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1	1		85R27707 JXC-F
2	2		By: Huberty H.B. No. 4344
	3	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4344:
	4	+	By: Schubert C.S.H.B. No. 4344
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4	6
5	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	8		AN ACT
7	9		relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No.
8	10		27; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to
9	11		impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
10	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	13		SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
12	14		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3793 to read as follows:
13	15		CHAPTER 3793. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 27
14	16		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15	17		Sec. 3793.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	18		(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
17	19		(2) "City" means the City of Houston.
18	20		(3) "County" means Harris County.
19	21		(4) "Director" means a board member.
20	22		(5) "District" means the Harris County Improvement
21	23		District No. 27.
22	24		Sec. 3793.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
23	25		district is a special district created under Section 59, Article
24	26		XVI, Texas Constitution.
25	27		Sec. 3793.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
26	28		creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
27	29		Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
28	30		Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
29	31		chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the
30	32		county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the
31	33		district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish
32	34		the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas
33	35		Constitution.
34	36		(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
35	37		develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
36	38		transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
37	39		entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
38	40		welfare in the district.
39	41		(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
40	42		interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the
41	43		level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act
42	44		enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is
43	45		created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services
44	46		provided in the district.
45	47		Sec. 3793.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
46	48		The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
47	49		(b) All land and other property included in the district
48	50		will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
49	51		the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
50	52		Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
51	53		other powers granted under this chapter.
52	54		(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
53	55		and is essential to further the public purposes of:
54	56		(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
55	57		state;
56	58		(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
57	59		(3) developing or expanding transportation and
58	60		commerce.
59	61		(d) The district will:
60	62		(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
61	63		residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
62	64		and consumers in the district, and of the public;
63	65		(2) provide needed funding for the district to
64	66		preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
65	67		the district territory as a community and business center;
66	68		(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
67	69		of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
68	70		developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
69	71		the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
70	72		and
71	73		(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
72	74		recreational facilities for the district.
73	75		(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
74	76		grade or above or below the surface, street lighting, street
75	77		landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
76	78		necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
77	79		or road improvement.
78	80		(f) The district will not act as the agent or
79	81		instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
80	82		will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
81	83		Sec. 3793.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
82	84		district is initially composed of the territory described by
83	85		Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
84	86		(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
85	87		the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
86	88		field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
87	89		does not affect the district's:
88	90		(1) organization, existence, or validity;
89	91		(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
90	92		for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
91	93		interest on the bonds;
92	94		(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
93	95		(4) legality or operation.
94	96		Sec. 3793.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
95	97		All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
96	98		included in:
97	99		(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
98	100		Chapter 311, Tax Code;
99	101		(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
100	102		Chapter 312, Tax Code;
101	103		(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
102	104		Government Code;
103	105		(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
104	106		Local Government Code; or
105	107		(5) a public improvement district created under
106	108		Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
107	109		Sec. 3793.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
108	110		DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
109	111		Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
110	112		Sec. 3793.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
111	113		be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
112	114		stated in this chapter.
113	115		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
114	116		Sec. 3793.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
115	117		governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered
116	118		terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring
117	119		June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
118	120		(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting
119	121		directors on the board only if the board determines that the change
120	122		is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist
121	123		of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
122	124		(c) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the
123	125		directors.
124	126		Sec. 3793.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The Texas
125	127		Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors
126	128		from persons recommended by the board.
127	129		Sec. 3793.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
128	130		nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting
129	131		directors.
130	132		Sec. 3793.054. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
131	133		requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
132	134		counted:
133	135		(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including
134	136		death, resignation, or disqualification;
135	137		(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in
136	138		a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
137	139		(3) a nonvoting director.
138	140		Sec. 3793.055. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
139	141		receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
140	142		provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
141	143		375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
142	144		Sec. 3793.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) The initial
143	145		board consists of:
144	146		Pos. No. Name of Director: Pos. No. Name of Director:
145	147		Pos. No. Name of Director:
146	148		1 Rob Burchfield 1 Rob Burchfield
147	149		1 Rob Burchfield
148	150		2 Jin Laxmidas 2 Jin Laxmidas
149	151		2 Jin Laxmidas
150	152		3 Sigita Burchfield 3 Sigita Burchfield
151	153		3 Sigita Burchfield
152	154		4 Nicole Eddy 4 Nicole Eddy
153	155		4 Nicole Eddy
154	156		5 Linda Warren 5 Linda Warren
155	157		5 Linda Warren
156	158		(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
157	159		appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2019, and
158	160		the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire
159	161		June 1, 2021.
