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1		-	H.B. No. 4578
	1	+	By: Rogers (Senate Sponsor - Springer) H.B. No. 4578
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2021;
	3	+	May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Local
	4	+	Government; May 19, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2021, 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 Lakeview Point Municipal Utility
6	12		District of Palo Pinto County; granting a limited power of eminent
7	13		domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to
8	14		impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
9	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	16		SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
11	17		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8483 to read as follows:
12	18		CHAPTER 8483. LAKEVIEW POINT MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF PALO
13	19		PINTO COUNTY
14	20		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15	21		Sec. 8483.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	22		(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
17	23		(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
18	24		Environmental Quality.
19	25		(3) "Director" means a board member.
20	26		(4) "District" means the Lakeview Point Municipal
21	27		Utility District of Palo Pinto County.
22	28		Sec. 8483.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
23	29		municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
24	30		Texas Constitution.
25	31		Sec. 8483.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION
26	32		REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to
27	33		confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
28	34		directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
29	35		Sec. 8483.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
30	36		temporary directors may not hold an election under Section
31	37		8483.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
32	38		extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
33	39		consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
34	40		district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
35	41		Sec. 8483.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
36	42		(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
37	43		(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
38	44		(1) a municipal utility district as provided by
39	45		general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
40	46		(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
41	47		relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
42	48		or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
43	49		improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
44	50		Sec. 8483.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
45	51		district is initially composed of the territory described by
46	52		Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
47	53		(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
48	54		the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the
49	55		field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
50	56		does not affect the district's:
51	57		(1) organization, existence, or validity;
52	58		(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
53	59		for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
54	60		interest on a bond;
55	61		(3) right to impose a tax; or
56	62		(4) legality or operation.
57	63		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
58	64		Sec. 8483.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
59	65		governed by a board of five elected directors.
60	66		(b) Except as provided by Section 8483.0202, directors
61	67		serve staggered four-year terms.
62	68		Sec. 8483.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) The temporary
63	69		directors are as follows:
64	70		(1) Brad Andrus;
65	71		(2) Josh Westrom;
66	72		(3) Casey Griffin;
67	73		(4) CB Standridge; and
68	74		(5) Chad Jacobson.
69	75		(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
70	76		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
71	77		Section 8483.0103; or
72	78		(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
73	79		the Act enacting this chapter.
74	80		(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under
75	81		Section 8483.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have
76	82		expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
77	83		reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
78	84		expire on the earlier of:
79	85		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
80	86		Section 8483.0103; or
81	87		(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
82	88		appointment or reappointment.
83	89		(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
84	90		majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
85	91		may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
86	92		commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
87	93		persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as
88	94		successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
89	95		petition.
90	96		SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
91	97		Sec. 8483.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
92	98		has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
93	99		which the district is created.
94	100		Sec. 8483.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
95	101		DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
96	102		general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
97	103		applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
98	104		Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
99	105		Sec. 8483.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
100	106		52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
101	107		acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
102	108		maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
103	109		operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
104	110		improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
105	111		Sec. 8483.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
106	112		road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
107	113		zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
108	114		municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
109	115		jurisdiction the road project is located.
110	116		(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
111	117		or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
112	118		project must meet all applicable construction standards,
113	119		subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
114	120		the road project is located.
115	121		(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
116	122		Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
117	123		specifications of the road project.
118	124		Sec. 8483.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
119	125		ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all
120	126		applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is
121	127		adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that
122	128		consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land
123	129		in the district.
124	130		SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
125	131		Sec. 8483.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)
126	132		The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
127	133		obligations secured by:
128	134		(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
129	135		(2) contract payments described by Section 8483.0403.
130	136		(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
131	137		provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
132	138		before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
133	139		payable from ad valorem taxes.
134	140		(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
135	141		taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
136	142		vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
137	143		election held for that purpose.
138	144		Sec. 8483.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
139	145		authorized at an election held under Section 8483.0401, the
140	146		district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
141	147		property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water
142	148		Code.
143	149		(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
144	150		exceed the rate approved at the election.
145	151		Sec. 8483.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
146	152		Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
147	153		an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
148	154		the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
149	155		the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
150	156		voting at an election held for that purpose.
