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1	2		By: Nichols S.B. No. 2483
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 27, 2019; March 27, 2019, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
4		-	Relations; April 23, 2019, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 23, 2019, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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8	4
9	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	6		AN ACT
11	7		relating to the creation of Plum Creek Management District No. 1 of
12	8		Liberty County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing
13	9		authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
14	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	11		SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
16	12		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3982 to read as follows:
17	13		CHAPTER 3982. PLUM CREEK MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF LIBERTY
18	14		COUNTY
19	15		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
20	16		Sec. 3982.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
21	17		(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
22	18		(2) "County" means Liberty County.
23	19		(3) "Director" means a board member.
24	20		(4) "District" means the Plum Creek Management
25	21		District No. 1 of Liberty County.
26	22		Sec. 3982.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
27	23		special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
28	24		Constitution.
29	25		Sec. 3982.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
30	26		creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
31	27		Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
32	28		Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
33	29		chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the county and
34	30		other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
35	31		legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
36	32		purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
37	33		(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
38	34		develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
39	35		transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
40	36		entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
41	37		welfare in the district.
42	38		(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
43	39		interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of
44	40		services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
45	41		chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to
46	42		supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the
47	43		district.
48	44		Sec. 3982.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
49	45		(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
50	46		(b) All land and other property included in the district
51	47		will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
52	48		the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
53	49		Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
54	50		other powers granted under this chapter.
55	51		(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
56	52		and is essential to further the public purposes of:
57	53		(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
58	54		state;
59	55		(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
60	56		(3) developing or expanding transportation and
61	57		commerce.
62	58		(d) The district will:
63	59		(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
64	60		residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
65	61		and consumers in the district, and of the public;
66	62		(2) provide needed funding for the district to
67	63		preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
68	64		the district territory as a community and business center;
69	65		(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
70	66		of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
71	67		developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
72	68		the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
73	69		and
74	70		(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road,
75	71		transportation, and recreational facilities for the district.
76	72		(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
77	73		grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
78	74		landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
79	75		necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
80	76		or road improvement.
81	77		(f) The district will not act as the agent or
82	78		instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
83	79		will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
84	80		Sec. 3982.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
85	81		district is initially composed of the territory described by
86	82		Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
87	83		(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
88	84		the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
89	85		field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
90	86		does not affect the district's:
91	87		(1) organization, existence, or validity;
92	88		(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
93	89		for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
94	90		interest on the bonds;
95	91		(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
96	92		(4) legality or operation.
97	93		Sec. 3982.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
98	94		All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
99	95		included in:
100	96		(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
101	97		Chapter 311, Tax Code;
102	98		(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
103	99		Chapter 312, Tax Code;
104	100		(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
105	101		Government Code; or
106	102		(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
107	103		Local Government Code.
108	104		Sec. 3982.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
109	105		DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
110	106		Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
111	107		Sec. 3982.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
112	108		shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
113	109		purposes stated in this chapter.
114	110		Sec. 3982.0109. CONFLICTS OF LAW. This chapter prevails
115	111		over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter
116	112		375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49, Water Code, that is in
117	113		conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
118	114		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
119		-	Sec. 3982.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district
120		-	is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as
	115	+	Sec. 3982.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
	116	+	governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as
121	117		provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
122	118		(b) Except as provided by Section 3982.0204, directors
123	119		serve staggered four-year terms.
124	120		Sec. 3982.0202. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
125	121		requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
126	122		counted:
127	123		(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including
128	124		death, resignation, or disqualification; or
129	125		(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in
130	126		a vote because of a conflict of interest.
131	127		Sec. 3982.0203. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
132	128		receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
133	129		provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
134	130		375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
135	131		Sec. 3982.0204. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) The temporary
136	132		board consists of:
137	133		(1) Alison Henderson;
138	134		(2) Emily Lewis;
139	135		(3) Vanessa Loftus;
140	136		(4) Courtney Lundquist; and
141	137		(5) Elizabeth Canfield.
142	138		(b) The temporary or successor temporary directors shall
143	139		hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by
144	140		Section 49.102, Water Code.
145	141		(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
146	142		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
147	143		Subsection (b); or
148	144		(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
149	145		the Act enacting this chapter.
150	146		(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under
151	147		Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have
152	148		expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
153	149		reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that
154	150		expire on the earlier of:
155	151		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
156	152		Subsection (b); or
157	153		(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
158	154		appointment or reappointment.
159	155		(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a
160	156		majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
161	157		may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental
162	158		Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor
163	159		temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The
164	160		commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five
165	161		persons named in the petition.
166	162		SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
167	163		Sec. 3982.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
168	164		has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
169	165		which the district is created.
170		-	Sec. 3982.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
171		-	~~(a)~~ The district may provide, design, construct, acquire,
172		-	~~improve,~~ relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement
173		-	~~project or~~ service using money available to the district, or
174		-	~~contract with a~~ governmental or private entity to provide, design,
175		-	~~construct,~~ acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or
176		-	~~finance an~~ improvement project or service authorized under this
177		-	~~chapter or~~ under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
	166	+	Sec. 3982.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a)
	167	+	The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
	168	+	relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
	169	+	service using money available to the district, or contract with a
	170	+	governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
	171	+	acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
	172	+	improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
	173	+	under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
178	174		(b) An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may
179	175		be located inside or outside the district.
