74R10673 JJT-F By Nelson S.B. No. 1607 Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1607: By Yost C.S.S.B. No. 1607 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation, boundaries, purposes, powers, duties, 1-3 functions, authority, and financing of the Southwest Denton County 1-4 Road and Utility District. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. CREATION OF DISTRICT. Southwest Denton County 1-7 Road and Utility District is created under Section 59, Article XVI, 1-8 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, as a conservation 1-9 and reclamation district and a road district. The district is a 1-10 governmental agency, a body politic and corporate, and a political 1-11 subdivision of this state. 1-12 SECTION 2. BOUNDARIES. The district includes the territory 1-13 contained in the following area: 1-14 TRACT 1 1-15 All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land located in the 1-16 M.E.P.&P. RR. SURVEY, Abstract 906 and the A. ROBINSON SURVEY, 1-17 Abstract 1119, both in Denton County, Texas, being part of a called 1-18 430.50 acre tract conveyed to the Claretian Theological Seminary, 1-19 according to the deed recorded in Volume 453, Page 353, Deed 1-20 Records, Denton County, Texas (D.R., D.Co., Tx.), being all of that 1-21 certain Substitute Trustee's Deed and Bill of Sale to Pacific 1-22 Southwest Bank, F.S.B., by deed recorded in Volume 3093, Page 490, 1-23 D.R., D.Co., Tx., and being more particularly described by metes 1-24 and bounds as follows: 2-1 BEGINNING at a 3/4 inch iron pin found in the North line of 2-2 Henrietta Creek Road (County Road) for the common Southeast corner 2-3 of aforesaid 430.50 acres and called (200.036 acres) Substitute 2-4 Trustee's Deed, said corner being by description South 00 degrees 2-5 15 minutes 00 seconds East 2348-30/100 feet from the Southeast 2-6 corner of Lot 55, BROOKSTONE I, an addition to Denton County, 2-7 according to the plat recorded in Cabinet E, Slide 365, Map 2-8 Records, Denton County, Texas; 2-9 THENCE with the common South line of said Substitute 2-10 Trustee's Deed and North line of Henrietta Creek Road, North 89 2-11 degrees 22 minutes 11 seconds West 1692-60/100 feet to a 5/8 inch 2-12 iron pin found for corner; 2-13 THENCE departing said road, with a common Southwest line of 2-14 this tract and a Northeast line of Henrietta Creek Estates 2-15 (unrecorded addition) and generally with a fence, North 41 degrees 2-16 01 minute 10 seconds West 114-08/100 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pin 2-17 found and North 40 degrees 30 minutes 23 seconds West 2709-44/100 2-18 feet to a 3/4 inch iron pin found for the common corner of 2-19 aforesaid 430.50 acres and this tract; 2-20 THENCE departing said limits of 430.50 acres, with the lines 2-21 of aforementioned Substitute Trustee's Deed, and generally with a 2-22 fence, the following: 2-23 North 17 degrees 16 minutes 57 seconds East 917-97/100 2-24 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pin found, 2-25 North 89 degrees 45 minutes 16 seconds East 89-20/100 2-26 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pin found, 2-27 North 61 degrees 27 minutes 43 seconds East 964-13/100 3-1 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pin found, and 3-2 North 89 degrees 45 minutes 04 seconds East 1013-57/100 3-3 feet to a 3/4 inch iron pin found; 3-4 THENCE departing said fence and partway with a line common to 3-5 aforementioned BROOKSTONE I, South 28 degrees 31 minutes 38 seconds 3-6 East 995-56/100 feet to an "X" cut in concrete street for corner; 3-7 THENCE South 58 degrees 56 minutes 49 seconds East 957-17/100 3-8 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pin found for corner near a fence, another 3-9 5/8 inch iron pin found bears North 00 degrees 15 minutes West 3-10 3-27/100 fee; 3-11 THENCE with the common East line of aforementioned 430.50 3-12 acres and Substitute Trustee's Deed and generally with a fence, 3-13 South 00 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East 2138-27/100 feet to the 3-14 place of beginning and containing some 200-005/1000 acres of land. 3-15 TRACT 2 3-16 Parts of the M.E.P. & P. R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 906 3-17 and the A. Robinson Survey, Abstract no. 1119, situated in the 3-18 southeast part of Denton County, Texas; and embracing the tract 3-19 described in the deed to R.S.R. Investments, recorded in volume 3-20 1609, page 55 of the Denton County Deed Records as its west line is 3-21 described in the Boundary Line Agreement recorded in volume 1989, 3-22 page 266 of the said Deed Records and a portion of said R.S.R. 3-23 tract appears as BROOKSTONE 1, an addition in said county recorded 3-24 in Cabinet E, page 356 of the Denton County Plat Records. 