151	157		(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
152	158		provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
153	159		the board without further voter approval.
154	160		SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
155	161		Sec. 8483.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
156	162		OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
157	163		payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
158	164		revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
159	165		combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
160	166		purpose.
161	167		Sec. 8483.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
162	168		issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
163	169		board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
164	170		direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
165	171		or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
166	172		provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
167	173		Sec. 8483.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
168	174		issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
169	175		issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
170	176		valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
171	177		real property in the district.
172	178		SECTION 2. The Lakeview Point Municipal Utility District of
173	179		Palo Pinto County initially includes all the territory contained in
174	180		the following area:
175	181		Of an 11.145 acres tract of land out of the A.J. Smith Survey,
176	182		Abstract No. 393, Palo Pinto County, Texas; being all of a certain
177	183		11.016 acres tract described in Volume 2137, Page 415 and all of a
178	184		certain 0.079 acre tract (Tract 1) and a certain 0.052 acre tract
179	185		(Tract 2), both described in Volume 2057, Page 415, Official Public
180	186		Records, Palo Pinto County, Texas; and being further described by
181	187		metes and bounds as follows:
182	188		Beginning at a found "X" on a rock (N: 7006350.06, E:
183	189		1978199.72) for the northwest and beginning corner of this tract.
184	190		Whence the Brazos River Authority GPS Control Monument 04, recorded
185	191		in Volume 1697, Page 8 of said Official Public Records, bears N. 75
186	192		deg. 46 min. 29 sec. E. 5886.31 feet.
187	193		Thence S. 59 deg. 51 min. 03 sec. E. 208.44 feet to a found
188	194		1/2" iron rod with cap (PRICE SURVEYING) in the west line of Park
189	195		Road 36 for the northeast corner of this tract. Thence along the
190	196		west line of said Park Road 36 the following courses and distances:
191	197		S. 36 deg. 30 min. 37 sec. W. 6.19 feet to a set 60D nail
192	198		S. 19 deg. 23 min. 33 sec. W. 33.81 feet to a set 60D nail
193	199		S. 04 deg. 23 min. 03 sec. W. 47.11 feet to a set 60D nail
194	200		S. 06 deg. 52 min. 40 sec. E. 45.65 feet to a found 1/2" iron
195	201		rod for a corner of this tract
196	202		Thence S. 65 deg. 55 min. 59 sec. E. 70.41 feet to a found 60D
197	203		nail at the southwest corner of Lot 10 as described in Volume 1803,
198	204		Page 331 of said Official Public Records for a corner of this tract.
199	205		Thence N. 81 deg. 42 min. 58 sec. E. 41.73 feet to a set "MAG"
200	206		nail for a corner of this tract and said Lot 10.
201	207		Thence N. 52 deg. 52 min. 44 sec. E. 37.50 feet to a set "MAG"
202	208		nail at the southeast corner of said Lot 10 and at the 1000 foot
203	209		contour line of Possum Kingdom Lake for a corner of this tract.
