Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 4744
	1	+	By: Burns (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 4744
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2019;
	3	+	May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Intergovernmental Relations; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by
	5	+	the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the creation of the Wright Farm Municipal Management
6	12		District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds and
7	13		impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
8	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	15		SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
10	16		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3974 to read as follows:
11	17		CHAPTER 3974. WRIGHT FARM MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF JOHNSON
12	18		COUNTY
13	19		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14	20		Sec. 3974.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	21		(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
16	22		(2) "City" means the City of Cleburne, Texas.
17	23		(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
18	24		Environmental Quality.
19	25		(4) "Director" means a board member.
20	26		(5) "District" means the Wright Farm Municipal
21	27		Management District of Johnson County.
22	28		Sec. 3974.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
23	29		district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a,
24	30		Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
25	31		Sec. 3974.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
26	32		creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
27	33		Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
28	34		Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
29	35		chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and
30	36		other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
31	37		legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
32	38		purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
33	39		(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
34	40		develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
35	41		transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
36	42		entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
37	43		welfare in the district.
38	44		(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
39	45		interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of
40	46		services provided to the area in the district as of the effective
41	47		date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to
42	48		supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the
43	49		district.
44	50		Sec. 3974.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
45	51		(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
46	52		(b) All land and other property included in the district
47	53		will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
48	54		the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
49	55		Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
50	56		other powers granted under this chapter.
51	57		(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a
52	58		municipal management district as provided by general law and
53	59		Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
54	60		Texas Constitution.
55	61		(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest
56	62		and is essential to:
57	63		(1) further the public purposes of developing and
58	64		diversifying the economy of the state;
59	65		(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment;
60	66		(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce; and
61	67		(4) provide quality residential housing.
62	68		(e) The district will:
63	69		(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
64	70		residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
65	71		and consumers in the district, and of the public;
66	72		(2) provide needed funding for the district to
67	73		preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
68	74		the district territory as a community and business center; and
69	75		(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
70	76		of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
71	77		developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
72	78		the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.
73	79		(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
74	80		grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
75	81		landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
76	82		necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
77	83		or road improvement.
78	84		(g) The district will not act as the agent or
79	85		instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
80	86		will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
81	87		Sec. 3974.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
82	88		composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting
83	89		this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other
84	90		law.
85	91		(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
86	92		the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
87	93		field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
88	94		does not affect the district's:
89	95		(1) organization, existence, or validity;
90	96		(2) right to contract;
91	97		(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other
92	98		obligations described by Section 3974.0601 or to pay the principal
93	99		and interest of the bonds or other obligations;
94	100		(4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or
95	101		collect other revenue; or
96	102		(5) legality or operation.
97	103		Sec. 3974.0106. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
98	104		DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
99	105		Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
100	106		Sec. 3974.0107. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
101	107		shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
102	108		purposes stated in this chapter.
103	109		Sec. 3974.0108. CONFLICTS OF LAW. This chapter prevails
104	110		over any provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, that is in
105	111		conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
106	112		Sec. 3974.0109. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT
107	113		AGREEMENT REQUIRED. (a) The board may not hold an election to
108	114		authorize the issuance of bonds until:
109	115		(1) the governing body of the city by ordinance or
110	116		resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the
111	117		inclusion of land in the district; and
112	118		(2) the district, the city, and the owner or owners of
113	119		a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district
114	120		negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted development
115	121		and operating agreement, including any limitations imposed by the
116	122		city.
117	123		(b) The city's consent under Subsection (a) must be granted
118	124		in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including
119	125		land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction
120	126		of a city.
121	127		Sec. 3974.0110. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
122	128		territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or
123	129		the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district
124	130		may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the
125	131		district was created unless the governing body of the municipality
126	132		by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.
127	133		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
128	134		Sec. 3974.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is
129	135		governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of
130	136		four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of
131	137		each even-numbered year. Five directors are appointed by the
132	138		commission as provided by Section 3974.0202.
133	139		Sec. 3974.0202. APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION. (a) Before the
134	140		term of a director expires, the board shall recommend to the
135	141		commission the appropriate number of persons to serve as successor
136	142		directors and may recommend additional persons to serve as
137	143		successor directors. The commission shall appoint as directors the
138	144		appropriate number of persons from the persons recommended by the
139	145		board.
