Bill Text: TX SB625 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 139; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-25 - Referred to Intergovernmental Relations [SB625 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB625-Introduced.html
  83R6877 SLB-F
 
  By: Williams S.B. No. 625
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
  relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility
  District No. 139; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
  providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
  assessments, fees, and taxes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8449 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 8449.  MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 139
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8449.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal
  Utility District No. 139.
         Sec. 8449.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a
  municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 8449.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION
  REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to
  confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
  directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
         Sec. 8449.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
  temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8449.003
  until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
  extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
  consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
  district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
         Sec. 8449.005.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT. (a)  
  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
         (b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
               (1)  a municipal utility district as provided by
  general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
               (2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
  relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
  or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
  improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
         Sec. 8449.006.  INITIAL 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 made 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 a tax; or
               (4)  legality or operation.
  SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 8449.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is
  governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 8449.052, directors serve
  staggered four-year terms.
         Sec. 8449.052.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after
  September 1, 2013, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed
  value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to
  the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary
  directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission
  shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the
  petition.
         (b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 8449.003; or
               (2)  September 1, 2017.
         (c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under
  Section 8449.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have
  expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
  reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
  expire on the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 8449.003; or
               (2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the
  appointment or reappointment.
         (d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
  majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
  may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
  commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
  persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as
  successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
  petition.
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8449.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has
  the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 8449.102.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
  DUTIES.  (a)  The district has the powers and duties provided by the
  general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
  applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         (b)  Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the
  district.
         Sec. 8449.103.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
  52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
  acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
  maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
  operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
  improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
         Sec. 8449.104.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A road
  project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and
  subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in
  whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road
  project is located.
         (b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
  or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
  project must meet all applicable construction standards,
  subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
  the road project is located.
         (c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
  Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
  specifications of the road project.
         Sec. 8449.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE
  OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable
  requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under
  Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the
  creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the
  district.
         Sec. 8449.106.  STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; CONTINUATION OF
  DISTRICT AFTER ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The district may
  continue to exist as a limited district after full-purpose
  annexation by a municipality if the district and the annexing
  municipality state the terms of the limited district's existence in
  a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local
  Government Code.
         (b)  The strategic partnership agreement may provide for a
  term of any number of years and may be amended from time to time with
  the consent of the parties to the agreement.  The limitation in
  Section 43.0751(g)(2), Local Government Code, on the length of the
  term does not apply to a limited district created under this
  section.
         Sec. 8449.107.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may
  be divided into two or more new districts only if:
               (1)  the district has no outstanding bonded debt; and
               (2)  the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
         (b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the
  division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
  duties of the district.
         (c)  Any new district created by the division of the district
  may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land
  outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this
  chapter.
         (d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
  signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
  the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
  district.
         (e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district
  before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
  8449.151 to authorize the district's bonds.
         (f)  An order dividing the district shall:
               (1)  name each new district;
               (2)  include the metes and bounds description of the
  territory of each new district;
               (3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district;
  and
               (4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities
  between or among the new districts.
         (g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
  an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
  with the commission and record the order in the real property
  records of each county in which the district is located.
         (h)  Any new district created by the division of the district
  shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by
  Section 8449.003.
         (i)  Any new district created by the division of the district
  must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
  approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
  bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
         (j)  If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the
  new district shall provide the election date and results to the
  commission.
  SUBCHAPTER D.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8449.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The
  district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
  obligations secured by:
               (1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
               (2)  contract payments described by Section 8449.153.
         (b)  The district must hold an election in the manner
  provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
  before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
  payable from ad valorem taxes.
         (c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
  taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
  vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held for that purpose.
         Sec. 8449.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If
  authorized at an election held under Section 8449.151, the district
  may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in
  the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.
         (b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not
  exceed the rate approved at the election.
