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1	1	H.B. No. 5315
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility
6	6	District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
7	7	providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
8	8	assessments, fees, and taxes.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
11	11	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7960A to read as follows:
12	12	CHAPTER 7960A. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
13	13	NO. 219
14	14	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15	15	Sec. 7960A.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	16	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
17	17	(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
18	18	Environmental Quality.
19	19	(3) "Director" means a board member.
20	20	(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal
21	21	Utility District No. 219.
22	22	Sec. 7960A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
23	23	municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
24	24	Texas Constitution.
25	25	Sec. 7960A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION
26	26	REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to
27	27	confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
28	28	directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
29	29	Sec. 7960A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
30	30	temporary directors may not hold an election under Section
31	31	7960A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
32	32	extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
33	33	consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
34	34	district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
35	35	Sec. 7960A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
36	36	(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
37	37	(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
38	38	(1) a municipal utility district as provided by
39	39	general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
40	40	(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
41	41	relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
42	42	or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
43	43	improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
44	44	Sec. 7960A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
45	45	district is initially composed of the territory described by
46	46	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
47	47	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
48	48	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the
49	49	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
50	50	does not affect the district's:
51	51	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
52	52	(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
53	53	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
54	54	interest on a bond;
55	55	(3) right to impose a tax; or
56	56	(4) legality or operation.
57	57	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
58	58	Sec. 7960A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district
59	59	is governed by a board of five elected directors.
60	60	(b) Except as provided by Section 7960A.0202, directors
61	61	serve staggered four-year terms.
62	62	Sec. 7960A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) The temporary
63	63	board consists of:
64	64	(1) Kim Wood;
65	65	(2) Natalie Davis;
66	66	(3) Shannon Watson;
67	67	(4) Jeff Ebersole; and
68	68	(5) Kimberly Whitaker.
69	69	(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
70	70	(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
71	71	Section 7960A.0103; or
72	72	(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
73	73	the Act enacting this chapter.
74	74	(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under
75	75	Section 7960A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have
76	76	expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
77	77	reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
78	78	expire on the earlier of:
79	79	(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
80	80	Section 7960A.0103; or
81	81	(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
82	82	appointment or reappointment.
83	83	(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
84	84	majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
85	85	may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
86	86	commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
87	87	persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as
88	88	successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
89	89	petition.
90	90	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
91	91	Sec. 7960A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
92	92	has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
93	93	which the district is created.
94	94	Sec. 7960A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
95	95	DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
96	96	general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
97	97	applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
98	98	Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
99	99	Sec. 7960A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under
100	100	Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may
101	101	design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve,
102	102	operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a
103	103	municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled,
104	104	or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid
105	105	of those roads.
106	106	Sec. 7960A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
107	107	road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
108	108	zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
109	109	municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
110	110	jurisdiction the road project is located.
111	111	(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
112	112	or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
113	113	project must meet all applicable construction standards,
114	114	subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
115	115	the road project is located.
116	116	(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
117	117	Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
118	118	specifications of the road project.
119	119	Sec. 7960A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
120	120	ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all
121	121	applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is
122	122	adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that
123	123	consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land
124	124	in the district.
125	125	Sec. 7960A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district
126	126	may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
127	127	(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and
128	128	(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
129	129	(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the
130	130	division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
131	131	duties of the district.
132	132	(c) Any new district created by the division of the district
133	133	may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land
134	134	outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this
135	135	chapter.
136	136	(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
137	137	signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
138	138	the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
139	139	district.
140	140	(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district
141	141	before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
142	142	7960A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.
143	143	(f) An order dividing the district shall:
144	144	(1) name each new district;
145	145	(2) include the metes and bounds description of the
146	146	territory of each new district;
147	147	(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district;
148	148	and
149	149	(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities
150	150	between or among the new districts.
151	151	(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
152	152	an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
153	153	with the commission and record the order in the real property
154	154	records of each county in which the district is located.
155	155	(h) Any new district created by the division of the district
156	156	shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by
157	157	Section 7960A.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm
158	158	the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations,
159	159	territory, and governance of the new district revert to the
160	160	original district.
161	161	(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the
162	162	new district shall provide the election date and results to the
163	163	commission.
164	164	(j) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to
165	165	the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section
166	166	7960A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new
167	167	district created by the division of the district and to the
168	168	inclusion of land in the new district.
169	169	(k) Any new district created by the division of the district
170	170	must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
171	171	approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
172	172	bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
173	173	SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
174	174	Sec. 7960A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)
175	175	The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
176	176	obligations secured by:
177	177	(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
178	178	(2) contract payments described by Section
179	179	7960A.0403.
180	180	(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
181	181	provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
182	182	before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
183	183	payable from ad valorem taxes.
184	184	(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
185	185	taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
186	186	vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
187	187	election held for that purpose.
188	188	Sec. 7960A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
189	189	authorized at an election held under Section 7960A.0401, the
190	190	district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
191	191	property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water
192	192	Code.
193	193	(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
194	194	exceed the rate approved at the election.
195	195	Sec. 7960A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
196	196	Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
197	197	an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
198	198	the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
199	199	the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
200	200	voting at an election held for that purpose.
201	201	(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
202	202	provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
203	203	the board without further voter approval.
204	204	SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
205	205	Sec. 7960A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
206	206	OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
207	207	payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
208	208	revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
209	209	combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
210	210	purpose.