180	176		Sec. 3982.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
181	177		52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate,
182	178		maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes,
183	179		or other obligations for, improve, and convey to this state, a
184	180		county, or a municipality for ownership, operation, and maintenance
185	181		macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including
186	182		storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
187	183		Sec. 3982.0304. CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
188	184		(a) The district may convey a road project authorized by Section
189	185		3982.0303 to:
190	186		(1) a municipality or county that will operate and
191	187		maintain the road if the municipality or county has approved the
192	188		plans and specifications of the road project; or
193	189		(2) the state if the state will operate and maintain
194	190		the road and the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the
195	191		plans and specifications of the road project.
196	192		(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall
197	193		operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3982.0303
198	194		that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality,
199	195		a county, or this state under Subsection (a).
200	196		(c) The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a
201	197		county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to
202	198		the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a
203	199		manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).
204	200		Sec. 3982.0305. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
205	201		district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
206	202		powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
207	203		Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
208	204		construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
209	205		chapter.
210	206		Sec. 3982.0306. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
211	207		resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
212	208		assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
213	209		providing a service authorized by this chapter.
214	210		(b) The nonprofit corporation:
215	211		(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
216	212		government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
217	213		Transportation Code; and
218	214		(2) may implement any project and provide any service
219	215		authorized by this chapter.
220	216		(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
221	217		nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
222	218		corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
223	219		of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
224	220		Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
225	221		required to reside in the district.
226	222		Sec. 3982.0307. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
227	223		Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
228	224		agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
229	225		(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
230	226		function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
231	227		Code.
232	228		Sec. 3982.0308. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
233	229		public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
234	230		including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
235	231		district.
236	232		Sec. 3982.0309. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
237	233		The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
238	234		organization that performs a service or provides an activity
239	235		consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
240	236		Sec. 3982.0310. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district
241	237		may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
242	238		purposes of the district.
243	239		(b) The district may establish and provide for the
244	240		administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
245	241		economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
246	242		activity in the district, including programs to:
247	243		(1) make loans and grants of public money; and
248	244		(2) provide district personnel and services.
249	245		(c) The district may create economic development programs
250	246		and exercise the economic development powers provided to
251	247		municipalities by:
252	248		(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
253	249		(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
254	250		Sec. 3982.0311. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
255	251		acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
256	252		operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
257	253		facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
258	254		structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
259	255		streets and related appurtenances.
260	256		(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public
261	257		purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
262	258		purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
263	259		years.
264	260		(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and
265	261		necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
266	262		or road improvement.
267	263		(d) The development and operation of the district's parking
268	264		facilities may be considered an economic development program.
269	265		Sec. 3982.0312. NO TOLL ROADS. The district may not
270	266		construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
271	267		Sec. 3982.0313. RAIL FACILITIES. The district may
272	268		construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate rail facilities
273	269		and improvements in aid of those facilities.
274		-	Sec. 3982.0314. RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION POWERS.
275		-	(a) The district may provide and coordinate rural public
276		-	transportation in its territory in the manner provided by Sections
277		-	458.010 and 458.011, Transportation Code, for a rural transit
278		-	district.
	270	+	Sec. 3982.0314. RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION POWERS. (a)
	271	+	The district may provide and coordinate rural public transportation
	272	+	in its territory in the manner provided by Sections 458.010 and
	273	+	458.011, Transportation Code, for a rural transit district.
279	274		(b) Section 458.012(a), Transportation Code, does not apply
280	275		to the operations of the district under Subsection (a).
281	276		Sec. 3982.0315. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The
282	277		district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
283	278		Water Code.
284	279		(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
285	280		J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
286	281		Code, does not apply to the district.
287		-	Sec. 3982.0316. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district
288		-	~~may~~ be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
	282	+	Sec. 3982.0316. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may
	283	+	be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
289	284		(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and
290	285		(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
291	286		(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the
292	287		division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
293	288		duties of the district.
294	289		(c) Any new district created by the division of the district
295	290		may, at the time the new district is created, contain only:
296	291		(1) land within the area described by Section 2 of the
297	292		Act enacting this chapter; or
298	293		(2) any land adjacent to the area described by Section
299	294		2 of the Act enacting this chapter if that adjacent land is:
300	295		(A) not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction
301	296		of a municipality; or
302	297		(B) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
303	298		a municipality and that adjacent land has been approved for
304	299		inclusion in the district under an ordinance or resolution adopted
305	300		by the municipality consenting to the inclusion.
306	301		(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
307	302		signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
308	303		the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
309	304		district.
310	305		(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district
311	306		before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
312	307		3982.0204 to elect the district's permanent directors.