         Sec. 8449.153.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with
  Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
  an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
  the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
  the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
  voting at an election held for that purpose.
         (b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
  provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
  the board without further voter approval.
  SUBCHAPTER E.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
         Sec. 8449.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
  OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations
  payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
  revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
  combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
  purpose.
         Sec. 8449.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
  issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
  board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
  direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
  or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
  provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
         Sec. 8449.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
  issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
  issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
  valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
  real property in the district.
         SECTION 2.  The Montgomery County Municipal Utility District
  No. 139 initially includes all the territory contained in the
  following area:
  TRACT ONE
  DESCRIPTION OF A 750.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE JAMES
  HODGE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 19, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING THAT
  CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CALLED 750.354 ACRES AS DESCRIBED IN DEED TO
  MADELEY INTERESTS LTD. III RECORDED UNDER MONTGOMERY COUNTY
  CLERK'S FILE (M.C.C.F.) No. 2002-015834 AND No. 2002-015835 OF THE
  OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY; SAID 750.7 ACRE TRACT
  BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS,
  (BEARINGS BASED ON THE TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983,
  CENTRAL ZONE, AS DETERMINED BY GPS MEASUREMENTS):
  BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch capped iron rod stamped "EHRA 713-784-4500"
  set marking the southwesterly corner of the called 750.354 acre
  tract, being in the northerly line of the Block 1 of Red Oak Ranch
  Section One, as per plat recorded in Cabinet I, Sheet 200 of the
  Montgomery County Map Records (M.C.M.R.), from which a 3/4-inch
  iron rod found marking the southeast corner of Lake Creek Forest
  Section One, as per plat recorded in Cabinet C, Sheet 31A of the
  M.C.M.R., bears North 03° 50' West, 0.29 feet ;
  (1)  THENCE, North 03°50'49" West, along the east line of said Lake
  Creek Forest Section One for a distance of 1,484.44 feet to a
  5/8-inch iron rod found for corner;
  (2)  THENCE, North 03°40'21" West, continuing along the east line of
  said Lake Creek Forest Section One for a distance of 1,469.00 feet
  to a point for corner from which a bent 5/8-inch iron rod was found
  South 01° 30' East, 0.40 feet;
  (3)  THENCE, North 03°42'28" West, continuing along the east line of
  said Lake Creek Forest Section One for a distance of 1,320.61 feet
  to a point for corner from which a 1/2-inch capped iron rod stamped
  "Jeff Moon RPLS 4639" was found South 87° 14' West, 0.15 feet;
  (4)  THENCE, North 03°53'51" West, continuing along the east line of
  said Lake Creek Forest Section One, passing at 1,801.32 feet a
  5/8-inch capped iron rod stamped "EHRA 713-784-4500" set for
  reference and continuing for a total distance of 1901.32 feet to a
  point for corner set in the centerline of the bed of Lake Creek;
  THENCE, along the meanders of the centerline of Lake Creek the
  following seventy one (71) courses and distances:
  (5)  THENCE, North 61°32'51" East for a distance of 228.05 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (6)  THENCE, North 54°58'17" East for a distance of 92.46 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (7)  THENCE, North 51°58'09" East for a distance of 259.16 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (8)  THENCE, North 45°58'35" East for a distance of 159.83 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (9)  THENCE, North 22°01'45" East for a distance of 192.41 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (10)  THENCE, North 27°13'37" East for a distance of 76.84 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (11)  THENCE, North 54°56'45" East for a distance of 95.43 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (12)  THENCE, North 67°30'56" East for a distance of 184.27 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (13)  THENCE, North 76°56'09" East for a distance of 133.56 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (14)  THENCE, North 61°26'41" East for a distance of 177.31 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (15)  