Bill Text: TX SB390 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2019-06-15 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB390 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB390-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2019-06-15 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB390 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB390-Comm_Sub.html
By: Miles | S.B. No. 390 | |
(In the Senate - Filed January 18, 2019; March 21, 2019, | ||
read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental | ||
Relations; April 15, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable | ||
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; | ||
April 15, 2019, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 390 | By: Alvarado |
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relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment | ||||||
District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority | ||||||
to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | ||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||||||
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws | ||||||
Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3961 to read as follows: | ||||||
CHAPTER 3961. NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||||||
(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. | ||||||
(2) "City" means the City of Houston. | ||||||
(3) "County" means Harris County. | ||||||
(4) "Director" means a board member. | ||||||
(5) "District" means the Northeast Houston | ||||||
Redevelopment District. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The | ||||||
district is a special district created under Section 59, Article | ||||||
XVI, Texas Constitution. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The | ||||||
creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of | ||||||
Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, | ||||||
Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this | ||||||
chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing political | ||||||
subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has | ||||||
established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in | ||||||
Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||||||
(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, | ||||||
develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, | ||||||
transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, | ||||||
entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public | ||||||
welfare in the district. | ||||||
(c) The district is created to supplement and not to | ||||||
supplant county services provided in the district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. | ||||||
(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. | ||||||
(b) All land and other property included in the district | ||||||
will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by | ||||||
the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, | ||||||
Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and | ||||||
other powers granted under this chapter. | ||||||
(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest | ||||||
and is essential to further the public purposes of: | ||||||
(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the | ||||||
state; | ||||||
(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; | ||||||
(3) developing or expanding transportation and | ||||||
commerce; and | ||||||
(4) providing quality residential housing. | ||||||
(d) The district will: | ||||||
(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of | ||||||
residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, | ||||||
and consumers in the district, and of the public; | ||||||
(2) provide needed funding for the district to | ||||||
preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of | ||||||
the district territory as a residential community and business | ||||||
center; and | ||||||
(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment | ||||||
of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping, | ||||||
removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the | ||||||
district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, | ||||||
and enhancement of scenic beauty. | ||||||
(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at | ||||||
grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street | ||||||
landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of | ||||||
and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an | ||||||
improvement project that includes a street or road improvement. | ||||||
(f) The district will not act as the agent or | ||||||
instrumentality of any private interest even though the district | ||||||
will benefit many private interests as well as the public. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is | ||||||
initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the | ||||||
Act enacting this chapter. | ||||||
(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of | ||||||
the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the | ||||||
field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process | ||||||
does not affect the district's: | ||||||
(1) organization, existence, or validity; | ||||||
(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes | ||||||
for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and | ||||||
interest on a bond; | ||||||
(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or | ||||||
(4) legality or operation. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES. | ||||||
All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be | ||||||
included in: | ||||||
(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under | ||||||
Chapter 311, Tax Code; | ||||||
(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under | ||||||
Chapter 312, Tax Code; or | ||||||
(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, | ||||||
Government Code. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT | ||||||
DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, | ||||||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter | ||||||
shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and | ||||||
purposes stated in this chapter. | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district | ||||||
is governed by a board of nine voting directors who must be | ||||||
qualified under and appointed by the governing body of the city as | ||||||
provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. | ||||||
(b) The directors serve staggered terms of four years with | ||||||
four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered | ||||||
year. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0202. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A | ||||||
director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office | ||||||
with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or | ||||||
affirmation in the district records. | ||||||
(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or | ||||||
affirmation with the clerk of the county. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0203. QUORUM. A vacant director position is not | ||||||
counted for purposes of establishing a quorum. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0204. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among | ||||||
the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices | ||||||
of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0205. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district | ||||||