140	146		(b) A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a)
141	147		must be:
142	148		(1) at least 18 years of age;
143	149		(2) an owner of property in the district;
144	150		(3) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
145	151		otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
146	152		(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
147	153		owns property in the district; or
148	154		(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
149	155		described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
150	156		Sec. 3974.0203. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board,
151	157		the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder
152	158		of the unexpired term.
153	159		Sec. 3974.0204. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A
154	160		director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office
155	161		with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or
156	162		affirmation in the district records.
157	163		(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or
158	164		affirmation with the secretary of the city.
159	165		Sec. 3974.0205. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
160	166		the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
161	167		of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
162	168		Sec. 3974.0206. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
163	169		may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for
164	170		each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may
165	171		receive each year may not exceed $7,200.
166	172		(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
167	173		and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
168	174		responsibilities of the board.
169	175		Sec. 3974.0207. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may
170	176		obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
171	177		coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
172	178		protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
173	179		all claims relating to:
174	180		(1) actions taken by the director in the director's
175	181		capacity as a member of the board;
176	182		(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or
177	183		(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the
178	184		district.
179	185		Sec. 3974.0208. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
180	186		create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
181	187		Sec. 3974.0209. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
182	188		meetings at a place that is accessible to the public and located in
183	189		the district or in the city.
184	190		Sec. 3974.0210. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) On or after
185	191		September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed
186	192		value of the real property in the district according to the most
187	193		recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the county may submit a
188	194		petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint
189	195		as initial directors the five persons named in the petition. The
190	196		commission shall appoint as initial directors the five persons
191	197		named in the petition.
192	198		(b) The initial directors shall determine by lot which three
193	199		positions expire June 1, 2021, and which two positions expire June
194	200		1, 2023.
195	201		(c) This section expires September 1, 2023.
196	202		SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
197	203		Sec. 3974.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
198	204		has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
199	205		which the district is created.
200	206		Sec. 3974.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a)
201	207		Subject to Subsection (b), the district may provide, design,
202	208		construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or
203	209		finance an improvement project or service using money available to
204	210		the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to
205	211		provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate,
206	212		maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized
207	213		under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
208	214		(b) The district may not construct or finance an improvement
209	215		project, other than a water, sewer, or drainage facility or road,
210	216		unless the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution
211	217		consents to the construction or financing.
212	218		Sec. 3974.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. A
213	219		district improvement project may be located inside or outside of
214	220		the district.
215	221		Sec. 3974.0304. ADDING TERRITORY. The district may add
216	222		territory only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or
217	223		resolution consents to the addition.
218	224		Sec. 3974.0305. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
219	225		not exercise the power of eminent domain.
220	226		SUBCHAPTER D. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
221	227		Sec. 3974.0401. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES. The
222	228		district, including territory added to the district under Section
223	229		3974.0306, may be divided into two or more new districts only if the
224	230		district has no outstanding bonded debt. Territory previously
225	231		added to the district under Section 3974.0306 may be included in a
226	232		new district.
227	233		Sec. 3974.0402. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT. This
228	234		chapter applies to any new district created by division of the
229	235		district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the
230	236		district.
231	237		Sec. 3974.0403. DIVISION PROCEDURES. (a) The board, on its
232	238		own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real
233	239		property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the
234	240		district.
235	241		(b) If the board decides to divide the district, the board
236	242		shall:
237	243		(1) set the terms of the division, including names for
238	244		the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any
239	245		outstanding district obligations;
240	246		(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each
241	247		proposed district; and
242	248		(3) appoint five initial directors for each new
243	249		district.
244	250		Sec. 3974.0404. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS. The
245	251		new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards
246	252		of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint
247	253		construction or financing of a utility improvement.
248	254		Sec. 3974.0405. POWERS SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING
249	255		AGREEMENT. In addition to the other limitations provided by this
250	256		chapter, the district's authority to exercise its powers is subject
251	257		to the terms of the development and operating agreement required
252	258		under Section 3974.0109, including the district's authority to:
253	259		(1) acquire, construct, or finance an improvement
254	260		project or service under Section 3974.0502; and
255	261		(2) issue bonds, notes, certificates of
256	262		participation, or other obligations under Section 3974.0601.
257	263		SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
258	264		Sec. 3974.0501. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
259	265		board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
260	266		signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
261	267		transfer of the district's money.
