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22 By: Miles S.B. No. 2611
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment
88 District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
99 to impose assessments or fees.
1010 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1111 SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
1212 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3995 to read as follows:
1313 CHAPTER 3995. NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
1414 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1515 Sec. 3995.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
1616 (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
1717 (2) "City" means the City of Houston.
1818 (3) "County" means Harris County.
1919 (4) "Director" means a board member.
2020 (5) "District" means the Northeast Houston
2121 Redevelopment District.
2222 Sec. 3995.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
2323 Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is a special district
2424 created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
2525 Sec. 3995.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
2626 creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
2727 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
2828 Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
2929 chapter.
3030 (b) By creating the district and in authorizing political
3131 subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has
3232 established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in
3333 Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
3434 (c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
3535 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
3636 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
3737 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
3838 welfare in the district.
3939 (d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
4040 interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of
4141 services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
4242 chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to
4343 supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the
4444 district.
4545 Sec. 3995.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
4646 (a) All land and other property included in the district will
4747 benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the
4848 district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article
4949 III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other
5050 powers granted under this chapter.
5151 (b) The district is created to serve a public use and
5252 benefit.
5353 (c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
5454 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
5555 (1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
5656 state;
5757 (2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
5858 (3) developing or expanding transportation and
5959 commerce; and
6060 (4) providing quality residential housing.
6161 (d) The district will:
6262 (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
6363 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
6464 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
6565 (2) provide needed funding for the district to
6666 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
6767 the district territory as a residential community and business
6868 center; and
6969 (3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
7070 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping,
7171 removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the
7272 district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation,
7373 and enhancement of scenic beauty.
7474 (e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
7575 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
7676 landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
7777 necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
7878 or road improvement.
7979 (f) The district will not act as the agent or
8080 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
8181 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
8282 Sec. 3995.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
8383 district is initially composed of the territory described by
8484 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
8585 (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
8686 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
8787 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
8888 does not affect the district's:
8989 (1) organization, existence, or validity;
9090 (2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
9191 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
9292 interest on the bonds;
9393 (3) right to impose or collect an assessment; or
9494 (4) legality or operation.
9595 Sec. 3995.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
9696 All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
9797 included in:
9898 (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
9999 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
100100 (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
101101 Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
102102 (3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
103103 Government Code.
104104 Sec. 3995.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
105105 DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
106106 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
107107 Sec. 3995.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
108108 shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
109109 purposes stated in this chapter.
110110 Sec. 3995.0109. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) Before
111111 issuing any bonds or other obligations, imposing any assessments,
112112 or recommending persons for appointment as succeeding directors,
113113 the initial directors shall hold an election in the boundaries of
114114 the district on a uniform election date provided by Section 41.001,
115115 Election Code, to determine if the district shall be created.
116116 (b) Notice of a confirmation election shall state the day
117117 and place or places for holding the election and the propositions to
118118 be voted on.
119119 (c) The ballots for a confirmation election shall be printed
120120 to provide for voting "For District" and "Against District."
121121 (d) Immediately after the confirmation election, the
122122 presiding judge shall take returns of the results to the initial
123123 board. The initial board shall canvass the returns and issue an
124124 order declaring the results at the earliest practicable time. The
125125 order must include a description of the district's boundaries.
126126 (e) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the
127127 creation of the district, the initial board shall issue an order
128128 declaring that the district is created and enter the result in its
129129 minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are
130130 against the creation of the district, the initial board shall issue
131131 an order declaring that the district was defeated and enter the
132132 result in its minutes.
133133 (f) A copy of each order issued under this section must be
134134 filed:
135135 (1) in the deed records of the county or counties in
136136 which the district is located; and
137137 (2) with the Texas Commission on Environmental
138138 Quality.
139139 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
140140 Sec. 3995.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district
141141 is governed by a board of 13 voting directors who must be qualified
142142 under and appointed by the governing body of the city as provided by
143143 Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
144144 (b) The directors serve staggered terms of four years with
145145 six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered
146146 year.
147147 Sec. 3995.0202. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A
148148 director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office
149149 with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or
150150 affirmation in the district records.
151151 (b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or
152152 affirmation with the clerk of the county.