160	162		(c) Section 3793.052 does not apply to this section.
161	163		(d) This section expires September 1, 2021.
162	164		SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
163	165		Sec. 3793.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
164	166		the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
165	167		which the district is created.
166	168		Sec. 3793.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The
167	169		district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
168	170		relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
169	171		service using any money available to the district, or contract with
170	172		a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
171	173		acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
172	174		improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
173	175		Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
174	176		Sec. 3793.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
175	177		district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
176	178		powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
177	179		Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
178	180		construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
179	181		chapter.
180	182		Sec. 3793.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
181	183		resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
182	184		assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
183	185		providing a service authorized by this chapter.
184	186		(b) The nonprofit corporation:
185	187		(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
186	188		government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
187	189		Transportation Code; and
188	190		(2) may implement any project and provide any service
189	191		authorized by this chapter.
190	192		(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
191	193		nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
192	194		corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
193	195		of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
194	196		Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
195	197		required to reside in the district.
196	198		Sec. 3793.105. PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATIONS. As provided
197	199		by Chapter 303, Local Government Code, the board by resolution may
198	200		authorize the creation of a public facility corporation in the
199	201		district to finance or to provide for the acquisition,
200	202		construction, rehabilitation, renovation, repair, equipping,
201	203		furnishing, or placement in service of public facilities in an
202	204		orderly, planned manner and at the lowest possible borrowing costs.
203	205		Sec. 3793.106. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
204	206		Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
205	207		agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
206	208		(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
207	209		function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
208	210		Code.
209	211		Sec. 3793.107. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
210	212		public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
211	213		including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement
212	214		services in the district for a fee.
213	215		Sec. 3793.108. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
214	216		district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
215	217		organization that performs a service or provides an activity
216	218		consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
217	219		Sec. 3793.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
218	220		engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
219	221		purposes of the district.
220	222		(b) The district may establish and provide for the
221	223		administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
222	224		economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
223	225		activity in the district, including programs to:
224	226		(1) make loans and grants of public money; and
225	227		(2) provide district personnel and services.
226	228		(c) The district may create economic development programs
227	229		and exercise the economic development powers provided to
228	230		municipalities by:
229	231		(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
230	232		(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
231	233		Sec. 3793.110. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
232	234		acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
233	235		operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
234	236		facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
235	237		structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
236	238		streets and related appurtenances.
237	239		(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public
238	240		purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
239	241		purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
240	242		years.
241	243		(c) The district's parking facilities are part of and
242	244		necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
243	245		or road improvement.
244	246		(d) The development and operation of the district's parking
245	247		facilities may be considered an economic development program.
246	248		Sec. 3793.111. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The
247	249		district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
248	250		Water Code.
249	251		(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
250	252		J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
251	253		Code, does not apply to the district.
252	254		Sec. 3793.112. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
253	255		district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government
254	256		Code, to a municipality or county.
255	257		Sec. 3793.113. ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The district
256	258		has the powers provided by the general laws relating to road utility
257	259		districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas
258	260		Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
259	261		Sec. 3793.114. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM
260	262		ASSESSMENTS AND FEES. The district may not impose an assessment,
261	263		impact fee, or standby fee on the property, including the
262	264		equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements,
263	265		of:
264	266		(1) an electric utility or a power generation company
265	267		as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
266	268		(2) a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or
267	269		121.001, Utilities Code, or a person who owns pipelines used for the
268	270		transportation or sale of oil or gas or a product or constituent of
269	271		oil or gas;
270	272		(3) a person who owns pipelines used for the
271	273		transportation or sale of carbon dioxide;
272	274		(4) a telecommunications provider as defined by
273	275		Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
274	276		(5) a cable service provider or video service provider
275	277		as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.
276	278		Sec. 3793.115. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES. (a) The
277	279		district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:
278	280		(1) burying or removing electrical power lines,
279	281		telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines, or any other type of
280	282		electrical or optical line;
281	283		(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the
282	284		poles; and
283	285		(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision
284	286		(2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were
285	287		connected.
286	288		(b) The district may finance, acquire, construct, improve,
287	289		operate, maintain, or charge fees for the use of the district
288	290		conduits for another person's:
289	291		(1) telecommunications network; or
290	292		(2) fiber-optic cable.
291	293		(c) Consistent with Title 2, Utilities Code, the district
292	294		may finance, construct, or maintain conduits for:
293	295		(1) electronic transmission and distribution lines
294	296		and supporting facilities; or
295	297		(2) other types of transmission and distribution lines
296	298		and supporting facilities.
