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1	1	87R9967 ANG-F
2	2	By: Swanson H.B. No. 4613
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility
8	8	District No. 579; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
9	9	providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
10	10	assessments, fees, and taxes.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
13	13	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7927A to read as follows:
14	14	CHAPTER 7927A. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 579
15	15	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
16	16	Sec. 7927A.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
17	17	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
18	18	(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
19	19	Environmental Quality.
20	20	(3) "Director" means a board member.
21	21	(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal
22	22	Utility District No. 579.
23	23	Sec. 7927A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
24	24	municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
25	25	Texas Constitution.
26	26	Sec. 7927A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION
27	27	REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to
28	28	confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
29	29	directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
30	30	Sec. 7927A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
31	31	temporary directors may not hold an election under Section
32	32	7927A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
33	33	extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
34	34	consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
35	35	district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
36	36	Sec. 7927A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
37	37	(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
38	38	(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
39	39	(1) a municipal utility district as provided by
40	40	general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
41	41	(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
42	42	relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
43	43	or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
44	44	improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
45	45	Sec. 7927A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
46	46	district is initially composed of the territory described by
47	47	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
48	48	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
49	49	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the
50	50	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
51	51	does not affect the district's:
52	52	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
53	53	(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
54	54	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
55	55	interest on a bond;
56	56	(3) right to impose a tax; or
57	57	(4) legality or operation.
58	58	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
59	59	Sec. 7927A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district
60	60	is governed by a board of five elected directors.
61	61	(b) Except as provided by Section 7927A.0202, directors
62	62	serve staggered four-year terms.
63	63	Sec. 7927A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the
64	64	effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners
65	65	of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the
66	66	district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that
67	67	the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons
68	68	named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary
69	69	directors the five persons named in the petition.
70	70	(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
71	71	(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
72	72	Section 7927A.0103; or
73	73	(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
74	74	the Act enacting this chapter.
75	75	(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under
76	76	Section 7927A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have
77	77	expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
78	78	reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
79	79	expire on the earlier of:
80	80	(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
81	81	Section 7927A.0103; or
82	82	(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
83	83	appointment or reappointment.
84	84	(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
85	85	majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
86	86	may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
87	87	commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
88	88	persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as
89	89	successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
90	90	petition.
91	91	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
92	92	Sec. 7927A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
93	93	has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
94	94	which the district is created.
95	95	Sec. 7927A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
96	96	DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
97	97	general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
98	98	applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
99	99	Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
100	100	Sec. 7927A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under
101	101	Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may
102	102	design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve,
103	103	operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a
104	104	municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled,
105	105	or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid
106	106	of those roads.
107	107	Sec. 7927A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
108	108	road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
109	109	zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
110	110	municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
111	111	jurisdiction the road project is located.
112	112	(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
113	113	or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
114	114	project must meet all applicable construction standards,
115	115	subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
116	116	the road project is located.
117	117	(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
118	118	Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
119	119	specifications of the road project.
120	120	Sec. 7927A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
121	121	ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all
122	122	applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is
123	123	adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that
124	124	consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land
125	125	in the district.
126	126	SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
127	127	Sec. 7927A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)
128	128	The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
129	129	obligations secured by:
130	130	(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
131	131	(2) contract payments described by Section
132	132	7927A.0403.
133	133	(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
134	134	provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
135	135	before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
136	136	payable from ad valorem taxes.
137	137	(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
138	138	taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
139	139	vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
140	140	election held for that purpose.
141	141	Sec. 7927A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
142	142	authorized at an election held under Section 7927A.0401, the
143	143	district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
144	144	property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water
145	145	Code.
146	146	(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
147	147	exceed the rate approved at the election.
148	148	Sec. 7927A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
149	149	Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
150	150	an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
151	151	the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
152	152	the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
153	153	voting at an election held for that purpose.
154	154	(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
155	155	provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
156	156	the board without further voter approval.
157	157	SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
158	158	Sec. 7927A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
159	159	OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
160	160	payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
161	161	revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
162	162	combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
163	163	purpose.
