Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2277 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 05/25/2017

                            S.B. No. 2277


 relating to the creation of the Lakewood Municipal Utility District
 No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing
 authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
 assessments, fees, and taxes.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8005 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 8005. LAKEWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3
 SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8005.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
 (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
 (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality.
 (3)  "Director" means a board member.
 (4)  "District" means the Lakewood Municipal Utility
 District No. 3.
 Sec. 8005.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a
 municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
 Texas Constitution.
 Sec. 8005.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION
 REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to
 confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
 directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
 Sec. 8005.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
 temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8005.003
 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
 extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
 consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
 district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
 Sec. 8005.005.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
 (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
 (b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
 (1)  a municipal utility district as provided by
 general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
 (2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
 relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
 or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
 improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
 Sec. 8005.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The
 district is initially composed of the territory described by
 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
 (b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the
 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
 does not affect the district's:
 (1)  organization, existence, or validity;
 (2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
 interest on a bond;
 (3)  right to impose a tax; or
 (4)  legality or operation.
 SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 Sec. 8005.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is
 governed by a board of five elected directors.
 (b)  Except as provided by Section 8005.052, directors serve
 staggered four-year terms.
 Sec. 8005.052.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a)  On or after
 September 1, 2017, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed
 value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to
 the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary
 directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission
 shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the
 petition.
 (b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
 (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
 Section 8005.003; or
 (2)  September 1, 2021.
 (c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under
 Section 8005.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have
 expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
 reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
 expire on the earlier of:
 (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
 Section 8005.003; or
 (2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the
 appointment or reappointment.
 (d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
 majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
 may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
 commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
 persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as
 successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
 petition.
 SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 8005.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has
 the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
 which the district is created.
 Sec. 8005.102.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
 DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the
 general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
 applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
 Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 Sec. 8005.103.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
 acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
 maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
 operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
 improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
 Sec. 8005.104.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a)  A
 road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
 zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
 municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
 jurisdiction the road project is located.
 (b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
 or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
 project must meet all applicable construction standards,
 subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
 the road project is located.
 (c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
 Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
 specifications of the road project.
 Sec. 8005.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE
 OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable
 requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under
 Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the
 creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the
 district.
 Sec. 8005.106.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a)  The district may
 be divided into two or more districts only if:
 (1)  the district has no outstanding bonded debt;
 (2)  the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and
 (3)  the requirements of Subsection (i), as applicable,
 are satisfied.
 (b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the
 division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
 duties of the district.
 (c)  A new district created by the division of the district
 may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land
 outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this
 chapter.
 (d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
 signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
 the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
 district.
 (e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district
 before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
 8005.003 to confirm the district's creation.
 (f)  An order dividing the district shall:
 (1)  name the new district;
 (2)  include the metes and bounds of each new district;
 (3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district;
 and
 (4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities
 between the district and each new district.
 (g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
 an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
 with the commission and record the order in the real property
 records of each county in which the district is located.
 (h)  A new district created by the division of the district
 shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by
 Section 8005.003.
 (i)  If the district is located wholly or partly in the
 corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
 municipality, the district may not divide under this section unless
 the municipality by resolution or ordinance consents to the
 division of the district.  If the district is not located wholly or
 partly in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of
 a municipality, the district may not divide under this section
 unless the commissioners court of each county in which the district
 is wholly or partly located first adopts a resolution or order in
 support of the division of the district.
 (j)  Any new district created by the division of the district
 must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
 approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
 bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
 SUBCHAPTER D.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 8005.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
 (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
 obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.
 (b)  The district must hold an election in the manner
 provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
 before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
 payable from ad valorem taxes.
 (c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
 taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
 vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
 election held for that purpose.
 Sec. 8005.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If
 authorized at an election held under Section 8005.151, the district
 may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in
 the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.
 (b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not
 exceed the rate approved at the election.
 Sec. 8005.153.  WATER AND SEWER RATES.  Notwithstanding any
 other law, the district shall establish the same rates for
 residential and commercial classes of customers for the provision
 of water and sewer services.  For purposes of this section, the
 commercial class may not include apartment complexes or other
 multifamily dwellings.
 SUBCHAPTER E.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
 Sec. 8005.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
 OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations
 payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
 revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
 combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
 purpose.
 Sec. 8005.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district
 issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
 board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
 direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
 or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
 provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
 Sec. 8005.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
 issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
 issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
 valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
 real property in the district.
 SECTION 2.  The Lakewood Municipal Utility District No. 3
 initially includes all the territory contained in the following
 area:
 All bearings, distance and acreages are grid and are
 referenced to the State Plane Coordinate System, Texas South
 Central Zone, NAD83, U. S. survey feet. Mapping angle is +01°54'04"
 and the scale factor is 0.999915022.
 TRACT I
 BEGINNING at an iron rod with cap marked `CENTERPOINT ENERGY' found
 at the northeast corner of a called 102.152 acre tract recorded in
 Document No. C683627, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas and in
 the west line of the T.& N.O. Rail Road right of way (variable
 width). Said iron rod has a State Plane coordinate value of N:
 13895997.02 and E: 3210310.99.
 THENCE S 47° 04'28" W with the west line of said Rail Road right of
 way a distance of 926.77 feet to a point for corner.
 THENCE continuing with the west line of said Rail Road right of way
 with the arc of a curve to the left having a chord direction of S 35°
 23' 19 W, and a radius of 2451.30, a distance of 1101.40 feet to a
 point for corner.
 THENCE S 23° 06' 25" W with the west line of said Rail Road right of
 way a distance of 47.01 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked '5502' set from which a 26" pine marked 'X' bears North 6.5
 feet.
 THENCE S 88°03'39" W with the north line of a called 304.5696 acre
 tract recorded in Document No. 20130230098 a distance of 2407.13
 feet to an iron rod found with cap marked 'RPLS 4615'.
 THENCE S 87°58'14" W with the north line of the said called 304.5696
 acre tract and the south line of the herein described tract a
 distance of 4489.98 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe found from which a
 28" sweet gum marked 'X' bears N58°W 3 feet.
 THENCE S 88°10'16" W with the north line of the said 304.5696 acre
 tract a distance of 3159.89 feet to the left bank of the San Jacinto
 River on the line of mean higher high water.
 THENCE up the river with its meanders on the line of mean higher
 high water:
 N 31°25'35" W 84.67 feet;
 N 15°33'56" W 191.85 feet;
 N 04°38'06" W 258.15 feet;
 N 14°00'39" W 87.13 feet;
 N 20°54'29" W 155.32 feet;
 N 26°38'13" W 215.05 feet;
 N 39°38'48" W 353.07 feet;
 N 50°07'18" W 307.76 feet;
 N 54°25'26" W a distance of 278.56 feet to a point for corner at the
 southwest corner of said called 102.152 acre tract.