297	299		(d) The district may not require a person to use a district
298	300		conduit.
299	301		Sec. 3793.116. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. The
300	302		district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic
301	303		partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local Government
302	304		Code, with a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction
303	305		the district is located.
304	306		Sec. 3793.117. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
305	307		not exercise the power of eminent domain.
306	308		SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
307	309		Sec. 3793.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
308	310		board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
309	311		signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
310	312		transfer of district money.
311	313		Sec. 3793.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
312	314		The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
313	315		any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
314	316		375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
315	317		district.
316	318		Sec. 3793.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
317	319		IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
318	320		service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
319	321		unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
320	322		has been filed with the board.
321	323		(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
322	324		the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
323	325		the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
324	326		certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
325	327		Sec. 3793.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
326	328		may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
327	329		Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
328	330		The board shall determine the method of notice.
329	331		Sec. 3793.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
330	332		The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
331	333		purpose authorized by this chapter in all or part of the district.
332	334		(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
333	335		resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
334	336		by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
335	337		reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
336	338		fees incurred by the district:
337	339		(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
338	340		assessed;
339	341		(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
340	342		a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
341	343		taxes; and
342	344		(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
343	345		the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
344	346		assessment proceedings.
345	347		(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
346	348		resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
347	349		paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
348	350		board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
349	351		(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
350	352		assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
351	353		any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
352	354		the manner required for additional assessments.
353	355		Sec. 3793.156. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
354	356		375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
355	357		Sec. 3793.157. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Subchapter I, Chapter
356	358		49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and
357	359		375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
358	360		Sec. 3793.158. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
359	361		may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax
360	362		or assessment on property in the zones in the manner provided by
361	363		Chapter 312, Tax Code.
362	364		SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
363	365		Sec. 3793.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS. (a)
364	366		The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
365	367		other obligations secured by:
366	368		(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
367	369		(2) contract payments described by Section 3793.203.
368	370		(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
369	371		provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
370	372		obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
371	373		tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
372	374		(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
373	375		to the district.
374	376		(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
375	377		may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
376	378		submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
377	379		voted on at the election.
378	380		Sec. 3793.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
379	381		authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
380	382		election held in accordance with Section 3793.201, the district may
381	383		impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the
382	384		district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
383	385		district purpose, including to:
384	386		(1) maintain and operate the district;
385	387		(2) construct or acquire improvements; or
386	388		(3) provide a service.
387	389		(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
388	390		exceed the rate approved at the election.
389	391		(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
390	392		district.
391	393		Sec. 3793.203. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
392	394		Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
393	395		an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
394	396		the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
395	397		the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
396	398		voting at an election held for that purpose.
397	399		(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
398	400		provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
399	401		the board without further voter approval.
400	402		Sec. 3793.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS
401	403		AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms
402	404		determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code,
403	405		does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a
404	406		bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad
405	407		valorem taxes.
406	408		(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
407	409		obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
408	410		assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or
409	411		other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,
410	412		to pay for any authorized district purpose.
411	413		(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of
412	414		bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,
413	415		Water Code, does not apply to the district.
414	416		Sec. 3793.205. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
415	417		issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
416	418		board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
417	419		direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
418	420		for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as
419	421		required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602,
420	422		Water Code.
421	423		SUBCHAPTER F. DEFINED AREAS
422	424		Sec. 3793.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR
423	425		DESIGNATED PROPERTY. The district may define areas or designate
424	426		certain property of the district to pay for improvements,
425	427		facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or
426	428		property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a
427	429		whole.
428	430		Sec. 3793.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION. (a) Before the
429	431		district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad
430	432		valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board
431	433		shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated
432	434		property only.
433	435		(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on
434	436		the same ballot to be used in another election.
435	437		Sec. 3793.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER. (a) If
436	438		a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the
437	439		proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results
438	440		and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by
439	441		metes and bounds or designate the specific property.
440	442		(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the
441	443		ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory
442	444		abuse of discretion.
443	445		Sec. 3793.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
444	446		FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY. On voter
445	447		approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3793.253,
446	448		the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and
447	449		specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined
448	450		area or designated property to provide money to construct,
449	451		administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and
450	452		facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated
451	453		property.
452	454		Sec. 3793.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR
453	455		DESIGNATED PROPERTY. After the order under Section 3793.253 is
454	456		adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land,
455	457		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for
456	458		the defined area or designated property.