211	211	Sec. 7960A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
212	212	issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
213	213	board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
214	214	direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
215	215	or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
216	216	provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
217	217	Sec. 7960A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
218	218	issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
219	219	issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
220	220	valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
221	221	real property in the district.
222	222	SECTION 2. The Montgomery County Municipal Utility District
223	223	No. 219 initially includes all the territory contained in the
224	224	following area:
225	225	Being 547.147 acres of land located in the Walker County
226	226	School Land Survey, Abstract Number 494 and the Michael H. Hinch
227	227	Survey, Abstract Number 253, Montgomery County, Texas, being all of
228	228	a certain called 547.147 acre tract described by deed in document
229	229	number 2022012353 Official Public Records of Montgomery County,
230	230	Texas (O.P.R.M.C.), said 547.147 acre tract being more particularly
231	231	described by metes and bounds as follows (all bearings referenced
232	232	to the Texas Coordinate Grid System of 1983, Central Zone:
233	233	BEGINNING at the intersection of the Northerly right-of-way
234	234	line of F.M. 2090 (variable width right-of-way), and the easterly
235	235	line of Jake Goodman Road, for the southwest corner of the herein
236	236	described tract, lying in the westerly line of said Walker County
237	237	School Land Survey, Abstract Number 494, also being the easterly
238	238	line of the Clark Beach Survey, Abstract Number 79, Montgomery
239	239	County, Texas;
240	240	Thence North 03° 12' 04" West, 75.78 feet, with and adjoining
241	241	said easterly line of Jake Goodman Road to the most southerly corner
242	242	of a certain 748.451 acre tract conveyed to Spring Branch 630 LTD as
243	243	recorded under County Clerks File Number 2021105902 of the
244	244	O.P.R.M.C.;
245	245	Thence with and adjoining the easterly line of said 748.451
246	246	acre tract, the following 15 courses and distances;
247	247	1. North 02° 56' 13" East, 113.49 feet to a point for corner;
248	248	2. North 00° 52' 40" West, 1,383.54 feet to a point for
249	249	corner;
250	250	3. North 01° 07' 18" West, 665.69 feet to a point for corner;
251	251	4. North 01° 37' 05" West, 198.54 feet to a point for corner;
252	252	5. North 03° 18' 31" West, 754.07 feet to a point for corner;
253	253	6. North 02° 31' 27" West, 406.41 feet to a point for corner;
254	254	7. North 02° 12' 54" West, 201.58 feet to a point for corner;
255	255	8. North 04° 57' 26" West, 143.51 feet to a point for corner;
256	256	9. North 06° 11' 50" West, 176.27 feet to a point for corner;
257	257	10. North 03° 14' 41" East, 60.48 feet to a point for corner;
258	258	11. North 07° 36' 04" West, 61.80 feet to a point for corner;
259	259	12. North 02° 24' 35" West, 376.04 feet to a point for
260	260	corner;
261	261	13. North 03° 04' 02" West, 1,033.04 feet to a point for
262	262	corner;
263	263	14. North 02° 45' 54" West, 1,080.63 feet to a point for
264	264	corner;
265	265	15. North 03° 58' 49" West, 547.45 feet to a point for corner
266	266	lying in the centerline of the West Fork of Spring Branch Creek;
267	267	Thence, along Spring Branch Creek the following Three Hundred
268	268	and Forty-Eight (348) courses and distances:
269	269	1. North 84° 39' 33" East, 145.03 feet to a point for corner;
270	270	2. South 00° 18' 36" East, 64.31 feet to a point for corner;
271	271	3. North 69° 08' 32" East, 145.74 feet to a point for corner;
272	272	4. South 14° 06' 02" East, 27.23 feet to a point for corner;
273	273	5. South 52° 38' 08" West, 69.06 feet to a point for corner;
274	274	6. South 42° 31' 32" East, 25.21 feet to a point for corner;
275	275	7. North 67° 39' 21" East, 32.29 feet to a point for corner;
276	276	8. South 80° 36' 03" East, 33.68 feet to a point for corner;
277	277	9. South 52° 25' 12" East, 71.11 feet to a point for corner;
278	278	10. North 59° 19' 08" East, 32.83 feet to a point for corner;
279	279	11. South 84° 05' 21" East, 21.18 feet to a point for corner;
280	280	12. South 51° 18' 38" East, 39.11 feet to a point for corner;
281	281	13. North 62° 22' 02" East, 77.77 feet to a point for corner;
282	282	14. North 25° 54' 10" West, 80.57 feet to a point for corner;
283	283	15. North 29° 49' 01" East, 18.84 feet to a point for corner;
284	284	16. South 71° 49' 51" East, 132.29 feet to a point for
285	285	corner;