 THENCE N 88°23'12" E with the south line of the said called 102.152
 acre tract and the north line of the herein described tract 9551.32
 feet to an iron rod found with blue cap.
 THENCE N87°53'38"E with the south line said called 102.152 acre
 tract a distance of 2593.16 feet to 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap
 marked '5502'.
 THENCE S 85°24'11" E with the south line of the said called 102.152
 acre tract and the north line of the herein described tract a
 distance of 225.32 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing
 394.12 acres of land.
 TRACT II
 BEGINNING at a 1" iron pipe found at the most easterly corner of a
 called 56.50 acre tract recorded in Volume 1458, Page 1, Deed
 Records of Harris County, Texas, in the south line of the San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal right of way, recorded in Volume
 1294, Page 256, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and at the
 most northerly northwest corner of this tract, and having a Texas
 State Plane coordinate value of N: 13902035.22 and E: 3197556.06.
 THENCE S 58° 23' 02" E with the south line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal right of way, and a north line of this tract, a
 distance of 1,097.21 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with the south line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal right of way, and a north line of this tract,
 with the arc of a curve to the left having a chord direction of S 84°
 10' 00" E, a radius of 317.72, a distance of 298.83 feet to a 1/2
 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 68° 53' 20" E continuing with the south line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal right of way, and a north line of
 this tract a distance of 1,833.89 feet to a point.
 THENCE N 72° 25' 46" E continuing with the south line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal, and a north line of this tract a
 distance of 567.07 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the northwest corner of a called 2.866 acre
 tract recorded in Harris County Clerk's File E018138.
 THENCE S 01° 15' 13" E with the west line of said called 2.866 acre
 tract a distance of 329.82' to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the southwest corner of said called 2.866 acre
 tract.
 THENCE N 88° 44' 57" E with the south line of said called 2.866 acre
 tract, a distance of 330.05 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502" set at the southeast corner of said called 2.866
 acre tract.
 THENCE N 01° 15' 14" W with the east line of said called 2.866 acre
 tract a distance of 426.18 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502" set at the northeast corner of said called 2.866
 acre tract, in the south line of said San Jacinto River Authority
 East Canal right of way.
 THENCE N 72° 28' 26" E continuing with the south line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal right of way, and a north line of
 this tract a distance of 312.52 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502" set at a northerly corner of this tract and the
 northwest corner of Newport Subdivision, Section 4, a subdivision
 recorded in Volume 206, Page 145, Map Records of Harris County,
 Texas, from which an iron rod found with cap marked "RUSS AND PARK
 SURVEYING" bears N 72° 29' 29" E a distance of 167.92 feet.
 THENCE S 00° 36' 34" E with a west line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 4, and a northerly east line of this tract a distance of
 1,261.04 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the most westerly
 southwest corner of said Newport Subdivision, Section 4.
 THENCE N 89° 29' 03" E with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 4 and a north line of this tract a distance of 71.96 feet to
 a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the most southerly northwest corner of
 a called 9.29 acre tract (Called Tract 6), recorded in Harris County
 Clerk's File Z432808.
 THENCE S 18° 57' 14" W with the west line of said called 9.29 acre
 tract, passing the southwest corner of said called 9.29 acre tract
 and the northwest corner of a called 4.29 acre tract recorded in
 File No. T528516, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and
 continuing a total distance of 512.10 feet to 1/2 inch iron rod with
 cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the southwest corner of said called
 4.29 acre tract.
 THENCE S 48° 47' 48" E with the southwest line of said called 4.29
 acre tract a distance of 660.77 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at
 the southeast corner of said called 4.29 acre tract in the west line
 of Newport Subdivision, Section 2, a subdivision recorded in Volume
 195, Page 35, Map Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE S 04° 57' 10" W with the west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 2, a distance of 1,073.79 feet to a 1/2 inch
 iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set in the south right of way
 line of Diamondhead Boulevard (100 feet wide right of way) and at an
 interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE with the south right of way line of said Diamondhead
 Boulevard with the arc of a curve to the left having a chord
 direction of N 89° 25' 20" E, a radius of 2,049.25, a distance of
 560.15 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set
 at the northwest corner of a called 175.61 acre tract recorded in
 T528516, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE S 01° 23' 48" E with the west line of said called 175.61 acre
 tract a distance of 2,298.34 feet to a 60D nail set at the southwest
 corner of said called 175.61 acre tract and an interior corner of
 this tract.
 THENCE N 88° 30' 12" E with the south line of said called 175.61 acre
 tract a distance of 2,983.90 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502" set at the southeast corner of said called
 175.61 acre tract.
 THENCE with the east line of said called 175.61 acre tract with the
 arc of a curve to the right having a chord direction of N 15° 16' 49"
 E, a radius of 2,100.00 feet, a distance of 366.97 feet to a 1/2 inch
 iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 20° 17' 11" E continuing with the east line of said called
 175.61 acre tract a distance of 509.92 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod
 set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with the east line of said called 175.61 acre
 tract with the arc of a curve to the right having a chord direction
 of N 26° 19' 31" E, a radius of 2,100.00 feet, a distance of 440.98
 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 32° 20' 27" E continuing with the east line of said called
 175.61 acre tract a distance of 140.56 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod
 set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with the east line of said called 175.61 acre
 tract with the arc of a curve to the left having a chord direction of
 N 06° 59' 15" E, a radius of 1,200.04 feet, a distance of 949.49 feet
 to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the
 northeast corner of said called 175.61 acre tract, in the south
 right of way of said Diamondhead Boulevard.
 THENCE N 75° 17' 09" E with the south right of way line of said
 Diamondhead Boulevard, and a north line of this tract, a distance of
 769.43 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with the south right of way line of said
 Diamondhead Boulevard with the arc of a curve to the right having a
 chord direction of N 77° 44' 32" E, a radius of 1,951.36 feet, a
 distance of 167.12 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the northwest corner of Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8, a subdivision recorded in Volume 288, Page 21, Map
 Records of Harris County, Texas, and a northeast corner of this
 tract.
 THENCE S 08° 03' 08" W with a west line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8, a distance of 515.74 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found.
 THENCE S 62° 25' 36" E continuing with the west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, a distance of 177.89 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
 rod found.
 THENCE S 36° 39' 06" E continuing with the west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, a distance of 59.96 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
 rod found.
 THENCE S 58° 36' 12" E continuing with the west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, a distance of 96.09 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
 rod found at a northerly southwest corner of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8.