164	164	Sec. 7927A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
165	165	issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
166	166	board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
167	167	direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
168	168	or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
169	169	provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
170	170	Sec. 7927A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
171	171	issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
172	172	issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
173	173	valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
174	174	real property in the district.
175	175	SECTION 2. The Harris County Municipal Utility District No.
176	176	579 initially includes all the territory contained in the following
177	177	area:
178	178	TRACT 1
179	179	Fieldnotes for a 28.8628 acre tract of land out of the John
180	180	Jones Survey, Abstract No. 481, in Harris County, Texas and being
181	181	that same called 32.33 acre tract of land conveyed to Holly M. Sears
182	182	as described in Correction Special Warranty Deed filed under
183	183	County Clerk's File No. 20110064472 of the Real Property Records of
184	184	Harris County, and being further that same tract of land conveyed to
185	185	Wm. Kothmann as described in deed recorded in Volume 121 Pag e 146
186	186	of the Deed Records of Harris County, said 28.8628 acres of land
187	187	being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
188	188	COMMENCING at a 3/4 inch steel rod with cap found in the East
189	189	line of the said Jones Survey and the West line of the Frederick
190	190	Limsky Survey, Abstract No. 512, said point being the Southeast
191	191	corner of that certain 35.268 acres tract of land conveyed to
192	192	Crockett National Bank, as described in Substitute Trustee's Deed
193	193	recorded under County Clerk's File No. 20110135 623 of the said
194	194	Real Property Records, said point also being the most Easterly
195	195	Northeast corner of that certain 256.0563 acre tract of land
196	196	conveyed to Springwoods Realty Company, as described in deed
197	197	recorded under County Clerk's File No. 20090229625 of the said
198	198	Real Property Records;
199	199	Thence, South 88°26' 19" West, 1365.50 feet with the South
200	200	line of the said 35.268 acre tract and a Northerly line of the said
201	201	256.0563 acre tract to a point for an interior ell corner of the
202	202	said 256.0563 acre tract, said point also being the most Westerly
203	203	Southwest corner of the said 35.268 acre tract;
204	204	Thence, North 01°52'42" West, 87.01 feet with a Westerly line
205	205	of the said 35.268 acre tract and an Easterly line of the said
206	206	256.0563 acre tract to a 3/4 inch steel rod with cap set for the
207	207	Southwest corner and PLACE OF BEGINNING for the herein described
208	208	tract of land, said point also being an exterior ell corner of the
209	209	said 35.268 acre tract;
210	210	Thence, continuing with the Easterly line of the said
211	211	256.0523 acre tract, North O l 0 52 ' 42" West, at 400.31 feet
212	212	passing an exterior ell corner of the said 256.0523 acre tract and
213	213	the Southeast corner of that certain 10.568 acre tract of land
214	214	conveyed to White Oak Equities, LLC, as described in deed recorded
215	215	under County Clerk's File No. 20110086533 of the said Real
216	216	Property Records, and continuing with the East line of the said l
217	217	0.568 acre tract, at 1499.25 feet passing a 3/4 inch steel rod with
218	218	cap set for reference, and continuing in all, a total distance of
219	219	1599.25 feet to a point in the centerline of Spring Creek for the
220	220	Northwest corner of the here in described tract, said point also
221	221	being the Northeast corner of the said 10.568 acre tract;
222	222	Thence, with the centerline of said Spring Creek and in a
223	223	general Easterly direction, the following courses and distances:
224	224	South 60°38'52" East, 57.42 feet;
225	225	South 83°28'57" East, 35.22 feet;
226	226	South 84°44'53" East, 16.72 feet;
227	227	North 79° 19' 04" East, 99.73 feet;
228	228	North 61°35'46" East, 172.4 2 feet;
229	229	North 48°25 ' 1 l" East, 148. 23 feet ;
230	230	North 24°27' 26" East, 121.31 feet;
231	231	North 16°53'57" East, 64.08 feet;
232	232	North 20°58'58" West, 175.85 feet;
233	233	North 27°11 ' 00" West, 70.20 feet;
234	234	North 07°20'07" West, 96.62 feet;
235	235	North 13°26'38" East, 59.77 feet;
236	236	North 49°06'55" East, 48.34 feet;
237	237	South 89°10' 04" East, 121.99 feet; and,
238	238	South 41°47' 29" East, 112.17 feet to the Northeast corner of
239	239	the herein described tract, said point also being the called most
240	240	Northerly Northwest corner of the aforesaid 35.268 acre tract;
241	241	Thence, South Ol0 40 ' 18" East with the West line of the
242	242	said 35.268 acre tract, at l 00.00 feet passing a 3/4 inch steel rod
243	243	with cap set for reference, and continuing in all, a total distance
244	244	of 2245.35 feet (called 2192.27 feet in 35.268 acre deed) to a 1
245	245	inch steel pipe found marking the Southeast corner of the herein
246	246	described tract, said point being an interior ell corner of the said
247	247	35.268 acre tract;
248	248	Thence, South 88°30'4 4" West, 684.19 feet with a lower
249	249	Northerly line of the said 35.268 acre tract to the PLACE OF
250	250	BEGINNING and containing 28.8628 acres or 1,257,264 square feet of
251	251	land, more or less.