313	308		(f) An order dividing the district must:
314	309		(1) name each new district;
315	310		(2) include the metes and bounds description of the
316	311		territory of each new district;
317	312		(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district;
318	313		and
319	314		(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities
320	315		between or among the new districts.
321	316		(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
322	317		an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
323	318		with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the
324	319		order in the real property records of each county in which the
325	320		district is located.
326	321		(h) Any new district created by the division of the district
327	322		shall hold a permanent directors' election as required by Section
328	323		3982.0204.
329	324		(i) Municipal consent by a municipality is not required for
330	325		the creation of any new district created under this section.
331	326		(j) Any new district created by the division of the district
332	327		must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
333	328		approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
334	329		bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or sales and
335	330		use taxes.
336	331		(k) If the voters of a new district do not confirm the
337	332		creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory,
338	333		and governance of the new district revert to that of the original
339	334		district.
340	335		Sec. 3982.0317. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
341	336		not exercise the power of eminent domain.
342	337		SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
343	338		Sec. 3982.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
344	339		board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
345	340		signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
346	341		transfer of district money.
347	342		Sec. 3982.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
348	343		The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
349	344		any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
350	345		375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
351	346		district.
352	347		Sec. 3982.0403. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
353		-	AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance
354		-	a service or improvement project with assessments under this
355		-	~~chapter~~ unless a written petition requesting that service or
356		-	~~improvement~~ has been filed with the board.
	348	+	AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
	349	+	service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
	350	+	unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
	351	+	has been filed with the board.
357	352		(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
358	353		the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
359	354		the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
360	355		certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
361		-	Sec. 3982.0404. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
362		-	~~(a)~~ The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
363		-	~~for any~~ purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
	356	+	Sec. 3982.0404. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
	357	+	The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
	358	+	purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
364	359		district.
365	360		(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
366	361		resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
367	362		by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
368	363		reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
369	364		fees incurred by the district:
370	365		(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
371	366		assessed;
372	367		(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
373	368		a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
374	369		taxes; and
375	370		(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
376	371		the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
377	372		assessment proceedings.
378	373		(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
379	374		resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
380	375		paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
381	376		board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
382	377		(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
383	378		assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
384	379		any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
385	380		the manner required for additional assessments.
386	381		Sec. 3982.0405. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
387	382		375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized
388	383		or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for
389	384		a service provided by the district, including water and sewer
390	385		services.
391	386		Sec. 3982.0406. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Subchapter I, Chapter
392	387		49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and
393	388		375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
394	389		Sec. 3982.0407. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The
395	390		district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements
396	391		of district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
397	392		SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
398		-	Sec. 3982.0501. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
399		-	~~(a)~~ The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
	393	+	Sec. 3982.0501. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS. (a)
	394	+	The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
400	395		other obligations secured by:
401	396		(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes or sales and
402	397		use taxes; or
403	398		(2) contract payments described by Section 3982.0503.
404	399		(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
405	400		provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
406	401		obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
407	402		tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
408	403		(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
409	404		to the district.
410	405		(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
411	406		may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
412	407		submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
413	408		voted on at the election.
414	409		Sec. 3982.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
415	410		authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
416	411		election held in accordance with Section 3982.0501, the district
417	412		may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in
418	413		the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
419	414		district purpose, including to:
420	415		(1) maintain and operate the district;
421	416		(2) construct or acquire improvements; or
422	417		(3) provide a service.
423	418		(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
424	419		exceed the rate approved at the election.
425	420		(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
426	421		district.
427	422		Sec. 3982.0503. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
428	423		Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
429	424		an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
430	425		the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
431	426		the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
432	427		voting at an election held for that purpose.
433	428		(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
434	429		provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
435	430		the board without further voter approval.
436	431		Sec. 3982.0504. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE
437	432		BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on
438	433		terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government
439	434		Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing
440	435		from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than
441	436		ad valorem taxes.
442	437		(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
443	438		obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
444	439		assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or
445	440		other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,
446	441		to pay for any authorized district purpose.
447	442		Sec. 3982.0505. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
448	443		issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
449	444		board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
450	445		direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
451	446		for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as
452	447		required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602,
453	448		Water Code.
454	449		Sec. 3982.0506. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
455	450		issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
456	451		issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
457	452		valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
458	453		real property in the district.
459	454		SUBCHAPTER F. SALES AND USE TAX
460	455		Sec. 3982.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE
461	456		PROVISIONS. (a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition,
462	457		computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the
463	458		sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent
464	459		Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.
465	460		(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality
466	461		or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the
467	462		district or the board, respectively.
468	463		Sec. 3982.0602. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX. (a) The
469	464		district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority
470	465		of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that
471	466		purpose.
472	467		(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the
473	468		adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any
474	469		uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district
475	470		election.
476	471		(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or
477	472		against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in
478	473		the Plum Creek Management District No. 1 of Liberty County at a rate
479	474		not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments
480	475		of one-eighth of one percent).