 THENCE N 88° 23' 50" E with a northerly south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, a distance of 51.27 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
 rod found at the northwest corner of a called 14.1645 acre tract
 recorded in File No. S031457, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE S 02° 21' 10" E with the west line of said called 14.1645 acre
 tract a distance of 1,333.31 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the
 southwest corner of said called 14.1645 acre tract, from which a 42"
 Sycamore bears N 44° E a distance of 36.60 feet, a 12" corner post
 with old barbed wire bears N 04° W a distance of 12.50 feet, and the
 north bank of Gum Gully bears South, 26.70 feet.
 THENCE N 87° 37' 51" E with the south line of said called 14.1645
 acre tract, passing the
 southeast corner of said called 14.1645 acre tract and the
 southwest corner of a called 15.1515 acre tract recorded in File
 No. 20070632536, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, a total
 distance of 1, 545.45 feet to a 60D Nail found in fence post at the
 southeast corner of said called 15.1515 acre tract.
 THENCE N 02° 49' 23" W with the west line of said called 15.1515 acre
 tract a distance of 326.36 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502" set at a southwest corner of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8.
 THENCE N 88° 16' 59" E with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8, and a north line of this tract a distance of 125.02 feet
 to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 75° 51' 35" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 83.64 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE with a west line of said Newport Subdivision, Section 8, and
 an east line of this tract with the arc of a curve to the right
 having a chord direction of S 10° 15' 26" W, a radius of 250.00 feet,
 a distance of 162.32 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with a west line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8, and an east line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the left having a chord direction of S 13° 34' 14" W, a radius of
 150.00 feet, a distance of 80.05 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with
 cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 01° 43' 01" E continuing with an east line of said Harris
 County Flood Control District drainage easement, a west line of
 said Newport Subdivision, Section 8, and an east line of this tract
 a distance of 120.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 09° 20' 38" W continuing with a west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and an east line of this tract a distance of
 57.36 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 20° 21' 57" W continuing a west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and an east line of this tract a distance of
 165.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 20° 24' 23" E continuing with a west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and an east line of this tract a distance of
 381.48 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 32° 47' 17" E continuing with a west line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and an east line of this tract a distance of
 244.44 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set
 at a southwest corner of said Newport Subdivision, Section 8 and an
 interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE S 81° 16' 59" E with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of 195.69 feet to
 a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 04° 41' 04" W continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 30.71 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 85° 27' 13" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 27.39 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 04° 01' 49" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 30.29 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 08° 43' 00" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 207.55 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 81° 16' 59" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 100.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 08° 13' 08" W continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 282.01 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set
 at a southerly corner of said Newport Subdivision, Section 8.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8, a north line of this tract, with the arc of a curve to the
 left having a chord direction of N 60° 58' 25" E, a radius of 400.00
 feet, a distance of 195.69 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 46° 57' 29" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and a north line of this tract a distance of
 202.17 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract, with the arc of a curve to
 the right having a chord direction of N 53° 03' 29" E, a radius of
 450.00 feet, a distance of 95.82 feet to a point.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the left having a chord direction of N 45° 33' 29" E, a radius of
 400.00 feet, a distance of 189.89 feet to a point.
 THENCE N 31° 57' 29" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 228.06 feet to a point.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract, with the arc of a curve to
 the right having a chord direction of N 45° 27' 29" E, a radius of
 500.00 feet, a distance of 235.62 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract, with the arc of a curve to
 the left having a chord direction of N 32° 42' 29" E, a radius of
 300.00 feet, a distance of 274.89 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the right having a chord direction of N 14° 31' 50" E, a radius of
 500.00 feet, a distance of 140.89 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 57° 42' 31" W continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and a north line of this tract a distance of
 92.28 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 32° 17' 29" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and a north line of this tract a distance of
 60.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 57° 42' 31" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8, and a north line of this tract a distance of
 85.49 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the right having a chord direction of N 36° 29' 38" E, a radius of
 500.00 feet, a distance of 118.64 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 43° 17' 29" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 374.07 feet to a point.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the right having a chord direction of N 52° 47' 29" E, a radius of
 600.00 feet, a distance of 198.97 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 62° 17' 29" E continuing with a south line of said Newport
 Subdivision, Section 8 and a north line of this tract a distance of
 68.45 feet to a point.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the left having a chord direction of N 33° 14' 01" E, a radius of
 139.25 feet, a distance of 141.24 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said Newport Subdivision,
 Section 8 and a north line of this tract with the arc of a curve to
 the left having a chord direction of N 00° 55' 12" E, a radius of
 300.00 feet, a distance of 34.09 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap
 marked "SHINE 5502" set at the southerly southeast corner of said
 Newport Subdivision, Section 8 and in the west line of The City of
 Crosby Town Site, recorded in Volume 7, Page 26, Deed Records of
 Harris County, Texas, also being the west line of a tract of land
 referenced as "Tract 1" and "Tract 2" recorded in File No. W314743,
 Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE S 02° 45' 41" E with a west line of said City of Crosby Town
 Site, the west line of said called "Tract 1" and "Tract 2", and an
 east line of this tract a distance of 229.20 feet to a point in the
 centerline of Jackson Bayou.
 THENCE with a south line of said City of Crosby Town Site, a south
 line of said called "Tract 1" and "Tract 2", a north line of this
 tract, along the centerline of said Jackson Bayou the following
 bearings and distances:
 N 65° 32' 07" E  30.32 feet  N 65° 32' 07" E  30.32 feet
 N 65° 32' 07" E  30.32 feet
 N 76° 12' 19" E  10.85 feet  N 76° 12' 19" E  10.85 feet
 N 76° 12' 19" E  10.85 feet
 N 19° 33' 49" E  41.24 feet  N 19° 33' 49" E  41.24 feet
 N 19° 33' 49" E  41.24 feet
 N 40° 05' 08" W  34.88 feet  N 40° 05' 08" W  34.88 feet
 N 40° 05' 08" W  34.88 feet
 N 09° 21' 28" W  46.05 feet  N 09° 21' 28" W  46.05 feet
 N 09° 21' 28" W  46.05 feet
 N 26° 11' 16" E  45.20 feet  N 26° 11' 16" E  45.20 feet
 N 26° 11' 16" E  45.20 feet
 N 60° 33' 12" E  80.04 feet  N 60° 33' 12" E  80.04 feet
 N 60° 33' 12" E  80.04 feet
 N 48° 22' 25" E  110.85 feet  N 48° 22' 25" E  110.85 feet
 N 48° 22' 25" E  110.85 feet
 N 50° 01' 28" E  64.58 feet  N 50° 01' 28" E  64.58 feet
 N 50° 01' 28" E  64.58 feet
 N 78° 38' 48" E  76.53 feet  N 78° 38' 48" E  76.53 feet
 N 78° 38' 48" E  76.53 feet
 N 62° 45' 53" E  42.10 feet  N 62° 45' 53" E  42.10 feet
 N 62° 45' 53" E  42.10 feet
 N 26° 13' 09" E  43.70 feet  N 26° 13' 09" E  43.70 feet
 N 26° 13' 09" E  43.70 feet
 S 17° 27' 48" E  44.35 feet  S 17° 27' 48" E  44.35 feet
 S 17° 27' 48" E  44.35 feet
 THENCE S 04° 37' 07" E continuing with a south line of said City of
 Crosby Town Site, a south line of said called "Tract 1" and "Tract
 2", a north line of this tract, along the centerline of said Jackson
 Bayou, passing the southerly southeast corner of said called "Tract
 1" and "Tract 2", and continuing a total distance of 90.52 feet to a
 point.
