholder and may appoint as a voting
156162 director any qualified person.
157163 Sec. 3953.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
158164 nonvoting directors to serve on the board.
159165 Sec. 3953.054. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board shall
160166 remove a director if the director has missed at least half the
161167 meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.
162168 (b) A director removed under this section may file a written
163169 appeal with the governing body of the city. The governing body may
164170 reinstate the director if the body finds that the removal was
165171 unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons
166172 for the absences.
167173 Sec. 3953.055. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
168174 requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
169175 counted:
170176 (1) a board position vacant for any reason, including
171177 death, resignation, or disqualification;
172178 (2) a director who is abstaining from participation in
173179 a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
174180 (3) a nonvoting director.
175181 Sec. 3953.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) The initial
176182 board consists of the following voting directors:
177183 Pos. No. Name of Director Pos. No. Name of Director
178184 Pos. No. Name of Director
179185 1 Steve Griffith 1 Steve Griffith
180186 1 Steve Griffith
181187 2 Jennifer Brown 2 Jennifer Brown
182188 2 Jennifer Brown
183189 3 Gary Becker 3 Gary Becker
184190 3 Gary Becker
185191 4 Michael Schiff 4 Michael Schiff
186192 4 Michael Schiff
187193 5 Greg Wine 5 Greg Wine
188194 5 Greg Wine
189195 6 Bob McPherson 6 Bob McPherson
190196 6 Bob McPherson
191197 7 Alan Bauer 7 Alan Bauer
192198 7 Alan Bauer
193199 8 Dan Whitton 8 Dan Whitton
194200 8 Dan Whitton
195201 9 Brandi Coatsworth 9 Brandi Coatsworth
196202 9 Brandi Coatsworth
197203 (b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
198204 appointed for positions one through five expire June 1, 2019, and
199205 the terms of directors appointed for positions six through nine
200206 expire June 1, 2021.
201207 (c) Section 3953.052 does not apply to this section.
202208 (d) This section expires September 1, 2021.
203209 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
204210 Sec. 3953.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
205211 the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
206212 which the district is created.
207213 Sec. 3953.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The
208214 district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
209215 relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
210216 service using any money available to the district, or contract with
211217 a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
212218 acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
213219 improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
214220 Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code.
215221 Sec. 3953.103. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. An
216222 improvement project described by Section 3953.102 may be located:
217223 (1) in the district; or
218224 (2) in an area outside the district if the project is
219225 for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement
220226 beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
221227 Sec. 3953.104. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
222228 district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government
223229 Code, to a municipality or county.
224230 Sec. 3953.105. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
225231 district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government
226232 Code.
227233 Sec. 3953.106. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
228234 district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
229235 powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
230236 Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
231237 construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
232238 chapter.
233239 Sec. 3953.107. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
234240 resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
235241 assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
236242 providing a service authorized by this chapter.
237243 (b) The nonprofit corporation:
238244 (1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
239245 government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
240246 Transportation Code; and
241247 (2) may implement any project and provide any service
242248 authorized by this chapter.
243249 (c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
244250 nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
245251 corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
246252 of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
247253 Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
248254 required to reside in the district.
249255 Sec. 3953.108. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
250256 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
251257 agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
252258 (b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
253259 function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
254260 Code.
255261 Sec. 3953.109. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
256262 public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party
257263 to provide law enforcement services for a fee.
258264 Sec. 3953.110. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
259265 district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
260266 organization that performs a service or provides an activity
261267 consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
262268 Sec. 3953.111. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
263269 engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
264270 purposes of the district.
265271 (b) The district may establish and provide for the
266272 administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
267273 economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
268274 activity, including programs to:
269275 (1) make loans and grants of public money; and
270276 (2) provide district personnel and services,
271277 including for the management of recreational facilities.
272278 (c) The district may create economic development programs
273279 and exercise the economic development powers provided to
274280 municipalities by:
275281 (1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
276282 (2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
277283 Sec. 3953.112. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
278284 acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
279285 operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
280286 facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
281287 structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
282288 streets and related appurtenances.
283289 (b) The district's parking facilities serve the public
284290 purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
285291 purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
286292 years.
287293 (c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and
288294 necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
289295 or road improvement.
290296 (d) The development and operation of the district's parking
291297 facilities may be considered an economic development program.