481		-	Sec. 3982.0603. SALES AND USE TAX RATE. (a) On or after
482		-	~~the~~ date the results are declared of an election held under Section
	476	+	Sec. 3982.0603. SALES AND USE TAX RATE. (a) On or after the
	477	+	date the results are declared of an election held under Section
483	478		3982.0602, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax
484	479		authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt
485	480		by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in
486	481		one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.
487	482		(b) After the election held under Section 3982.0602, the
488	483		board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more
489	484		increments of one-eighth of one percent.
490	485		(c) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from
491	486		subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:
492	487		(1) the maximum rate authorized by the district voters
493	488		at the election held under Section 3982.0602; or
494	489		(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales
495	490		and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with
496	491		territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined
497	492		rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in
498	493		the district.
499	494		Sec. 3982.0604. TAX AFTER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. (a) This
500	495		section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part
501	496		of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's
502	497		sales and use tax in the annexed territory.
503	498		(b) If at the time of annexation the district has
504	499		outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from
505	500		district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code,
506	501		applies to the district.
507	502		(c) If at the time of annexation the district does not have
508	503		outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from
509	504		district sales and use tax revenue, the district may exclude the
510	505		annexed territory from the district, if the district has no
511	506		outstanding debt or other obligations payable from any source.
512	507		Sec. 3982.0605. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE. The board
513	508		shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate
514	509		under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary
515	510		provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax
516	511		Code.
517	512		Sec. 3982.0606. USE OF REVENUE. Revenue from the sales and
518	513		use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of
519	514		the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district
520	515		may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds,
521	516		notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in
522	517		combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to
523	518		the district.
524	519		Sec. 3982.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX. (a) Except as provided
525	520		by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this
526	521		subchapter without an election.
527	522		(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this
528	523		subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax,
529	524		and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the
530	525		tax.
531	526		(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify
532	527		the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal
533	528		secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section
534	529		321.405(b), Tax Code.
535	530		(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate
536	531		to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held
537	532		under Section 3982.0602 before the district may subsequently impose
538	533		the tax.
539	534		SUBCHAPTER G. DEFINED AREAS
540	535		Sec. 3982.0701. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR
541	536		DESIGNATED PROPERTY. The district may define areas or designate
542	537		certain property of the district to pay for improvements,
543	538		facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or
544	539		property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a
545	540		whole.
546	541		Sec. 3982.0702. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION. (a) Before the
547	542		district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad
548	543		valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board
549	544		shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated
550	545		property only.
551	546		(b) The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same
552	547		ballot to be used in another election.
553		-	Sec. 3982.0703. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
554		-	~~(a) If~~ a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the
	548	+	Sec. 3982.0703. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER. (a) If
	549	+	a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the
555	550		proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results
556	551		and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by
557	552		metes and bounds or designate the specific property.
558	553		(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the
559	554		ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory
560	555		abuse of discretion.
561	556		Sec. 3982.0704. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
562	557		FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY. On voter
563	558		approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3982.0703,
564	559		the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and
565	560		specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined
566	561		area or designated property to provide money to construct,
567	562		administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and
568	563		facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated
569	564		property.
570	565		Sec. 3982.0705. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR
571	566		DESIGNATED PROPERTY. After the order under Section 3982.0703 is
572	567		adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land,
573	568		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for
574	569		the defined area or designated property.
575	570		Sec. 3982.0706. ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND IN DEFINED
576	571		AREA. The district may add or exclude land from the defined areas
577	572		in the same manner the district may add or exclude land from the
578	573		district.
579	574		SECTION 2. The Plum Creek Management District No. 1 of
580	575		Liberty County initially includes all territory contained in the
581	576		following area:
582	577		Being 2,774.31 acres of land situated in the James T. Dunman
583	578		Survey, Abstract 167, the Willis McWilkinson Survey, Abstract 318,
584	579		the H.T. & B. R.R. Co. Survey, Section 15, Abstract, the H.T. & B.