 THENCE continuing with a south line of said City of Crosby Town
 Site, a north line of this tract, along the centerline of said
 Jackson Bayou the following bearings and distances:
 S 31° 33' 28"E  19.00 feet  S 31° 33' 28"E  19.00 feet
 S 31° 33' 28"E  19.00 feet
 S 89° 42' 03" E  32.70 feet  S 89° 42' 03" E  32.70 feet
 S 89° 42' 03" E  32.70 feet
 S 65° 08' 41" E  86.19 feet  S 65° 08' 41" E  86.19 feet
 S 65° 08' 41" E  86.19 feet
 THENCE S 82° 49' 14" E continuing with a south line of said City of
 Crosby Town Site, a north line of this tract, along the centerline
 of said Jackson Bayou a distance of 54.91 feet to a point at the most
 easterly northeast corner of this tract and the northwest corner of
 a called 7.6429 acre tract recorded in File No. E429933, Deed
 Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE S 16° 01' 51" E with the west line of said called 7.6429 acre
 tract and the most easterly east line of this tract, at a distance
 of 56.24 feet pass a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502"
 set for reference, from which an iron rod with cap marked "PRECISION
 SURVEYORS" found at the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 3, said
 City of Crosby Town Site bears N 19° 38' 01" E a distance of 409.41
 feet, an iron rod with cap marked "PRECISION SURVEYORS found in the
 east line of said Lot 1, Block 3, City of Crosby Town Site bears N
 85° 43' 47" E a distance of 471.48 feet, and continuing a total
 distance of 781.81 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the southwest corner of said called 7.6429 acre
 tract, in the north right of way of T. & N. 0. Railroad, a variable
 width right of way, and at the most easterly southeast corner of
 this tract.
 THENCE S 46° 52' 02" W with the most easterly east line of this tract
 and the west right of way line of said T. & N. 0. Railroad, a
 distance of 1,876.95 feet to a 1" iron pipe found in the north line
 of a called 102.152 acre tract (Tract 2), recorded in File
 No. C683627, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and at the
 southeast corner of this tract, from which an iron rod found with
 cap marked "CENTERPOINT ENERGY" found at the northeast corner of
 herein described Tract I bears S 46° 45' 17" W, a distance of 556.58
 feet.
 THENCE S 87° 53' 52" W with the north line of said called 102.152
 acre tract and the south line of this tract a distance of 2,233.36
 feet to a 1/4 inch iron rod found at the southeast corner of a called
 21.234 acre tract recorded in File No. G553519, Deed Records of
 Harris County, Texas, and a southwest corner of this tract from
 which a found 1" iron pipe bears S 87° 53' 43" W, a distance of 999.06
 feet.
 THENCE N 01° 06' 07" W with the east line of said called 21.234 acre
 tract and a west line of this tract, passing the southeast corner of
 a called 0.116 acre tract recorded in File No. P220412, Deed
 Records of Harris County, Texas, a total distance of 308.90 feet to
 a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the
 northeast corner of said called 0.116 acre tract recorded in File
 No. P220412, and an interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 81° 29' 07" W with the north line of said called 0.116 acre
 tract recorded in File No. P220412, and a south line of this tract,
 at a distance of 100.00 feet pass the northwest corner of said
 called 0.116 acre tract and the northeast corner of a called 0.116
 acre tract recorded in File No. R256220, Deed Records of Harris
 County, Texas, at a distance of 200.00 feet pass the northwest
 corner of said called 0.116 acre tract recorded in File No. R256220
 and the northeast corner of a called 0.1164 acre tract recorded in
 File No. S300312, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, at a
 distance of 300.00 feet pass the northwest corner of said called
 0.1164 acre tract recorded in File No. S300312 and the northeast
 corner of a called 0.116 acre tract recorded in File No. R304758,
 Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, at a distance of 400.00 feet,
 pass the northwest corner of said called 0.116 acre tract recorded
 in File No. R304758 and the northeast corner of a called 0.116 acre
 tract recorded in File No. P254365, Deed Records of Harris County,
 Texas, at a distance of 500.00 feet pass the northwest corner of
 said called 0.116 acre tract recorded in File No. P254365 and a
 northeast corner of said called 21.234 acre tract, continuing along
 a north line of said called 21.234 acre tract and a south line of
 this tract a total distance of 529.21 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 51° 33' 28" W a distance of 799.95 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
 rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the northwest corner of said
 called 21.234 acre tract and at an interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE S 25° 27' 04" W with the west line of said called 21.234 acre
 tract and an east line of this tract, a distance of 528.15 feet to a
 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the northwest
 corner of a called 2.1614 acre tract recorded in File No. K076581,
 Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE N 65° 59' 23" W with a north line of said called 2.1614 acre
 tract and a northerly south line of this tract, a distance of 929.77
 feet to a found iron rod with cap marked "RPLS 4615".
 THENCE continuing with the north line of said called 2.1614 acre
 tract and a northerly south line of this tract with the arc of a
 curve to the left having a chord direction of N 85° 42' 42" W, a
 radius of 509.50 feet, a distance of 238.49 feet to a found iron rod
 with cap marked "RPLS 4615".
 THENCE S 74° 30' 20" W continuing with the north line of said called
 2.1614 acre tract and a northerly south line of this tract a
 distance of 417.76 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the northwest corner of said called 2.1614 acre
 tract and an interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE S 15° 29' 23" E with the west line of said called 2.1614 tract
 and an east line of this tract a distance of 60.00 feet to an iron
 rod with cap marked "RPLS 4615" found at the southwest corner of
 said called 2.1614 acre tract.
 THENCE N 74° 30' 26" E with the south line of said called 2.1614 acre
 tract and a southerly north line of this tract a distance of 418.00
 feet to a found iron rod with cap marked "RPLS 4615".
