By Zbranek H.B. No. 3546 75R8734 MI-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, 1-3 operation, and financing of the Pine Island Bayou Stormwater 1-4 Control District; granting the authority to issue bonds. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. CREATION; LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION. (a) A 1-7 conservation and reclamation district to be known as the Pine 1-8 Island Bayou Stormwater Control District is created in Hardin, 1-9 Jefferson, and Liberty counties, subject to approval at a 1-10 confirmation election under Section 10 of this Act. The district 1-11 is a governmental agency and a body politic and corporate. 1-12 (b) The district is created under and is essential to the 1-13 accomplishment of the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 1-14 Constitution. 1-15 SECTION 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, "district" means the 1-16 Pine Island Bayou Stormwater Control District. 1-17 SECTION 3. BOUNDARIES. (a) The district includes all of 1-18 the territory contained in the following described area: 1-19 BEING 446,912 acres of land lying in Jefferson County, Texas, 1-20 Hardin County, Texas and Liberty County, Texas and being described 1-21 by metes and bounds as follows; 1-22 BEGINNING at the intersection of State Highway 326, also known as 1-23 FM 365, and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, just east 1-24 of Nome, Texas in Jefferson County, Texas; 2-1 THENCE North 8150'East, with said Southern Pacific Railroad 2-2 right-of-way an approximate distance of 18651 feet to a point at 2-3 the intersection of said Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and 2-4 the Lower Neches Valley Authority Canal; 2-5 THENCE with said Lower Neches Valley Authority Canal the following 2-6 forty-four (44) courses and distances; 2-7 (1) North 2330' East, an approximate distance of 537 feet to a 2-8 point, 2-9 (2) North 4631' East, an approximate distance of 711 feet to a 2-10 point, 2-11 (3) North 0701' East, an approximate distance of 378 feet to a 2-12 point, 2-13 (4) North 2211' West, an approximate distance of 687 feet to a 2-14 point, 2-15 (5) North 0630' East, an approximate distance of 558 feet to a 2-16 point, 2-17 (6) North 3113' West, an approximate distance of 458 feet to a 2-18 point, 2-19 (7) North 2049' West, an approximate distance of 1143 feet to a 2-20 point, 2-21 (8) North 2154' East, an approximate distance of 1235 feet to a 2-22 point, 2-23 (9) North 6357' East, an approximate distance of 1065 feet to a 2-24 point, 2-25 (10) South 8816' East, an approximate distance of 1021 feet to a 2-26 point, 2-27 (11) South 7119' East, an approximate distance of 1181 feet to a 3-1 point, 3-2 (12) South 8926' East, an approximate distance of 883 feet to a 3-3 point, 3-4 (13) North 4501' East, an approximate distance of 3054 feet to a 3-5 point, 3-6 (14) North 3615' East, an approximate distance of 3448 feet to a 3-7 point, 3-8 (15) North 6013' East, an approximate distance of 3637 feet to a 3-9 point, 3-10 (16) North 8506' East, an approximate distance of 5218 feet to a 3-11 point, 3-12 (17) North 5433' East, an approximate distance of 1125 feet to a 3-13 point, 3-14 (18) North 2720' East, an approximate distance of 3463 feet to a 3-15 point, 3-16 (19) North 4039' East, an approximate distance of 1715 feet to a 3-17 point, 3-18 (20) North 6543' East, an approximate distance of 2766 feet to a 3-19 point, 3-20 (21) North 5017' East, an approximate distance of 822 feet to a 3-21 point, 3-22 (22) North 4159' East, an approximate distance of 880 feet to a 3-23 point, 3-24 (23) South 8935' East, an approximate distance of 1495 feet to a 3-25 point, 3-26 (24) North 7726' East, an approximate distance of 1821 feet to a 3-27 point, 4-1 (25) South 8035' East, an approximate distance of 1372 feet to a 4-2 point, 4-3 (26) South 5217' East, an approximate distance of 474 feet to a 4-4 point, 4-5 (27) South 2926' East, an approximate distance of 778 feet to a 4-6 point, 4-7 (28) South 5444' East, an approximate distance of 557 feet to a 4-8 point, 4-9 (29) South 8304' East, an approximate distance of 977 feet to a 4-10 point, 4-11 (30) North 7706' East, an approximate distance of 434 feet to a 4-12 point, 4-13 (31) North 5607' East, an approximate distance of 196 feet to a 4-14 point, 4-15 (32) North 5454' East, an approximate distance of 4105 feet to a 4-16 point, 4-17 (33) South 8303' East, an approximate distance of 673 feet to a 4-18 point, 4-19 (34) North 7652' East, an approximate distance of 1144 feet to a 4-20 point, 4-21 (35) South 7701' East, an approximate distance of 4006 feet to a 4-22 point, 4-23 (36) North 8033' East, an approximate distance of 3136 feet to a 4-24 point, 