may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each | ||||||
board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may | ||||||
receive each year may not exceed $2,000. | ||||||
(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary | ||||||
and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and | ||||||
responsibilities of the board. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0206. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may | ||||||
obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance | ||||||
coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that | ||||||
protects and insures a director against personal liability and from | ||||||
all claims relating to: | ||||||
(1) actions taken by the director in the director's | ||||||
capacity as a member of the board; | ||||||
(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or | ||||||
(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the | ||||||
district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0207. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not | ||||||
create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0208. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold | ||||||
meetings at a place accessible to the public. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0209. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board | ||||||
consists of: | ||||||
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(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors serving | ||||||
in positions 1 through 5 expire June 1, 2021, and the terms of | ||||||
directors serving in positions 6 through 9 expire June 1, 2023. | ||||||
(c) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply | ||||||
to the initial directors named by Subsection (a). | ||||||
(d) This section expires September 1, 2023. | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district | ||||||
has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for | ||||||
which the district is created. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The | ||||||
district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, | ||||||
relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or | ||||||
service using money available to the district, or contract with a | ||||||
governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, | ||||||
acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an | ||||||
improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or | ||||||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. An | ||||||
improvement project described by Section 3961.0302 may be located: | ||||||
(1) in the district; or | ||||||
(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if | ||||||
the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure | ||||||
improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0304. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The | ||||||
district, using money available to the district, may exercise the | ||||||
powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local | ||||||
Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, | ||||||
construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that | ||||||
chapter. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0305. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by | ||||||
resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to | ||||||
assist and act for the district in implementing a project or | ||||||
providing a service authorized by this chapter. | ||||||
(b) The nonprofit corporation: | ||||||
(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local | ||||||
government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, | ||||||
Transportation Code; and | ||||||
(2) may implement any project and provide any service | ||||||
authorized by this chapter. | ||||||
(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the | ||||||
nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit | ||||||
corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors | ||||||
of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, | ||||||
Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not | ||||||
required to reside in the district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0306. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by | ||||||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an | ||||||
agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person. | ||||||
(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental | ||||||
function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government | ||||||
Code. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0307. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the | ||||||
public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, | ||||||
including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the | ||||||
district for a fee. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0308. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. | ||||||
The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit | ||||||
organization that performs a service or provides an activity | ||||||
consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0309. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district | ||||||
may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development | ||||||
purposes of the district. | ||||||
(b) The district may establish and provide for the | ||||||
administration of one or more programs to promote state or local | ||||||
economic development and to stimulate business and commercial | ||||||
activity in the district, including programs to: | ||||||
(1) make loans and grants of public money; and | ||||||
(2) provide district personnel and services. | ||||||
(c) The district may create economic development programs | ||||||
and exercise the economic development powers that: | ||||||
(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a | ||||||
municipality; and | ||||||
(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, | ||||||
provides to a municipality. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0310. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the | ||||||
territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or | ||||||
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district | ||||||
may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the | ||||||
district was created unless the governing body of the municipality | ||||||
by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may | ||||||
not exercise the power of eminent domain. | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The | ||||||
board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and | ||||||
the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the | ||||||
district's money. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES. | ||||||
The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain | ||||||
an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or | ||||||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to | ||||||
the district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0403. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF | ||||||
DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS. The district may | ||||||
provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or | ||||||
other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other | ||||||
contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the | ||||||
establishment, administration, and operation of the district and | ||||||
the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an | ||||||