585	580		R.R. Co. Survey, Section 14-1/2 also known as the W.R. Searcy
586	581		Survey, Abstract 792, the H.T. & B. R.R. Co. Survey, Section 13-1/2,
587	582		Abstract 635, the W. McWilkinson Survey, Abstract 317, the Charles
588	583		Smith Survey, Abstract 350, the B.B.B. & C. Survey, Abstract 152,
589	584		the James Darwin Survey, Abstract 176, the William H.B. Witham
590	585		Survey, Abstract 395 and the Edward King Survey, Abstract 56 of
591	586		Liberty County, Texas; being part of a called 7,750.32 acre tract
592	587		conveyed to HF Houston Green Land, L.P. by Special Warranty Deed
593	588		recorded under Clerk's File No. 2006-008098 of the Liberty County
594	589		Official Public Records of Real Property; said 2,774.31 acres being
595	590		part of a called 8,673.34 acre tract described in Certificate for
596	591		Order Adding Land and Redefining Boundaries, document of which is
597	592		recorded in Clerk's File No. 2009-115395 of the Montgomery County
598	593		Official Public Records of Real Property and in Clerk's File
599	594		No. 2009018027 of the Official Public Records of Liberty County,
600	595		Texas; said 2,774.31 acres being comprised of three separate
601	596		tracts, and more particularly described by the following metes and
602	597		bounds, with all bearings being based on the calls of said 8,673.34
603	598		acre tract;
604	599		Tract 1 - 1,578.64 Acres
605	600		COMMENCING at the most northerly northwest corner of a called
606	601		1,122.98 acre parcel conveyed to HF Houston Green Land, L.P. by
607	602		Special Warranty Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. 2006-119940
608	603		of the Montgomery County Official Public Records of Real Property,
609	604		same being the most northerly northwest corner of said 8,673.34
610	605		acre parcel;
611	606		THENCE, North 87 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds East, 451.90
612	607		feet along a northerly line of said 1,122.98 acre tract to an angle
613	608		point in the northerly line of said 1,122.98 acre parcel;
614	609		THENCE, North 87 degrees 05 minutes 50 seconds East, 2613.76
615	610		feet along a northerly line of said 1,122.98 acre tract, to an angle
616	611		point in the northerly line of said 1,122.98 acre parcel;
617	612		THENCE, North 87 degrees 09 minutes 40 seconds East, 399.30
618	613		feet along the north line of said 1,122.98 acre parcel and
619	614		continuing along the north line of said 7,550.32 acre tract to a
620	615		point for the northwest corner of a called 4,394.368 acre tract
621	616		described in Special Warranty Deed recorded in Clerk's File
622	617		No. 2016013974 of the Official Public Records of Liberty County,
623	618		Texas;
624	619		THENCE, along the common line of the remainder of said
625	620		7,550.32 acre parcel and said adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel, the
626	621		following nine (9) courses and distances:
627	622		1. South 05 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance
628	623		of 85.52 feet to an angle point;
629	624		2. South 06 degrees 55 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance
630	625		of 1,062.76 feet to an angle point;
631	626		3. South 16 degrees 56 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance
632	627		of 421.03 feet to an angle point;
633	628		4. South 25 degrees 57 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance
634	629		of 451.32 feet to a point, beginning a curve to the right;
635	630		5. With said curve to the right, having a central angle of 43
636	631		degrees 59 minutes 15 seconds, an arc length of 383.86 feet, a
637	632		radius of 500.00 feet, and a chord bearing South 03 degrees 58
638	633		minutes 09 seconds East, 374.51 feet to a point;
639	634		6. South 18 degrees 01 minute 29 seconds West, a distance of
640	635		800.07 feet;
641	636		7. South 20 degrees 09 minutes 01 second East, a distance of
642	637		1,051.41 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and northwest corner of the
643	638		herein described parcel, same being the westerly southwest corner
644	639		of said adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel;
645	640		8. South 77 degrees 48 Minutes 38 seconds East, a distance
646	641		of 12,787.72 feet to a point for the northeast corner of the herein
647	642		described tract;
648	643		9. South 10 degrees 28 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance
649	644		of 6,647.77 feet to a point for the southeast corner of the herein
650	645		described parcel and the remainder of said 7,550.32 acre parcel,
651	646		same being the southwest corner of said adjoining 4,394.368 acre
652	647		parcel;
653	648		THENCE, South 87 degrees 49 minutes 10 seconds West along the
654	649		south line of the herein described parcel and said 7,550.32 acre
655	650		parcel, a distance of 2,580.31 feet to an angle point on said line;
656	651		THENCE, South 87 degrees 28 minutes 44 seconds West
657	652		continuing along the south line of the herein described parcel and
658	653		said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 2,049.32 feet to a point
659	654		for the lower southwest corner of the herein described parcel,
660	655		being a point on the extraterritorial jurisdiction line of the City
661	656		of Houston, said extraterritorial jurisdiction line being at this
662	657		location an arc with a radius of 26,400 feet measured from a point
663	658		on the west line of the John R. Rhea Survey, Abstract 62 of Harris
664	659		County, located a distance of 2,500 feet north of the southwest
665	660		corner of said John R. Rhea Survey, as described in City of Houston
666	661		Ordinance No. 65-1905-A passed December 31, 1965 (Area No. 9),
667	662		beginning a curve to the left;
668	663		THENCE, with said curve to the left in said extraterritorial
669	664		jurisdiction line, having a central angle of 05 degrees 16 minutes
670	665		12 seconds, an arc length of 2,428.19 feet, a radius of 26,400.00
671	666		feet, and a chord bearing North 69 degrees 04 minutes 40 seconds
672	667		West, 2,427.33 feet to a point for corner in a west line of said
673	668		7,550.32 acre parcel;
674	669		THENCE, North 02 degrees 50 minutes 12 seconds West along the
675	670		lower west line of the herein described parcel and said 7,550.32
676	671		acre parcel, a distance of 2,539.52 feet to an angle point on said
677	672		line;
678	673		THENCE, North 02 degrees 38 minutes 21 seconds West
679	674		continuing along the lower west line of the herein described parcel
680	675		and said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 1,209.38 feet to a
681	676		reentry point of the herein described parcel;
682	677		THENCE, South 87 degrees 44 minutes 33 seconds West along a
683	678		southerly line of the herein described parcel and said 7,550.32
684	679		acre parcel, a distance of 4,800.59 feet to a point for corner on
685	680		the common line of Liberty County and Harris County, as described on
686	681		a map titled "A Resurvey of the Liberty-Montgomery, Liberty Harris
687	682		and Montgomery-Harris County Lines" filed for record in Volume 7,
688	683		Page 341 of the Montgomery County Deed Records;
689	684		THENCE, North 20 degrees 09 minutes 01 seconds West along
690	685		said common County Line, a distance of 5,329.52 feet to the POINT OF
691	686		BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1,578.64 acres of land, more or less.