 THENCE continuing with the south line of said called 2.1614 acre
 tract and a southerly north line of this tract with the arc of a
 curve to the right having a chord direction of S 83° 40' 53" E, a
 radius of 595.34 feet, a distance of 196.44 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
 rod set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 65° 59' 23" E continuing with the south line of said called
 2.164 acre tract and a southerly north line of this tract a distance
 of 927.30 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502"
 set at the southeast corner of said called 2.1614 acre tract in the
 west line of said called 21.234 acre tract.
 THENCE S 25° 16' 50" W with the west line of said called 21.234 acre
 tract and an east line of this tract, a distance of 441.83 feet to an
 iron rod with cap marked "RPLS 4615" found at the southwest corner
 of said called 21.234 acre tract, in the north line of said called
 102.152 acre tract and at a southeast corner of this tract, from
 which a found 1" iron pipe bears N 88° 29' 40" E, a distance of 600.63
 feet.
 THENCE S 88° 21' 40" W with a south line of this tract and the north
 line of said called 102.152 acre tract, at a distance of 7,048.87
 feet, pass a found 3/4" iron rod and continue a total distance of
 7,133.88 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502"
 set at the southeast corner of a called 1 acre tract recorded in
 File No. H076771, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE N 01° 38' 26" W with a west line of this tract and the east
 line of said called 1 acre tract, a distance of 208.71 feet to a 1/2
 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the northeast
 corner of said called 1 acre tract.
 THENCE S 88° 21' 40" W with a south line of this tract and the north
 line of said called 1 acre tract, a distance of 208.71 feet to a 1/2
 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the northwest
 corner of said called 1 acre tract.
 THENCE S 01° 38' 26" E with an east line of this tract and the west
 line of said called 1 acre tract, a distance of 208.71 feet to a 1/2
 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the southwest
 corner of said called 1 acre tract, in the north line of said called
 102.152 acre tract.
 THENCE S 88° 21' 40" W with a south line of this tract and the north
 line of said called 102.152 acre tract, a distance of 2,021.97 feet
 to the line of mean higher high water on the San Jacinto River.
 THENCE meandering the line of mean higher high water along the left
 bank of the San Jacinto River, the following bearings and
 distances:
 N 53° 39' 19" W  446.94 feet  N 53° 39' 19" W  446.94 feet
 N 53° 39' 19" W  446.94 feet
 N 59° 28' 06" W  369.78 feet  N 59° 28' 06" W  369.78 feet
 N 59° 28' 06" W  369.78 feet
 N 32° 15' 28" W  88.34 feet  N 32° 15' 28" W  88.34 feet
 N 32° 15' 28" W  88.34 feet
 N 50° 54' 05" W  129.34 feet  N 50° 54' 05" W  129.34 feet
 N 50° 54' 05" W  129.34 feet
 N 43° 04' 40" W  188.13 feet  N 43° 04' 40" W  188.13 feet
 N 43° 04' 40" W  188.13 feet
 N 45° 19' 17" W  78.88 feet  N 45° 19' 17" W  78.88 feet
 N 45° 19' 17" W  78.88 feet
 N 27° 03' 34" W  250.17 feet  N 27° 03' 34" W  250.17 feet
 N 27° 03' 34" W  250.17 feet
 N 13° 49' 11" W  192.54 feet  N 13° 49' 11" W  192.54 feet
 N 13° 49' 11" W  192.54 feet
 N 13° 56' 26" W  103.14 feet  N 13° 56' 26" W  103.14 feet
 N 13° 56' 26" W  103.14 feet
 N 00° 46' 29" E  503.45 feet  N 00° 46' 29" E  503.45 feet
 N 00° 46' 29" E  503.45 feet
 N 03° 28' 48" E  224.28 feet  N 03° 28' 48" E  224.28 feet
 N 03° 28' 48" E  224.28 feet
 N 03° 58' 09" E  246.51 feet  N 03° 58' 09" E  246.51 feet
 N 03° 58' 09" E  246.51 feet
 N 01° 50' 57" E  180.18 feet  N 01° 50' 57" E  180.18 feet
 N 01° 50' 57" E  180.18 feet
 N 04° 57' 15" E  202.55 feet  N 04° 57' 15" E  202.55 feet
 N 04° 57' 15" E  202.55 feet
 N 07° 14' 24" E  177.80 feet  N 07° 14' 24" E  177.80 feet
 N 07° 14' 24" E  177.80 feet
 N 12° 57' 35" E  166.40 feet  N 12° 57' 35" E  166.40 feet
 N 12° 57' 35" E  166.40 feet
 N 07° 38' 19" E  108.67 feet  N 07° 38' 19" E  108.67 feet
 N 07° 38' 19" E  108.67 feet
 N 08° 55' 16" E  130.31 feet  N 08° 55' 16" E  130.31 feet
 N 08° 55' 16" E  130.31 feet
 N 04° 27' 32" E  158.34 feet  N 04° 27' 32" E  158.34 feet
 N 04° 27' 32" E  158.34 feet
 N 20° 09' 17" E  102.98 feet  N 20° 09' 17" E  102.98 feet
 N 20° 09' 17" E  102.98 feet
 N 15° 38' 50" E  168.56 feet  N 15° 38' 50" E  168.56 feet
 N 15° 38' 50" E  168.56 feet
 N 08° 04' 25" W  320.01 feet  N 08° 04' 25" W  320.01 feet
 N 08° 04' 25" W  320.01 feet
 N 24° 35' 18" W  119.21 feet  N 24° 35' 18" W  119.21 feet
 N 24° 35' 18" W  119.21 feet
 N 25° 33' 04" W  239.12 feet  N 25° 33' 04" W  239.12 feet
 N 25° 33' 04" W  239.12 feet
 THENCE N 32° 33' 43" W continuing along the line of mean higher high
 water on the left bank of the San Jacinto River, a distance of
 117.10 feet to a point at the southwest corner of said called 56.50
 acre tract and a southerly northwest corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 59° 33' 11" E with the south line of said called 56.50 acre
 tract and a north line of this tract, a distance of 834.87 feet to a
 1" iron pipe found at the southeast corner of said called 56.50 acre
 tract and an interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 22° 44' 35" E with the southerly east line of said called
 56.50 acre tract and a northerly west line of this tract, a distance
 of 1,342.07 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 991.55
 acres.
 TRACT III
 BEGINNING at a 1" iron pipe found in the south line of the Absalom
 Reeves Survey, Abstract 60, and the north line of said Abstract 838,
 in the west line of a called 167.305 acre tract recorded in File
 No. 2010010605, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, at the
 southeast corner of a called 60.0765 acre tract recorded in File
 No. U922164, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and at the
 northeast corner of this tract. Said 1" iron pipe has a Texas State
 Plane coordinate value of N: 13910927.97 and E: 3206944.66.