THENCE, North 50°22'55" East for a distance of 560.07 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (16)  THENCE, North 37°46'34" East for a distance of 133.00 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (17)  THENCE, North 17°21'11" East for a distance of 139.15 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (18)  THENCE, North 00°11'57" East for a distance of 274.14 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (19)  THENCE, North 18°11'55" East for a distance of 116.51 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (20)  THENCE, North 39°54'45" East for a distance of 121.72 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (21)  THENCE, North 48°18'12" East for a distance of 291.99 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (22)  THENCE, North 37°14'21" East for a distance of 92.22 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (23)  THENCE, North 52°07'40" East for a distance of 103.25 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (24)  THENCE, North 55°52'04" East for a distance of 193.01 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (25)  THENCE, North 72°11'52" East for a distance of 110.77 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (26)  THENCE, South 83°08'03" East for a distance of 92.11 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (27)  THENCE, South 65°53'48" East for a distance of 84.92 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (28)  THENCE, South 07°21'08" East for a distance of 107.07 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (29)  THENCE, South 21°25'57" West for a distance of 121.20 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (30)  THENCE, South 33°41'30" West for a distance of 76.93 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (31)  THENCE, South 42°09'05" West for a distance of 131.48 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (32)  THENCE, South 45°03'47" West for a distance of 122.62 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (33)  THENCE, South 00°26'36" East for a distance of 102.07 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (34)  THENCE, South 42°26'12" East for a distance of 73.01 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (35)  THENCE, North 76°53'20" East for a distance of 70.93 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (36)  THENCE, North 61°57'33" East for a distance of 110.10 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (37)  THENCE, North 86°49'59" East for a distance of 57.05 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (38)  THENCE, North 68°06'00" East for a distance of 111.11 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (39)  THENCE, North 82°41'26" East for a distance of 271.58 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (40)  THENCE, South 88°01'13" East for a distance of 114.27 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (41)  THENCE, South 89°46'09" East for a distance of 178.21 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (42)  THENCE, North 80°49'21" East for a distance of 72.70 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (43)  THENCE, North 53°06'35" East for a distance of 162.69 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (44)  THENCE, North 19°32'42" East for a distance of 160.09 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (45)  THENCE, North 08°47'46" East for a distance of 217.65 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (46)  THENCE, North 15°27'20" East for a distance of 137.74 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (47)  THENCE, North 26°41'07" West for a distance of 117.15 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (48)  THENCE, North 75°30'38" West for a distance of 63.48 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (49)  THENCE, South 77°51'34" West for a distance of 111.84 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (50)  THENCE, South 67°14'55" West for a distance of 126.55 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (51)  THENCE, North 84°16'56" West for a distance of 92.33 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (52)  THENCE, North 54°36'56" West for a distance of 76.80 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (53)  THENCE, North 03°40'47" East for a distance of 69.88 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (54)  THENCE, North 33°55'50" East for a distance of 73.92 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (55)  THENCE, North 24°18'23" East for a distance of 83.75 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (56)  THENCE, North 34°13'45" East for a distance of 249.15 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (57)  THENCE, North 15°29'51" East for a distance of 133.40 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (58)  THENCE, North 11°47'44" West for a distance of 56.19 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (59)  THENCE, North 29°33'33" West for a distance of 146.29 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (60)  THENCE, North 03°43'48" East for a distance of 94.06 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (61)  THENCE, North 29°17'22" East for a distance of 162.93 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (62)  