153153 Sec. 3995.0203. QUORUM. A vacant director position is not
154154 counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
155155 Sec. 3995.0204. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
156156 the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
157157 of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
158158 Sec. 3995.0205. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
159159 may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each
160160 board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may
161161 receive each year may not exceed $2,000.
162162 (b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
163163 and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
164164 responsibilities of the board.
165165 Sec. 3995.0206. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may
166166 obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
167167 coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
168168 protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
169169 all claims relating to:
170170 (1) actions taken by the director in the director's
171171 capacity as a member of the board;
172172 (2) actions and activities taken by the district; or
173173 (3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the
174174 district.
175175 Sec. 3995.0207. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
176176 create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
177177 Sec. 3995.0208. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
178178 meetings at a place accessible to the public.
179179 Sec. 3995.0209. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
180180 consists of the following directors:
181181 Pos. No. Name of Director Pos. No. Name of Director
182182 Pos. No. Name of Director
183183 1 ____________________ 1 ____________________
184184 1 ____________________
185185 2 ____________________ 2 ____________________
186186 2 ____________________
187187 3 ____________________ 3 ____________________
188188 3 ____________________
189189 4 ____________________ 4 ____________________
190190 4 ____________________
191191 5 ____________________ 5 ____________________
192192 5 ____________________
193193 6 ____________________ 6 ____________________
194194 6 ____________________
195195 7 ____________________ 7 ____________________
196196 7 ____________________
197197 8 ____________________ 8 ____________________
198198 8 ____________________
199199 9 ____________________ 9 ____________________
200200 9 ____________________
201201 10 ____________________ 10 ____________________
202202 10 ____________________
203203 11 ____________________ 11 ____________________
204204 11 ____________________
205205 12 ____________________ 12 ____________________
206206 12 ____________________
207207 13 ____________________ 13 ____________________
208208 13 ____________________
209209 (b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
210210 appointed for positions 1 through 6 expire June 1, 2025, and the
211211 terms of directors appointed for positions 7 through 13 expire June
212212 1, 2027.
213213 (c) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply
214214 to the initial directors named by Subsection (a).
215215 (d) This section expires September 1, 2027.
216216 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
217217 Sec. 3995.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
218218 has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
219219 which the district is created.
220220 Sec. 3995.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a)
221221 The district, using any money available to the district for the
222222 purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
223223 relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
224224 service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local
225225 Government Code.
226226 (b) The district may contract with a governmental or private
227227 entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).
228228 (c) The implementation of a district project or service is a
229229 governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791,
230230 Government Code.
231231 Sec. 3995.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. An
232232 improvement project described by Section 3995.0302 may be located:
233233 (1) in the district; or
234234 (2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if
235235 the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure
236236 improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
237237 Sec. 3995.0304. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
238238 resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
239239 assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
240240 providing a service authorized by this chapter.
241241 (b) The nonprofit corporation:
242242 (1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
243243 government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
244244 Transportation Code; and
245245 (2) may implement any project and provide any service
246246 authorized by this chapter.
247247 (c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
248248 nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
249249 corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
250250 of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
251251 Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
252252 required to reside in the district.
253253 Sec. 3995.0305. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. As provided by Chapter
254254 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with
255255 or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
256256 Sec. 3995.0306. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
257257 public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
258258 including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
259259 district for a fee.
260260 Sec. 3995.0307. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
261261 The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
262262 organization that performs a service or provides an activity
263263 consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
264264 Sec. 3995.0308. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The
265265 district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic
266266 development purposes of the district.
267267 (b) The district may establish and provide for the
268268 administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
269269 economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
270270 activity in the district, including programs to:
271271 (1) make loans and grants of public money; and
272272 (2) provide district personnel and services.
273273 (c) The district may create economic development programs
274274 and exercise the economic development powers provided to
275275 municipalities by:
276276 (1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
277277 (2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
278278 Sec. 3995.0309. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
279279 territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or
280280 the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district
281281 may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the
282282 district was created unless the governing body of the municipality
283283 by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.
284284 Sec. 3995.0310. NO AD VALOREM TAX. The district may not
285285 impose an ad valorem tax.
286286 Sec. 3995.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
287287 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
288288 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
289289 Sec. 3995.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
290290 board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and
291291 the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the
292292 district's money.