262	268		Sec. 3974.0502. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
263	269		The district may acquire, construct, or finance an improvement
264	270		project or service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 375, Local
265	271		Government Code, using any money available to the district.
266	272		Sec. 3974.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
267	273		may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
268	274		Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
269	275		The board shall determine the method of notice.
270	276		Sec. 3974.0504. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
271	277		The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
272	278		purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
273	279		district.
274	280		(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
275	281		resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
276	282		by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
277	283		reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
278	284		fees incurred by the district are:
279	285		(1) a first and prior lien against the property
280	286		assessed;
281	287		(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a
282	288		lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
283	289		taxes; and
284	290		(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the
285	291		owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
286	292		assessment proceedings.
287	293		(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
288	294		resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
289	295		paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
290	296		board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
291	297		(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
292	298		assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
293	299		any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
294	300		the manner required for additional assessments.
295	301		(e) The district may not impose an assessment on a
296	302		municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
297	303		Sec. 3974.0505. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. Annually, the board
298	304		shall file with the secretary of the city written notice that
299	305		specifies the assessments the district will impose in the
300	306		district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the
301	307		assessments for the operation and maintenance of the district and
302	308		the assessments for the payment of debt service of obligations
303	309		issued or incurred by the district.
304	310		SUBCHAPTER F. TAXES AND BONDS
305	311		Sec. 3974.0601. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The
306	312		district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
307	313		other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or
308	314		assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or
309	315		Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. Sections
310	316		375.207(a) and (b), Local Government Code, do not apply to the
311	317		district.
312	318		(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
313	319		district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
314	320		note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
315	321		proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
316	322		other type of obligation.
317	323		(c) In addition to the sources of money described by
318	324		Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
319	325		Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
320	326		wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district
321	327		receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
322	328		SUBCHAPTER J. SPECIAL BOND PROVISIONS
323	329		Sec. 3974.1001. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies
324	330		only to bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from
325	331		assessments on real property in the district.
326	332		Sec. 3974.1002. CONFLICT OF LAWS. In the event of a
327	333		conflict between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter
328	334		prevails.
329	335		Sec. 3974.1003. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL
330	336		APPRAISALS. Before the district may issue bonds, the district and
331	337		any person to whom the board intends that proceeds of the bonds be
332	338		distributed, including the developer, another owner of land in the
333	339		district, and any entity acting as a lender to the developer or
334	340		other landowner for the purpose of a project relating to the
335	341		district, must enter into a written agreement that:
336	342		(1) waives for the term of the agreement the right to a
337	343		special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under
338	344		Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and
339	345		(2) remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on
340	346		the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties,
341	347		and on their successors and assignees.
342	348		Sec. 3974.1004. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE. A
343	349		district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the
344	350		completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the
345	351		improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable
346	352		for district assessments and necessary to support the district
347	353		bonds.
348	354		Sec. 3974.1005. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE. The district
349	355		may not issue bonds until:
350	356		(1) the district submits to the commission:
351	357		(A) an engineer's report describing the project
352	358		for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles,
353	359		maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and
354	360		(B) a cash flow analysis to determine the
355	361		projected rate of assessment, which includes the following
356	362		assumptions:
357	363		(i) each ending balance for debt service in
358	364		the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's
359	365		debt service requirement;
360	366		(ii) interest income is only shown on the
361	367		ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and
362	368		(iii) the projected rate of assessment is
363	369		level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the
364	370		district;
365	371		(2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the
366	372		projected value of the improvements, including houses and other
367	373		buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary
368	374		to support the district bonds; and
369	375		(3) the district has obtained an independent market
370	376		study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market
371	377		analysis supporting the development projects for the real property
372	378		that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support
373	379		the district bonds.
374	380		Sec. 3974.1006. REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO
375	381		PAY BONDS. The district may not collect an assessment to be used
376	382		for the payment of bonds until:
377	383		(1) the completion of at least 95 percent of the
378	384		underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed
379	385		from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected
380	386		build-out, as certified by the district's engineer;
381	387		(2) the district or other appropriate party has
382	388		secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits
383	389		that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected
384	390		build-out;
385	391		(3) the completion of at least 95 percent of lift
386	392		station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity
387	393		sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for
388	394		a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's
389	395		engineer; and
390	396		(4) the completion of at least 95 percent of the
391	397		streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas
392	398		served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by
393	399		the district, as certified by the district's engineer and
394	400		constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards.