457	459		SUBCHAPTER G. SALES AND USE TAX
458	460		Sec. 3793.301. MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES. A word or
459	461		phrase used in this subchapter that is defined by Chapters 151 and
460	462		321, Tax Code, has the meaning assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax
461	463		Code.
462	464		Sec. 3793.302. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE
463	465		PROVISIONS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter,
464	466		Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code,
465	467		apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the
466	468		administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner
467	469		that those laws apply to state taxes.
468	470		(b) Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and
469	471		use taxes, applies to the application, collection, change, and
470	472		administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter
471	473		to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in
472	474		Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district
473	475		and references to a governing body referred to the board.
474	476		(c) Sections 321.106, 321.401, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404,
475	477		321.406, 321.409, 321.506, 321.507, and 321.508, Tax Code, do not
476	478		apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.
477	479		Sec. 3793.303. AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION. (a) The district
478	480		may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district
479	481		after an election in which a majority of the voters of the district
480	482		voting in the election authorize the adoption of the tax.
481	483		(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize a
482	484		sales and use tax. The election may be held with any other district
483	485		election.
484	486		(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and
485	487		shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section
486	488		3793.201.
487	489		(d) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for
488	490		or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax
489	491		in the Harris County Improvement District No. 27 at a rate not to
490	492		exceed ___ percent."
491	493		Sec. 3793.304. ABOLISHING SALES AND USE TAX. (a) Except as
492	494		provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the sales and use
493	495		tax without an election.
494	496		(b) The board may not abolish the sales and use tax if the
495	497		district has outstanding debt secured by the tax.
496	498		Sec. 3793.305. SALES AND USE TAX RATE. (a) On adoption of
497	499		the tax authorized by this subchapter, a tax is imposed on the
498	500		receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district
499	501		and an excise tax is imposed on the use, storage, or other
500	502		consumption in the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or
501	503		rented from a retailer in the district during the period that the
502	504		tax is in effect.
503	505		(b) The board shall determine the rate of the tax, which may
504	506		be in one-eighth of one percent increments not to exceed the maximum
505	507		rate authorized by the district voters at the election. The board
506	508		may lower the tax rate to the extent the rate does not impair any
507	509		outstanding debt or obligations payable from the tax.
508	510		(c) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the
509	511		sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the
510	512		taxable item.
511	513		SUBCHAPTER H. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES
512	514		Sec. 3793.351. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. (a) In this section,
513	515		"hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
514	516		(b) For purposes of this section, a reference in Chapter
515	517		351, Tax Code, to a municipality is a reference to the district and
516	518		a reference in Chapter 351, Tax Code, to the municipality's
517	519		officers or governing body is a reference to the board.
518	520		(c) Except as inconsistent with this section, Subchapter A,
519	521		Chapter 351, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by
520	522		this section.
521	523		(d) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax and use
522	524		the revenue from the tax for any district purpose that is an
523	525		authorized use of hotel occupancy tax revenue under Chapter 351,
524	526		Tax Code.
525	527		(e) The board by order may impose, repeal, increase, or
526	528		decrease the rate of a tax on a person who, under a lease,
527	529		concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or
528	530		agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the
529	531		use or possession of a room that:
530	532		(1) is in a hotel located in the district's boundaries;
531	533		(2) costs $2 or more each day; and
532	534		(3) is ordinarily used for sleeping.
533	535		(f) The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent of the
534	536		price paid for a room in a hotel.
535	537		(g) The district may examine and receive information
536	538		related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same
537	539		extent as if the district were a municipality.
538	540		SUBCHAPTER I. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION AND DISSOLUTION
539	541		Sec. 3793.401. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION. (a) The
540	542		district is a "water or sewer district" under Section 43.071, Local
541	543		Government Code.
542	544		(b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the
543	545		district.
544	546		(c) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply
545	547		to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.
546	548		SECTION 2. Harris County Improvement District No. 27
547	549		initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
548	550		TRACT ONE: Fieldnotes for 28.8778 acres of land out of the Amos
549	551		Barber Survey, Abstract No. 125 in Harris County, Texas, being out
550	552		of and a part of that certain 28.2586 acre tract of land conveyed to
551	553		Craig Nelson, Trustee, as described in deed recorded under County
552	554		Clerk's File No. T275175 of the Real Property Records of Harris
553	555		County, and all of that certain 16.2039 acre tract of land conveyed
554	556		to Northwood North Venture, L.P ., and described as "Tract II" in
555	557		deed recorded under County Clerk's File No. T951125 of the said
556	558		Real Property Records, said 28.8778 acres of land being more
557	559		particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
558	560		COMMENCING at a 1 1/4 inch steel pipe at the base of a 30 inch
559	561		Cypress tree found in the West line of the said Amos Barber Survey,
560	562		marking the Northeast corner of the Richard B. West Survey.