292298 Sec. 3953.113. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The
293299 district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
294300 Water Code.
295301 (b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
296302 J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
297303 Code, does not apply to the district.
298304 Sec. 3953.114. APPROVAL BY CITY. (a) Except as provided by
299305 Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the city
300306 for:
301307 (1) the issuance of bonds for an improvement project
302308 financed by the bonds if any part of the project is carried out in
303309 the corporate limits of the city; and
304310 (2) the plans and specifications of the improvement
305311 project financed by the bonds.
306312 (b) If the district obtains the approval of the city's
307313 governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to
308314 exceed five years, the district may finance the capital
309315 improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without
310316 further approval from the city.
311317 Sec. 3953.115. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
312318 legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the
313319 powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of
314320 the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district
315321 may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city by
316322 resolution consents to that change.
317323 Sec. 3953.116. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
318324 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
319325 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
320326 Sec. 3953.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
321327 board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
322328 signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
323329 transfer of district money.
324330 Sec. 3953.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
325331 The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
326332 any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
327333 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
328334 district.
329335 Sec. 3953.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
330336 IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
331337 service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
332338 unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
333339 has been filed with the board.
334340 (b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority
335341 of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to
336342 assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal
337343 roll for the county.
338344 Sec. 3953.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
339345 The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
340346 purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
341347 district in the manner provided for:
342348 (1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter
343349 375, Local Government Code; or
344350 (2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A,
345351 Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
346352 (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
347353 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
348354 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
349355 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
350356 fees incurred by the district:
351357 (1) are a first and prior lien against the property
352358 assessed;
353359 (2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
354360 a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
355361 taxes; and
356362 (3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
357363 the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
358364 assessment proceedings.
359365 (c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
360366 resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
361367 paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
362368 board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
363369 (d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
364370 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
365371 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
366372 the manner required for additional assessments.
367373 Sec. 3953.155. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
368374 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized
369375 or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for
370376 a service provided by the district, including water and sewer
371377 services.
372378 Sec. 3953.156. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
373379 may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of
374380 district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
375381 SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
376382 Sec. 3953.201. TAX ABATEMENT. The district may enter into a
377383 tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this
378384 state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a
379385 municipality.
380386 Sec. 3953.202. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS. (a)
381387 The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
382388 other obligations secured by:
383389 (1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
384390 (2) contract payments described by Section 3953.204.
385391 (b) The district must hold an election in the manner
386392 provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
387393 obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
388394 tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
389395 (c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
390396 to the district.
391397 (d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
392398 may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
393399 submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
394400 voted on at the election.
395401 Sec. 3953.203. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
396402 authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
397403 election held in accordance with Section 3953.202, the district may
398404 impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the
399405 district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
400406 district purpose, including to:
401407 (1) maintain and operate the district;
402408 (2) construct or acquire improvements; or
403409 (3) provide a service.
404410 (b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
405411 exceed the rate approved at the election.
406412 (c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
407413 district.
408414 Sec. 3953.204. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
409415 Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
410416 an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
411417 the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
412418 the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
413419 voting at an election held for that purpose.
414420 (b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
415421 provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
416422 the board without further voter approval.
417423 Sec. 3953.205. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS
418424 AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms
419425 determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code,
420426 does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a
421427 bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad
422428 valorem taxes.
423429 (b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
424430 obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
425431 assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or
426432 other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,
427433 to pay for any authorized district purpose.
428434 (c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of
429435 bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,
430436 Water Code, does not apply to the district.
431437 Sec. 3953.206. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
432438 issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
433439 board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
434440 direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
435441 for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as
436442 required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602,
437443 Water Code.
438444 SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION
439445 Sec. 3953.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The city
440446 by ordinance may dissolve the district.
441447 (b) The city may not dissolve the district until the
442448 district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are
443449 payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the
444450 city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the
445451 outstanding debt from city revenue.
446452 Sec. 3953.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
447453 (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations
448454 outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other
449455 revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the
450456 rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and
451457 collection of the assessments or other revenue.
452458 (b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to
453459 enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:
454460 (1) the bonds or other obligations when due and
455461 payable according to their terms; or
456462 (2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other
457463 obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or
458464 obligations.
459465 Sec. 3953.253. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)
460466 After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to
461467 the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the
462468 district, including any bonds or other debt payable from
463469 assessments or other district revenue.
464470 (b) After the district is dissolved, the board shall
465471 transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
466472 SECTION 2. The Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management
467473 District initially includes all the territory contained in the
468474 following area:
469475 Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District - Metes and Bounds
470476 The Point of Beginning is 29°34'35.280" N and 95°38'51.525" W. It
471477 describes the intersection of University Boulevard E ROW boundary
472478 and Lexington Boulevard S ROW boundary.