4-25 (37) North 5102' East, an approximate distance of 1401 feet to a 4-26 point, 4-27 (38) North 6723' East, an approximate distance of 1924 feet to a 5-1 point, 5-2 (39) North 2751' East, an approximate distance of 4282 feet to a 5-3 point, 5-4 (40) North 4344' East, an approximate distance of 2614 feet to a 5-5 point, 5-6 (41) North 4234' East, an approximate distance of 9103 feet to a 5-7 point, 5-8 (42) North 3440' East, an approximate distance of 8178 feet to a 5-9 point, 5-10 (43) North 2204' East, an approximate distance of 2126 feet to a 5-11 point, and 5-12 (44) North 0804' East, an approximate distance of 961 feet to a 5-13 point at the intersection of said Lower Neches Valley Authority 5-14 Canal and Pine Island Bayou, also being the Jefferson and Hardin 5-15 County line; 5-16 THENCE North 0156' West, across the marsh an approximate distance 5-17 of 8395 feet to a point in the center of a County Road running 5-18 north and south; 5-19 THENCE North 0019' West, with said County Road an approximate 5-20 distance of 684 feet to a point, 5-21 THENCE North 0014' East, across the marsh an approximate distance 5-22 of 12367 feet to a point in the center of a slough road; 5-23 THENCE with said slough road the following six (6) courses and 5-24 distances; 5-25 (1) South 8931' West, an approximate distance of 4299 feet to a 5-26 point, 5-27 (2) South 6939' West, an approximate distance of 343 feet to a 6-1 point, 6-2 (3) North 7202' West, an approximate distance of 294 feet to a 6-3 point, 6-4 (4) North 8848' West, an approximate distance of 674 feet to a 6-5 point, 6-6 (5) North 6740' West, an approximate distance of 194 feet to a 6-7 point, and 6-8 (6) South 8836' West, an approximate distance of 178 feet to a 6-9 point in the center of County Road, running north and south, in 6-10 Woodcrest Acres; 6-11 THENCE North 0028' West, with said County Road an approximate 6-12 distance of 1033 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 6-13 Road with a County Road, running east and west, in said Woodcrest 6-14 Acres; 6-15 THENCE North 8946' West, with said County Road an approximate 6-16 distance of 398 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 6-17 Road with a County Road, running north and south in said Woodcrest 6-18 Acres, 6-19 THENCE with said County Road the following four (4) courses and 6-20 distances; 6-21 (1) North 0130' East, an approximate distance of 472 feet to a 6-22 point, 6-23 (2) North 8929' West, an approximate distance of 1595 feet to a 6-24 point, 6-25 (3) North 0031' East, an approximate distance of 424 feet to a 6-26 point, and 6-27 (4) North 8153' West, an approximate distance of 151 feet to a 7-1 point at the intersection of said County Road with a County Road 7-2 running north and south; 7-3 THENCE with said County Road the following seventeen (17) courses 7-4 and distances; 7-5 (1) North 1227' West, an approximate distance of 446 feet to a 7-6 point, 7-7 (2) North 0730' West, an approximate distance of 602 feet to a 7-8 point, 7-9 (3) North 1228' East, an approximate distance of 1411 feet to a 7-10 point, 7-11 (4) North 4343' West, an approximate distance of 106 feet to a 7-12 point, 7-13 (5) North 1439' East, an approximate distance of 598 feet to a 7-14 point, 7-15 (6) North 0040' East, an approximate distance of 800 feet to a 7-16 point, 7-17 (7) North 1923' East, an approximate distance of 173 feet to a 7-18 point, 7-19 (8) North 2438' West, an approximate distance of 400 feet to a 7-20 point, 7-21 (9) North 2405' East, an approximate distance of 1610 feet to a 7-22 point, 7-23 (10) North 1748' East, an approximate distance of 500 feet to a 7-24 point, 7-25 (11) North 0028' West, an approximate distance of 1969 feet to a 7-26 point, 7-27 (12) North 8911' West, an approximate distance of 2631 feet to a 8-1 point, 8-2 (13) North 0115' West, an approximate distance of 671 feet to a 8-3 point, 8-4 (14) North 4530' West, an approximate distance of 246 feet to a 8-5 point, 8-6 (15) North 1641' West, an approximate distance of 420 feet to a 8-7 point, 8-8 (16) North 3813' West, an approximate distance of 299 feet to a 8-9 point, and 8-10 (17) North 7537' West, an approximate distance of 298 feet to a 8-11 point at the intersection of said County Road with a County Road 8-12 running north and south, being also the Corporation limit of 8-13 Lumberton, Texas; 8-14 THENCE South 0134' West, with said County Road and said Corporation 8-15 limit of Lumberton, Texas, an approximate distance of 1347 feet to 8-16 a point at the intersection of said County Road and a County Road 8-17 running east and west; 8-18 THENCE North 8942' West, with said County Road an approximate 8-19 distance of 2699 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 