561	563		Abstract No. 860, and the Southeast corner of the H.T. & B.R.R.
562	564		Survey, Abstract No. 385, said point also being the Southeast
563	565		corner of the residue of that certain 69.3518 acre tract of land
564	566		conveyed to Westfield Properties, Inc., as described in deed
565	567		recorded under County Clerk's File No. M751039 of the said Real
566	568		Property Records, said point also being in the West line of that
567	569		certain 4.0000 acre tract of land conveyed to Ricardo F de
568	570		Ibarlucea, et al, as described in deed recorded under County
569	571		Clerk's File No. M383506 of the said Real Property Records;
570	572		Thence, North 33° 19' 42" West, 469.82 feet with the East line of the
571	573		said 69.3518 acre tract and the said H.T. & B.R.R. Survey, and with
572	574		the West line of the said 4.000 acre tract and the said Amos Barber
573	575		Survey, and generally along a barbed wire fence line to a 5/8 inch
574	576		steel rod found marking the Southwest corner and PLACE OF BEGINNING
575	577		for the herein described tract of land, said point being the most
576	578		Southerly or Southwest corner of the said 28.2586 acre tract, said
577	579		point also being the Northwest corner of the said 4.0000 acre tract;
578	580		Thence, continuing with the East line of the said 69.3518 acre tract
579	581		and the said H.T.& B.R.R. Survey. And with the common West line of
580	582		the said 28.2586 acre tract and the said Amos Barber Survey, and
581	583		generally along a barbed wire fence line. North 33° 19' 42" West,
582	584		971.92 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod with cap set for the most
583	585		Westerly or Northwest corner of the herein described tract, said
584	586		point being the most Southerly or Southwest corner of that certain
585	587		14.3 acre tract of land conveyed to Aldine Independent School
586	588		District, as described in deed recorded under Clerk's File
587	589		No. 20060195978 of Real Records;
588	590		Thence, North 57° 58' 17" East, 771.54 Feet with the Southeast line
589	591		of the said 14.3 acre tract to a 3/8 inch steel rod found at an angle
590	592		point for the herein described tract, said point being the most
591	593		Easterly or Southeast corner of the said 14.3 acre tract and the
592	594		Northwest corner of the said 16.2039 acre tract, Northwood North
593	595		Venture, L.P., as described in deed recorded under County Clerk's
594	596		File No. 20060015817 of the said Real Property Records;
595	597		Thence, North 79° 11' 19" East, 599.93 feet with the South line of
596	598		the said 0.8253 acre tract and the North line of the said 16.2039
597	599		acre tract to a 3/8 inch steel rod found in the West line of Rayford
598	600		Road, based on an 80 foot right-of-way-, marking the Northeast
599	601		corner of the said 16.2039 acre tract and the herein described
600	602		tract, said the Southeast corner of the said 0.8253 acre tract, said
601	603		point also being in a non-tangent curve to the right having a radius
602	604		of 20000.00 feet and a central angle of 00° 56' 33";
603	605		Thence, in a Southerly direction, with the West line of said Rayford
604	606		Road and the East line of the said 16.2039 acre tract, and with the
605	607		said curve to the right having a radius of 2000.00 feet (chord
606	608		bearing South 11°18' 59" East, 32.90 feet an arc distance of 32.90
607	609		feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of tangency;
608	610		Thence, continuing with the West line of said Rayford Road and the
609	611		East line of the said 16.2039 acre tract, South 10° 50' 43" East,
610	612		428.57 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of curve to the
611	613		right having a radius of I 120.00 feet and a central angle of 50°39'
612	614		42";
613	615		Thence, continuing with the West line of said Rayford Road and the
614	616		East line of the said 16.2039 acre tract, and with the said curve to
615	617		the right having a radius of 1120.00 feet (chord bearing South 14°
616	618		29 '08" West, 958.37 feet), an arc distance of 990.32 feet to a 5/8
617	619		inch steel rod set at a point of tangency;
618	620		Thence, continuing with the Northwesterly line of said Rayford Road
619	621		and the Southeasterly line of the said 16.2039 acre tract, South 39°
620	622		48' 59" West, 125.77 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of
621	623		curve to the left having a radius of 1180.00 feet and a central
622	624		angle of 5°45' 53";
623	625		Thence, continuing with the Northwesterly line of said Rayford Road
624	626		and the Southeasterly line of the said 16.2039 acre tract, and with
625	627		the said curve to the left having a radius of 1180.00 feet (chord
626	628		bearing South 36° 56' 02" West, 118.67 feet), an arc distance of
627	629		118.72 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set for the most Southerly
628	630		corner of the said 16.2039 acre tract and the herein described
629	631		tract. said point also the Southeast corner of the aforesaid
630	632		Ricardo F. de Ibarlucea, 4.0000 acre tract;