3-25 Beginning at a 1/2" iron rod for the northeast corner of said 3-26 R.S.R. tract in a line for the south line of Litsey Road and being, 3-27 by deed call, the northeast corner of the 430-50/100 acres tract 4-1 described in the deed to Claretian Theological Seminary recorded in 4-2 volume 453, page 353 of the said Deed Records. 4-3 Thence south no degrees-56 minutes-23 seconds east, along the 4-4 east line of said R.S.R. tract, 199-54/100 feet to a 3/4" iron rod. 4-5 Thence south no degrees-11 minutes-16 seconds east, 4-6 continuing along said east line of R.S.R. tract, at 1362-22/100 4-7 feet to a 3/4" iron rod. 4-8 Thence south no degrees-15 minutes-11 seconds east, 4-9 continuing along said east line of R.S.R. tract, at 1580-46/100 4-10 feet pass the southeast corner of said BROOKSTONE 1 Addition and 4-11 continue in all, 1791-18/100 feet to a 5/8" iron rod for the 4-12 southeast corner of said R.S.R. tract. 4-13 Thence north 58 degrees-57 minutes-29 seconds west, along a 4-14 south line of said R.S.R. tract, 957-14/100 feet to a mark "Y" in 4-15 concrete. 4-16 Thence north 28 degrees-33 minutes-21 seconds west, along a 4-17 southwest line of said R.S.R. tract, 1476-37/100 feet to a 1/2" 4-18 iron rod for the westerly southwest corner of said tract. 4-19 Thence north 61 degrees-25 minutes-45 seconds east, along a 4-20 northwest line of said R.S.R. tract, 232-04/100 feet to a 5/8" iron 4-21 rod at the south terminus of the line described in the said 4-22 Boundary Line Agreement recorded in said volume 1989, page 266 of 4-23 the said Deed Records. 4-24 Thence northerly along the said line described in the 4-25 Boundary Line Agreement: 4-26 along a curve to the right with a radius of 317-64/100 4-27 feet a distance of 177-82/100 feet to a 1/2" iron rod 5-1 at its end, the chord of said 177-82/100 feet arc is 5-2 north 2 degrees-44 minutes-14 seconds west 175-51/100 5-3 feet; 5-4 north 13 degrees-18 minutes-02 seconds east 177-17/100 5-5 feet to a 1/2" iron rod at the beginning of a curve to 5-6 the left with a radius of 534-88/100 feet; 5-7 then along said curve to the left 225-08/100 feet to a 5-8 1/2" iron rod at its end and the beginning of a curve 5-9 to the right with a radius of 232-94/100 feet, the 5-10 chord of said 225-08/100 feet arc is north 1 degree-14 5-11 minutes-44 seconds east 223-42/100 feet; 5-12 then along said curve to the right 238-44/100 feet to a 5-13 1/2" iron rod at its end, the chord of said 238-44/100 5-14 feet arc is north 18 degrees-30 minutes-56 seconds east 5-15 228-17/100 feet; north 47 degrees-50 minutes-25 seconds 5-16 east 119-99/100 feet to a 1/2" iron rod at the 5-17 beginning of a curve to the left with a radius of 5-18 87-99/100 feet; 5-19 then along said curve to the left 70-54/100 feet to a 5-20 1/2" iron at its end, the chord of said 70-54/100 feet 5-21 arc is north 24 degrees-52 minutes-27 seconds east 5-22 68-66/100 feet; 5-23 north 1 degrees-54 minutes-30 seconds east 21-31/100 5-24 feet to a 1/2" iron rod at the beginning of a curve to 5-25 the right with a radius of 648-01/100 feet; 5-26 then along said curve to the right 162-71/100 feet to a 5-27 1/2" iron rod at its end, the chord of said 162-71/100 6-1 feet arc is north 9 degrees-06 minutes-06 seconds east 6-2 162-29/100 feet; north 16 degrees-17 minutes-42 seconds 6-3 east 78-09/100 feet to a 1/2" iron rod at the beginning 6-4 of a curve to the right with a radius of 150-83/100 6-5 feet; 6-6 then along said curve to the right 56-74/100 feet to a 6-7 1/2" iron rod at its end, the chord of said 56-74/100 6-8 feet arc is north 27 degrees-04 minutes-21 seconds east 6-9 56-41/100 feet; north 37 degrees-51 minutes-01 seconds 6-10 east 25-19/100 feet to a 1/2" iron rod at the beginning 6-11 of a curve to the left with a radius of 205-56/100 6-12 feet; 6-13 then along said curve to the left 27-98/100 feet to a 6-14 1/2" iron rod at its end and the beginning of another 6-15 curve to the left with a radius of 24-89/100 feet, the 6-16 chord of said 27-98/100 feet arc is north 33 degrees-57 6-17 