8-20 Road and US Highway 96; 8-21 THENCE North 0806' West, with said US Highway 96, an approximate 8-22 distance of 1150 feet to a point at the intersection of said US 8-23 Highway 96 and a County Road running east and west; 8-24 THENCE North 8920' West, with said County Road an approximate 8-25 distance of 2327 feet to a point on the Corporation Limit of 8-26 Lumberton, Texas; 8-27 THENCE with said Corporation Limit of said Lumberton, Texas, the 9-1 following two (2) courses and distances; 9-2 (1) North 0040' East, an approximate distance of 1649 feet to a 9-3 point, and 9-4 (2) South 8452' West, an approximate distance of 4888 feet to a 9-5 point in the center of US Highway 69 & 287; 9-6 THENCE North 2626' West, with the center of said US Highway 69 & 9-7 287, an approximate distance of 11464 feet to a point at the 9-8 intersection of said US Highway 69 & 287 and a County Road running 9-9 east and west; 9-10 THENCE South 8910' West, with said County Road, an approximate 9-11 distance of 2582 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 9-12 Road and a County Road running north and south; 9-13 THENCE with said County Road the following six (6) courses and 9-14 distances; 9-15 (1) North 0229' West, an approximate distance of 349 feet to a 9-16 point, 9-17 (2) North 1138' West, an approximate distance of 789 feet to a 9-18 point, 9-19 (3) North 0517' West, an approximate distance of 527 feet to a 9-20 point, 9-21 (4) North 1802' East, an approximate distance of 358 feet to a 9-22 point, 9-23 (5) North 4100' East, an approximate distance of 388 feet to a 9-24 point, and 9-25 (6) North 6407' East, an approximate distance of 1185 feet to a 9-26 point at the intersection of said County Road and US Highway 69 & 9-27 287; 10-1 THENCE with said US Highway 69 & 287 the following three (3) 10-2 courses and distance; 10-3 (1) North 2623' West, an approximate distance of 10315 feet to a 10-4 point, 10-5 (2) North 3945' West, an approximate distance of 785 feet to a 10-6 point, and 10-7 (3) North 5043' West, an approximate distance of 3855 feet to a 10-8 point at the intersection of said US Highway 69 & 287 and a County 10-9 Road running east and west; 10-10 THENCE with said County Road the following two (2) courses and 10-11 distances; 10-12 (1) South 7958' West, an approximate distance of 169 feet to a 10-13 point, and 10-14 (2) North 8958' West, an approximate distance of 4208 feet to a 10-15 point; 10-16 THENCE cross country the following three (3) courses and distances; 10-17 (1) South 0030' West, an approximate distance of 890 feet to a 10-18 point, 10-19 (2) South 1743' West, an approximate distance of 2368 feet to a 10-20 point in the center of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, and 10-21 (3) South 5141' West, an approximate distance of 2556 feet to a 10-22 point at the intersection of a dirt road and a County Road running 10-23 north and south; 10-24 THENCE with said County Road the following five (5) courses and 10-25 distances; 10-26 (1) South 0158' East, an approximate distance of 425 feet to a 10-27 point, 11-1 (2) South 0354' East, an approximate distance of 633 feet to a 11-2 point, 11-3 (3) South 0349' East, an approximate distance of 450 feet to a 11-4 point, 11-5 (4) South 0440' West, an approximate distance of 367 feet to a 11-6 point, and 11-7 (5) South 1125' West, an approximate distance of 782 feet to a 11-8 point at the intersection of said County Road and a County Road 11-9 running east and west; 11-10 THENCE North 8858' West, with said County Road an approximate 11-11 distance of 5212 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 11-12 Road and a County Road running north and south; 11-13 THENCE South 0008' East, with said County Road an approximate 11-14 distance of 1231 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 11-15 Road and a County Road running east and west; 11-16 THENCE with said County Road the following ten (10) courses and 11-17 distances; 11-18 (1) South 8955' West, an approximate distance of 2051 feet to a 11-19 point, 11-20 (2) South 3214' West, an approximate distance of 682 feet to a 11-21 point, 11-22 (3) South 4518' West, an approximate distance of 263 feet to a 11-23 point, 11-24 (4) South 7847' West, an approximate distance of 217 feet to a 11-25 point, 11-26 (5) North 8233' West, an approximate distance of 2700 feet to a 11-27 point, 12-1 (6) South 8536' West, an approximate distance of 812 feet to a 12-2 point, 12-3 (7) North 7640' West, an approximate distance of 323 feet to a 12-4 point, 12-5 (8) North 6955' West, an approximate distance of 3012 feet to a 12-6 point, 12-7 (9) North 6135' West, an approximate distance of 2101 feet to a 12-8 point, and 12-9 (10) North 6809' West, an