473479 1. Proceeding from Point of Beginning to SE ROW line 1555.17
474480 feet to limits of Lexington Boulevard ROW adjacent to 21-acre city
475481 property boundary.
476482 2. Heading SE 907.67 feet adjacent to the boundary of city
477483 property terminating at the limits of the Fort Bend Levee
478484 Improvement District No. 17 ROW. (F.N. 2014126419 F.B.C.C.F.)
479485 3. Heading NW 2076.70 feet adjacent to the SW boundary of
480486 Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 17 property,
481487 joining the S Lexington Boulevard ROW boundary.
482488 4. Heading E 112.05 feet adjacent to the SE Lexington
483489 Boulevard ROW line terminating within Fort Bend County Levee
484490 Improvement District Property at 29°34'55.646"N and 95°38'26.975'W
485491 5. Heading N 964.73 feet adjacent to the Fort Bend County
486492 Levee Improvement District No. 17 Drainage Ditch to the
487493 intersection of US59 Frontage Texas Department of Transportation S
488494 ROW.
489495 6. Heading SW 2164.11 feet adjacent to US59 Frontage Texas
490496 Department of Transportation S ROW to intersection of Texas
491497 Department of Transportation Tract 121, Part 3, bounded by US59 to
492498 the N and University Boulevard to the W.
493499 7. Heading SW 615.96 feet adjacent to US59 Frontage Road ROW
494500 to intersection of NE ROW boundary of University Boulevard.
495501 8. Heading SW 517.90 feet adjacent to the E ROW boundary of
496502 University Boulevard terminating at the property boundary of Tract
497503 121, Part 3 as recorded in the Alexander Hodge Survey Abstract
498504 Number 32, Fort Bend County, Texas.
499505 9. Heading S 328.33 feet adjacent to the University
500506 Boulevard E ROW boundary, terminating at the S ROW boundary at
501507 Aberfeldy Street.
502508 10. Heading E 680.44 feet adjacent to Aberfeldy Street S
503509 ROW, bounded by Texas Instruments Inc. (TxDot Tract 5, Block 1,
504510 5.921 Ac. Reserve A) to the S, terminating at the intersection of
505511 Aberfeldy Street and Tamarind Street at 29° 34'40.788" N and
506512 95°38'43.515"W
507513 11. Heading S 453.13 feet adjacent to Tamarind Street,
508514 terminating at 29°34'36.228"N and 95°38'44.098"W bounded by
509515 Lexington Boulevard N ROW boundary to the S and Texas Instruments
510516 Inc. (TxDot Tract 5, Block 1, 5.921 Ac. Reserve A) to the N.
511517 12. Heading W 663.20 feet adjacent to Lexington Boulevard N
512518 ROW boundary terminating at the intersection of University
513519 Boulevard E ROW boundary at 29°34'37.083"N and 95°38'51.151"W.
514520 13. Heading S 201.19 feet adjacent to the University
515521 Boulevard terminating at the Point of Beginning containing the
516522 319.633 acres of land.
517523 SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
518524 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
519525 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
520526 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
521527 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
522528 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
523529 Government Code.
524530 (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
525531 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
526532 Environmental Quality.
527533 (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
528534 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
529535 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
530536 within the required time.
531537 (d) The general law relating to consent by political
532538 subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
533539 reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
534540 districts has been complied with.
535541 (e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
536542 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
537543 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
538544 fulfilled and accomplished.
539545 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
540546 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
541547 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
542548 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
543549 Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
544- ______________________________ ______________________________
545- President of the Senate Speaker of the House
546- I certify that H.B. No. 4297 was passed by the House on May
547- 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 7, 2 present, not
548- voting.
549- ______________________________
550- Chief Clerk of the House
551- I certify that H.B. No. 4297 was passed by the Senate on May
552- 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
553- ______________________________
554- Secretary of the Senate
555- APPROVED: _____________________
556- Date
557- _____________________
558- Governor
550+ * * * * *
559551
560552 Pos. No. Name of Director
561553
562554 1 Steve Griffith
563555
564556 2 Jennifer Brown
565557
566558 3 Gary Becker
567559
568560 4 Michael Schiff
569561
570562 5 Greg Wine
571563
572564 6 Bob McPherson
573565
574566 7 Alan Bauer
575567
576568 8 Dan Whitton
577569
578570 9 Brandi Coatsworth