692	687		Tract 2 - 138.36 Acres
693	688		COMMENCING at the most northerly northwest corner of said
694	689		1,122.98 acre parcel, same being the most northerly northwest
695	690		corner of said 8,673.34 acre parcel;
696	691		THENCE, South 71 degrees 45 minutes 13 seconds East, a
697	692		distance of 33,168.33 feet to a point for the southeast corner and
698	693		POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described parcel, said point also
699	694		being the easternmost southeast corner of a said 7,550.32 acre
700	695		parcel;
701	696		THENCE, South 87 degrees 51 minutes 07 seconds West along the
702	697		lower south line of the herein described parcel, same being the
703	698		easternmost upper south line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a
704	699		distance of 2,339.90 feet to a point for the lower southwest corner
705	700		of the herein described tract and the easternmost southwest corner
706	701		of said 7,550.32 acre parcel;
707	702		THENCE, North 01 degree 59 minutes 09 seconds West along the
708	703		west line of the herein described parcel, same being the
709	704		easternmost west line of said 7,550.32, a distance of 1,325.35 feet
710	705		to a point for reentry corner of the herein described tract;
711	706		THENCE, North 77 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds West along the
712	707		upper south line of the herein described tract, same being a
713	708		southerly line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 219.24
714	709		feet to an angle point on said line;
715	710		THENCE, North 83 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds West
716	711		continuing along the upper south line of the herein described tract
717	712		and said southerly line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of
718	713		422.76 feet to a point in the northerly high bank of Luce Bayou, for
719	714		the upper southwest corner of the herein described parcel, said
720	715		point also being in the southeast line of the aforementioned
721	716		adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel;
722	717		THENCE, along the northerly bank of Luce Bayou, being the
723	718		northwest line of the herein described parcel, same being the
724	719		southeast line of said adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel to points at
725	720		the following twenty three (23) courses and distances:
726	721		1. North 29 degrees 13 minutes 18 seconds East, a distance
727	722		of 288.16 feet;
728	723		2. North 22 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance
729	724		of 25.58 feet;
730	725		3. North 44 degrees 22 minutes 41 seconds West, a distance
731	726		of 219.92 feet;
732	727		4. North 40 degrees 51 minutes 59 seconds East, a distance
733	728		of 265.77 feet;
734	729		5. North 60 degrees 15 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance
735	730		of 589.74 feet;
736	731		6. North 76 degrees 20 minutes 59 seconds East, a distance
737	732		of 207.09 feet;
738	733		7. South 62 degrees 58 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance
739	734		of 263.50 feet;
740	735		8. South 85 degrees 04 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance
741	736		of 129.39 feet;
742	737		9. North 39 degrees 15 minutes 32 seconds East, a distance
743	738		of 269.90 feet;
744	739		10. South 44 degrees 12 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance
745	740		of 367.63 feet;
746	741		11. North 77 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance
747	742		of 128.41 feet;
748	743		12. South 15 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds West, a distance
749	744		of 42.57 feet;
750	745		13. North 57 degrees 07 minutes 53 seconds East, a distance
751	746		of 157.37 feet;
752	747		14. South 62 degrees 07 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
753	748		of 105.88 feet;
754	749		15. South 86 degrees 07 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance
755	750		of 56.96 feet;
756	751		16. North 08 degrees 28 minutes 03 seconds East, a distance
757	752		of 165.00 feet;
758	753		17. North 15 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance
759	754		of 180.33 feet;
760	755		18. North 81 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds East, a distance
761	756		of 92.83 feet;
762	757		19. South 66 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance
763	758		of 305.88 feet;
764	759		20. North 71 degrees 59 minutes 48 seconds East, a distance
765	760		of 90.95 feet;
766	761		21. North 15 degrees 03 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance
767	762		of 283.46 feet;
768	763		22. North 38 degrees 50 minutes 41 seconds East, a distance
769	764		of 262.89 feet;
770	765		23. South 78 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance
771	766		of 94.27 feet to a point for the northeast corner of the herein
772	767		described parcel, being the easternmost northeast corner of the
773	768		remainder of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, and also being the
774	769		southeast corner of the aforementioned adjoining 4,394.368 acre
775	770		parcel;
776	771		THENCE, South 02 degrees 04 minutes 15 seconds East along the
777	772		east line of the herein parcel, same being the east line of said
778	773		7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 2,860.01 feet to the POINT OF
779	774		BEGINNING, CONTAINING 138.36 acres of land, more or less.