 THENCE S 02° 37' 23" E (Called S 02° 37' 21" E) with the west line of
 said called 167.305 acre tract and the east line of this tract, a
 distance of 1,434.17 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the southwest corner of said 167.305 acre tract.
 THENCE S 87° 47' 10" E with the south line of said called 167.305
 acre tract and a north line of this tract, a distance of 51.63 feet
 to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set in the north
 right of way of Diamondhead Boulevard North, (100 feet wide
 R.O.W.), at the northwest corner of Newport Subdivision, Section
 10, a subdivision recorded in Volume 220, Page 76, Map Records of
 Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE S 02° 12' 50" W with a west line of said Section 10 and an east
 line of this tract, a distance of 100.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod
 with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set in the south right of way line of
 said Diamondhead Boulevard North, at a northerly southwest corner
 of said Section 10.
 THENCE S 87° 47' 10" E with the south right of way line of said
 Diamondhead Boulevard North, a northerly south line of said Section
 10, and a north line of this tract, a distance of 37.06 feet to a 1/2
 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the intersection
 of the south right of way line of said Diamondhead Boulevard North,
 and the west right of way line of Golf Club Drive (100 feet wide
 R.O.W.) in a west line of said Section 10.
 THENCE S 42° 47' 10" E with the west right of way of said Golf Club
 Drive, the west line of said Section 10 and the east line of this
 tract, a distance of 14.14 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap set
 marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 01° 07' 10" E continuing with the west right of way of said
 Golf Club Drive, the west line of said Section 10 and the east line
 of this tract, a distance of 183.64 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with
 cap set marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with the west right of way of said Golf Club
 Drive, the west line of said Section 10 and the east line of this
 tract, with the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of
 1,950.00 feet and a central angle of 20° 00' 00", a distance of
 680.68 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap set marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 22° 12' 50" W continuing with the west right of way of said
 Golf Club Drive, the west line of said Section 10 and the east line
 of this tract, a distance of 660.85 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with
 cap set marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing with the west right of way of said Golf Club
 Drive, the west line of said Section 10 and the east line of this
 tract, with the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of
 3,050.00 feet and a central angle of 45° 06' 00", a distance of
 2,400.79 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap set marked "SHINE
 5502".
 THENCE S 22° 57' 10" E continuing with the west right of way of said
 Golf Club Drive, the west line of said Section 10 and the east line
 of this tract, a distance of 714.81 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with
 cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the northeast corner of a called
 3.3685 acre tract recorded in File No. N409807, Deed Records of
 Harris County, Texas, and the most easterly southeast corner of
 this tract.
 THENCE S 74° 57' 26" W with the north line of said called 3.3685 acre
 tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of 170.16 feet to a
 1/2 inch iron rod with cap set marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE S 38° 21' 36" W continuing with the north line of said called
 3.3685 acre tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of
 375.28 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set
 at the southerly northeast corner of a called 53.17 acre tract
 recorded in File No. U652009, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas,
 and a southeast corner of this tract, from which a 1/2 inch iron rod
 found at the southeast corner of said called 53.17 acre tract and
 the southwest corner of said called 3.3685 acre tract bears S 38° 21'
 38" W, a distance of 10.86 feet.
 THENCE N 75° 29' 31" W with a southerly north line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of
 577.95 feet to an iron rod with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING" found
 at a southerly northeast corner of said called 53.17 acre tract, and
 an interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 05° 37' 30" E with the east line of said called 53.17 acre
 tract and a west line of this tract, a distance of 480.74 feet to an
 iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE N 08° 08' 01" E continuing with the east line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and a west line of this tract, a distance of 825.65
 feet to an iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE continuing with the east line of said called 53.17 acre tract
 and a west line of this tract, with the arc of a curve to the left
 having a radius of 250.61 feet and a central angle of 98° 17' 48", a
 distance of 429.95 feet to an iron rod with cap marked "TERRA
 SURVEYING" found at the northeast corner of said called 53.17 acre
 tract.
 THENCE N 89° 04' 41" W with the north line of said called 53.17 acre
 tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of 407.72 feet to an
 iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE S 74° 12' 35" W continuing with the north line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of
 412.92 feet to an iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE S 71° 17' 47" W continuing with the north line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of
 313.23 feet to an iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE S 64° 30' 39" W continuing with the north line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of
 250.16 feet to an iron rod with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING" found
 at the northwest corner of said called 53.17 acre tract and an
 interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE S 30° 45' 58" W with the west line of said called 53.17 acre
 tract and an east line of this tract, a distance of 938.35 feet to an
 iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING" from which a 1 1/4
 inch iron pipe found in the south line of said called 53.17 acre
 tract and the north line of The San Jacinto River Authority East
 Canal tract, recorded in Volume 1294, Page 256, Deed Records of
 Harris County, Texas bears S 76° 55' 49" E a distance of 700.71 feet.
 THENCE S 38° 36' 07" E continuing with the west line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and an east line of this tract, a distance of
 330.48 feet to an iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE S 50° 28' 00" W continuing with the west line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and an east line of this tract, a distance of
 392.70 feet to an iron rod found with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING".
 THENCE S 34° 53' 53" E continuing with the west line of said called
 53.17 acre tract and an east line of this tract, a distance of 54.47
 feet to an iron rod with cap marked "TERRA SURVEYING" found at the
 southwest corner of said called 53.17 acre tract, in a north line of
 Horizon Drive, a dedicated public road in Newport Subdivision,
 Section 4, a subdivision recorded in Volume 198, Page 53, Map
 Records of Harris County, Texas, and at a southeast corner of this
 tract, from which a 1 1/4 inch iron pipe found in the south line of
 said called 53.17 acre tract and the north line of said East Canal
 tract bears N 51° 21' 56" E a distance of 512.15'.
 THENCE S 51° 21' 08" W along a north line of said Section 4, a north
 line of said San Jacinto River Authority East Canal Tract, and a
 south line of this tract, at a distance of 51.71 feet pass a
 northwest corner of said Horizon Drive and Section 4 and continuing
 a total distance of 605.52 feet to a 1" iron pipe found.
 THENCE continuing along a north line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, with the arc of
 a curve to the left having a radius of 415.36 feet and a central
 angle of 17° 54' 23", a distance of 129.81 feet to a 1 1/2 inch iron
 pipe found.
 THENCE S 32° 37' 00 W continuing along a north line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract a
 distance of 1,291.52 feet to a 1 1/4 inch iron pipe found.