approximate distance of 3318 feet to a 12-10 point at the intersection of said County Road and State Highway 326 12-11 at the town of Little Rock, Texas in Hardin County; 12-12 THENCE South 1442' West, with said State Highway 326 an approximate 12-13 distance of 1625 feet to a point at the intersection of said State 12-14 Highway 326 and a County Road running east and west, and being at 12-15 the easterly edge of the Big Thicket National Preserve; 12-16 THENCE with the center of said County Road and across said Big 12-17 Thicket National Preserve; the following two (2) courses and 12-18 distance; 12-19 (1) South 8107' West, an approximate distance of 1869 feet to a 12-20 point, and 12-21 (2) South 7829' West, an approximate distance of 708 feet to a 12-22 point; 12-23 THENCE cross country the following twenty-five courses and 12-24 distances; 12-25 (1) North 7235' West, an approximate distance of 10961 feet to a 12-26 point, 12-27 (2) South 5216' West, an approximate distance of 9957 feet to a 13-1 point, 13-2 (3) South 4528' West, an approximate distance of 6763 feet to a 13-3 point, 13-4 (4) South 0700' West, an approximate distance of 4458 feet to a 13-5 point between two pipelines at a pumping station, 13-6 (5) North 6252' West, an approximate distance of 4306 feet to a 13-7 point, 13-8 (6) South 8232' West, an approximate distance of 7721 feet to a 13-9 point, 13-10 (7) South 8500' West, an approximate distance of 3546 feet to a 13-11 point, 13-12 (8) North 7847' West, an approximate distance of 1494 feet to a 13-13 point, 13-14 (9) South 7639' West, an approximate distance of 1756 feet to a 13-15 point, 13-16 (10) North 3405' West, an approximate distance of 3872 feet to a 13-17 point, 13-18 (11) North 4855' West, an approximate distance of 4825 feet to a 13-19 point, 13-20 (12) North 4547' West, an approximate distance of 3296 feet to a 13-21 point, 13-22 (13) North 5057' West, an approximate distance of 3685 feet to a 13-23 point, 13-24 (14) North 2745' West, an approximate distance of 5948 feet to a 13-25 point, 13-26 (15) North 4914' West, an approximate distance of 2627 feet to a 13-27 point in the center of State Highway 787, 14-1 (16) North 2504' West, an approximate distance of 3076 feet to a 14-2 point, 14-3 (17) North 5550' West, an approximate distance of 4073 feet to a 14-4 point, 14-5 (18) North 5011' West, an approximate distance of 2655 feet to a 14-6 point on knoll, 14-7 (19) North 6702' West, an approximate distance of 3413 feet to a 14-8 point in a pond, 14-9 (20) North 2353' West, an approximate distance of 2150 feet to a 14-10 point in the middle of Griffin Pond, 14-11 (21) North 7559' West, an approximate distance of 911 feet to a 14-12 point, 14-13 (22) North 1659' East, an approximate distance of 1854 feet to a 14-14 point, 14-15 (23) North 4329' East, an approximate distance of 810 feet to a 14-16 point, 14-17 (24) North 3132' East, an approximate distance of 2083 feet to a 14-18 point, and 14-19 (25) North 0640' West, an approximate distance of 874 feet to a 14-20 point in the center of a pipeline alley, 14-21 THENCE North 4545' West, with said pipeline alley an approximate 14-22 distance of 2604 feet to a point; 14-23 THENCE cross country the following three (3) courses and distance; 14-24 (1) North 1947' East, an approximate distance of 9588 feet to a 14-25 point in the middle of Peach Pond, 14-26 (2) North 4923' East, an approximate distance of 3362 feet to a 14-27 point in the middle of a dirt road, and 15-1 (3) North 3934' East, an approximate distance of 759 feet to a 15-2 point in the center of a County Road running north and south; 15-3 THENCE with said County Road the following five (5) courses and 15-4 distances; 15-5 (1) North 0731' West, an approximate distance of 4277 feet to a 15-6 point, 15-7 (2) North 0742' West, an approximate distance of 1194 feet to a 15-8 point, 15-9 (3) North 1754' West, an approximate distance of 311 feet to a 15-10 point, 15-11 (4) North 3639' West, an approximate distance of 305 feet to a 15-12 point at Bragg in the center of a railroad right-of-way, and 15-13 (5) North 0347' West, an approximate distance of 555 feet to a 15-14 point; 15-15 THENCE cross country the following sixteen (16) courses and 15-16 distances; 15-17 (1) North 2220' East, an approximate distance of 2642 feet to a 15-18 point in the center of a United Gas Pipeline right-of-way, 15-19 (2) North 2035' East, an approximate distance of 2549 feet to a 15-20 point at the end of a four wheel drive trail, 15-21 (3) North 2129' West, an approximate distance of 2574 feet to a 15-22 point in the center of a dirt road, 15-23 (4) North 4134' West, an approximate distance of 1414 feet to a 15-24 point, 15-25 (5) North 3921' West, an