252	252	TRACT 2
253	253	Field notes for 35.301 acres of land situated in the J. Jones
254	254	Survey, Abstract No. 481, Harris County, Texas, described in deed
255	255	dated April 5, 2011 conveyed to Crockett National Bank as recorded
256	256	in File No. 20110135623 of the Official Public Records of Real
257	257	Property of Harris County, Texas (O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.), said tract
258	258	is being more particularly described by metes and bounds as
259	259	follows: (bearings are referenced to the East line of the 30 Feet
260	260	Access Easement being North 01° 53' 56" West as recorded under File
261	261	No. 20120202269, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.):
262	262	BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap "Rainwater" found
263	263	at the northeast corner of a certain tract conveyed to Amber Hill,
264	264	LLC as recorded in File No. 20080619683, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and
265	265	the southeast corner of said Crockett National Bank tract and the
266	266	herein described tract;
267	267	THENCE South 88° 24' 14" West, along the north line of said
268	268	Amber Hill, LLC tract, a distance of 1365.50 feet to a 5/8-inch iron
269	269	rod with cap "Rainwater" (from which a found 5/8-inch iron rod with
270	270	cap "Frontier" bears South 01° 53' 56" East, 9.06 feet) found at an
271	271	interior line of a certain tract conveyed to Springwoods Realty
272	272	Company as recorded in File No. 20090229625, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX for
273	273	the northwest corner of said Amber Hill, LLC tract and the southwest
274	274	corner of said Crockett National Bank tract and the herein
275	275	described tract;
276	276	THENCE North 01° 53' 56" West, along the interior line of said
277	277	Springwoods Realty Company tract and the east line of the above
278	278	referenced 30 feet Access Easement, a distance of 87.01 feet to a
279	279	5/8-inch iron rod with cap "Frontier 2053" (from which a found
280	280	5/8-inch iron rod bears North 85° 35' 25" East, 0.89 feet) found for
281	281	the southwest corner of a certain tract conveyed to The Fern J. Lacy
282	282	Revocable Living Trust as recorded in File No. T984330,
283	283	20100195009, 20100195010, and 20110064472, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX and
284	284	a corner of the herein described tract;
285	285	THENCE North 88° 28' 44" East, along the south line of said The
286	286	Fern J. Lacy Revocable Living Trust tract, a distance of 684.32 feet
287	287	to an 1-inch iron pipe found for the southeast corner of said The
288	288	Fern J. Lacy Revocable Living Trust tract and an ell corner of the
289	289	herein described tract;
290	290	THENCE North 01° 42' 03" West, along the east line of said The
291	291	Fern J. Lacy Revocable Living Trust tract, at a distance of 2047.68
292	292	feet pass a 3/4-inch iron rod with cap "Frontier" at 0.39 feet east,
293	293	in all a distance of 2241.45 feet to the centerline of Spring Creek
294	294	for the northeast corner of said The Fern J. Lacy Revocable Living
295	295	Trust tract and the northwest corner of said Crockett National Bank
296	296	tract and the herein described tract;
297	297	THENCE downstream with the meanders of said Spring Creek as
298	298	follows:
299	299	1. South 41° 43' 35" East, a distance of 82.16 feet
300	300	2. South 73° 23' 41" East, a distance of 88.39 feet
301	301	3. North 80° 02' 45" East, a distance of 104.58 feet
302	302	4. South 63° 54' 10" East, a distance of 176.37 feet
303	303	5. South 02° 48' 03" East, a distance of 144.62 feet
304	304	6. South 69° 13' 34" East, a distance of 121.26 feet
305	305	7. North 30° 10' 20" East, a distance of 322.74 feet to a
306	306	point for the northwest corner of a certain tract conveyed to
307	307	Chrymirene Properties Co., Inc. and Springwoods Realty Company as
308	308	recorded in File No. T146401, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX and the northeast
309	309	corner of said Crockett National Bank tract and the herein
310	310	described tract;
311	311	THENCE South 01° 42' 03" East, along the west line of said
312	312	Chrymirene Properties Co., Inc. and Springwoods Realty Company
313	313	tract, at a distance of 213.91 feet pass a 3/4-inch iron rod with
314	314	cap "Frontier", in all a distance of 2253.99 feet to the POINT OF
315	315	BEGINNING and containing 35.301 acres.