minutes-04 seconds east 27-96/100 feet; 6-18 then along said curve to the left 13-72/100 feet to a 6-19 1/2" iron rod at its end and the beginning of another 6-20 curve to the left with a radius of 517-20/100 feet, the 6-21 chord of said 13-72/100 feet arc is north 14 degrees-15 6-22 minutes-14 seconds east 13-55/100 feet; 6-23 then along said curve to the left 71-72/100 feet to a 6-24 1/2" iron rod at its end, the chord of said 71-72/100 6-25 feet arc is north 5 degrees-30 minutes-58 seconds west 6-26 71-66/100 feet; and north 9 degrees-29 minutes-19 6-27 seconds west 95-15/100 feet to a mark "Y" on top of 7-1 concrete column for the northwest corner of said R.S.R. 7-2 tract in a line for the south line of said Litsey Road. 7-3 Thence south 89 degrees-35 minutes-54 seconds east, along the 7-4 north line of said R.S.R. tract, 993-11/100 feet to the place of 7-5 beginning and containing 82-332/1000 acres, Save and Except from 7-6 the above-described property Lot 38, Block 1, of Brookstone I, an 7-7 Addition in Denton County, Texas, according to the plat thereof 7-8 recorded in Cabinet E, Slide 356, Plat Records of Denton County, 7-9 Texas. 7-10 SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: 7-11 (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the 7-12 district. 7-13 (2) "District" means the Southwest Denton County Road 7-14 and Utility District. 7-15 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds 7-16 that the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, and Section 52, 7-17 Article III, Texas Constitution, will be accomplished by the 7-18 creation of the district and that all land and other property 7-19 included within the district's boundaries will be benefited by the 7-20 works and projects to be accomplished by the district, and that the 7-21 district is created to serve a public use and benefit. 7-22 (b) The legislature further finds that the boundaries and 7-23 field notes of the district form a closure, and that if there is 7-24 any mistake in the recorded description of the boundary 7-25 description, the mistake does not affect the organization, 7-26 existence, and validity of the district, the right of the district 7-27 to levy and collect taxes, or the legality or operation of the 8-1 district or its governing body in the exercise of any powers, 8-2 functions, purposes, or authority provided by this Act. 8-3 (c) The legislature further finds that the requirements of 8-4 Sections 59(d) and (e), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, have been 8-5 met and that the legislature has the authority to enact this Act. 8-6 SECTION 5. GENERAL POWERS. (a) The district may exercise 8-7 all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions 8-8 conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, and Section 52, Article III, 8-9 Texas Constitution, and the general laws of this state, including 8-10 Chapters 50 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility 8-11 districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 8-12 Constitution. This Act prevails over any provision of the general 8-13 law that is in conflict with or inconsistent with this Act. 8-14 (b) Those rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, 8-15 and duties of the district subject to the continuing right of 8-16 supervision of the state shall be so exercised by and through the 8-17 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. The Texas Natural 8-18 Resource Conservation Commission shall have authority over district 8-19 bonds and projects as provided by Sections 50.107, 54.516, and 8-20 54.517, Water Code. 8-21 (c) The district may annex or exclude territory as provided 8-22 by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code; however, the governing 8-23 body of the City of Fort Worth, by ordinance or resolution, must 8-24 consent to an annexation of land to the district before the 8-25 annexation. 8-26 SECTION 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is 8-27 governed by a board of directors composed of three persons who must 9-1 be at least 21 years old, be resident citizens of the State of 9-2 Texas, and either own land subject to taxation in the district or 9-3 be qualified voters within the district. 9-4 (b) The initial directors shall be appointed by the Texas 9-5 Natural Resource Conservation Commission on petition filed with the 9-6 commission and signed by a majority in value of the holders of 9-7 title of land within the district. The initial directors shall 9-8 serve until the first elected directors have qualified for office. 