approximate distance of 1182 feet to a 15-26 point, 15-27 (6) North 3236' West, an approximate distance of 703 feet to a 16-1 point, 16-2 (7) North 1738' West, an approximate distance of 938 feet to a 16-3 point in the center of a dirt road, 16-4 (8) North 0237' East, an approximate distance of 745 feet to a 16-5 point at the intersection of two dirt roads, 16-6 (9) North 3021' West, an approximate distance of 2866 feet to a 16-7 point, 16-8 (10) South 8328' West, an approximate distance of 1616 feet to a 16-9 point in the center of a dirt road, 16-10 (11) North 2503' West, an approximate distance of 1447 feet to a 16-11 point in the center of a dirt road, 16-12 (12) North 1116' West, an approximate distance of 2807 feet to a 16-13 point, 16-14 (13) North 0636' West, an approximate distance of 879 feet to a 16-15 point, 16-16 (14) North 5253' West, an approximate distance of 1783 feet to a 16-17 point in the center of a dirt road, 16-18 (15) North 1406' West, an approximate distance of 2466 feet to a 16-19 point at the end of a dirt road, and 16-20 (16) North 2134' West, an approximate distance of 3051 feet to a 16-21 point on the Hardin and Polk County line; 16-22 THENCE South 8843' West, with said Hardin and Polk County Line an 16-23 approximate distance of 21649 feet to a point; 16-24 THENCE South 0655' West, cross country an approximate distance of 16-25 3483 feet to a point in the center of a dirt road; 16-26 THENCE with said dirt road the following three (3) courses and 16-27 distances; 17-1 (1) South 8746' West, an approximate distance of 836 feet to a 17-2 point, 17-3 (2) South 8902' West, an approximate distance of 1353 feet to a 17-4 point, and 17-5 (3) South 5705' West, an approximate distance of 250 feet to a 17-6 point in the center of State Highway 2798; 17-7 THENCE cross country the following sixteen (16) courses and 17-8 distances; 17-9 (1) South 7654' West, an approximate distance of 1945 feet to a 17-10 point, 17-11 (2) North 8330' West, an approximate distance of 1943 feet to a 17-12 point, 17-13 (3) South 7232' West, an approximate distance of 1095 feet to a 17-14 point, 17-15 (4) South 4207' West, an approximate distance of 1565 feet to a 17-16 point, 17-17 (5) South 1907' West, an approximate distance of 3644 feet to a 17-18 point, 17-19 (6) South 4113' West, an approximate distance of 1025 feet to a 17-20 point in the center of a United Gas Pipeline right-of-way, 17-21 (7) South 0926' West, an approximate distance of 1466 feet to a 17-22 point, 17-23 (8) South 5525' West, an approximate distance of 1276 feet to a 17-24 point, 17-25 (9) South 1447' West, an approximate distance of 1310 feet to a 17-26 point, 17-27 (10) South 2100' West, an approximate distance of 2002 feet to a 18-1 point, 18-2 (11) South 0605' East, an approximate distance of 1453 feet to a 18-3 point in the center of a dirt road, 18-4 (12) South 3629' West, an approximate distance of 1921 feet to a 18-5 point, 18-6 (13) South 4008' West, an approximate distance of 2577 feet to a 18-7 point in the center of a United Gas Pipeline right-of-way at its 18-8 intersection with the Liberty and Hardin County lines, 18-9 (14) South 5004' West, an approximate distance of 8080 feet to a 18-10 point, 18-11 (15) South 1356' West, an approximate distance of 5363 feet to a 18-12 point, and 18-13 (16) South 2734' West, an approximate distance of 438 feet to a 18-14 point in the center of a dirt road running north and south; 18-15 THENCE with said dirt road the following seven (7) courses and 18-16 distances; 18-17 (1) South 0800' East, an approximate distance of 320 feet to a 18-18 point, 18-19 (2) South 0126' West, an approximate distance of 3332 feet to a 18-20 point, 18-21 (3) South 0106' West, an approximate distance of 3534 feet to a 18-22 point, 18-23 (4) South 0127' West, an approximate distance of 3967 feet to a 18-24 point, 18-25 (5) South 0126' West, an approximate distance of 5841 feet to a 18-26 point, 18-27 (6) South 2647' West, an approximate distance of 340 feet to a 19-1 point, and 19-2 (7) South 5938' West, an approximate distance of 593 feet to a 19-3 point, 19-4 THENCE cross country the following three (3) courses and distances; 19-5 (1) South 2649' East, an approximate distance of 5475 feet to a 19-6 point at the intersection of two dirt roads, 19-7 (2) South 2232' West, an approximate distance of 4565 feet to a 19-8 point, and 19-9 (3) South 3758' West, an approximate distance of 7095 feet to a 19-10 point at the intersection of State Highway 146 and a dirt road; 19-11 THENCE South 0329' East, with said State Highway 146 an approximate 19-12 distance of 6509 feet to a point at the intersection of said State 19-13 Highway 146 and a United Gas Pipeline right-of-way; 19-14 THENCE