395	401		SECTION 2. The Wright Farm Municipal Management District of
396	402		Johnson County initially includes all the territory contained in
397	403		the following area:
398	404		366.96 acres of land, being composed of the following 250.96 acre
399	405		and 116 acre tracts:
400	406		Tract 1:
401	407		BEING 250.960 acres out of a called 490.289 acre tract of land
402	408		located in the SAMUEL COOPER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 159, Johnson
403	409		County, Texas out of that certain tract of land conveyed to Mayfield
404	410		Family Real Estate, LP, according to the deed recorded in
405	411		Instrument Number 2010-10957, Deed Records of Johnson County, Texas
406	412		and being more particularly described as follows:
407	413		BEGINNING at a 1/2" capped iron rod stamped "RPLS 5614" found for
408	414		corner, being the northeast corner of said Mayfield tract and also
409	415		being in the apparent centerline intersection of County Road 904
410	416		and County Road 1017;
411	417		THENCE, South 01 degrees 04 minutes 35 seconds East, along the
412	418		apparent centerline of said County Road 1017, 3135.29 feet to a 1/2"
413	419		iron rod found for corner;
414	420		THENCE, South 89 degrees 45 minutes 13 seconds West, 2186.86 feet to
415	421		a 3/8" iron rod found for corner;
416	422		THENCE, South 89 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds West, 1306.03 feet to
417	423		a 3/8" iron rod found for corner;
418	424		THENCE, North 01 degrees 04 minutes 35 seconds West, 3123.44 feet to
419	425		a point in the north line of said Mayfield tract and the apparent
420	426		centerline of said County Road 904 for corner;
421	427		THENCE, North 89 degrees 35 minutes 50 seconds East, along the
422	428		apparent centerline of said County Road 904, 3492.73 feet to the
423	429		POINT OF BEGINNING.
424	430		The tract of land herein described contains 250.960 acres of land.
425	431		Tract 2:
426	432		A part of the Dyer-Nuner Survey, in Johnson County, Texas,
427	433		BEGINNING at a stake in the east line of the Mrs. M. H. Hadley tract
428	434		of land out of the said Dyer-Nuner Survey as the same is now located
429	435		and commonly known as the Hadley farm, the same being the S.E.
430	436		corner of a 117 acre tract of land, conveyed to O. B. Hadley by H. O.
431	437		Hadley
432	438		THENCE in a southerly direction 841 varas to a stake in the north
433	439		line of the Joshua and Godley public road for the southeast corner
434	440		of this tract of land;
435	441		THENCE in a westerly direction with the north line of said Joshua
436	442		and Godley Public Road 640 varas to a stake for corner, the same
437	443		being the S.E. corner of a 40 acre tract heretofore deeded to W. B.
438	444		Hadley, now deceased;
439	445		THENCE in a northerly direction with the east line of said W. B.
440	446		Hadley 40 acre tract, 550 varas to its northeast corner;
441	447		THENCE in a westerly direction with the north line of the said W. B.
442	448		Hadley 40 acre tract, 410 varas to a stake in the west line of the
443	449		said M. J. Hadley tract of land;
444	450		THENCE in a northerly direction with said west line of said M. J.
445	451		Hadley tract 201 varas to a stake for corner, the same being the S.
446	452		W. corner of the 117 acre tract conveyed to H. O. Hadley;
447	453		THENCE in an easterly direction with the south line of said H. O.
448	454		Hadley 117 acre tract, the same being the north line of this tract
449	455		here described 1050 varas to the place of beginning, containing 117
450	456		acres of land, more or less.
451	457		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
452	458		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
453	459		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
454	460		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
455	461		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
456	462		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
457	463		Government Code.
458	464		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
459	465		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
460	466		Environmental Quality.
461	467		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
462	468		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
463	469		lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
464	470		within the required time.
465	471		(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
466	472		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
467	473		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
468	474		fulfilled and accomplished.
469	475		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
470		-	______________________________ ______________________________
471		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
472		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4744 was passed by the House on May 7,
473		-	2019, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 17, 2 present, not
474		-	voting.
475		-	______________________________
476		-	Chief Clerk of the House
477		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4744 was passed by the Senate on May
478		-	22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
479		-	______________________________
480		-	Secretary of the Senate
481		-	APPROVED: _____________________
482		-	Date
483		-	_____________________
484		-	Governor
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