9-9 (c) On the first Saturday in May in the first even-numbered 9-10 year following the confirmation election, the board shall hold in 9-11 the district an election to elect one director to serve a two-year 9-12 term and two directors to serve four-year terms. Thereafter, on 9-13 the first Saturday in May in each following even-numbered year, 9-14 there shall be an election of one director in one election and two 9-15 directors in the next election in continued sequence. If uniform 9-16 election dates are changed so that the first Saturday of May is not 9-17 a uniform election date, the board shall call and hold elections on 9-18 a uniform election date. 9-19 (d) Two members of the board may fill a vacancy on the board 9-20 by appointment of a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired 9-21 term. If at any time there are fewer than two qualified directors, 9-22 the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall appoint 9-23 the necessary number of persons to fill all vacancies on the board. 9-24 (e) Two directors constitute a quorum and a concurrence of 9-25 two is sufficient in all matters pertaining to the business of the 9-26 district. 9-27 (f) Chapter 54, Water Code, governs the administrative 10-1 matters relating to the district to the extent that the chapter is 10-2 not in conflict or inconsistent with this Act. 10-3 SECTION 7. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. The board shall call and 10-4 hold a confirmation election to confirm establishment of the 10-5 district in the time and manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code. 10-6 The election may be called and held at the same time as a bond 10-7 election for the district. Subsection (a), Section 41.001, 10-8 Election Code, does not apply to a confirmation election held as 10-9 provided by this section. 10-10 SECTION 8. ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY. (a) The district may levy 10-11 an assessment against all taxable real property in the district for 10-12 the purpose of providing improvements, including purchasing, 10-13 constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, 10-14 or extending any work, facility, plant, equipment, appliance, or 10-15 other improvement needed to accomplish the purposes of the 10-16 district. 10-17 (b) The district may assess property: 10-18 (1) equally by front foot or by square foot; 10-19 (2) according to the value of the property as the 10-20 board determines, with or without regard to improvements on the 10-21 property; or 10-22 (3) in any other manner that results in an equitable 10-23 distribution of assessments, with equal shares of the cost being 10-24 imposed on property similarly benefited. 10-25 (c) Before levying an assessment, the board shall adopt an 10-26 assessment plan as provided by this section. 10-27 (d) The board shall adopt a proposed assessment plan that 11-1 includes the improvements to be provided, the estimated cost of the 11-2 improvements, the amount of bonds or certificates of assessment to 11-3 be issued, the method of assessment, and a proposed assessment roll 11-4 stating the assessment against each parcel of land in the district, 11-5 as determined by the method of assessment the board chooses. The 11-6 district shall maintain on file and open to public inspection: 11-7 (1) an engineering report setting forth the proposed 11-8 improvements and their estimated costs, together with maps, plats, 11-9 profiles, and data fully showing and explaining the report; and 11-10 (2) the proposed assessment roll. 11-11 (e) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed 11-12 plan, which may be adjourned from time to time until the board 11-13 makes findings by resolution as to the advisability of the 11-14 improvements, the estimated cost of providing the improvements, the 11-15 amount of bonds or certificates of assessment to be issued, the 11-16 method of assessment, and the proposed assessment roll. The 11-17 district shall publish notice of the hearing once a week for two 11-18 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the 11-19 county in which the district is located, with the first publication 11-20 being at least 14 days before the day set for the hearing. The 11-21 district by mail