improvement project or district contractual obligation or | ||||||
indebtedness by: | ||||||
(1) the imposition of an ad valorem tax or sales and | ||||||
use tax or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental | ||||||
charge; or | ||||||
(2) any other revenue or resources of the district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0404. COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The | ||||||
district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons, | ||||||
including the city or the county, all or part of the cost of an | ||||||
improvement project, including an improvement project: | ||||||
(1) for improving, enhancing, and supporting public | ||||||
safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical | ||||||
services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or | ||||||
(2) that confers a general benefit on the entire | ||||||
district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0405. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The | ||||||
district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements | ||||||
of a tax or assessment on property in the zones. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0406. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES. The | ||||||
district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property, | ||||||
including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium. | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER E. ASSESSMENTS | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0501. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES | ||||||
AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance | ||||||
a service or improvement project with assessments under this | ||||||
chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or | ||||||
improvement has been filed with the board. | ||||||
(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of at least 50 | ||||||
percent of the property in the district subject to assessment | ||||||
according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the | ||||||
county. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0502. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. | ||||||
(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment | ||||||
for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the | ||||||
district that is not a residential property, including a multiunit | ||||||
residential property or a condominium. | ||||||
(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment | ||||||
resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll | ||||||
by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or | ||||||
reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's | ||||||
fees incurred by the district: | ||||||
(1) are a first and prior lien against the property | ||||||
assessed; | ||||||
(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than | ||||||
a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem | ||||||
taxes; and | ||||||
(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against | ||||||
the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the | ||||||
assessment proceedings. | ||||||
(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's | ||||||
resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is | ||||||
paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the | ||||||
board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property. | ||||||
(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the | ||||||
assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of | ||||||
any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in | ||||||
the manner required for additional assessments. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district | ||||||
may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local | ||||||
Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. | ||||||
The board shall determine the method of notice. | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER F. TAXES AND BONDS | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0601. TAX ABATEMENT. The district may enter into | ||||||
a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of | ||||||
this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement | ||||||
by a municipality. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0602. PROPERTY TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) The district | ||||||
may impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district | ||||||
to: | ||||||
(1) pay for an improvement project of the types | ||||||
authorized by Section 52(b), Article III, and Section 59, Article | ||||||
XVI, Texas Constitution; or | ||||||
(2) secure the payment of bonds issued for a purpose | ||||||
described by Subdivision (1). | ||||||
(b) The district may not impose an ad valorem tax to pay for | ||||||
an improvement project under this chapter unless: | ||||||
(1) a written petition has been filed with the board | ||||||
requesting an election to approve the imposition of the tax signed | ||||||
by the owners of at least 50 percent of the property in the district | ||||||
subject to assessment according to the most recent certified county | ||||||
property tax rolls; and | ||||||
(2) the imposition of the tax is approved by the voters | ||||||
of the district voting at the requested election. | ||||||
(c) The district may not impose an ad valorem tax on a | ||||||
residential property, including a multiunit residential property | ||||||
or a condominium. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0603. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The district may | ||||||
impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters | ||||||
of the district voting at an election called for that purpose. | ||||||
Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad | ||||||
valorem tax revenue of the district may be used. | ||||||
(b) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a | ||||||
result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and | ||||||
use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions | ||||||
of this state having territory in the district would exceed two | ||||||
percent at any location in the district. | ||||||
(c) If the voters of the district approve the adoption of | ||||||
the tax at an election held on the same election date on which | ||||||
another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or | ||||||
approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a | ||||||
result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the | ||||||
district and other political subdivisions of this state having | ||||||
territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location | ||||||
in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under | ||||||
this chapter has no effect. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0604. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The | ||||||
district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or | ||||||
other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, | ||||||
sales and use taxes, or assessments in the manner provided by | ||||||
Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local | ||||||
Government Code. | ||||||
(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the | ||||||
district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, | ||||||
note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a | ||||||
proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or | ||||||
other type of obligation. | ||||||
(c) In addition to the sources of money described by | ||||||
Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local | ||||||
Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable | ||||||
wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district | ||||||
receives from improvement revenue or from any other source. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0605. BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more | ||||||
than 40 years from their date of issue. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0606. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. At | ||||||
the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad | ||||||
valorem taxes are issued: | ||||||
(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual | ||||||
ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are | ||||||
outstanding; and | ||||||
(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem | ||||||
tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient | ||||||
to: | ||||||
(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other | ||||||
obligations as the interest becomes due; and | ||||||
(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the | ||||||
principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the | ||||||
redemption price at any earlier required redemption date. | ||||||
SUBCHAPTER G. DISSOLUTION | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0701. DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE. (a) A | ||||||
municipality that includes territory of the district, in the | ||||||
corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the | ||||||
municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district. | ||||||
(b) The municipality may not dissolve the district until the | ||||||
district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are | ||||||
payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the | ||||||
municipality has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the | ||||||
outstanding debt from municipal revenue. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0702. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER | ||||||
REVENUE. (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other | ||||||
obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or | ||||||
other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the municipality that | ||||||
dissolves the district shall succeed to the rights and obligations | ||||||
of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the | ||||||
assessments or other revenue. | ||||||
(b) The municipality shall have and exercise all district | ||||||
powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to | ||||||
pay: | ||||||
(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and | ||||||
payable according to their terms; or | ||||||
(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other | ||||||
obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding | ||||||
bonds or obligations. | ||||||
Sec. 3961.0703. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. | ||||||
(a) If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality | ||||||
assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, | ||||||
the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt | ||||||
payable from assessments or other district revenue. | ||||||
(b) If a municipality dissolves the district, the board | ||||||
shall transfer ownership of all district property to the | ||||||
municipality. | ||||||
SECTION 2. The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District | ||||||
initially includes all the territory contained in the following | ||||||
area: | ||||||
The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is +/- 12,905 acres of | ||||||
land situated east of US Hwy 59 North and north of Liberty Road | ||||||
within the Municipal Limits of the City of Houston and Harris | ||||||
County, Texas, and described as follows: | ||||||
Beginning at intersection of west right-of-way (ROW) of Lockwood Dr | ||||||
and centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E; | ||||||
Then generally west along centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E to | ||||||
centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North; | ||||||
Then north along centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North to centerline of | ||||||
Southern Pacific Railway; | ||||||
Then north northeast along centerline of Southern Pacific Railway | ||||||
to centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St; | ||||||
Then east along centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St to centerline | ||||||
ROW of Hirsch Rd; | ||||||
Then north and north northeast along centerline ROW of Hirsch Rd to | ||||||
centerline ROW of Van Zandt St; | ||||||
Then east along centerline ROW of Van Zandt St to centerline ROW of | ||||||
Homestead Rd; | ||||||
Then north along centerline ROW of Homestead Rd to centerline of | ||||||
drainage ditch P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou); | ||||||
Then east, south and east along centerline of drainage ditch | ||||||
P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou) to southwest corner of | ||||||
0.1525 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LT 1 BLK 43); | ||||||
Then east and generally east southeast along south boundary of | ||||||
NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LTS 1-9 BLK 43, LTS 1-11 BLK 54, and LTS 13-16 | ||||||
BLK 53, and NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LTS 55-63 BLK 1 and LTS 191-206 BLK | ||||||
6 to southwest corner of 0.271 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LT | ||||||
191 BLK 6); | ||||||
Then east along south boundary of said 0.271 acre lot and NORTHWOOD | ||||||
MANOR SEC 8 to centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of | ||||||
City of Houston Municipal Limits; | ||||||
Then south along centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of | ||||||
City of Houston Municipal Limits to a point west of southwest corner | ||||||
of 233.2922 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2C); | ||||||
Then east to east ROW line of N Wayside Dr and along south boundary | ||||||
of said 233.2922 acre tract, and 195.79 acre tract (ABST 119 J E | ||||||
BUNDICK TRS 2B & 2D), and boundary line of City of Houston Municipal | ||||||
Limits, to west boundary of 32.0224 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND ML | ||||||
(BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60); | ||||||
Then southwest along west boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to | ||||||
north ROW of Little York Rd; | ||||||
Then east along north ROW of Little York Rd across 32.0224 acre | ||||||
tract to east boundary of said tract; | ||||||
Then northeast along east boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to | ||||||
boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits and southwest | ||||||
corner of 6.8196 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2E); | ||||||
Then east along south boundary of said 6.8196 acre tract, and along | ||||||
boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits, across ROW of | ||||||
Mesa Dr, and along north boundary of 32.42 acre tract (TRAYLOR FIELD | ||||||
SEC 1 RES A BLK 1), and 71.6700 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39K) | ||||||
to northeast corner of said 71.6700 acre tract; | ||||||
Then south along east boundary of said 71.6700 acre tract and | ||||||
boundary line of City of Houston Municipal Limits, and east | ||||||
boundary of 192.9761 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39 & 39E), | ||||||