316	316	TRACT 3
317	317	BEING 48.315 ACRES (2,104,590 SQUARE FEET) OF LAND SITUATED
318	318	IN THE JOHN JONES SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 481, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS;
319	319	SAID 48.315 ACRES OF LAND BEING ALL OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND
320	320	CONVEYED TO D. M. BEST COMPANY, INC., AS RECORDED IN FILE NO.
321	321	20090321484 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF
322	322	HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS (O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.), A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND
323	323	CONVEYED TO VICTORIA BEST, AS RECORDED IN FILE NO. T058355,
324	324	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. AND A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO MARK
325	325	BRISTOL RUSSELL, AS RECORDED IN FILE NO. 20140367068,
326	326	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.; SAID 48.315 ACRES OF LAND BEING MORE
327	327	PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
328	328	BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod with "Davis 4464" cap found
329	329	in the end of Juniper Lane [width varies per Volume 5136, Page 396
330	330	of the Harris County Deed Records (H.C.D.R.) and Harris County Road
331	331	Log No. 4209001] for the northwest corner of a certain tract of land
332	332	conveyed to Springwoods Realty, Inc., as recorded in File
333	333	No. 20140581329, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and the southwest corner of
334	334	said D. M. Best Company, Inc. tract and the herein described parcel
335	335	(from which a found 3/4-inch iron rod with cap bears North 55°20'
336	336	West, 0.1 feet);
337	337	1) THENCE, North 01°06'30" West, along the west line of said
338	338	D. M. Best Company, Inc. tract and the east line of said Juniper
339	339	Lane, at a distance of 33.40 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 84,
340	340	Mossy Oaks Section Two (unrecorded subdivision) and a certain tract
341	341	of land conveyed to Patsy Marie Courtney, as recorded in File
342	342	No. T655668, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and the northeast corner of said
343	343	Juniper Lane, continuing along the west line of said D. M. Best
344	344	Company, Inc. tract and the east line of said Lot 84 and said Patsy
345	345	Marie Courtney tract, in all a distance of 315.08 feet to a 3/8-inch
346	346	iron rod with "Landtech" cap set for the south corner of a boundary
347	347	line agreement, as recorded in File No. 20140029653,
348	348	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and a corner of the herein described parcel;
349	349	2) THENCE, North 01°39'45" East, continuing along the east
350	350	line of said boundary line agreement, a distance of 123.47 feet to a
351	351	3/8-inch iron rod with "Landtech" cap set for the east corner of
352	352	said boundary line agreement and a corner of the herein described
353	353	parcel;
354	354	3) THENCE, North 02°45'25" West, continuing along the east
355	355	line of said boundary line agreement, a distance of 207.47 feet to a
356	356	magnetic nail set in the west line of said Victoria Best tract and
357	357	in the east right-of-way line of Mossy Oaks East Road (60.0 feet
358	358	wide per Volume 3902, Page 54, H.C.D.R.) for the north corner of
359	359	said boundary line agreement and a corner of the herein described
360	360	parcel;
361	361	4) THENCE, North 01°06'30" West, along the west line of said
362	362	Victoria Best tract and the east right-of-way line of said Mossy
363	363	Oaks East Road, a distance of 85.81 feet to a 3/8-inch iron rod with
364	364	"Landtech" cap set in a curve to the right, the southeast corner of
365	365	Lot 10, Mossy Oaks Section One (unrecorded subdivision) and said
366	366	Mark Bristol Russell tract, the northeast corner of said Mossy Oaks
367	367	East Road and an ell corner of the herein described parcel;
368	368	5) THENCE, along the south line of said Lot 10 and said Mark
369	369	Bristol Russell tract and the north right-of-way line of said Mossy
370	370	Oaks East Road with said curve to the right, having a radius of
371	371	759.02 feet, an arc length of 188.51 feet, a central angle of
372	372	14°13'47", and a chord which bears South 46°14'33" West, 188.02 feet
373	373	to a 3/8-inch iron rod with "Landtech" cap set for the southwest
374	374	corner of said Mark Bristol Russell tract, the southeast corner of a
375	375	certain tract of land conveyed to Gaines M. Watkins, and wife, Nancy
376	376	B. Watkins, as recorded in File No. U517546, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.