cross country the following four (4) courses and distances; 19-15 (1) South 4721' East, an approximate distance of 1225 feet to a 19-16 point, 19-17 (2) South 5617' East, an approximate distance of 4303 feet to a 19-18 point at the end of a four wheel drive trail, 19-19 (3) South 0513' East, an approximate distance of 8752 feet to a 19-20 point, 19-21 (4) South 0034' West, an approximate distance of 1992 feet to a 19-22 point in the center of a dirt road; 19-23 THENCE South 6532' West, with the center of said dirt road an 19-24 approximate distance of 135 feet to a point at the intersection of 19-25 said dirt road and a United Gas Pipeline right-of-way; 19-26 THENCE with said United Gas Pipeline right-of-way the following two 19-27 (2) courses and distances; 20-1 (1) South 0058' West, an approximate distance of 2778 feet to a 20-2 point, and 20-3 (2) South 0009' West, an approximate distance of 2004 feet to a 20-4 point in the center of State Highway 162; 20-5 THENCE South 8919' West, with the center of said State Highway 162 20-6 an approximate distance of 3344 feet to a point at the intersection 20-7 of said State Highway 162 and State Highway 146; 20-8 THENCE with the center of said State Highway 146 the following four 20-9 (4) courses and distances; 20-10 (1) South 1155' East, an approximate distance of 1169 feet to a 20-11 point, 20-12 (2) South 0625' East, an approximate distance of 732 feet to a 20-13 point, 20-14 (3) South 0118' East, an approximate distance of 1748 feet to a 20-15 point, and 20-16 (4) South 0011' West, an approximate distance of 1809 feet to a 20-17 point; 20-18 THENCE cross country the following five (5) courses and distances; 20-19 (1) North 8942' East, an approximate distance of 2560 feet to a 20-20 point, 20-21 (2) South 0006' West, an approximate distance of 1532 feet to a 20-22 point, 20-23 (3) South 8906' West, an approximate distance of 978 feet to a 20-24 point, 20-25 (4) South 0151' East, an approximate distance of 1215 feet to a 20-26 point in the center of a dirt road, and 20-27 (5) South 8818' West, an approximate distance of 1969 feet to a 21-1 point in the center of State Highway 146; 21-2 THENCE with the center of said State Highway 146 the following 21-3 three (3) courses and distances; 21-4 (1) South 1342' West, an approximate distance of 2442 feet to a 21-5 point, 21-6 (2) South 0949' West, an approximate distance of 880 feet to a 21-7 point, and 21-8 (3) South 0915' West, an approximate distance of 1461 feet to a 21-9 point at the intersection of said State Highway 146 and a County 21-10 Road running east and west; 21-11 THENCE North 8917' East, with said County Road an approximate 21-12 distance of 2014 feet to a point; 21-13 THENCE cross country the following seven courses and distances; 21-14 (1) South 2858' West, an approximate distance of 1763 feet to a 21-15 point, 21-16 (2) South 0932' East, an approximate distance of 3058 feet to a 21-17 point, 21-18 (3) South 0500' West, an approximate distance of 1715 feet to a 21-19 point, 21-20 (4) South 8917' East, an approximate distance of 1097 feet to a 21-21 point, 21-22 (5) South 0004' West, an approximate distance of 499 feet to a 21-23 point, 21-24 (6) South 0042' West, an approximate distance of 2611 feet to a 21-25 point, and 21-26 (7) South 3304' West, an approximate distance of 3583 feet to a 21-27 point at the intersection of State Highway 146 and a County Road 22-1 running east and west; 22-2 THENCE South 8944' West, with said County Road an approximate 22-3 distance of 603 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 22-4 Road and the western most Corporation Limits of Hardin, Texas; 22-5 THENCE with said western most Corporation Limits of Hardin, Texas 22-6 the following two (2) courses and distances; 22-7 (1) South 1115' East, an approximate distance of 2980 feet to a 22-8 point, and 22-9 (2) South 0130' East, an approximate distance of 4636 feet to a 22-10 point in the center of State Highway 834; 22-11 THENCE South 8922' West, with the center of said State Highway 834 22-12 an approximate distance of 331 feet to a point at the intersection 22-13 of said State Highway 8634 and a County Road running north and 22-14 south; 22-15 THENCE South 0556' East, with said County Road an approximate 22-16 distance of 1745 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 22-17 Road and a County Road running east and west; 22-18 THENCE South 8817' East, with said County Road an approximate 22-19 distance of 863 feet to a point at the intersection of said County 22-20 Road and the center of State Highway 146; 22-21 THENCE South 0209' East, with said State Highway 146 an approximate 22-22 distance of 3222 feet to a point at the intersection of said State 22-23 