286	286	17. South 09° 25' 25" East, 61.49 feet to a point for corner;
287	287	18. South 87° 19' 28" East, 28.98 feet to a point for corner;
288	288	19. North 08° 44' 46" East, 58.66 feet to a point for corner;
289	289	20. North 28° 24' 20" West, 68.23 feet to a point for corner;
290	290	21. North 26° 24' 49" East, 26.04 feet to a point for corner;
291	291	22. South 83° 24' 51" East, 86.66 feet to a point for corner;
292	292	23. South 49° 48' 59" East, 80.68 feet to a point for corner;
293	293	24. South 07° 19' 00" East, 111.64 feet to a point for
294	294	corner;
295	295	25. South 82° 08' 46" East, 38.28 feet to a point for corner;
296	296	26. North 50° 18' 35" East, 56.31 feet to a point for corner;
297	297	27. North 01° 23' 27" West, 75.32 feet to a point for corner;
298	298	28. North 25° 02' 10" East, 30.46 feet to a point for corner;
299	299	29. North 82° 04' 32" East, 35.24 feet to a point for corner;
300	300	30. South 34° 50' 48" East, 43.92 feet to a point for corner;
301	301	31. South 66° 42' 50" East, 92.71 feet to a point for corner;
302	302	32. North 31° 11' 01" East, 49.35 feet to a point for corner;
303	303	33. South 41° 23' 13" East, 177.82 feet to a point for
304	304	corner;
305	305	34. North 87° 25' 02" East, 158.36 feet to a point for
306	306	corner;
307	307	35. South 62° 47' 24" East, 25.22 feet to a point for corner;
308	308	36. South 14° 55' 31" East, 64.96 feet to a point for corner;
309	309	37. South 54° 02' 43" West, 31.24 feet to a point for corner;
310	310	38. South 28° 51' 04" West, 41.29 feet to a point for corner;
311	311	39. South 65° 02' 42" East, 24.29 feet to a point for corner;
312	312	40. North 61° 57' 16" East, 108.56 feet to a point for
313	313	corner;
314	314	41. North 39° 16' 50" East, 26.93 feet to a point for corner;
315	315	42. South 66° 06' 16" East, 17.42 feet to a point for corner;
316	316	43. South 30° 12' 49" East, 68.45 feet to a point for corner;
317	317	44. South 39° 12' 39" West, 74.67 feet to a point for corner;
318	318	45. South 81° 59' 48" West, 129.31 feet to a point for
319	319	corner;
320	320	46. South 16° 54' 52" East, 32.93 feet to a point for corner;
321	321	47. South 61° 44' 17" East, 71.77 feet to a point for corner;
322	322	48. South 39° 22' 36" East, 48.73 feet to a point for corner;
323	323	49. South 74° 04' 20" East, 21.15 feet to a point for corner;
324	324	50. North 41° 18' 14" East, 67.61 feet to a point for corner;
325	325	51. South 88° 37' 11" East, 36.32 feet to a point for corner;
326	326	52. South 35° 46' 28" East, 137.48 feet to a point for
327	327	corner;
328	328	53. South 71° 44' 47" West, 70.12 feet to a point for corner;
329	329	54. South 27° 50' 39" West, 55.56 feet to a point for corner;
330	330	55. South 74° 34' 26" East, 91.99 feet to a point for corner;
331	331	56. South 27° 46' 32" East, 46.36 feet to a point for corner;
332	332	57. South 21° 25' 30" West, 79.59 feet to a point for corner;
333	333	58. South 17° 40' 32" East, 38.96 feet to a point for corner;
334	334	59. South 33° 21' 28" East, 39.21 feet to a point for corner;
335	335	60. South 20° 18' 55" East, 25.03 feet to a point for corner;
336	336	61. North 86° 45' 37" East, 20.14 feet to a point for corner;
337	337	62. North 37° 06' 00" East, 123.03 feet to a point for
338	338	corner;
339	339	63. North 13° 48' 39" West, 69.99 feet to a point for corner;
340	340	64. South 63° 09' 19" East, 68.55 feet to a point for corner;
341	341	65. South 00° 54' 22" East, 105.03 feet to a point for
342	342	corner;
343	343	66. South 68° 05' 49" West, 36.49 feet to a point for corner;
344	344	67. South 32° 20' 06" West, 37.76 feet to a point for corner;
345	345	68. South 04° 02' 36" West, 43.65 feet to a point for corner;
346	346	69. North 78° 37' 43" East, 150.58 feet to a point for
347	347	corner;
348	348	70. North 25° 09' 55" East, 37.23 feet to a point for corner;
349	349	71. North 51° 00' 21" East, 93.28 feet to a point for corner;
350	350	72. South 39° 20' 24" East, 17.60 feet to a point for corner;
351	351	73. South 12° 21' 50" West, 81.55 feet to a point for corner;
352	352	74. South 33° 58' 54" East, 92.83 feet to a point for corner;
353	353	75. South 46° 12' 34" East, 70.48 feet to a point for corner;
354	354	76. South 08° 53' 40" East, 37.77 feet to a point for corner;
355	355	77. South 46° 29' 02" West, 46.99 feet to a point for corner;
356	356	78. South 09° 26' 08" East, 25.99 feet to a point for corner;
357	357	79. South 71° 52' 39" East, 53.31 feet to a point for corner;
358	358	80. South 50° 10' 03" East, 27.85 feet to a point for corner;
359	359	81. South 16° 04' 35" West, 59.18 feet to a point for corner;
360	360	82. South 81° 55' 57" East, 40.26 feet to a point for corner;
361	361	83. North 87° 56' 51" East, 36.19 feet to a point for corner;