780	775		Tract 3 - 1,057.31 Acres
781	776		COMMENCING at the most northerly northwest corner of said
782	777		1,122.98 acre parcel, same being the most northerly northwest
783	778		corner of said 8,673.34 acre parcel;
784	779		THENCE, South 52 degrees 20 minutes 22 seconds East, a
785	780		distance of 32,311.35 feet to a point for the lower southeast corner
786	781		and POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described parcel, said point
787	782		also being the southernmost southeast corner of said 7,550.32 acre
788	783		parcel;
789	784		THENCE, South 87 degrees 56 minutes 51 seconds West along the
790	785		south line of the herein described parcel, being the lower south
791	786		line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 3,371.57 feet to a
792	787		point for the lower southwest corner of the herein described
793	788		parcel, being a point on the extraterritorial jurisdiction line of
794	789		the City of Houston, said extraterritorial jurisdiction line being
795	790		at this location an arc with a radius of 26,400 feet measured from a
796	791		point on the west line of the John R. Rhea Survey, Abstract 62 of
797	792		Harris County, said point located a distance of 2,500 feet north of
798	793		the southwest corner of said John R. Rhea Survey, as described in
799	794		City of Houston Ordinance No. 65-1905-A passed December 31, 1965
800	795		(Area No. 9), beginning a curve to the left;
801	796		THENCE, with said curve to the left in said extraterritorial
802	797		jurisdiction line, having a central angle of 06 degrees 17 minutes
803	798		49 seconds, an arc length of 2,901.41 feet, a radius of 26,400.00
804	799		feet, and a chord bearing North 45 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds
805	800		West, 2,289.95 feet to a point for corner in a west line of said
806	801		7,550.32 acre parcel;
807	802		THENCE, North 01 degree 25 minutes 03 seconds West continuing
808	803		along the west line of the herein described parcel and the lower
809	804		west line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 4,042.73 feet
810	805		to a point in the northerly high bank of Luce Bayou for the
811	806		northwest corner of the herein described parcel, said point being
812	807		the lower northwest corner of the remainder of said 7,550.32 acre
813	808		parcel, and also being the south corner of the aforementioned
814	809		adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel;
815	810		THENCE, along the northerly bank of Luce Bayou, being the
816	811		northwest line of the herein described parcel and the lower
817	812		northwest line of the remainder of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, same
818	813		being the southeast line of said adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel to
819	814		points at the following sixty (60) courses and distances:
820	815		1. North 61 degrees 21 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance
821	816		of 55.62 feet;
822	817		2. North 50 degrees 37 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
823	818		of 91.94 feet;
824	819		3. North 35 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
825	820		of 90.11 feet;
826	821		4. North 81 degrees 37 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance
827	822		of 99.10 feet;
828	823		5. North 57 degrees 51 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance
829	824		of 158.16 feet;
830	825		6. South 56 degrees 59 minutes 24 seconds East, a distance
831	826		of 107.50 feet;
832	827		7. South 36 degrees 14 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance
833	828		of 159.52 feet;
834	829		8. North 54 degrees 34 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
835	830		of 191.37 feet;
836	831		9. South 77 degrees 54 minutes 48 seconds East, a distance
837	832		of 173.87 feet;
838	833		10. North 54 degrees 26 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance
839	834		of 146.38 feet;
840	835		11. North 62 degrees 41 minutes 22 seconds East, a distance
841	836		of 232.93 feet;
842	837		12. South 19 degrees 51 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance
843	838		of 112.24 feet;
844	839		13. North 82 degrees 24 minutes 12 seconds East, a distance
845	840		of 94.78 feet;
846	841		14. North 51 degrees 03 minutes 36 seconds East, a distance
847	842		of 200.86 feet;
848	843		15. North 66 degrees 08 minutes 09 seconds East, a distance
849	844		of 169.04 feet;
850	845		16. South 62 degrees 28 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance
851	846		of 153.91 feet;
852	847		17. North 38 degrees 34 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance
853	848		of 106.95 feet;
854	849		18. North 02 degrees 48 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance
855	850		of 326.69 feet;
856	851		19. South 45 degrees 23 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance
857	852		of 219.28 feet;
858	853		20. North 24 degrees 43 minutes 53 seconds East, a distance
859	854		of 142.40 feet;
860	855		21. North 62 degrees 19 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance
861	856		of 252.61 feet;
862	857		22. North 34 degrees 38 minutes 47 seconds East, a distance
863	858		of 226.60 feet;
864	859		23. North 42 degrees 20 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance
865	860		of 357.69 feet;
866	861		24. North 81 degrees 41 minutes 35 seconds East, a distance
867	862		of 167.94 feet;
868	863		25. North 32 degrees 37 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance
869	864		of 401.87 feet;
870	865		26. North 62 degrees 21 minutes 03 seconds East, a distance
871	866		of 139.87 feet;
872	867		27. South 52 degrees 41 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance
873	868		of 149.90 feet;
874	869		28. North 07 degrees 49 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance
875	870		of 138.14 feet;
876	871		29. North 11 degrees 25 minutes 11 seconds West, a distance
877	872		of 282.21 feet;
878	873		30. North 80 degrees 25 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance
879	874		of 195.83 feet;
880	875		31. North 57 degrees 50 minutes 39 seconds East, a distance
881	876		of 119.95 feet;
882	877		32. North 18 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance
883	878		of 202.53 feet;
884	879		33. North 41 degrees 32 minutes 27 seconds East, a distance