204	210		Thence along the meanders of the 1000 foot contour line of
205	211		said Possum Kingdom Lake the following courses and distances:
206	212		N. 88 deg. 52 min. 31 sec. E. 6.87 feet
207	213		S. 62 deg. 40 min. 20 sec. E. 5.98 feet
208	214		S. 69 deg. 27 min. 26 sec. E. 8.07 feet
209	215		S. 38 deg. 46 min. 00 sec. E. 9.52 feet
210	216		S. 68 deg. 08 min. 05 sec. E. 5.15 feet
211	217		S. 82 deg. 10 min. 16 sec. E. 20.65 feet
212	218		S. 66 deg. 09 min. 14 sec. E. 23.66 feet
213	219		S. 45 deg. 58 min. 50 sec. E. 34.36 feet
214	220		S. 43 deg. 18 min. 23 sec. E. 33.89 feet
215	221		S. 51 deg. 26 min. 53 sec. E. 33.33 feet
216	222		S. 62 deg. 04 min. 11 sec. E. 18.56 feet
217	223		S. 54 deg. 43 min. 48 sec. E. 9.16 feet
218	224		S. 75 deg. 56 min. 36 sec. E. 10.10 feet
219	225		S. 59 deg. 55 min. 36 sec. E. 8.54 feet
220	226		S. 71 deg. 41 min. 52 sec. E. 12.35 feet
221	227		S. 78 deg. 30 min. 38 sec. E. 30.09 feet
222	228		S. 77 deg. 24 min. 00 sec. E. 22.41 feet
223	229		N. 86 deg. 51 min. 44 sec. E. 34.38 feet
224	230		S. 86 deg. 24 min. 52 sec. E. 37.71 feet
225	231		S. 88 deg. 40 min. 25 sec. E. 12.37 feet
226	232		N. 73 deg. 33 min. 46 sec. E. 14.36 feet
227	233		S. 71 deg. 25 min. 08 sec. E. 27.56 feet
228	234		S. 66 deg. 10 min. 35 sec. E. 29.95 feet
229	235		S. 46 deg. 51 min. 09 sec. E. 18.95 feet
230	236		S. 07 deg. 22 min. 19 sec. E. 11.59 feet
231	237		S. 04 deg. 17 min. 18 sec. W. 14.22 feet
232	238		S. 20 deg. 28 min. 13 sec. W. 20.89 feet
233	239		S. 34 deg. 40 min. 48 sec. W. 21.39 feet
234	240		S. 30 deg. 30 min. 00 sec. W. 19.50 feet
235	241		S. 48 deg. 02 min. 14 sec. W. 18.15 feet
236	242		S. 70 deg. 18 min. 02 sec. W. 25.03 feet
237	243		S. 66 deg. 55 min. 12 sec. W. 36.67 feet
238	244		S. 84 deg. 13 min. 21 sec. W. 35.95 feet
239	245		N. 80 deg. 16 min. 45 sec. W. 10.62 feet
240	246		S. 47 deg. 03 min. 57 sec. W. 86.98 feet
241	247		S. 22 deg. 36 min. 32 sec. E. 15.63 feet
242	248		S. 39 deg. 29 min. 12 sec. E. 7.94 feet
243	249		S. 51 deg. 23 min. 33 sec. W. 64.51 feet
244	250		N. 66 deg. 33 min. 27 sec. W. 0.68 feet
245	251		S. 53 deg. 41 min. 31 sec. W. 38.64 feet
246	252		S. 39 deg. 53 min. 28 sec. W. 32.73 feet
247	253		S. 47 deg. 41 min. 33 sec. E. 6.22 feet
248	254		S. 50 deg. 14 min. 48 sec. W. 1.01 feet
249	255		N. 47 deg. 41 min. 33 sec. W. 7.76 feet
250	256		S. 50 deg. 40 min. 29 sec. W. 21.21 feet
251	257		S. 63 deg. 05 min. 58 sec. W. 19.55 feet
252	258		S. 00 deg. 40 min. 33 sec. E. 11.39 feet
253	259		S. 22 deg. 47 min. 18 sec. W. 1.64 feet
254	260		S. 55 deg. 51 min. 23 sec. W. 8.23 feet
255	261		S. 48 deg. 50 min. 26 sec. W. 6.60 feet
256	262		S. 56 deg. 47 min. 02 sec. W. 10.96 feet
257	263		S. 67 deg. 06 min. 42 sec. W. 11.46 feet
258	264		S. 70 deg. 29 min. 29 sec. W. 10.75 feet
259	265		N. 72 deg. 58 min. 19 sec. W. 2.12 feet
260	266		N. 22 deg. 52 mm. 48 sec. W. 11.09 feet
261	267		N. 55 deg. 45 min. 05 sec. W. 2.58 feet
262	268		S. 62 deg. 56 min. 55 sec. W. 4.59 feet
263	269		S. 79 deg. 31 min. 15 sec. W. 7.89 feet
264	270		S. 20 deg. 50 min. 44 sec. W. 3.05 feet
265	271		S. 63 deg. 37 min. 54 sec. W. 11.64 feet
266	272		S. 68 deg. 08 min. 12 sec. W. 15.87 feet
267	273		S. 71 deg. 23 min. 43 sec. W. 26.77 feet
268	274		S. 78 deg. 09 min. 18 sec. W. 15.64 feet
269	275		S. 65 deg. 34 min. 21 sec. W. 1.90 feet
270	276		S. 73 deg. 21 min. 54 sec. W. 31.80 feet
271	277		S. 66 deg. 03 min. 45 sec. W. 22.96 feet
272	278		S. 54 deg. 33 min. 00 sec. W. 12.70 feet to a found 3/8"
273	279		spike at the northeast comer of Lot 6 as described in
274	280		Volume 2121, Page 199 of said Official Public Record for
275	281		a comer of this tract
276	282		Thence N. 76 deg. 13 min. 57 sec. W. 13.74 feet to a point for
277	283		a comer of this tract and said Lot 6.