362	362	84. South 56° 03' 00" East, 19.56 feet to a point for corner;
363	363	85. South 19° 23' 20" East, 20.72 feet to a point for corner;
364	364	86. South 52° 46' 33" West, 24.00 feet to a point for corner;
365	365	87. North 88° 03' 50" West, 117.65 feet to a point for
366	366	corner;
367	367	88. South 06° 02' 43" West, 26.48 feet to a point for corner;
368	368	89. South 38° 18' 41" East, 38.90 feet to a point for corner;
369	369	90. South 87° 33' 29" East, 137.90 feet to a point for
370	370	corner;
371	371	91. South 70° 26' 05" East, 18.43 feet to a point for corner;
372	372	92. South 36° 27' 22" East, 69.86 feet to a point for corner;
373	373	93. South 38° 17' 21" East, 12.55 feet to a point for corner;
374	374	94. South 25° 13' 21" East, 35.03 feet to a point for corner;
375	375	95. South 83° 01' 38" East, 59.80 feet to a point for corner;
376	376	96. South 50° 43' 41" East, 64.78 feet to a point for corner;
377	377	97. South 47° 54' 00" East, 71.59 feet to a point for corner;
378	378	98. North 00° 30' 48" East, 48.65 feet to a point for corner;
379	379	99. North 23° 52' 50" East, 17.38 feet to a point for corner;
380	380	100. North 61° 25' 55" East, 22.12 feet to a point for
381	381	corner;
382	382	101. South 69° 27' 12" East, 37.72 feet to a point for
383	383	corner;
384	384	102. North 74° 48' 05" East, 61.54 feet to a point for
385	385	corner;
386	386	103. South 05° 07' 17" East, 81.69 feet to a point for
387	387	corner;
388	388	104. South 41° 24' 19" East, 49.20 feet to a point for
389	389	corner;
390	390	105. South 04° 47' 36" West, 29.10 feet to a point for
391	391	corner;
392	392	106. South 46° 06' 44" West, 37.38 feet to a point for
393	393	corner;
394	394	107. South 11° 51' 28" West, 54.37 feet to a point for
395	395	corner;
396	396	108. South 48° 28' 26" East, 62.45 feet to a point for
397	397	corner;
398	398	109. South 23° 41' 51" West, 37.12 feet to a point for
399	399	corner;
400	400	110. South 19° 48' 54" East, 22.58 feet to a point for
401	401	corner;
402	402	111. South 60° 59' 05" East, 34.02 feet to a point for
403	403	corner;
404	404	112. South 45° 20' 14" East, 44.95 feet to a point for
405	405	corner;
406	406	113. South 72° 36' 30" East, 47.74 feet to a point for
407	407	corner;
408	408	114. North 87° 09' 36" East, 53.02 feet to a point for
409	409	corner;
410	410	115. North 64° 33' 09" East, 57.85 feet to a point for
411	411	corner;
412	412	116. South 38° 46' 23" East, 31.88 feet to a point for
413	413	corner;
414	414	117. South 07° 12' 34" East, 80.76 feet to a point for
415	415	corner;
416	416	118. South 08° 09' 39" West, 48.73 feet to a point for
417	417	corner;
418	418	119. South 78° 05' 59" West, 48.36 feet to a point for
419	419	corner;
420	420	120. South 05° 08' 28" East, 46.22 feet to a point for
421	421	corner;
422	422	121. South 02° 51' 31" West, 47.22 feet to a point for
423	423	corner;
424	424	122. South 55° 52' 24" East, 38.70 feet to a point for
425	425	corner;
426	426	123. North 68° 04' 53" East, 55.62 feet to a point for
427	427	corner;
428	428	124. North 43° 53' 44" East, 49.67 feet to a point for
429	429	corner;
430	430	125. North 80° 12' 20" East, 129.28 feet to a point for
431	431	corner;
432	432	126. South 74° 41' 12" East, 197.33 feet to a point for
433	433	corner;
434	434	127. South 53° 15' 23" East, 39.25 feet to a point for
435	435	corner;
436	436	128. South 21° 42' 49" East, 40.22 feet to a point for
437	437	corner;
438	438	129. South 61° 16' 45" East, 70.50 feet to a point for
439	439	corner;
440	440	130. South 28° 06' 59" East, 53.32 feet to a point for
441	441	corner;
442	442	131. North 82° 20' 39" East, 38.88 feet to a point for
443	443	corner;
444	444	132. North 88° 08' 34" East, 154.86 feet to a point for
445	445	corner;
446	446	133. South 13° 06' 30" East, 34.00 feet to a point for
447	447	corner;
448	448	134. South 40° 05' 46" East, 86.95 feet to a point for
449	449	corner;
450	450	135. South 81° 07' 51" East, 39.64 feet to a point for
451	451	corner;
452	452	136. North 26° 48' 00" West, 20.08 feet to a point for
453	453	corner;
454	454	137. North 14° 06' 42" West, 25.98 feet to a point for
455	455	corner;
456	456	138. North 28° 10' 28" West, 52.07 feet to a point for
457	457	corner;
458	458	139. North 19° 38' 02" East, 53.94 feet to a point for
459	459	corner;
460	460	140. North 83° 26' 27" East, 31.61 feet to a point for
461	461	corner;
462	462	141. North 39° 34' 22" East, 40.02 feet to a point for
463	463	corner;
464	464	142. South 62° 56' 23" East, 20.08 feet to a point for
465	465	corner;
466	466	143. South 07° 27' 27" East, 72.55 feet to a point for
467	467	corner;
468	468	144. South 48° 58' 14" East, 45.58 feet to a point for
469	469	corner;
470	470	145. South 81° 23' 42" East, 45.05 feet to a point for