THENCE, North 53°15'42" East for a distance of 177.88 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (63)  THENCE, North 69°38'07" East for a distance of 195.39 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (64)  THENCE, North 61°42'03" East for a distance of 101.33 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (65)  THENCE, North 36°58'24" East for a distance of 91.65 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (66)  THENCE, North 11°57'27" East for a distance of 58.01 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (67)  THENCE, North 24°42'40" West for a distance of 51.98 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (68)  THENCE, North 56°16'37" West for a distance of 44.55 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (69)  THENCE, North 26°28'19" West for a distance of 40.47 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (70)  THENCE, North 12°06'49" East for a distance of 64.65 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (71)  THENCE, North 12°35'21" East for a distance of 126.74 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (72)  THENCE, North 51°10'24" East for a distance of 62.70 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (73)  THENCE, North 66°13'52" East for a distance of 130.17 feet to
  a point for corner;
  (74)  THENCE, North 87°14'06" East for a distance of 36.35 feet to a
  point for corner;
  (75)  THENCE, South 77°13'16" East for a distance of 50.39 feet to a
  point for corner in the easterly line of the called 750.354 acre
  tract and the westerly line of a called 72.168 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 2002-015839 and a called 31.770 acre
  tract of land described in M.C.C.F. No. 2010024246 ;
  (76)  THENCE, South 03°44'24" East, along the east line of the
  called 750.354 acre tract and the westerly line of the called 31.770
  acre tract, passing at 100.0 feet a 5/8-inch iron rod set for
  reference, passing at 1,794.90 feet a 5/8-inch iron rod found 1.7
  feet west of line, passing at 3,896.04 feet a 1/2-inch capped iron
  rod stamped "C&C" found 0.6 feet east of line marking the westerly
  common corner of a called 30.825 acre tract of land described in
  M.C.C.F. No. 2010024246 and a called 5.716 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 2007-064306, passing at 4,294.96 feet a
  1/2-inch iron rod found 1.4 feet east of line marking the
  northwesterly common corner of a called 3.105 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 2007-004078, passing at 5,134.99 feet a
  1/2-inch iron rod found 0.9 feet west of line marking the westerly
  common corner of a called 7.9498 acre tract of land described in
  M.C.C.F. No. 2005-047884 and a called 10.188 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 2005-047802, passing at 6,193.39 feet a
  1/2-inch iron rod found 1.0 feet east of line marking the westerly
  common corner of a called 4.467 acre tract of land described in
  M.C.C.F. No. 2007-015113 and a called 5.585 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 9131267, passing at 6,543.21 feet a
  1/2-inch capped iron rod stamped "Laughlin" found marking the
  westerly common corner of a called 5.585 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 9131267 and a called 5.942 acre tract of
  land described in M.C.C.F. No. 2001-049736 from which a 1/2-inch
  iron rod was found east, 2.8 feet, and continuing for a total
  distance of 7,630.37 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod found marking the
  westerly common corner of a called 7.232 acre tract of land
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 2001-049736 and a called 5.00 acre tract
  of land described in M.C.C.F. No. 8643874;
  (77)  THENCE, South 03°51'13" East, along the westerly line of said
  5.00 acre tract of land for a distance of 626.02 feet to a point for
  corner in the northwesterly right-of-way line of Old
  Conroe-Magnolia Road (based on a width of 60-feet as occupied) from
  which a 1/2-inch capped iron rod stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS 4639" was
  found North 47° 22' East, 0.25 feet;
  (78)  THENCE, South 44°51'15" West, along the northwesterly
  right-of-way line of Old Conroe-Magnolia Road for a distance of
  1,973.37 feet to a 1/2-inch capped iron rod stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS
  4639" found for corner;
  (79)  THENCE, South 45°14'26" West , continuing along the
  northwesterly right-of-way line of Old Conroe-Magnolia Road for a
  distance of 1,055.36 feet to a point for corner in the northerly
  line of a called 5.66 acres described in M.C.C.F. No. 2006-100222
  from which a 5/8-inch iron rod was found South 86° 07' East, 0.28
  feet ;
  (80)  THENCE, South 86°49'19" West, along the northerly line of said
  5.66 acre tract, passing at a distance of 1,076.10 feet a 5/8-inch
  iron rod found marking the northerly common of a called 5.01 acre
  tract of land described in M.C.C.F. No. S843267 and the
  northeasterly corner of the aforementioned Block 1 of Red Oak Ranch
  Section One, and continuing along the northerly line of said Block
  1 of Red Oak Ranch Section One for a total distance of 2,168.57 feet
  to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 750.7 acres of land.
