1-1 By: Combs (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos) H.B. No. 2830
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 1993;
1-3 May 4, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
1-4 Resources; May 14, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote:
1-5 Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 14, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Sims x
1-9 Truan x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Brown x
1-14 Carriker x
1-15 Lucio x
1-16 Montford x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Shelley x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to authorizing the Travis County Water Control and
1-22 Improvement District No. 17 to exclude certain territory.
1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-24 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
1-25 (1) "District" means the Travis County Water Control
1-26 and Improvement District No. 17.
1-27 (2) "Board" means the board of directors of the
1-28 district.
1-29 SECTION 2. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY. The board by order may
1-30 exclude from the district the following described area:
1-31 BEGINNING at the most northerly Northwest corner of Apache Shores
1-32 First Installment, a subdivision found of record in Book 43, Page
1-33 29, of the Plat Records of said County;
1-34 THENCE S3008'W, 1069.44 feet along the western boundary of said
1-35 subdivision to an ell corner thereof;
1-36 THENCE N5705'W, 667.46 feet along the southerly North boundary of
1-37 said subdivision to an ell corner thereof;
1-38 THENCE S3008'W, passing the Southwest corner of said subdivision
1-39 and the Northwest corner of Apache Shores Section Three, Amended
1-40 found of record in Book 50, Page 81 of said Plat Records at 534.38
1-41 feet and also passing the Southwest corner of said Section Three,
1-42 Amended and the Northwest corner of Apache Shores Section Five
1-43 found of record in Book 55, Page 41 of said Plat Records at 3629.19
1-44 feet and continue a total distance of 4673.11 feet to an angle
1-45 point in the West boundary line of said Section Five;
1-46 THENCE southerly along said West boundary line the following three
1-47 (3) courses:
1-48 1) S3010'W, 1204.08 feet to an angle point;
1-49 2) S3009'W, 791.12 feet to an angle point;
1-50 3) S3008'W, 336.40 feet to the Southwest corner of said Section
1-51 Five:
1-52 THENCE easterly along the South boundary line of said Section Five
1-53 the following four (4) courses:
1-54 1) S6007'E, 111.15 feet to an angle point;
1-55 2) S6139'E, 192.31 feet to an angle point;
1-56 3) S6109'E, 451.14 feet to an angle point;
1-57 4) S6012'E, 156.30 feet to the point of intersection of said
1-58 South line and the eastern boundary line of the aforesaid District
1-59 No. 17 for the Southeast corner hereof;
1-60 THENCE across the aforesaid sections of Apache Shores along the
1-61 eastern boundary line of District No. 17, N3008'E, 8024.26 feet to
1-62 the point of intersection of said eastern boundary line and the
1-63 North line of Apache Shores First Installment for the Northeast
1-64 corner hereof;
1-65 THENCE N5952'W, 243.09 feet along said North line to the POINT OF
1-66 BEGINNING of this described tract containing 151.67 acres of land.
1-67 SECTION 3. NOTICE TO TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
1-68 COMMISSION. The board shall provide to the executive director of
2-1 the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission a detailed
2-2 description of the land excluded under this Act not later than 30
2-3 days after the effective date of the order excluding the land.
2-4 SECTION 4. Debt Service. The exclusion of territory under
2-5 this Act does not affect, diminish, or impair the rights of the
2-6 holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other
2-7 obligations of the district or the obligation of the board annually
2-8 to adjust the district's tax rate to provide sufficient tax
2-9 revenues for debt service.
2-10 SECTION 5. Apportionment of District Indebtedness. (a) The
2-11 board by order may release the excluded properties and improvements
2-12 from the obligation to pay the pro rata share of the district's
2-13 indebtedness.
2-14 (b) The district may resume taxation of the excluded
2-15 properties and improvements for the excluded area's pro rata share
2-16 of the district's remaining indebtedness for the bond series 1959,
2-17 1980, and 1986.
2-18 SECTION 6. TRANSITION PROVISION. The reference in Section 3
2-19 of this Act to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
2-20 means the Texas Water Commission until the name of the Texas Water
2-21 Commission is changed to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
2-22 Commission as provided by Section 1.085, Chapter 3, Acts of the
2-23 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991.
2-24 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation
2-25 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-26 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-27 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-28 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-29 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-30 passage, and it is so enacted.
2-31 * * * * *
2-32 Austin,
2-33 Texas
2-34 May 14, 1993
2-35 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-36 President of the Senate
2-37 Sir:
2-38 We, your Committee on Natural Resources to which was referred H.B.
2-39 No. 2830, have had the same under consideration, and I am
2-40 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
2-41 that it do pass and be printed.
2-42 Sims,
2-43 Chairman
2-44 * * * * *
2-45 WITNESSES
2-46 FOR AGAINST ON
2-47 ___________________________________________________________________
2-48 Name: David Allen Hall x
2-49 Representing: Travis County Water Control &
2-50 City: Austin
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