shall send notice of the hearing to each owner of 11-22 real property in the district, as determined from the most recent 11-23 certified property tax rolls of the appraisal district in which the 11-24 property is located, at least 14 days before the day set for the 11-25 hearing. The notice must: 11-26 (1) include the date, time, and place of the hearing; 11-27 (2) include a description of the proposed 12-1 improvements; 12-2 (3) state the estimated cost of providing the 12-3 improvements; 12-4 (4) state the amount of bonds or certificates of 12-5 assessment to be issued; 12-6 (5) state the method of assessment; 12-7 (6) state that an engineering report and proposed 12-8 assessment roll are on file and open to public inspection and 12-9 identify where they may be inspected; and 12-10 (7) state that written or oral objections will be 12-11 considered at the hearing. The notice sent to a landowner by mail 12-12 must include also the amount of assessment estimated to be 12-13 apportioned to that owner's property. 12-14 (f) The failure of a property owner to receive notice of the 12-15 hearing and of the estimated assessment does not affect the 12-16 validity of the hearing or a subsequent assessment. 12-17 (g) Before the adjournment of the hearing, the board shall 12-18 hear and pass on any objection to the proposed assessment plan or 12-19 to a proposed assessment. The board may amend the proposed 12-20 assessment plan or a proposed assessment on any parcel at any time 12-21 before the adjournment. After hearing and passing on objections, 12-22 the board shall by order adopt a final assessment plan setting 12-23 forth the improvements to be constructed or acquired, the estimated 12-24 costs of providing the improvements, the amount of bonds or 12-25 certificates of assessment to be issued, the assessment roll, the 12-26 method of assessment, and the rate of interest on the assessment. 12-27 The district shall provide landowners the option of paying 13-1 assessments in periodic installments for the term of any bonds or 13-2 certificates of assessment issued by the district. The 13-3 installments must be in amounts necessary to pay the principal of 13-4 an interest on the bonds or certificates. 13-5 (h) The district may issue bonds or certificates of 13-6 assessment secured by a pledge of all or part of the funds received 13-7 by the district from the assessment. Bonds or certificates of 13-8 assessment, except refunding bonds and certificates, secured in 13-9 whole or in part by assessments, may not be issued by the district 13-10 until authorized by a majority vote of the resident electors of the 13-11 district voting in an election called and held for that purpose. 13-12 The election may be held on the same day as the confirmation 13-13 election. The election may be called by a separate election order 13-14 or as part of the confirmation election order. Bonds and 13-15 certificates of assessment, including refunding bonds and 13-16 certificates, may be issued only in the form and manner provided 13-17 by Chapter 54, Water Code, for the issuance of bonds secured by ad 13-18 valorem taxes to the extent Chapter 54 is consistent with this Act. 13-19 In addition to the requirements of Chapter 54, Water Code: 13-20 (1) notice of the election on the bonds or 13-21 certificates of assessment must contain the proposition to be voted 13-22 on, with the estimated costs of providing the improvements and the 13-23 method of assessment as provided by the final assessment plan; and 13-24 (2) the ballots must be printed to permit voting for 13-25 or against the issuance of the bonds or certificates of assessment, 13-26 as appropriate, and the levy of assessments equitably distributed 13-27 and adequate to provide for the payment of the bonds or 14-1 certificates of assessment. 14-2 (i) After adopting the final assessment plan, the board by 14-3 order shall levy the assessment as a special assessment on the 14-4 property in the district. 14-5 (j) The board by mail shall provide all landowners in the 14-6 district notice of the assessment levied on each owner's property. 14-7 The notice must state the amount of the assessment and the method 14-8 of payment. The validity of the assessment is not affected by the 14-9 failure of a landowner to receive the notice. 