  TRACT TWO
  DESCRIPTION OF A 42.02 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE JAMES
  HODGE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 19, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING OUT
  OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CALLED 48.939 ACRES AS DESCRIBED IN
  DEED TO MADELEY INTERESTS LTD. III RECORDED UNDER MONTGOMERY
  COUNTY CLERK'S FILE (M.C.C.F.) No. 2002-015834 AND No. 2002-015835
  OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY; SAID 42.02 ACRE
  TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS
  FOLLOWS, (BEARINGS BASED ON THE TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM
  OF 1983, CENTRAL ZONE, AS DETERMINED BY GPS MEASUREMENTS):
  BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch capped iron rod stamped "EHRA 713-784-4500"
  set marking the southwesterly corner of a called 7.9838 acre tract
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 2008-034303 and being in the northerly
  line of the Block 2 of Red Oak Ranch Section One, as per plat
  recorded in Cabinet I, Sheet 200 of the Montgomery County Map
  Records (M.C.M.R.);
  (1)  THENCE, South 86°02'11" West, along the northerly line of said
  Block 2 of Red Oak Ranch Section One for a distance of 599.11 feet
  to a fence post found for corner;
  (2)  THENCE, South 85°00'17" West, continuing along the northerly
  line of said Red Oak Ranch Section One, passing at 440.25 feet a
  5/8-inch iron rod found marking the northwesterly corner of said
  Block 2 and the northeasterly corner of a called 8.04 acre tract
  described in M.C.C.F. No. 9844236, and continuing along the
  northerly line of said 8.04 acre tract for a total distance of
  582.25 feet to a fence post found for corner;
  (3)  THENCE, South 89°19'14" West, along the northerly line of said
  8.04 acre tract for a distance of 46.24 feet to a 5/8-inch capped
  iron rod stamped "EHRA 713-784-4500" set for corner in the
  southwesterly line of a 50-foot wide easement granted to Sinclair
  Pipe Line Company in Volume 431-Page 424, Volume 431-Page 428,
  Volume 431-Page 434, Volume 434-Page 458 and Volume 434-Page 462 of
  the Montgomery County Deed Records;
  (4)  THENCE, North 25°50'15" West, along the southwesterly line of
  said Sinclair easement for a distance of 407.11 feet to a 5/8-inch
  capped iron rod stamped "EHRA 713-784-4500" set marking an angle
  point;
  (5)  THENCE, North 27°01'15" West, continuing along the
  southwesterly line of said Sinclair easement, a distance of 281.17
  feet to a 5/8-inch capped iron rod stamped "EHRA 713-784-4500" set
  for corner in the southeasterly right-of-way line of Old
  Conroe-Magnolia Road (based on a width of 60-feet as occupied);
  (6)  THENCE, North 45°14'26" East, along the southeasterly
  right-of-way line of Old Conroe-Magnolia Road for a distance of
  62.40 feet to a 1/2-inch capped iron rod stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS
  4639" found for corner;
  (7)  THENCE, North 44°51'15" East, continuing along the
  southeasterly right-of-way line of Old Conroe-Magnolia Road for a
  distance of 1,920.88 feet to a point for corner in the westerly line
  of a called 60-foot wide roadway easement described in Volume 676,
  Page 842 of the Montgomery County Deed Records from which a 1/2-inch
  iron rod was found North 43° 09' East, 0.45 feet;
  THENCE, South 03°51'13" East, along the westerly line of said
  60-foot wide roadway easement, a distance of 1,934.27 feet to the
  POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 42.02 acres of land.
         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, the
  lieutenant governor, and the 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 are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 4.  (a)  If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
  vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
  8449, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
  this Act, is amended by adding Section 8449.108 to read as follows:
         Sec. 8449.108.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
         (b)  This section is not intended to be an expression of a
  legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
  Article I, Texas Constitution.
         SECTION 5.  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, 2013.
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