Highway 146 and a County Road running east and west; 22-24 THENCE with said County Road the following three (3) courses and 22-25 distances; 22-26 (1) South 8923' East, an approximate distance of 819 feet to a 22-27 point, 23-1 (2) North 0127' East, an approximate distance of 210 feet to a 23-2 point, and 23-3 (3) North 8925' East, an approximate distance of 679 feet to a 23-4 point at the intersection of said County Road and a County Road 23-5 running north and south; 23-6 THENCE with said County Road the following four (4) courses and 23-7 distances; 23-8 (1) South 1329' East, an approximate distance of 218 feet to a 23-9 point, 23-10 (2) South 1518' East, an approximate distance of 1361 feet to a 23-11 point, 23-12 (3) South 0200' West, an approximate distance of 2055 feet to a 23-13 point, and 23-14 (4) South 1318' West, an approximate distance of 1033 feet to a 23-15 point; 23-16 THENCE South 8708' East, cross country an approximate distance of 23-17 2267 feet to a point at the end of a dirt road; 23-18 THENCE with said dirt road the following nine (9) courses and 23-19 distances; 23-20 (1) South 1356' East, an approximate distance of 415 feet to a 23-21 point, 23-22 (2) South 1059' East, an approximate distance of 539 feet to a 23-23 point, 23-24 (3) South 2044' East, an approximate distance of 679 feet to a 23-25 point, 23-26 (4) South 0945' East, an approximate distance of 412 feet to a 23-27 point, 24-1 (5) South 0447' East, an approximate distance of 360 feet to a 24-2 point, 24-3 (6) South 0426' West, an approximate distance of 276 feet to a 24-4 point, 24-5 (7) South 8416' West, an approximate distance of 206 feet to a 24-6 point, 24-7 (8) South 0207' West, an approximate distance of 976 feet to a 24-8 point, and 24-9 (9) South 0230' West, an approximate distance of 1893 feet to a 24-10 point; 24-11 THENCE cross country the following nine (9) courses and distances; 24-12 (1) South 0211' West, an approximate distance of 1576 feet to a 24-13 point, 24-14 (2) North 8816' West, an approximate distance of 584 feet to a 24-15 point, 24-16 (3) South 0106' West, an approximate distance of 6221 feet to a 24-17 point, 24-18 (4) South 4737' East, an approximate distance of 2795 feet to a 24-19 point, 24-20 (5) South 7833' East, an approximate distance of 1570 feet to a 24-21 point, 24-22 (6) South 2434' East, an approximate distance of 1009 feet to a 24-23 point, 24-24 (7) South 1428' East, an approximate distance of 1937 feet to a 24-25 point, 24-26 (8) North 7811' East, an approximate distance of 1412 feet to a 24-27 point, and 25-1 (9) South 8457' East, an approximate distance of 1766 feet to a 25-2 point in the center of State Highway 2830; 25-3 THENCE with the center of said State Highway 2830 the following 25-4 five (5) courses and distances; 25-5 (1) South 2211' East, an approximate distance of 686 feet to a 25-6 point, 25-7 (2) South 1918' East an approximate distance of 554 feet to a 25-8 point, 25-9 (3) South 1114' East an approximate distance of 680 feet to a 25-10 point, 25-11 (4) South 0450' West an approximate distance of 975 feet to a 25-12 point, and 25-13 (5) South 0134' East an approximate distance of 1695 feet to at 25-14 the intersection of the center of said State Highway 2830 and the 25-15 center of FM 160; 25-16 THENCE North 8023' East, with the center of said FM 160 and 25-17 continuing with the center of said State Highway 2830 for an 25-18 approximate distance of 1750 feet to a point; 25-19 THENCE South 0006' West continuing with the center of said State 25-20 Highway 2830 for an approximate distance of 8561 feet to a point at 25-21 the intersection of the center of said State Highway 2830 and the 25-22 center of Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way; 25-23 THENCE with the center of said Southern Pacific Railroad 25-24 right-of-way the following three (3) courses and distances; 25-25 (1) South 7859' East for an approximate distance of 22008 feet to 25-26 a point, 25-27 (2) South 7849' East for an approximate distance of 17267 feet to 26-1 a point, and 26-2 (3) South 7840' East an approximate distance of 10609 feet to a 26-3 point; 26-4 THENCE South 0022' West, cross country, an approximate distance of 26-5 3252 feet to a point in the center of an Entergy power line; 26-6 THENCE South 8401' East, with the center of said Entergy power line 26-7 an approximate distance of 643 feet to a point; 26-8 THENCE cross country the following three (3) courses and distances; 26-9 (1) South 0102' East, an approximate distance of 1930 feet to a 26-10 point, 26-11 (2) North 8835' West, an approximate distance of 200 feet to a 26-12 point, and 26-13 (3) South 0737' West, an approximate distance of 1109 feet to a 26-14 point in the center of a