471	471	corner;
472	472	146. North 36° 34' 41" East, 17.24 feet to a point for
473	473	corner;
474	474	147. North 07° 08' 01" East, 80.40 feet to a point for
475	475	corner;
476	476	148. North 67° 38' 02" East, 27.28 feet to a point for
477	477	corner;
478	478	149. South 43° 18' 09" East, 86.60 feet to a point for
479	479	corner;
480	480	150. North 86° 26' 02" East, 37.36 feet to a point for
481	481	corner;
482	482	151. North 29° 08' 18" East, 62.30 feet to a point for
483	483	corner;
484	484	152. North 30° 26' 12" West, 16.23 feet to a point for
485	485	corner;
486	486	153. North 83° 11' 06" West, 59.57 feet to a point for
487	487	corner;
488	488	154. North 08° 56' 34" West, 22.72 feet to a point for
489	489	corner;
490	490	155. North 68° 26' 53" East, 59.09 feet to a point for
491	491	corner;
492	492	156. South 67° 45' 20" East, 22.64 feet to a point for
493	493	corner;
494	494	157. South 22° 46' 43" East, 26.61 feet to a point for
495	495	corner;
496	496	158. South 47° 20' 29" East, 24.80 feet to a point for
497	497	corner;
498	498	159. North 21° 30' 58" East, 51.08 feet to a point for
499	499	corner;
500	500	160. North 71° 18' 28" East, 60.89 feet to a point for
501	501	corner;
502	502	161. North 48° 57' 06" East, 52.62 feet to a point for
503	503	corner;
504	504	162. South 84° 00' 50" East, 19.91 feet to a point for
505	505	corner;
506	506	163. South 39° 44' 50" East, 45.08 feet to a point for
507	507	corner;
508	508	164. South 03° 40' 30" West, 53.11 feet to a point for
509	509	corner;
510	510	165. South 39° 21' 20" East, 19.95 feet to a point for
511	511	corner;
512	512	166. North 71° 41' 48" East, 40.88 feet to a point for
513	513	corner;
514	514	167. North 34° 06' 56" East, 53.25 feet to a point for
515	515	corner;
516	516	168. South 71° 18' 51" East, 23.98 feet to a point for
517	517	corner;
518	518	169. South 00° 02' 07" East, 69.79 feet to a point for
519	519	corner;
520	520	170. South 44° 33' 17" East, 19.57 feet to a point for
521	521	corner;
522	522	171. North 58° 38' 07" East, 29.11 feet to a point for
523	523	corner;
524	524	172. North 18° 09' 33" East, 56.36 feet to a point for
525	525	corner;
526	526	173. North 09° 45' 12" West, 73.95 feet to a point for
527	527	corner;
528	528	174. North 45° 11' 39" East, 31.28 feet to a point for
529	529	corner;
530	530	175. South 54° 19' 32" East, 93.30 feet to a point for
531	531	corner;
532	532	176. North 58° 13' 40" East, 45.02 feet to a point for
533	533	corner;
534	534	177. North 06° 35' 07" East, 40.18 feet to a point for
535	535	corner;
536	536	178. North 25° 22' 53" West, 32.74 feet to a point for
537	537	corner;
538	538	179. North 53° 20' 38" East, 35.58 feet to a point for
539	539	corner;
540	540	180. North 13° 31' 31" East, 40.85 feet to a point for
541	541	corner;
542	542	181. South 07° 09' 04" East, 56.75 feet to a point for
543	543	corner;
544	544	182. South 73° 34' 16" East, 60.79 feet to a point for
545	545	corner;
546	546	183. South 55° 48' 31" East, 99.68 feet to a point for
547	547	corner;
548	548	184. South 02° 44' 42" East, 26.56 feet to a point for
549	549	corner;
550	550	185. South 74° 54' 09" West, 62.95 feet to a point for
551	551	corner;
552	552	186. South 14° 18' 42" West, 27.39 feet to a point for
553	553	corner;
554	554	187. South 10° 38' 09" East, 76.93 feet to a point for
555	555	corner;
556	556	188. South 42° 54' 59" East, 141.96 feet to a point for
557	557	corner;
558	558	189. North 85° 47' 49" East, 78.41 feet to a point for
559	559	corner;
560	560	190. South 14° 51' 03" East, 43.30 feet to a point for
561	561	corner;
562	562	191. South 22° 58' 55" West, 76.87 feet to a point for
563	563	corner;
564	564	192. South 36° 18' 43" West, 66.47 feet to a point for
565	565	corner;
566	566	193. South 23° 25' 07" East, 35.34 feet to a point for
567	567	corner;
568	568	194. South 56° 43' 19" East, 74.02 feet to a point for
569	569	corner;
570	570	195. South 77° 47' 25" East, 76.52 feet to a point for
571	571	corner;
572	572	196. South 50° 56' 57" East, 25.84 feet to a point for
573	573	corner;
574	574	197. South 01° 16' 38" West, 39.97 feet to a point for
575	575	corner;
576	576	198. South 36° 20' 59" West, 65.09 feet to a point for
577	577	corner;
578	578	199. South 03° 05' 55" West, 113.86 feet to a point for
579	579	corner;
580	580	200. South 09° 01' 37" East, 77.01 feet to a point for
581	581	corner;
582	582	201. South 09° 53' 40" West, 118.96 feet to a point for
583	583	corner;
584	584	202. South 55° 42' 27" West, 75.00 feet to a point for
585	585	corner;
586	586	203. South 12° 53' 38" West, 175.25 feet to a point for
587	587	corner;
588	588	204. South 67° 17' 50" West, 76.02 feet to a point for
589	589	corner;
590	590	205. South 01° 54' 55" West, 72.74 feet to a point for