and 31.03 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39J), and 7.3476 acre | ||||||
tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39B & 39C), and 1.375 acre tract (ABST | ||||||
600 E NOLAND TRS 21A & 22A), and 6.435 acre tract (OAKLAND ACRES TR A | ||||||
(NM)), and 48.0056 acre tract (MESA DRIVE CROSSING RES A BLK 1) to | ||||||
southeast corner of said 48.0056 acre tract; | ||||||
Then west along south boundary of said 48.0056 acre tract to east | ||||||
boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 3 Subdivision; | ||||||
Then south along east boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 1-3 | ||||||
Subdivision to centerline ROW of Caddo St; | ||||||
Then west along centerline ROW of Caddo St to centerline ROW of | ||||||
Thorn St; | ||||||
Then south along centerline ROW of Thorn St to centerline ROW of | ||||||
Sterlingshire Rd; | ||||||
Then west along centerline ROW of Sterlingshire Rd to centerline | ||||||
ROW of Balsam Rd; | ||||||
Then south along centerline ROW of Balsam Rd to centerline ROW of | ||||||
Tidwell Rd; | ||||||
Then west along centerline ROW of Tidwell Rd to centerline ROW of | ||||||
Mesa Rd; | ||||||
Then south along centerline ROW of Mesa Rd to north boundary of | ||||||
Southern Pacific Rail Easement; | ||||||
Then west southwest along north boundary of Southern Pacific Rail | ||||||
Easement to a point south of west ROW line of Majestic St; | ||||||
Then north along west ROW line of Majestic St to a point west of | ||||||
southwest corner of 0.124 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 TR 181 | ||||||
BLK 10); | ||||||
Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along south boundary of said | ||||||
0.124 acre tract and south boundary of 0.5159 acre tract (LIBERTY | ||||||
GARDENS SEC 1 TRS 181B THRU 185B BLK 10) to southeast corner of said | ||||||
0.5159 acre tract and coincident west boundary of 9.9226 acre tract | ||||||
(ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1Y); | ||||||
Then north along west boundary of said 9.9226 acre tract, and | ||||||
7.46000 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1), and 4.8780 acre | ||||||
tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 62C) to south boundary of 0.6359 | ||||||
acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON LT 207 & TRS 205 & 206 BLK 11 & TR | ||||||
62); | ||||||
Then west, north and west along boundary line of said 0.6359 acre | ||||||
tract, across ROW of Majestic St to west ROW; | ||||||
Then north along west ROW of Majestic St to a point west of | ||||||
northwest corner of 0.7779 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 LTS 209 & | ||||||
210 & TR 208 BLK 12); | ||||||
Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along north boundary of said | ||||||
0.779 acre tract to northeast corner of said tract and west ROW of | ||||||
Blaffer St; | ||||||
Then north along west ROW of Blaffer St to southeast corner of | ||||||
18.0091 acre tract (CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS HOUSTON RES A BLK 1); | ||||||
Then west along south boundary of said 18.0091 acre tract, and | ||||||
11.5346 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 4) to west ROW of | ||||||
Dabney St; | ||||||
Then north along west ROW of Dabney St to northeast corner 0.1657 | ||||||
acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT 25 BLK 1); | ||||||
Then west along north boundary of said lot and STANNARD PLACE LTS | ||||||
24-14 BLK 1 to northwest corner of 0.168 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT | ||||||
14 BLK 1) and east ROW of Hoffman St; | ||||||
Then south along east ROW of Hoffman St to south ROW of Minden St; | ||||||
Then west along south ROW of Minden to west ROW of Lockwood Dr; | ||||||
Then north along west ROW of Lockwood Dr to centerline of North Loop | ||||||
Fwy E and beginning of +/- 12,905 acre tract. | ||||||
Save and Except Harris County MUD 439. | ||||||
Save and Except ABST 600 E NOLAND ML (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60. | ||||||
Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract situated southeast of | ||||||
intersection of Feland St and Woodlyn Rd and consisting of Oaks of | ||||||
Lakewood Village Section 1-2 with beginning point being east ROW | ||||||
line of Feland St and northwest corner of 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF | ||||||
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A); | ||||||
Then east along north boundary of said 3.0045 acre tract, and OAKS | ||||||
OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 to northeast corner of 0.2361 acre lot | ||||||
(OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 LT 36 BLK 1); | ||||||
Then south along east boundary of said 0.2361 acre lot, and OAKS OF | ||||||
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1-2 to southeast corner of 0.2849 acre lot | ||||||
(OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 30 BLK 1); | ||||||
Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2849 acre lot, | ||||||
and OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 to southwest corner of 0.1779 | ||||||
acre lot (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 46 BLK 1) and east ROW | ||||||
line of Feland St; | ||||||
Then north along east ROW line of Feland St to northwest corner of | ||||||
3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A) | ||||||
and point of beginning of Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract. | ||||||
Save and Except 1.8095 acre tract (TR 4C BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS); | ||||||
Save and Except 2.585 acre tract (LT 5 BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 104 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 107 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 108 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 109 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 110 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 121 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 122 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.3223 acre tract (LTS 123 & 124 BLK 10 TOWNLEY | ||||||
PLACE); | ||||||
Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 125 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE); | ||||||
SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to | ||||||
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this | ||||||
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a | ||||||
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, | ||||||
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished | ||||||
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, | ||||||
Government Code. | ||||||
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has | ||||||
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on | ||||||
Environmental Quality. | ||||||
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed | ||||||
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, | ||||||
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives | ||||||
within the required time. | ||||||
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this | ||||||
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect | ||||||
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been | ||||||
fulfilled and accomplished. | ||||||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||||||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||||||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||||||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||||||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||||||
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