377	377	and the most westerly southwest corner of the herein described
378	378	parcel (from which a found 5/8-inch iron rod bears North 25°28'
379	379	East, 3.0 feet, a found 3/8-inch iron rod bears South 79°09' West,
380	380	3.8 feet and a found 1-1/4-inch iron pipe bears South 80°24' West,
381	381	4.4 feet);
382	382	6) THENCE, North 12°27'19" East, along the west line of said
383	383	Mark Bristol Russell tract and the east line of said Gaines M.
384	384	Watkins and wife, Nancy B. Watkins tract, a distance of 213.15 feet
385	385	to a 1/2-inch iron rod found for a corner of the herein described
386	386	parcel;
387	387	7) THENCE, North 06°16'48" West, continuing along the west
388	388	line of said Mark Bristol Russell tract and the east line of said
389	389	Gaines M. Watkins and wife, Nancy B. Watkins tract, at a distance of
390	390	542.68 feet to a 3/8-inch iron rod with "Landtech" cap set for a
391	391	reference corner, continuing with a total distance of 667.49 feet
392	392	to a point in the centerline of Spring Creek and in the south line of
393	393	a certain tract of land conveyed to Montgomery County, Texas, as
394	394	recorded in Document Nos. 201204859 and 2012050748 of the Official
395	395	Public Records of Montgomery County, Texas (O.P.R.M.C., TX.) for
396	396	the northwest corner of the herein described parcel;
397	397	8) THENCE, meander along the centerline of said Spring Creek
398	398	with the following courses:
399	399	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 150.00 feet,
400	400	an arc length of 8.25 feet, a central angle of 03°09'04", and a chord
401	401	which bears North 45°09'08" East, 8.25 feet to a point;
402	402	North 43°34'36" East, a distance of 99.60 feet to a point of
403	403	curvature;
404	404	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 100.00 feet,
405	405	an arc length of 53.41 feet, a central angle of 30°35'55", and a
406	406	chord which bears North 28°16'39" East, 52.77 feet to a point of
407	407	curvature;
408	408	With said curve to the right, having a radius of 150.00 feet,
409	409	an arc length of 90.74 feet, a central angle of 34°39'32", and a
410	410	chord which bears North 30°18'27" East, 89.36 feet to a point of
411	411	curve for the northeast corner of said Mark Bristol Russell tract
412	412	and the northwest corner of said Victoria Best tract;
413	413	With said curve to the right, having a radius of 150.00 feet,
414	414	an arc length of 26.98 feet, a central angle of 10°18'25", and a
415	415	chord which bears North 52°47'29" East, 26.95 feet to a point;
416	416	North 57°56'43" East, a distance of 109.91 feet to a point of
417	417	curvature;
418	418	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 100.00 feet,
419	419	an arc length of 31.92 feet, a central angle of 18°17'21", and a
420	420	chord which bears North 48°48'03" East, 31.79 feet to a point;
421	421	North 39°25'06" East, a distance of 162.78 feet to a point for
422	422	the northeast corner of said Victoria Best tract and the northwest
423	423	corner of said D. M. Best Company, Inc. tract;
424	424	North 39°40'08" East, a distance of 67.81 feet to a point of
425	425	curvature;
426	426	With said curve to the right, having a radius of 110.00 feet,
427	427	an arc length of 321.17 feet, a central angle of 167°17'20", and a
428	428	chord which bears South 56°41'37" East, 218.65 feet to a point;
429	429	South 26°57'03" West, a distance of 110.00 feet to a point of
430	430	curvature;
431	431	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 100.00 feet,
432	432	an arc length of 88.82 feet, a central angle of 50°53'27", and a
433	433	chord which bears South 01°30'19" West, 85.93 feet to a point;
434	434	South 23°56'24" East, a distance of 93.07 feet to a point of
435	435	curvature;