591	591	corner;
592	592	206. South 21° 47' 47" West, 50.63 feet to a point for
593	593	corner;
594	594	207. South 30° 34' 07" West, 69.93 feet to a point for
595	595	corner;
596	596	208. South 01° 56' 11" East, 81.41 feet to a point for
597	597	corner;
598	598	209. South 26° 22' 42" West, 34.57 feet to a point for
599	599	corner;
600	600	210. South 67° 05' 51" West, 48.34 feet to a point for
601	601	corner;
602	602	211. South 43° 05' 05" West, 88.84 feet to a point for
603	603	corner;
604	604	212. South 06° 12' 06" West, 32.76 feet to a point for
605	605	corner;
606	606	213. South 53° 52' 09" West, 35.31 feet to a point for
607	607	corner;
608	608	214. South 35° 27' 25" West, 93.16 feet to a point for
609	609	corner;
610	610	215. South 69° 02' 41" West, 26.32 feet to a point for
611	611	corner;
612	612	216. South 34° 55' 54" West, 62.47 feet to a point for
613	613	corner;
614	614	217. South 59° 30' 54" West, 34.80 feet to a point for
615	615	corner;
616	616	218. South 31° 35' 36" West, 54.99 feet to a point for
617	617	corner;
618	618	219. South 80° 38' 53" West, 17.59 feet to a point for
619	619	corner;
620	620	220. North 51° 17' 05" West, 58.54 feet to a point for
621	621	corner;
622	622	221. South 85° 12' 03" West, 41.54 feet to a point for
623	623	corner;
624	624	222. South 24° 59' 59" West, 91.00 feet to a point for
625	625	corner;
626	626	223. South 14° 46' 54" East, 72.19 feet to a point for
627	627	corner;
628	628	224. South 47° 49' 37" East, 17.58 feet to a point for
629	629	corner;
630	630	225. North 82° 33' 42" East, 18.98 feet to a point for
631	631	corner;
632	632	226. North 62° 05' 32" East, 49.47 feet to a point for
633	633	corner;
634	634	227. South 32° 37' 24" East, 21.13 feet to a point for
635	635	corner;
636	636	228. South 07° 10' 45" East, 68.85 feet to a point for
637	637	corner;
638	638	229. South 02° 25' 39" West, 25.29 feet to a point for
639	639	corner;
640	640	230. North 79° 02' 40" West, 66.16 feet to a point for
641	641	corner;
642	642	231. South 59° 02' 13" West, 28.47 feet to a point for
643	643	corner;
644	644	232. South 23° 47' 48" West, 31.28 feet to a point for
645	645	corner;
646	646	233. South 06° 18' 03" East, 34.66 feet to a point for
647	647	corner;
648	648	234. South 48° 52' 43" West, 70.17 feet to a point for
649	649	corner;
650	650	235. South 18° 07' 53" West, 25.89 feet to a point for
651	651	corner;
652	652	236. South 29° 37' 25" East, 16.81 feet to a point for
653	653	corner;
654	654	237. South 09° 35' 03" West, 18.94 feet to a point for
655	655	corner;
656	656	238. South 59° 28' 11" West, 41.78 feet to a point for
657	657	corner;
658	658	239. North 66° 25' 04" West, 53.16 feet to a point for
659	659	corner;
660	660	240. South 69° 43' 44" West, 29.88 feet to a point for
661	661	corner;
662	662	241. South 16° 40' 35" West, 18.93 feet to a point for
663	663	corner;
664	664	242. South 46° 16' 51" East, 103.13 feet to a point for
665	665	corner;
666	666	243. South 28° 15' 53" West, 34.48 feet to a point for
667	667	corner;
668	668	244. South 30° 08' 49" East, 38.27 feet to a point for
669	669	corner;
670	670	245. South 54° 36' 23" West, 36.18 feet to a point for
671	671	corner;
672	672	246. North 87° 15' 40" West, 40.81 feet to a point for
673	673	corner;
674	674	247. South 43° 10' 16" West, 36.27 feet to a point for
675	675	corner;
676	676	248. South 01° 27' 54" West, 63.63 feet to a point for
677	677	corner;
678	678	249. South 22° 42' 55" East, 112.45 feet to a point for
679	679	corner;
680	680	250. North 83° 08' 57" West, 61.61 feet to a point for
681	681	corner;
682	682	251. South 55° 46' 35" West, 22.40 feet to a point for
683	683	corner;
684	684	252. South 19° 08' 34" East, 62.65 feet to a point for
685	685	corner;
686	686	253. South 34° 22' 11" West, 45.42 feet to a point for
687	687	corner;
688	688	254. South 22° 58' 01" East, 64.31 feet to a point for
689	689	corner;
690	690	255. South 79° 27' 25" West, 57.59 feet to a point for
691	691	corner;
692	692	256. South 36° 43' 17" West, 32.32 feet to a point for
693	693	corner;
694	694	257. South 74° 52' 42" West, 42.12 feet to a point for
695	695	corner;
696	696	258. South 27° 50' 45" West, 34.61 feet to a point for
697	697	corner;
698	698	259. South 31° 19' 18" East, 49.54 feet to a point for
699	699	corner;
700	700	260. South 06° 12' 13" West, 33.42 feet to a point for
701	701	corner;
702	702	261. South 60° 17' 32" West, 61.93 feet to a point for
703	703	corner;
704	704	262. South 39° 44' 32" West, 121.22 feet to a point for
705	705	corner;
706	706	263. South 83° 16' 38" West, 28.02 feet to a point for
707	707	corner;
708	708	264. South 58° 26' 10" West, 28.83 feet to a point for
709	709	corner;
710	710	265. South 08° 13' 32" East, 30.85 feet to a point for