631	633		Thence, North 11° 50' 34" West, 453.44 feet with the East line of the
632	634		said 4.0000 acre tract and the West line of the said 16.2039 acre
633	635		tract to a 5/8 inch steel rod found at an interior ell corner of the
634	636		herein described tract, said point also being the Northeast corner
635	637		of the said 4.0000 acre tract and the Southeast corner of the
636	638		aforesaid 28.2586 acre tract;
637	639		Thence, South 56°40' 34" West, 373.21 feet with the North line of the
638	640		said 4.0000 acre tract and the South line of the said 28.2586 acre
639	641		tract to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and containing 28.8778 acres or
640	642		1.257.915 square feet of land, more or less.
641	643		TRACT TWO: Fieldnotes for 0.1782 acre of land out of the Amos Barber
642	644		Survey, Abstract No. 125 and the Richard B. West Survey, Abstract
643	645		No. 860 in Harris County, Texas, being out of and a part of that
644	646		certain 0.65 acre tract of land described in instrument recorded in
645	647		Volume 3118, Page 422 of the Deed Records of Harris County, and
646	648		being that same 0.1782 acre tract of land conveyed to Northwood
647	649		North Venture, L.P., and described as "Tract III" in deed recorded
648	650		under County Clerk's File No. T951125 of the Real Property Records
649	651		of Harris County, said 0.1782 acre of land being more particularly
650	652		described by metes and bounds as follows:
651	653		COMMENCING at a 5/8 inch steel rod found in the called North line of
652	654		the Amos Barber Survey marking the Northwest corner of Forest
653	655		Shadows Subdivision, Section I, the map or plat of same being
654	656		recorded in Volume 58, Page 54 of the Map Records of Harris County,
655	657		said point also being the Northeast corner of that certain 83.156
656	658		acre tract of land described in instrument recorded in Volume 7263,
657	659		Page 325 of the said Deed Records, and that certain 20.000 acre
658	660		tract of land conveyed to the Aldine Independent School District
659	661		and described as "Tract 2" in deed recorded under County Clerk's
660	662		File No. D456846 of the said Real Property Records;
661	663		Thence, South 32°05'03" East with the West line of Forest Shadows
662	664		Subdivision, Sections 1, 2 and 3 and with the East line of the said
663	665		83.156 acre tract and the said 20.000 acre tract, at 1501.54 feet
664	666		passing a 5/8 inch steel rod set at the Northeast corner of that
665	667		certain (called) 27.2585 acre tract of land conveyed to Northwood
666	668		North Venture. L.P., and described as 'Tract I" in deed recorded
667	669		under County Clerk's File No. T951125 of the said Real Property
668	670		Records, said point also being the Southeast corner of the said
669	671		20.000 acre tract, and continuing with the West line of said Forest
670	672		Shadows Subdivision, Section 3, the map or plat of same being
671	673		recorded in Volume 153, Page 123 of the said Map Records, the West
672	674		line of Forest Shadows, Section 4, the map or plat of same being
673	675		recorded in Volume 174, Page 115 of the said Map Records, and the
674	676		East line of the said called 27.2585 acre tract in all, a total
675	677		distance of 2327.58 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set for the
676	678		Southeast corner of the said called 27 .2585 acre tract, said point
677	679		also being the Northeast corner of that certain 7.549 acre tract of
678	680		land conveyed to the Harris County Flood Control District, as
679	681		described in deed recorded under County Clerk's File No. J175685 of
680	682		the said Real Property Records;
681	683		Thence, South 57° 26' 45" West 603.75 with the South line of the said
682	684		called 27.2585 acre tract and with the North line of said 7.549 acre
683	685		tract to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at an angle point;
684	686		Thence, continuing with the South line of the said called 27.2585
685	687		acre tract and the North of the said 7.549 acre tract, South 66° 43'
686	688		00" West, 900.00 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of cure
687	689		to the left having a radius of 695.00 feet and a central angle of 37°
688	690		32' 04";
689	691		Thence continuing with Southerly line of said called 27.2585 acre
690	692		tract and the Northerly line of said 7.549 acre tract and with the
691	693		said curve to the left having a radius of 695.000 feet (chord
692	694		bearing South 47° 56' 58" West, 447.20 feet), an arc distance of
693	695		455.29 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set for the Southwest corner of
694	696		the said called 27.2585 acre tract, and an point of the said 7.549
695	697		acre tract;
696	698		Thence, South 12° 28' 19" East, 46.20 feet with a Westerly line of
697	699		the said 7.549 acre tract to an ell corner, said point also being
698	700		the most Northerly corner of the aforesaid 0.65 acre tract;
699	701		Thence, South 55° 47' 26" West. 54.87 feet with the Northwesterly
700	702		line of the said 0.65 acre tract and the Westerly line of the said