278	284		Thence S. 74 deg. 30 min. 45 sec. W. at 26.05 feet pass a found
279	285		"X" on rock and in all 49.59 feet to a found 60d nail for a comer of
280	286		this tract and said Lot 6.
281	287		Thence N. 85 deg. 33 min. 11 sec. W. 74.46 feet to a found
282	288		drilled hole in concrete drive for a comer of this tract and said
283	289		Lot 6.
284	290		Thence N. 59 deg. 14 min. 19 sec. W. 86.83 feet to a found 1/2"
285	291		iron rod with cap (PRICE SURVEYING) in the northwest line of said
286	292		Park Road 36 for an ell comer of this tract.
287	293		Thence along the northwest line of said Park Road 36 the
288	294		following courses and distances:
289	295		S. 46 deg. 34 min. 23 sec. W. 107.53 feet to a found 60D nail
290	296		S. 45 deg. 50 min. 39 sec. W. 6.14 feet to a found 60D nail
291	297		S. 48 deg. 28 mm. 48 sec. W. 51.72 feet to a found 1/2" iron
292	298		rod with cap (PRICE SURVEYING) for an ell comer of this tract
293	299		Thence S. 26 deg. 03 min. 21 sec. E. 9.95 feet to a found 1/2"
294	300		iron rod for a comer of this tract.
295	301		Thence S. 53 deg. 56 min. 39 sec. W. 110.40 feet to a found
296	302		1/2" iron rod for a comer of this tract.
297	303		Thence S. 58 deg. 41 min. 39 sec. W. 61.78 feet to a found 1/2"
298	304		iron rod for the most southerly southwest comer of this tract.
299	305		Thence N. 36 deg. 05 mm. 21 sec. W. 144.50 feet to a found 1/2"
300	306		iron rod for a comer of this tract.
301	307		Thence N. 58 deg. 31 min. 39 sec. E. 196.30 feet to a set 1/2"
302	308		iron rod with cap (PRICE SURVEYING) for an ell corner of this tract.
303	309		Thence N. 59 deg. 48 min. 35 sec. W. 200.20 feet to a set 1/2"
304	310		iron rod with cap (PRICE SURVEYING) for the most westerly southwest
305	311		corner of this tract.
306	312		Thence N. 30 deg. 06 min. 00 sec. E. 740.07 feet to the place
307	313		of beginning.
308	314		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
309	315		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
310	316		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
311	317		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
312	318		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
313	319		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
314	320		Government Code.
315	321		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
316	322		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
317	323		Environmental Quality.
318	324		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
319	325		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
320	326		lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
321	327		representatives within the required time.
322	328		(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
323	329		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
324	330		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
325	331		and accomplished.
326	332		SECTION 4. (a) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
327	333		vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
328	334		8483, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
329	335		this Act, is amended by adding Section 8483.0306 to read as follows:
330	336		Sec. 8483.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
331	337		not exercise the power of eminent domain.
332	338		(b) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
333	339		legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
334	340		Article I, Texas Constitution.
335	341		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
336	342		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
337	343		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
338	344		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
339	345		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
340		-	______________________________ ______________________________
341		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
342		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4578 was passed by the House on April
343		-	30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 19, 2 present, not
344		-	voting.
345		-	______________________________
346		-	Chief Clerk of the House
347		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4578 was passed by the Senate on May
348		-	27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
349		-	______________________________
350		-	Secretary of the Senate
351		-	APPROVED: _____________________
352		-	Date
353		-	_____________________
354		-	Governor
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