711	711	corner;
712	712	266. South 34° 30' 19" East, 48.11 feet to a point for
713	713	corner;
714	714	267. South 68° 00' 38" West, 76.73 feet to a point for
715	715	corner;
716	716	268. South 28° 09' 54" East, 54.38 feet to a point for
717	717	corner;
718	718	269. South 34° 01' 05" West, 18.94 feet to a point for
719	719	corner;
720	720	270. South 84° 54' 15" West, 30.85 feet to a point for
721	721	corner;
722	722	271. South 11° 15' 51" East, 46.88 feet to a point for
723	723	corner;
724	724	272. South 87° 31' 48" West, 25.80 feet to a point for
725	725	corner;
726	726	273. North 79° 40' 58" West, 23.21 feet to a point for
727	727	corner;
728	728	274. South 24° 43' 54" West, 14.68 feet to a point for
729	729	corner;
730	730	275. South 18° 45' 47" East, 93.00 feet to a point for
731	731	corner;
732	732	276. South 71° 08' 09" West, 25.29 feet to a point for
733	733	corner;
734	734	277. North 77° 46' 11" West, 33.88 feet to a point for
735	735	corner;
736	736	278. South 80° 11' 57" West, 38.23 feet to a point for
737	737	corner;
738	738	279. North 00° 36' 07" East, 47.79 feet to a point for
739	739	corner;
740	740	280. North 32° 38' 19" West, 26.35 feet to a point for
741	741	corner;
742	742	281. South 47° 30' 41" West, 25.30 feet to a point for
743	743	corner;
744	744	282. South 02° 17' 21" West, 94.71 feet to a point for
745	745	corner;
746	746	283. South 20° 38' 43" West, 73.61 feet to a point for
747	747	corner;
748	748	284. North 74° 41' 52" West, 14.28 feet to a point for
749	749	corner;
750	750	285. South 37° 35' 50" West, 27.33 feet to a point for
751	751	corner;
752	752	286. South 39° 04' 52" East, 31.93 feet to a point for
753	753	corner;
754	754	287. South 18° 15' 18" West, 18.63 feet to a point for
755	755	corner;
756	756	288. North 60° 28' 54" West, 30.92 feet to a point for
757	757	corner;
758	758	289. North 46° 52' 21" West, 30.19 feet to a point for
759	759	corner;
760	760	290. South 84° 54' 43" West, 30.43 feet to a point for
761	761	corner;
762	762	291. South 27° 52' 15" West, 24.75 feet to a point for
763	763	corner;
764	764	292. South 42° 24' 24" West, 8.11 feet to a point for corner;
765	765	293. South 06° 34' 16" West, 143.30 feet to a point for
766	766	corner;
767	767	294. South 04° 01' 21" East, 37.45 feet to a point for
768	768	corner;
769	769	295. South 41° 41' 59" West, 41.33 feet to a point for
770	770	corner;
771	771	296. South 08° 41' 16" West, 87.67 feet to a point for
772	772	corner;
773	773	297. North 89° 20' 42" East, 18.46 feet to a point for
774	774	corner;
775	775	298. North 37° 05' 49" East, 15.91 feet to a point for
776	776	corner;
777	777	299. South 80° 41' 32" East, 59.15 feet to a point for
778	778	corner;
779	779	300. South 20° 27' 10" East, 17.03 feet to a point for
780	780	corner;
781	781	301. South 39° 59' 03" West, 43.56 feet to a point for
782	782	corner;
783	783	302. South 25° 25' 48" East, 17.02 feet to a point for
784	784	corner;
785	785	303. North 68° 44' 47" East, 12.02 feet to a point for
786	786	corner;
787	787	304. South 46° 48' 40" East, 27.43 feet to a point for
788	788	corner;
789	789	305. South 64° 52' 17" West, 32.97 feet to a point for
790	790	corner;
791	791	306. South 28° 57' 12" West, 48.82 feet to a point for
792	792	corner;
793	793	307. South 16° 43' 49" East, 21.92 feet to a point for
794	794	corner;
795	795	308. South 52° 41' 44" West, 51.99 feet to a point for
796	796	corner;
797	797	309. North 08° 31' 54" West, 46.17 feet to a point for
798	798	corner;
799	799	310. South 72° 07' 52" West, 28.23 feet to a point for
800	800	corner;
801	801	311. South 01° 47' 25" East, 34.99 feet to a point for
802	802	corner;
803	803	312. South 14° 38' 49" East, 44.21 feet to a point for
804	804	corner;
805	805	313. South 36° 01' 18" East, 78.59 feet to a point for
806	806	corner;
807	807	314. South 04° 39' 33" West, 31.06 feet to a point for
808	808	corner;
809	809	315. South 29° 07' 48" East, 44.33 feet to a point for
810	810	corner;
811	811	316. South 40° 54' 36" West, 61.46 feet to a point for
812	812	corner;
813	813	317. South 24° 21' 02" West, 78.32 feet to a point for
814	814	corner;
815	815	318. South 29° 57' 15" East, 47.19 feet to a point for
816	816	corner;
817	817	319. North 71° 20' 15" East, 50.64 feet to a point for
818	818	corner;
819	819	320. South 42° 17' 13" East, 24.19 feet to a point for
820	820	corner;
821	821	321. South 21° 52' 21" West, 49.78 feet to a point for
822	822	corner;
823	823	322. South 89° 27' 24" West, 89.75 feet to a point for
824	824	corner;
825	825	323. South 42° 24' 07" West, 21.50 feet to a point for
826	826	corner;
827	827	324. South 16° 33' 12" East, 150.40 feet to a point for
828	828	corner;
829	829	325. North 78° 49' 48" West, 64.29 feet to a point for
830	830	corner.