14-10 (k) After the levy of an assessment, a property owner may 14-11 appeal the assessment levied on the property to the board. The 14-12 property owner must file a notice of appeal with the board not 14-13 later than the 30th day after the date the assessment is levied by 14-14 the board. The board shall set a date to hear the appeal. The 14-15 property owner may appeal the board's decision on the assessment to 14-16 a court of competent jurisdiction. The property owner must file 14-17 notice of the appeal with the court of competent jurisdiction not 14-18 later than the 30th day after the date of the board's final 14-19 decision with respect to the assessment. Failure to file either of 14-20 the notices in the time required by this subsection results in a 14-21 loss of the right to appeal the assessment. 14-22 (l) After notice and hearing in the manner required for 14-23 original assessments, the board may make a new assessment or revise 14-24 an assessment to: 14-25 (1) correct omissions or mistakes in an assessment; 14-26 (2) reassess an assessment that is against a parcel of 14-27 land and that was set aside by a court; or 15-1 (3) preserve in any other manner equity of 15-2 distribution. 15-3 (m) The board may not make a change to the final assessment 15-4 plan that would impair the district's ability to meet all of the 15-5 district's outstanding obligations that are secured by and payable 15-6 from the assessment. 15-7 (n) An assessment and any interest, incurred expenses of 15-8 collection, and incurred reasonable attorney's fees are a first 15-9 lien against the assessed property until paid, on parity with ad 15-10 valorem tax liens and superior to all other liens. The owner of 15-11 assessed property is personally liable for the payment of the 15-12 assessment and may pay at any time the entire assessment, with 15-13 interest that has accrued on the assessment on any lot or parcel. 15-14 The lien is effective from the date the assessment is levied until 15-15 the date the total assessment for that property is paid, and the 15-16 district may enforce the lien in the same manner that the court 15-17 enforces an ad valorem tax lien. Liability for an assessment 15-18 passes with the property on a transfer of ownership. 15-19 (o) The district may issue and transfer, on terms and 15-20 conditions determined by the board, certificates of assessment for 15-21 each assessed lot or parcel. For a revised assessment, the 15-22 district shall provide a certificate of assessment reflecting any 15-23 change in the value of the original assessment. A certificate must 15-24 show the amount of the lien on the assessed property, the liability 15-25 of the property owner for the lien, the terms of payment, and the 15-26 terms and conditions of transfer of the certificate. The 15-27 certificate must state that the assessment was imposed, the 16-1 certificate was issued in accordance with the requirements of this 16-2 section, the certificate is not an obligation of a county in which 16-3 the district is located, and the certificate is not secured by a 16-4 pledge of the faith or credit of a county in which the district is 16-5 located. A certificate is prima facie evidence of all of the 16-6 matters shown on the certificate. The holder of the certificate 16-7 may enforce the assessment in the same manner as the district may 16-8 enforce assessments made under this section. 16-9 (p) A person who sells or conveys real property in the 16-10 district shall supplement the notice to purchaser required by 16-11 Section 50.301, Water Code, to include the following statement: 16-12 "The district has the authority to levy assessments and may, 16-13 subject to voter approval, issue bonds or certificates of 16-14 assessment and levy assessments in payment of such bonds or 16-15 certificates of assessment. As of this date, the amount of 16-16 assessments levied by the district is $__________, and the 16-17 assessment on the property you are about to purchase is $_____. An 16-18 unpaid assessment is a personal obligation of the person that owned 16-19 the property at the time the assessment was levied by the district 16-20 and is secured by a lien on the property. Any person may request a 16-21 certificate from the district stating the amount, if any, of unpaid 16-22 assessments on a tract of property in the district." 16-23 SECTION 9. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. (a) The district may 16-24 purchase, acquire, construct, own, operate, maintain, repair, 16-25 rebuild, add to, improve, or extend inside or outside its 16-26 boundaries macadamized, graveled, or paved roads for the benefit of 16-27 the district. 