436	436	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 125.00 feet,
437	437	an arc length of 218.38 feet, a central angle of 100°05'58", and a
438	438	chord which bears South 73°59'23" East, 191.65 feet to a point;
439	439	North 55°57'39" East, a distance of 105.14 feet to a point of
440	440	curvature;
441	441	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 100.00 feet,
442	442	an arc length of 63.18 feet, a central angle of 36°11'59", and a
443	443	chord which bears North 37°51'39" East, 62.14 feet to a point;
444	444	North 19°45'41" East, a distance of 127.78 feet to a point of
445	445	curvature;
446	446	With said curve to the right, having a radius of 100.00 feet,
447	447	an arc length of 108.70 feet, a central angle of 62°16'56", and a
448	448	chord which bears North 50°54'09" East, 103.43 feet to a point;
449	449	North 82°02'35" East, a distance of 128.31 feet to a point of
450	450	curvature;
451	451	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 200.00 feet,
452	452	an arc length of 29.95 feet, a central angle of 08°34'47", and a
453	453	chord which bears North 77°45'11" East, 29.92 feet to a point;
454	454	North 71°53'11" East, a distance of 91.52 feet to a point of
455	455	curvature;
456	456	With said curve to the left, having a radius of 300.00 feet,
457	457	an arc length of 97.62 feet, a central angle of 18°38'35", and a
458	458	chord which bears North 62°33'53" East, 97.19 feet to a point;
459	459	North 52°43'16" East, a distance of 75.08 feet to a point for
460	460	the northwest corner of a certain tract of land conveyed to White
461	461	Oak Equities, LLC, as recorded in File No. 20090587861,
462	462	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and the northeast corner of said D. M. Best
463	463	Company, Inc. tract and the herein described parcel;
464	464	9) THENCE, South 01°52'51" East, along the west line of said
465	465	White Oak Equities, LLC tract and the east line of said D. M. Best
466	466	Company, Inc. tract, at a distance of 188.13 feet to a 3/4-inch iron
467	467	rod with "Landtech" cap set for a reference corner, continuing at a
468	468	distance of 797.60 feet to a 3/4-inch iron pipe found for the
469	469	southwest corner of said White Oak Equities, LLC tract and the most
470	470	easterly northwest corner of said Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract,
471	471	continuing along the east line of said D. M. Best Company, Inc.
472	472	tract and the west line of said Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract, in
473	473	all a distance of 1514.20 feet to a 1/2-inch iron pipe found for an
474	474	ell corner of said Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract and the southeast
475	475	corner of said D. M. Best Company, Inc. tract and the herein
476	476	described parcel (from which another found 1/2-inch iron rod with
477	477	cap bears South 70°03' West, 3.8 feet);
478	478	10) THENCE, South 71°40'18" West, along the north line of
479	479	said Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract and the south line of said D. M.
480	480	Best Company, Inc. tract, a distance of 1361.79 feet to the POINT OF
481	481	BEGINNING and containing 48.315 acres (2,104,590 square feet) of
482	482	land.
483	483	Bearings are referenced to the 30 feet access easement being
484	484	South 71°40'18" West, as recorded in File No 20120202269,
485	485	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.
486	486	TRACT 4
487	487	BEING 8.331 ACRES (362,877 SQUARE FEET) OF LAND SITUATED IN
488	488	THE JOHN JONES SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 481, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; SAID
489	489	8.331 ACRES OF LAND BEING THE RESIDUE OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND
490	490	CONVEYED TO WHITE OAK EQUITIES, LLC, AS RECORDED IN FILE NOS.