831	831	326. North 58° 59' 03" West, 42.43 feet to a point for
832	832	corner;
833	833	327. South 23° 09' 10" West, 114.96 feet to a point for
834	834	corner;
835	835	328. South 24° 35' 10" East, 41.72 feet to a point for
836	836	corner;
837	837	329. South 74° 47' 21" East, 33.23 feet to a point for
838	838	corner;
839	839	330. South 27° 19' 09" East, 105.62 feet to a point for
840	840	corner;
841	841	331. South 32° 34' 11" West, 75.88 feet to a point for
842	842	corner;
843	843	332. South 06° 42' 20" East, 33.01 feet to a point for
844	844	corner;
845	845	333. South 75° 32' 01" East, 35.47 feet to a point for
846	846	corner;
847	847	334. North 40° 27' 24" East, 105.97 feet to a point for
848	848	corner;
849	849	335. South 56° 26' 22" East, 26.27 feet to a point for
850	850	corner;
851	851	336. South 05° 57' 05" West, 72.29 feet to a point for
852	852	corner;
853	853	337. South 12° 19' 55" East, 38.97 feet to a point for
854	854	corner;
855	855	338. South 35° 59' 47" West, 36.09 feet to a point for
856	856	corner;
857	857	339. North 60° 35' 48" West, 53.40 feet to a point for
858	858	corner;
859	859	340. South 09° 32' 00" West, 34.94 feet to a point for
860	860	corner;
861	861	341. South 41° 30' 30" East, 75.96 feet to a point for
862	862	corner;
863	863	342. North 57° 03' 06" East, 43.87 feet to a point for
864	864	corner;
865	865	343. South 27° 46' 00" East, 70.84 feet to a point for
866	866	corner;
867	867	344. South 49° 10' 04" East, 119.49 feet to a point for
868	868	corner;
869	869	345. South 13° 51' 19" East, 35.83 feet to a point for
870	870	corner;
871	871	346. South 50° 09' 16" East, 33.56 feet to a point for
872	872	corner;
873	873	347. South 78° 44' 37" East, 32.15 feet to a point for
874	874	corner;
875	875	348. South 21° 12' 23" East, 11.73 feet to a point for corner
876	876	in the north right-of-way line of F.M. 2090 (width varies)
877	877	described in Volume 214, Page 237, Volume 685, Page 123 and Volume
878	878	309, Page 575 of the Montgomery County Deed Records (M.C.D.R.);
879	879	Thence, along the north right-of-way line of said F.M. 2090
880	880	the following seven (7) courses and distances:
881	881	1. South 69° 22' 24" West, 174.58 feet to a point for corner;
882	882	2. South 61° 36' 43" West, 225.56 feet to a point for corner;
883	883	3. 672.43 feet along the arc of a non-tangent curve to the
884	884	right, having a radius of 2,846.48 feet, a central angle of 13° 32'
885	885	06", and a chord which bears South 77° 13' 53" West, with a chord
886	886	length of 670.87 feet to a point for corner;
887	887	4. South 81° 47' 39" West, 187.79 feet to a point for corner;
888	888	5. South 84° 52' 16" West, 256.08 feet to a point for corner;
889	889	6. 880.84 feet along the arc of a non-tangent curve to the
890	890	right, having a radius of 2,814.79 feet, a central angle of 17° 55'
891	891	47", and a chord which bears North 86° 05' 51" West, with a chord
892	892	length of 877.25 feet to a point for corner;
893	893	7. North 77° 19' 09" West, 894.91 feet to the POINT OF
894	894	BEGINNING, and containing 547.147 Acres (23,833,736 Square Feet) of
895	895	land.
896	896	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
897	897	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
898	898	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
899	899	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
900	900	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
901	901	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
902	902	Government Code.
903	903	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
904	904	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
905	905	Environmental Quality.
906	906	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
907	907	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
908	908	lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
909	909	representatives within the required time.
910	910	(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
911	911	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
912	912	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
913	913	and accomplished.
914	914	SECTION 4. (a) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
915	915	vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
916	916	7960A, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
917	917	this Act, is amended by adding Section 7960A.0307 to read as
918	918	follows:
919	919	Sec. 7960A.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
920	920	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
921	921	(b) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
922	922	legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
923	923	Article I, Texas Constitution.
924	924	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
925	925	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
926	926	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
927	927	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
928	928	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
929	929	______________________________ ______________________________
930	930	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
931	931	I certify that H.B. No. 5315 was passed by the House on May 9,
932	932	2023, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 33, 2 present, not
933	933	voting.
934	934	______________________________
935	935	Chief Clerk of the House
936	936	I certify that H.B. No. 5315 was passed by the Senate on May
937	937	24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3, 1 present, not
938	938	voting.
939	939	______________________________
940	940	Secretary of the Senate
941	941	APPROVED: _____________________
942	942	Date
943	943	_____________________
944	944	Governor