293293 Sec. 3995.0402. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF
294294 DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS. The district may
295295 provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or
296296 other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other
297297 contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the
298298 establishment, administration, and operation of the district and
299299 the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an
300300 improvement project or district contractual obligation or
301301 indebtedness by:
302302 (1) the imposition of an assessment, user fee,
303303 concession fee, or rental charge; or
304304 (2) any other revenue or resources of the district.
305305 Sec. 3995.0403. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The
306306 district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
307307 other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the
308308 manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J,
309309 Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
310310 (b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
311311 district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
312312 note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
313313 proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
314314 other type of obligation.
315315 (c) In addition to the sources of money described by
316316 Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
317317 Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
318318 wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the
319319 district receives from improvement revenue or from any other
320320 source.
321321 Sec. 3995.0404. BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
322322 than 40 years from their date of issue.
323323 Sec. 3995.0405. COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The
324324 district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons,
325325 including the city or the county, all or part of the cost of an
326326 improvement project, including an improvement project:
327327 (1) for improving, enhancing, and supporting public
328328 safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical
329329 services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or
330330 (2) that confers a general benefit on the entire
331331 district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
332332 Sec. 3995.0406. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES. The
333333 district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property,
334334 including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.
335335 Sec. 3995.0407. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM
336336 ASSESSMENTS AND FEES. The district may not impose an assessment,
337337 impact fee, or standby fee on the property, including the
338338 equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements,
339339 of:
340340 (1) an electric utility or a power generation company
341341 as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
342342 (2) a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or
343343 121.001, Utilities Code, or a person who owns pipelines used for the
344344 transportation or sale of oil or gas or a product or constituent of
345345 oil or gas;
346346 (3) a person who owns pipelines used for the
347347 transportation or sale of carbon dioxide;
348348 (4) a telecommunications provider as defined by
349349 Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
350350 (5) a cable service provider or video service provider
351351 as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.
352352 SUBCHAPTER E. ASSESSMENTS
353353 Sec. 3995.0501. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
354354 AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance
355355 a service or improvement project with assessments under this
356356 chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or
357357 improvement has been filed with the board.
358358 (b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
359359 the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
360360 the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
361361 certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
362362 Sec. 3995.0502. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
363363 (a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
364364 for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
365365 district that is not a residential property, including a multiunit
366366 residential property or a condominium.
367367 (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
368368 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
369369 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
370370 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
371371 fees incurred by the district:
372372 (1) are a first and prior lien against the property
373373 assessed;
374374 (2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
375375 a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
376376 taxes; and
377377 (3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
378378 the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
379379 assessment proceedings.
380380 (c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
381381 resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
382382 paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a
383383 taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, may
384384 enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
385385 (d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
386386 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
387387 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
388388 the manner required for additional assessments.
389389 Sec. 3995.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
390390 may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
391391 Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
392392 SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION
393393 Sec. 3995.0901. DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE. (a) A
394394 municipality that includes territory of the district, in the
395395 corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
396396 municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.
397397 (b) The municipality may not dissolve the district until the
398398 district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been
399399 repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed
400400 the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.
401401 (c) Section 375.263, Local Government Code, does not apply
402402 to the district.
403403 Sec. 3995.0902. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER
404404 REVENUE. (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other
405405 obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or
406406 other revenue, the municipality that dissolves the district shall
407407 succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding
408408 enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.
409409 (b) The municipality shall have and exercise all district
410410 powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to
411411 pay:
412412 (1) the bonds or other obligations when due and
413413 payable according to their terms; or
414414 (2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other
415415 obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding
416416 bonds or obligations.
417417 Sec. 3995.0903. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
418418 (a) If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality
419419 assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds,
420420 the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt
421421 payable from assessments or other district revenue.
422422 (b) If a municipality dissolves the district, the board
423423 shall transfer ownership of all district property to the
424424 municipality.
425425 Sec. 3995.0904. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION. (a) Except as
426426 limited by Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the board shall
427427 dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by
428428 the owners of:
429429 (1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value of the
430430 property subject to assessment by the district based on the most
431431 recent certified county property tax rolls; or
432432 (2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the
433433 district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
434434 rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
435435 assessment by the district according to the most recent certified
436436 county property tax rolls.