491	491	20090587861 AND 20110086533 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL
492	492	PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS (O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.); SAID 8.331
493	493	ACRES OF LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS
494	494	AS FOLLOWS:
495	495	BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "Rainwater"
496	496	found in the west line of a certain tract of land conveyed to KAPA
497	497	Spring 35 Series, LLC, as recorded in File No. 20140356975,
498	498	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. for a corner of a certain tract of land conveyed
499	499	to Springwoods Realty, Inc., as recorded in File No. 20140581329,
500	500	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and the southeast corner of said White Oak
501	501	Equities, LLC tract and the herein described parcel (from which a
502	502	found 1/2-inch iron pipe bears South 22° East, 2.1 feet);
503	503	1) THENCE, South 87°57'48" West, along the north line of said
504	504	Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract and the south line of said White Oak
505	505	Equities, LLC tract, a distance of 320.48 feet to a 1/2-inch iron
506	506	pipe found for an ell corner of said Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract
507	507	and the most southerly southwest corner of said White Oak Equities,
508	508	LLC tract and the herein described parcel;
509	509	2) THENCE, North 01°49'06" West, along the east line of said
510	510	Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract and the west line of said White Oak
511	511	Equities, LLC tract, a distance of 715.66 feet to a 1/2-inch iron
512	512	pipe found for a corner of said Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract and
513	513	an ell corner of said White Oak Equities, LLC tract and the herein
514	514	described parcel;
515	515	3) THENCE, South 88°08'26" West, along the north line of said
516	516	Springwoods Realty, Inc. tract and the south line of said White Oak
517	517	Equities, LLC tract, a distance of 321.11 feet to a 3/4-inch iron
518	518	pipe found in the east line of a certain tract of land conveyed to D.
519	519	M. Best Company, Inc., as recorded in File No. 20090321484,
520	520	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. for a corner of said Springwoods Realty, Inc.
521	521	tract and the most westerly southwest corner of said White Oak
522	522	Equities, LLC tract and the herein described parcel;
523	523	4) THENCE, North 01°52'51" West, along the east line of said
524	524	D. M. Best Company, Inc. tract and the west line of said White Oak
525	525	Equities, LLC tract, a distance of 189.73 feet to a 5/8-inch iron
526	526	rod with cap stamped "LJA" found for the southwest corner of a
527	527	certain tract of land conveyed to Harris County, Texas, as recorded
528	528	in File No. RP-2016-334636, O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX. and the northwest
529	529	corner of the herein described parcel;
530	530	5) THENCE, North 84°39'01" East, along the south line of said
531	531	Harris County, Texas tract, a distance of 641.69 feet to a 3/8-inch
532	532	iron rod with cap stamped "Landtech" set in the west line of said
533	533	KAPA Spring 35 Series, LLC tract and in the east line of said White
534	534	Oak Equities, LLC tract for the northeast corner of the herein
535	535	described parcel (from which a found 5/8-inch iron rod with cap
536	536	stamped "LJA" bears North 86° East, 2.0 feet);
537	537	6) THENCE, South 01°53'56" East, along the west line of said
538	538	KAPA Spring 35 Series, LLC tract and the east line of said White Oak
539	539	Equities, LLC tract, a distance of 943.46 feet to the POINT OF
540	540	BEGINNING and containing 8.331 acres (362,877 square feet) of land.
541	541	Bearings are referenced to the 30 feet access easement being
542	542	South 88°08'26" West, as recorded in File No 20120202269,
543	543	O.P.R.R.P.H.C., TX.
544	544	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
545	545	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
546	546	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
547	547	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
548	548	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
549	549	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
550	550	Government Code.
551	551	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
552	552	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
553	553	Environmental Quality.
554	554	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
555	555	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
556	556	lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
557	557	representatives within the required time.
558	558	(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
559	559	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
560	560	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
561	561	and accomplished.
562	562	SECTION 4. (a) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
563	563	vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
564	564	7927A, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
565	565	this Act, is amended by adding Section 7927A.0306 to read as
566	566	follows:
567	567	Sec. 7927A.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
568	568	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
569	569	(b) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
570	570	legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
571	571	Article I, Texas Constitution.
572	572	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
573	573	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
574	574	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
575	575	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
576	576	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.