885	880		of 107.50 feet;
886	881		34. South 80 degrees 31 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance
887	882		of 185.98 feet;
888	883		35. South 03 degrees 41 minutes 25 seconds West, a distance
889	884		of 146.64 feet;
890	885		36. South 31 degrees 39 minutes 32 seconds East, a distance
891	886		of 47.04 feet;
892	887		37. North 80 degrees 27 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance
893	888		of 49.59 feet;
894	889		38. North 52 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds East, a distance
895	890		of 204.57 feet;
896	891		39. North 43 degrees 52 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance
897	892		of 154.18 feet;
898	893		40. North 78 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance
899	894		of 229.58 feet;
900	895		41. South 38 degrees 31 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance
901	896		of 139.79 feet;
902	897		42. South 78 degrees 40 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance
903	898		of 165.26 feet;
904	899		43. North 18 degrees 05 minutes 01 second West, a distance
905	900		of 120.75 feet;
906	901		44. North 45 degrees 34 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance
907	902		of 292.64 feet;
908	903		45. North 24 degrees 08 minutes 01 second East, a distance
909	904		of 235.02 feet;
910	905		46. North 61 degrees 06 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance
911	906		of 124.69 feet;
912	907		47. North 27 degrees 51 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance
913	908		of 181.98 feet;
914	909		48. North 47 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East, a distance
915	910		of 801.66 feet;
916	911		49. South 01 degree 26 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance
917	912		of 179.11 feet;
918	913		50. South 07 degrees 16 minutes 18 seconds East, a distance
919	914		of 40.74 feet;
920	915		51. North 44 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
921	916		of 505.22 feet;
922	917		52. North 59 degrees 29 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance
923	918		of 639.36 feet;
924	919		53. North 70 degrees 16 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance
925	920		of 631.52 feet;
926	921		54. South 26 degrees 38 minutes 58 seconds West, a distance
927	922		of 119.89 feet;
928	923		55. South 46 degrees 41 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance
929	924		of 275.51 feet;
930	925		56. North 29 degrees 00 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance
931	926		of 443.82 feet;
932	927		57. North 54 degrees 58 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance
933	928		of 189.36 feet;
934	929		58. South 63 degrees 53 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
935	930		of 100.65 feet;
936	931		59. South 23 degrees 10 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance
937	932		of 213.82 feet;
938	933		60. North 65 degrees 05 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance
939	934		of 76.57 feet to a point for the northeast corner of the herein
940	935		described parcel, being the southernmost northeast corner of said
941	936		7,550.32 acre parcel, and being in an eastern line of the
942	937		aforementioned adjoining 4,394.368 acre parcel;
943	938		THENCE, South 02 degrees 42 minutes 29 seconds East along the
944	939		upper east line of the herein described parcel, being an east line
945	940		of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 3,277.76 feet to a point
946	941		for the upper southeast corner of the herein described parcel,
947	942		being a southeast corner of said 7,220.32 acre parcel;
948	943		THENCE, South 87 degrees 37 minutes 48 seconds West along the
949	944		upper south line of the herein described parcel, being a south line
950	945		of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of 2,884.02 feet to a point
951	946		for reentry corner of the herein described parcel and said 7,550.32
952	947		acre parcel;
953	948		THENCE, South 02 degrees 20 minutes 58 seconds East along the
954	949		lower east line of the herein described parcel, being the
955	950		southernmost east line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a distance of
956	951		5,376.03 feet to an angle point on said line;
957	952		THENCE, South 00 degrees 27 minutes 55 seconds West
958	953		continuing along the lower east line of the herein described parcel
959	954		and the southernmost east line of said 7,550.32 acre parcel, a
960	955		distance of 1,540.65 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING
961	956		1,057.31 acres of land, for a total of 2,774.31 acres in Liberty
962	957		County, Texas as shown on drawing No. 12934 in the offices of Jones &
963	958		Carter, Inc., Bellaire, Texas.
964	959		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
965	960		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
966	961		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
967	962		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
968	963		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
969	964		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
970	965		Government Code.
971	966		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
972	967		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
973	968		Environmental Quality.
974	969		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
975	970		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
976	971		lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
977	972		within the required time.
978	973		(d) The general law relating to consent by political
979	974		subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
980	975		reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
981	976		districts has been complied with.
982	977		(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
983	978		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
984	979		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
985	980		fulfilled and accomplished.
986	981		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
987	982		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
988	983		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
989	984		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
990	985		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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