437437 (b) Section 375.262, Local Government Code, does not apply
438438 to the district.
439439 SECTION 2. The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District
440440 initially includes all the territory contained in the following
441441 area:
442442 The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is +/- 12,905 acres of
443443 land situated east of US Hwy 59 North and north of Liberty Road
444444 within the Municipal Limits of the City of Houston and Harris
445445 County, Texas, and described as follows:
446446 Beginning at intersection of west right-of-way (ROW) of Lockwood Dr
447447 and centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E;
448448 Then generally west along centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E to
449449 centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North;
450450 Then north along centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North to centerline of
451451 Southern Pacific Railway;
452452 Then north northeast along centerline of Southern Pacific Railway
453453 to centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St;
454454 Then east along centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St to centerline
455455 ROW of Hirsch Rd;
456456 Then north and north northeast along centerline ROW of Hirsch Rd to
457457 centerline ROW of Van Zandt St;
458458 Then east along centerline ROW of Van Zandt St to centerline ROW of
459459 Homestead Rd;
460460 Then north along centerline ROW of Homestead Rd to centerline of
461461 drainage ditch P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou);
462462 Then east, south and east along centerline of drainage ditch
463463 P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou) to southwest corner of
464464 0.1525 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LT 1 BLK 43);
465465 Then east and generally east southeast along south boundary of
466466 NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LTS 1-9 BLK 43, LTS 1-11 BLK 54, and LTS 13-16
467467 BLK 53, and NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LTS 55-63 BLK 1 and LTS 191-206 BLK
468468 6 to southwest corner of 0.271 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LT
469469 191 BLK 6);
470470 Then east along south boundary of said 0.271 acre lot and NORTHWOOD
471471 MANOR SEC 8 to centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
472472 City of Houston Municipal Limits;
473473 Then south along centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
474474 City of Houston Municipal Limits to a point west of southwest corner
475475 of 233.2922 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2C);
476476 Then east to east ROW line of N Wayside Dr and along south boundary
477477 of said 233.2922 acre tract, and 195.79 acre tract (ABST 119 J E
478478 BUNDICK TRS 2B & 2D), and boundary line of City of Houston Municipal
479479 Limits, to west boundary of 32.0224 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND ML
480480 (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60);
481481 Then southwest along west boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
482482 north ROW of Little York Rd;
483483 Then east along north ROW of Little York Rd across 32.0224 acre
484484 tract to east boundary of said tract;
485485 Then northeast along east boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
486486 boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits and southwest
487487 corner of 6.8196 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2E);
488488 Then east along south boundary of said 6.8196 acre tract, and along
489489 boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits, across ROW of
490490 Mesa Dr, and along north boundary of 32.42 acre tract (TRAYLOR FIELD
491491 SEC 1 RES A BLK 1), and 71.6700 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39K)
492492 to northeast corner of said 71.6700 acre tract;
493493 Then south along east boundary of said 71.6700 acre tract and
494494 boundary line of City of Houston Municipal Limits, and east
495495 boundary of 192.9761 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39 & 39E),
496496 and 31.03 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39J), and 7.3476 acre
497497 tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39B & 39C), and 1.375 acre tract (ABST
498498 600 E NOLAND TRS 21A & 22A), and 6.435 acre tract (OAKLAND ACRES TR A
499499 (NM)), and 48.0056 acre tract (MESA DRIVE CROSSING RES A BLK 1) to
500500 southeast corner of said 48.0056 acre tract;
501501 Then west along south boundary of said 48.0056 acre tract to east
502502 boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 3 Subdivision;
503503 Then south along east boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 1-3
504504 Subdivision to centerline ROW of Caddo St;
505505 Then west along centerline ROW of Caddo St to centerline ROW of
506506 Thorn St;
507507 Then south along centerline ROW of Thorn St to centerline ROW of
508508 Sterlingshire Rd;
509509 Then west along centerline ROW of Sterlingshire Rd to centerline
510510 ROW of Balsam Rd;
511511 Then south along centerline ROW of Balsam Rd to centerline ROW of
512512 Tidwell Rd;
513513 Then west along centerline ROW of Tidwell Rd to centerline ROW of
514514 Mesa Rd;
515515 Then south along centerline ROW of Mesa Rd to north boundary of
516516 Southern Pacific Rail Easement;
517517 Then west southwest along north boundary of Southern Pacific Rail
518518 Easement to a point south of west ROW line of Majestic St;
519519 Then north along west ROW line of Majestic St to a point west of
520520 southwest corner of 0.124 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 TR 181
521521 BLK 10);
522522 Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along south boundary of said
523523 0.124 acre tract and south boundary of 0.5159 acre tract (LIBERTY
524524 GARDENS SEC 1 TRS 181B THRU 185B BLK 10) to southeast corner of said
525525 0.5159 acre tract and coincident west boundary of 9.9226 acre tract
526526 (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1Y);
527527 Then north along west boundary of said 9.9226 acre tract, and
528528 7.46000 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1), and 4.8780 acre