17-1 (b) The district may: 17-2 (1) reimburse a private individual or entity for money 17-3 spent to purchase, acquire, construct, repair, improve, or extend a 17-4 road or improvement that will benefit the district and that has 17-5 been or will be dedicated to or otherwise used by the public; or 17-6 (2) purchase a road or improvement constructed or 17-7 acquired by a private individual or entity that will benefit the 17-8 district, whether the road or improvement is constructed before or 17-9 after the district is created. 17-10 (c) The district may: 17-11 (1) issue bonds, notes, and other obligations, or 17-12 otherwise lend its credit, for the purpose of purchasing, 17-13 acquiring, constructing, owning, operating, maintaining, repairing, 17-14 rebuilding, adding to, improving, or extending macadamized, 17-15 graveled, or paved roads or in aid of these purposes; and 17-16 (2) levy and collect ad valorem taxes to pay interest 17-17 on the bonds and provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the 17-18 bonds, as contemplated and authorized by Section 52, Article III, 17-19 Texas Constitution. 17-20 (d) The district may not issue bonds secured by taxes under 17-21 Subsection (c) of this section in an amount that exceeds one-fourth 17-22 of the assessed valuation of real property in the district. The 17-23 district may not issue bonds secured by taxes under Subsection (c) 17-24 of this section until the bonds are authorized by a two-thirds 17-25 majority vote of individuals qualified to vote and actually voting 17-26 in the area within the boundaries of the district at an election 17-27 called for that purpose. 18-1 (e) The election required by Subsection (d) of this section 18-2 shall be held in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code, for 18-3 elections on bonds secured by ad valorem taxes, to the extent that 18-4 manner is consistent with this Act. 18-5 (f) The district may issue bonds or certificates of 18-6 assessment secured by assessments, in the manner and form provided 18-7 by Section 8 of this Act, for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, 18-8 constructing, owning, operating, maintaining, repairing, 18-9 rebuilding, adding to, improving, or extending macadamized, 18-10 graveled, or paved roads or in aid of these purposes. 18-11 (g) The board has the powers provided by Subchapter J, 18-12 Chapter 54, Water Code, notwithstanding the acreage requirements of 18-13 Subsection (a), Section 54.801, Water Code, to define areas or 18-14 designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, 18-15 facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area. 18-16 Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, to the extent not 18-17 inconsistent with this Act, applies to the board's exercise of its 18-18 powers under this subsection. 18-19 (h) The board may adopt the powers of a road utility 18-20 district operating under Chapter 13, Acts of the 68th Legislature, 18-21 2nd Called Session, 1984 (Article 6674r-1, Vernon's Texas Civil 18-22 Statutes). Chapter 13, Acts of the 68th Legislature, 2nd Called 18-23 Session, 1984 (Article 6674r-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to 18-24 the extent not inconsistent with the Water Code and the general 18-25 laws of this state applicable to the district, applies to the 18-26 board's exercise of its powers under this subsection. 18-27 (i) Following the purchase, acquisition, or construction of 19-1 a road, or the necessary repair, rebuilding, adding to, improving, 19-2 or extending of a road that is in the district at the time the 19-3 district is created, the district shall request: 19-4 (1) that the county in which the district is located 19-5 accept the road for maintenance; or 19-6 (2) that the county enter into an interlocal agreement 19-7 with the district providing for the county to maintain the road. 19-8 SECTION 10. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 19-9 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 19-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 19-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 19-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 19-13 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 19-14 passage, and it is so enacted.