701	703		7.549 acre tract to a 5/8 inch steel rod set for the most Northerly
702	704		corner and PLACE OF BEGINNING for the herein described tract of
703	705		land, said point also being an angle point in the Westerly line of
704	706		the said 7.549 acre tract, said point also being in a non-tangent
705	707		curve to the left having a radius of 695.00 feet and a central angle
706	708		of 10° 41 '35";
707	709		Thence, in a Southwesterly direction with the Westerly line of the
708	710		said 7.549 acre tract and with the said curve to the left having a
709	711		radius of 695.00 feet (chord bearing South 17° 11' 02" West, 129.52
710	712		feet), an arc distance of 129.71 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at
711	713		a point of tangency;
712	714		Thence, continuing with the Westerly line of the said 7.549 acre
713	715		tract, South 11° 50' 14" West, 32.84 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set
714	716		in the North line of FM. Highway No. 1960, based on a 170 foot
715	717		right-of-way, for the Southeast corner of the herein described
716	718		tract, said point also being the Southwest corner of the said 7.549
717	719		acre tract;
718	720		Thence, North 78° 09' 14" West, 63.90 feet with the North line of
719	721		said FM. Highway No. 1960 to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at its
720	722		intersection with the East line of Rayford Road, based on an 80 foot
721	723		right-of-way, for the Southwest corner of the herein described
722	724		tract, said point also being in a non-tangent curve to the right
723	725		having a radius of 1100.00 feet and a central angle of 04° 31' 15";
724	726		Thence, in a Northeasterly direction with the East line of said
725	727		Rayford Road and the said curve to the right having a radius of
726	728		1100.00 feet (chord bearing North 14° 11' 49" East, 86.77 feet), an
727	729		arc distance of 86.79 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set in the North
728	730		line of the aforesaid 0.65 acre tract for the Northwest corner of
729	731		the herein described tract;
730	732		Thence, North 55° 47' 26" East, 104.31 feet with the North line of
731	733		the said 0.65 acre tract to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and containing
732	734		0.1782 acre or 7,764 square feet of land, more or less.
733	735		TRACT THREE: Fieldnotes for 27.2273 acres of land out the Amos
734	736		Barber Survey Abstract No. 125 in Harris County, Texas, being out
735	737		of and part of the certain 83.156 acre tract of land described in
736	738		instrument recorded in Volume 7263, Page 325 of the Deed Records of
737	739		Harris County, and being the same (called) 27.2585 acre tract of
738	740		land conveyed to Northwood North Venture, L.P., and described as
739	741		"Tract I" in deed recorded under County Clerk's No.. T951125 of the
740	742		Real Property Records of Harris County, said 27.2273 acres
741	743		described by metes and bounds as follows:
742	744		COMMENCING in a point in the called North line of the Amos Barber
743	745		Survey at the Northwest corner of Forest Shadows Subdivision,
744	746		Section I, the map or plat of same being recorded in Volume58, Page
745	747		54 of the Map Records of Harris County, said point also the
746	748		Northeast corner of the said 83.156 acre tract and that certain
747	749		20.000 acre tract of land conveyed to the Aldine Independent School
748	750		District and described as "Tract 2" in deed recorded under Clerk's
749	751		File No. D456846 of the said Real Property Records;
750	752		Thence, South 32° 05 03" East (called South 32° 08' 41" East in
751	753		vesting deed), 1501.54 feet with the West line of Forest Shadows
752	754		Subdivision, Sections 1, 2 and 3 and with the East line of the said
753	755		83.156 acre tract and the said 20.000 acre tract to a 5/8 inch steel
754	756		rod set for the Northeast corner and PLACE OF BEGINNING for the
755	757		herein described tract of land, said point being the Southeast
756	758		corner of the said 20.000 acre tract, said point also being in the
757	759		West line of said Forest Shadows Subdivision, Section 3, the map or
758	760		plat of same recorded in Volume 153, Page 123 of the said Map
759	761		Records;
760	762		Thence continuing with the West line of the said Forest Shadows
761	763		Subdivision, Section 3, and the East line of the said 83.156 acre
762	764		tract, South 32° 05' 03" East, at 260 feet passing the Southwest
763	765		corner of said Section 3 and the Northwest corner of Forest Shadows,
764	766		Section 4, the map or plat of same being recorded in Volume 174,
765	767		Page 115 of the said Map Records, and continuing with the West line
766	768		of said Section 4 in all, a total distance of 826.04 feet to a 5/8
767	769		inch steel rod set for the Southeast corner of the herein described
768	770		tract, said point also being the Northeast corner of that certain
769	771		7.549 acre tract of land conveyed to the Harris Flood Control
770	772		District, as described in deed recorded under Clerk's File No.