 THENCE continuing along a north line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, with the arc of
 a curve to the right having a radius of 174.95 feet and a central
 angle of 39° 20' 42", a distance of 174.95 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe
 found.
 THENCE S 72° 28' 08" W continuing along a north line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, a
 distance of 2,448.06 feet to a 1 1/4 inch iron pipe found.
 THENCE continuing along a north line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, with the arc of
 a curve to the left having a radius of 333.37 feet and a central
 angle of 04° 24' 34", a distance of 25.66 feet to a 1 1/4 inch iron
 pipe found.
 THENCE S 68° 53' 17" W continuing along a north line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, a
 distance of 1,832.09 feet to a 1 1/4 inch iron pipe found.
 THENCE continuing along a north line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, with the arc of
 a curve to the right having a radius of 144.47 feet and a central
 angle of 53° 20' 45", a distance of 134.51 feet to a 1 1/4" iron pipe
 found.
 THENCE N 57° 13' 44" W continuing along a north line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, a
 distance of 1,587.58 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE continuing along a north line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, with the arc of
 a curve to the left having a radius of 402.67 feet and a central
 angle of 30° 10' 09", a distance of 212.03 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod
 set with cap marked "SHINE 5502".
 THENCE N 87° 29' 31" W continuing along a north line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a south line of this tract, a
 distance of 224.45 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at an interior
 corner of said San Jacinto River Authority East Canal and an
 interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE along an east line of said San Jacinto River Authority East
 Canal and a west line of this tract, with the arc of a curve to the
 right having a radius of 133.99 feet and a central angle of 63° 17'
 53", a distance of 148.03 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found in the
 north line of said Humphrey Jackson Survey, Abstract 37 and the
 south line of said William Wilson Survey, Abstract 838.
 THENCE N 24° 23' 35" W along an east line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a west line of this tract, a distance of
 375.95 feet to a 1" iron pipe found.
 THENCE continuing along an east line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a west line of this tract, with the arc of a
 curve to the right having a radius of 174.87 feet and a central
 angle of 37° 53' 54", a distance of 115.67 feet to a 1 1/4" iron pipe
 found.
 THENCE N 14° 24' 42" E continuing along an east line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a west line of this tract, a
 distance of 74.82 feet to a 1 1/4" iron pipe found.
 THENCE continuing along an east line of said San Jacinto River
 Authority East Canal and a west line of this tract, with the arc of a
 curve to the right having a radius of 661.43 feet and a central
 angle of 07° 01' 58", a distance of 81.19 feet to a 1 1/4" iron pipe
 found.
 THENCE N 12°17' 19" E continuing along the east line of said San
 Jacinto River Authority East Canal and a west line of this tract, a
 distance of 436.82 feet to a 5/8" iron rod found at a northeast
 corner of said San Jacinto River Authority East Canal, in the south
 line of a called 39.88 acre tract recorded in File No. T525349, Deed
 Records of Harris County, Texas and at an interior corner of this
 tract, from which a 1 1/4" iron pipe found in a north line of said
 San Jacinto River Authority East Canal tract and the south line of
 said called 39.88 acre tract bears N 77° 36' 49" W, a distance of
 621.39 feet.
 THENCE S 77° 42' 29" E with the south line of said called 39.88 acre
 tract and a north line of this tract, a distance of 294.05 feet to a
 5/8" iron rod found at the southeast corner of said called 39.88
 acre tract.
 THENCE N 09° 46' 40" E with the east line of said called 39.88 acre
 tract and a west line of this tract, a distance of 950.00 feet to a
 1/2" iron rod found.
 THENCE N 10° 53' 20" W continuing with the east line of said called
 39.88 acre tract, and the west line of this tract, a distance of
 394.97 feet to a 1/2" iron rod found at the northeast corner of said
 called 39.88 acre tract.
 THENCE N 80° 21' 03" W with the north line of said called 39.88 acre
 tract and a south line of this tract, a distance of 1,359.57 feet to
 a point in an east line of called 589.27 acre tract (Lake Houston)
 recorded in Volume 1458, Page 1, and a west line of this tract.
 Volume 1458, Page 1 describes this point as being the waterline of
 the proposed reservoir when at normal pool level at elevation 44.5
 feet above mean sea level.
 THENCE with the west line of this tract and an east line of said
 called 589.27 acre tract (Lake Houston), the following bearings and
 distances:
 N 30° 53' 29" E  376.74 feet  N 30° 53' 29" E  376.74 feet
 N 30° 53' 29" E  376.74 feet
 N 21° 32' 39" E  300.00 feet  N 21° 32' 39" E  300.00 feet
 N 21° 32' 39" E  300.00 feet
 N 06° 45' 39" E  864.00 feet  N 06° 45' 39" E  864.00 feet
 N 06° 45' 39" E  864.00 feet
 N 19° 56' 19" W  882.88 feet  N 19° 56' 19" W  882.88 feet
 N 19° 56' 19" W  882.88 feet
 N 07° 44' 21" W  184.00 feet  N 07° 44' 21" W  184.00 feet
 N 07° 44' 21" W  184.00 feet
 THENCE N 52° 28' 21" W continuing with the west line of this tract
 and the east line of said called 589.27 acre tract (Lake Houston), a
 distance of 508.00 feet to a point from which a 12"x12" concrete
 monument found with Aluminum Disc marked "Corp of Engineers U.S.
 Boundary Mark SL-1 Y1977" bears N 25° 14' 05" W a distance of 59.32
 feet. Said concrete monument has a State Plane coordinate value of
 N: 13907978.68 and E: 3195354.41
 THENCE continuing with the west line of this tract and an east line
 of said called 589.27 acre tract (Lake Houston), the following
 bearings and distances:
 N 65° 40' 21" W  422.00 feet  N 65° 40' 21" W  422.00 feet
 N 65° 40' 21" W  422.00 feet
 N 80° 22' 21" W  300.00 feet  N 80° 22' 21" W  300.00 feet
 N 80° 22' 21" W  300.00 feet
 N 62° 47' 53" W  641.05 feet  N 62° 47' 53" W  641.05 feet
 N 62° 47' 53" W  641.05 feet
 N 60° 37' 21" W  600.00 feet  N 60° 37' 21" W  600.00 feet
 N 60° 37' 21" W  600.00 feet
 N 88° 15' 21" W  540.00 feet  N 88° 15' 21" W  540.00 feet
 N 88° 15' 21" W  540.00 feet
 S 84 ° 47' 39" W  568.00 feet  S 84 ° 47' 39" W  568.00 feet
 S 84 ° 47' 39" W  568.00 feet
 S 69° 42' 54" W  633.02 feet  S 69° 42' 54" W  633.02 feet
 S 69° 42' 54" W  633.02 feet
 S 83° 28' 39" W  332.00 feet  S 83° 28' 39" W  332.00 feet
 S 83° 28' 39" W  332.00 feet
 N 77° 42' 21" W  270.00 feet  N 77° 42' 21" W  270.00 feet
 N 77° 42' 21" W  270.00 feet
 N 13° 14' 21" W  739.00 feet  N 13° 14' 21" W  739.00 feet
 N 13° 14' 21" W  739.00 feet
 N 28° 22' 21" W  402.00 feet  N 28° 22' 21" W  402.00 feet
 N 28° 22' 21" W  402.00 feet
 THENCE N 21° 29' 39" E continuing with the west line of this tract
 and an east line of said called 589.27 acre tract (Lake Houston), a
 distance of 394.76 feet to a point in the south line of Lake Shadows
 Section Four, a subdivision recorded in File No. D620201, Map
 Records of Harris County, Texas, and at the northwest corner of this
 tract.