529529 tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 62C) to south boundary of 0.6359
530530 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON LT 207 & TRS 205 & 206 BLK 11 & TR
531531 62);
532532 Then west, north and west along boundary line of said 0.6359 acre
533533 tract, across ROW of Majestic St to west ROW;
534534 Then north along west ROW of Majestic St to a point west of
535535 northwest corner of 0.7779 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 LTS 209 &
536536 210 & TR 208 BLK 12);
537537 Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along north boundary of said
538538 0.779 acre tract to northeast corner of said tract and west ROW of
539539 Blaffer St;
540540 Then north along west ROW of Blaffer St to southeast corner of
541541 18.0091 acre tract (CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS HOUSTON RES A BLK 1);
542542 Then west along south boundary of said 18.0091 acre tract, and
543543 11.5346 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 4) to west ROW of
544544 Dabney St;
545545 Then north along west ROW of Dabney St to northeast corner 0.1657
546546 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT 25 BLK 1);
547547 Then west along north boundary of said lot and STANNARD PLACE LTS
548548 24-14 BLK 1 to northwest corner of 0.168 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT
549549 14 BLK 1) and east ROW of Hoffman St;
550550 Then south along east ROW of Hoffman St to south ROW of Minden St;
551551 Then west along south ROW of Minden to west ROW of Lockwood Dr;
552552 Then north along west ROW of Lockwood Dr to centerline of North Loop
553553 Fwy E and beginning of +/- 12,905 acre tract.
554554 Save and Except Harris County MUD 439.
555555 Save and Except ABST 600 E NOLAND ML (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60.
556556 Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract situated southeast of
557557 intersection of Feland St and Woodlyn Rd and consisting of Oaks of
558558 Lakewood Village Section 1-2 with beginning point being east ROW
559559 line of Feland St and northwest corner of 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF
560560 LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A);
561561 Then east along north boundary of said 3.0045 acre tract, and OAKS
562562 OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 to northeast corner of 0.2361 acre lot
563563 (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 LT 36 BLK 1);
564564 Then south along east boundary of said 0.2361 acre lot, and OAKS OF
565565 LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1-2 to southeast corner of 0.2849 acre lot
566566 (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 30 BLK 1);
567567 Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2849 acre lot,
568568 and OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 to southwest corner of 0.1779
569569 acre lot (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 46 BLK 1) and east ROW
570570 line of Feland St;
571571 Then north along east ROW line of Feland St to northwest corner of
572572 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A)
573573 and point of beginning of Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract.
574574 Save and Except 1.8095 acre tract (TR 4C BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
575575 Save and Except 2.585 acre tract (LT 5 BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
576576 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 104 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
577577 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 107 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
578578 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 108 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
579579 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 109 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
580580 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 110 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
581581 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 121 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
582582 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 122 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
583583 Save and Except 0.3223 acre tract (LTS 123 & 124 BLK 10 TOWNLEY
584584 PLACE);
585585 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 125 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
586586 SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
587587 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
588588 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
589589 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
590590 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
591591 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
592592 Government Code.
593593 (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
594594 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
595595 Environmental Quality.
596596 (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
597597 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
598598 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
599599 within the required time.
600600 (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
601601 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
602602 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
603603 fulfilled and accomplished.
604604 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
605605 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
606606 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
607607 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
608608 Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
609609
610610 Pos. No. Name of Director
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616616 3 ____________________
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620620 5 ____________________
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625625
626626 8 ____________________
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628628 9 ____________________
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630630 10 ____________________
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