771	773		J175685 of the said Real Records;
772	774		Thence, South 57° 26' 45" West, 603.75 feet with the North line of
773	775		the said 7,549 acre tract to a 5/8 inch steel rod set as an angle
774	776		point;
775	777		Thence, continuing with the North line of the said 7.549 acre tract,
776	778		South 66° 43' 00" West, 900.00 feet (called South 67° 21' 27" West in
777	779		7.549 acre deed) to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of curve to
778	780		the left having a radius of 695.00 feet and a central angle of 37°
779	781		32' 04";
780	782		Thence, continuing Northwesterly line of the said 7.549 acre tract
781	783		and with the said curve to the left having a radius of 695.00 feet
782	784		and central angle of 47° 56' 58" West, 447.20 feet), an arc distance
783	785		of 455.29 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set or the Southwest corner of
784	786		the herein described tract;
785	787		Thence, North 11° 50' 34" West, 103.53 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod
786	788		set in the Southeasterly line of Rayford Road, based on an 80 foot
787	789		right-of-way, said point being in a non-tangent curve to the right
788	790		having a radius of 1100.00 feet and a central angle of 9° 57' 21";
789	791		Thence, in a Northeasterly direction with the Southeasterly line of
790	792		said Rayford Road and with the said curve to the having a radius of
791	793		1100.00 feet (chord bearing North 34° 50' 18" East, 190.90 feet), an
792	794		arc distance of 191.14 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of
793	795		tangency;
794	796		Thence, continuing with the Southeasterly line of said Rayford
795	797		Road, North 39°48' 59" East, 125.77 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set
796	798		at a point of curve to the left having a radius of 1200.00 feet and a
797	799		central angle of 50° 39'42";
798	800		Thence, continuing with the Southeasterly line of said Rayford Road
799	801		and with the said curve to the left having a radius of 1200.00 feet
800	802		(chord bearing North 14° 29' 08" East, 1026.83 feet), an arc
801	803		distance of 1061.06 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod set at a point of
802	804		tangency;
803	805		Thence, continuing with an Easterly line of said Rayford Road,
804	806		North 10°50'43" West, 174.19 to a 5/8 inch steel rod set for the
805	807		Northwest corner of the herein described tract, said point also
806	808		being the Southwest corner of the aforesaid Aldine Independence
807	809		School District 20.000 acre tract;
808	810		Thence, North 79°09'40" East. 851.68 feet with the South line of the
809	811		said 20.000 acre tract to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and containing
810	812		27.2273 acres or 1,186,023 square feet of land, more or less.
811	813		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
812	814		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
813	815		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
814	816		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
815	817		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
816	818		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
817	819		Government Code.
818	820		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
819	821		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
820	822		Environmental Quality.
821	823		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
822	824		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
823	825		lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
824	826		within the required time.
825	827		(d) The general law relating to consent by political
826	828		subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
827	829		reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
828	830		districts has been complied with.
829	831		(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
830	832		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
831	833		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
832	834		fulfilled and accomplished.
833	835		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
834	836		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
835	837		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
836	838		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
837	839		Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
838	840
839	841		Pos. No. Name of Director:
840	842
841	843		1 Rob Burchfield
842	844
843	845		2 Jin Laxmidas
844	846
845	847		3 Sigita Burchfield
846	848
847	849		4 Nicole Eddy
848	850
849	851		5 Linda Warren