 THENCE N 86° 32' 15" E with the south line of said Lake Shadows
 Section Four and the north line of this tract, at a distance of
 204.97 feet pass a 1/2" iron rod found, and continuing a total
 distance of 689.12 feet to a point in a concrete slab at the
 southeast corner of said Lake Shadows Section Four, the southwest
 corner of a called 447.0498 acre tract recorded in File
 No. D759681, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and an interior
 corner of this tract from which a 1/2 " iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set for reference bears S 04° 44' 22" W a distance of
 1.88 feet, a 1" iron pipe found bears N 79° 27' 48" E a distance of
 101.22 feet, and a 1/2" iron rod found in the east line of said Lake
 Shadows Section Four bears N 33° 33' 38" E a distance of 254.84 feet.
 THENCE N 86° 43' 31" E with the south line of said called 447.0498
 acre tract and a north line of this tract, a distance of 10,942.13
 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod next to a 4"x6" fence post found at the
 southeast corner of said called 447.0498 acre tract and an interior
 corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 02° 07' 50" W with the east line of said called 447.0498
 acre tract and a northerly west line of this tract a distance of
 26.79 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at
 the southwest corner of a called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File
 No. T653706, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas and a northwest
 corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 87° 22' 21" E with the south line of said called 0.1148 acre
 tract and a north line of this tract, at a distance of 50.02 feet
 pass the southeast corner of said called 0.1148 acre tract recorded
 in File No. T653706 and the southwest corner of a called 0.1148 acre
 tract recorded in File No. T702499, Deed Records of Harris County,
 Texas, at a distance of 100.02 feet, pass the southeast corner of
 said called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File No. T702499 and the
 southwest corner of a called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File
 No. T643967, at a distance of 150.02 feet pass the southeast corner
 of said called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File No. T643967 and
 the southwest corner of a called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File
 No. T491404, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, at a distance of
 200.02 feet pass the southeast corner of said called 0.1148 acre
 tract recorded in File No. T491404 and the southwest corner of a
 called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File No. T526225, Deed Records
 of Harris County, Texas, and continuing a total distance of 250.02
 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked "SHINE 5502" set at the
 southeast corner of said called 0.1148 acre tract recorded in File
 No. T526225 and an interior corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 02° 37' 39" W with the east line of said called 0.1148 acre
 tract recorded in File No. T526225 and a west line of this tract, a
 distance of 100.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked
 "SHINE 5502" set at the northeast corner of said called 0.1148 acre
 tract recorded in File No. T526225, in the south line of a called
 5.00 acre tract recorded in File No. T684273, Deed Records of
 Harris County, Texas, in the South line of the Hannah Nash Survey,
 Abstract 599, in the north line of said Abstract 838, and at a
 northwest corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 87° 02' 53" E with the south line of said Abstract 599, the
 north line of said Abstract 838, the south line of said called 5.00
 acre tract and the north line of this tract a distance of 316.67
 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the southeast corner of said
 Abstract 599, the southwest corner of said Abstract 60, the
 southeast corner of said called 5.00 acre tract and the southwest
 corner of a called 45 acre tract recorded in File No. 20080119197,
 Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE N 87° 24' 37" E with the south line of said called 45 acre
 tract, the south line of said Abstract 60, the north line of said
 Abstract 838 and the north line of this tract, a distance of 986.97
 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the southeast corner of said
 called 45 acre tract, the southwest corner of a called 8.39 acre
 tract recorded in File No. 20070675831, Deed Records of Harris
 County, Texas, and a northerly corner of this tract.
 THENCE N 87° 48' 26" E with the south line of said 8.339 acre tract,
 the south line of said Abstract 60, the north line of said Abstract
 838 and the north line of this tract, at a distance of 150.00 feet
 pass the southeast corner of said called 8.39 acre tract and the
 southwest corner of a called 11.675 acre tract recorded in File
 No. 20070675831, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and
 continuing a total distance of 359.69 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod
 found at the southeast corner of said called 11.675 acre tract and
 the southwest corner of a called 155.76 acre tract recorded in
 Volume 438, Page 236, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE N 87° 20' 09" E with the south line of said Abstract 60, the
 north line of said Abstract 838, the south line of said called
 155.76 acre tract and the north line of this tract, a distance of
 682.33 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found next to a 8"x8" square fence
 post at the southeast corner of said called 155.76 acre tract and
 the southwest corner of a called 29.15 acre tract recorded in File
 No. R106573, Deed Records of Harris County, Texas.
 THENCE N 87° 24' 00" E with the south line of said Abstract 60, the
 north line of said Abstract 838, the south line of said called 29.15
 acre tract and the north line of this tract, and at a distance of
 525.51 feet pass the southeast corner of said called 29.15 acre
 tract and the southwest corner of said called 60.0765 acre tract,
 and continuing with the south line of said Abstract 60, the north
 line of said Abstract 838, the south line of said called 60.0765
 acre tract and the north line of this tract, a total distance of
 1648.87 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 1942.08 acres of
 land.
 SECTION 3.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
 Government Code.
 (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality.
 (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
 lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
 representatives within the required time.
 (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
 and accomplished.
 SECTION 4.  (a)  If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
 vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
 8005, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
 this Act, is amended by adding Section 8005.107 to read as follows:
 Sec. 8005.107.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
 (b)  This section is not intended to be an expression of a
 legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
 Article I, Texas Constitution.
 SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 ______________________________ ______________________________
 President of the Senate Speaker of the House
 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2277 passed the Senate on
 May 11, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 ______________________________
 Secretary of the Senate
 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2277 passed the House on
 May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 9, two
 present not voting.
 ______________________________
 Chief Clerk of the House
 Approved:
 ______________________________
 Date
 ______________________________
 Governor

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