County Road running east and west; 26-15 THENCE with the center of said County Road the following seven (7) 26-16 courses and distances; 26-17 (1) North 7800' East, an approximate distance of 583 feet to a 26-18 point, 26-19 (2) South 8650' East, an approximate distance of 1147 feet to a 26-20 point, 26-21 (3) South 8802' East, an approximate distance of 1012 feet to a 26-22 point, 26-23 (4) South 8909' East, an approximate distance of 2142 feet to a 26-24 point, 26-25 (5) South 8323' East, an approximate distance of 2513 feet to a 26-26 point, 26-27 (6) South 8240' East, an approximate distance of 2632 feet to a 27-1 point, and 27-2 (7) North 5935' East, an approximate distance of 212 feet to a 27-3 point at the intersection of said County Road and FM 1009; 27-4 THENCE with said FM 1009 the following eleven (13) courses and 27-5 distances; 27-6 (1) South 5947' East, an approximate distance of 272 feet to a 27-7 point, 27-8 (2) South 8317' East, an approximate distance of 1745 feet to a 27-9 point, 27-10 (3) South 8312' East, an approximate distance of 5456 feet to a 27-11 point, 27-12 (4) North 8941' East, an approximate distance of 302 feet to a 27-13 point, 27-14 (5) North 8325' East, an approximate distance of 3968 feet to a 27-15 point, 27-16 (6) North 7041' East, an approximate distance of 128 feet to a 27-17 point, 27-18 (7) North 6536' East, an approximate distance of 1139 feet to a 27-19 point, 27-20 (8) North 8349' East, an approximate distance of 1737 feet to a 27-21 point, 27-22 (9) North 7902' East, an approximate distance of 1546 feet to a 27-23 point, 27-24 (10) North 5904' East, an approximate distance of 1423 feet to a 27-25 point, 27-26 (11) North 5836' East, an approximate distance of 1098 feet to a 27-27 point, 28-1 (12) North 4830' East, an approximate distance of 1148 feet to a 28-2 point, and 28-3 (13) North 8841' East, an approximate distance of 1395 feet to a 28-4 point at the intersection of a said FM 1009 and a levee for a rice 28-5 field canal; 28-6 THENCE with said levee for a rice field canal the following four 28-7 (4) courses and distances; 28-8 (1) North 0117' East, an approximate distance of 3677 feet to a 28-9 point, 28-10 (2) North 8831' East, an approximate distance of 895 feet to a 28-11 point, 28-12 (3) North 6923' East, an approximate distance of 978 feet to a 28-13 point, and 28-14 (4) North 0141' East, an approximate distance of 661 feet to a 28-15 point; 28-16 THENCE cross country the following three (3) courses and distances; 28-17 (1) North 8940' East, an approximate distance of 1306 feet to a 28-18 point, 28-19 (2) North 0056' East, an approximate distance of 895 feet to a 28-20 point, and 28-21 (3) South 8951' East, an approximate distance of 1714 feet to a 28-22 point in the center of FM 1009; 28-23 THENCE North 0014' West, with said FM 1009 14an approximate 28-24 distance of 1738 feet to a point at the intersection of said 28-25 FM 1009 and a County Road running east and west; 28-26 THENCE with said County Road the following seven (7) courses and 28-27 distances; 29-1 (1) North 8930' East, an approximate distance of 783 feet to a 29-2 point, 29-3 (2) North 3631' East, an approximate distance of 79 feet to a 29-4 point, 29-5 (3) North 8208' East, an approximate distance of 861 feet to a 29-6 point, 29-7 (4) South 6121' East, an approximate distance of 321 feet to a 29-8 point, 29-9 (5) South 8951' East, an approximate distance of 342 feet to a 29-10 point, 29-11 (6) South 5722' East, an approximate distance of 68 feet to a 29-12 point, and 29-13 (7) South 8959' East, an approximate distance of 3597 feet to a 29-14 point at the intersection of said County Road and FM 365; 29-15 THENCE North 0029' East, with said FM 365 an approximate distance 29-16 of 2459 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 446,912 acres 29-17 of land, more or less. 29-18 (b) Boundaries of the district may be adjusted after a 29-19 benefit hearing as provided by Section 9 of this Act and before a 29-20 confirmation election is held as provided by Section 10 of this 29-21 Act. 29-22 SECTION 4. FINDINGS RELATING TO BOUNDARIES. The legislature 29-23 finds that the boundaries and field notes of the district form a 29-24 closure. If any mistake is made in the field notes or in copying 29-25 the field notes in the legislative process, it in no way affects 29-26 the organization, existence, and validity of the district, or the 29-27 right of the district to issue any type of bonds or refunding bonds 30-1 for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the 30-2 principal of and interest on the bonds, or in any other manner 30-3 affects the legality or operation of the district or its governing 30-4 body. 30-5 SECTION 5. FINDING OF BENEFIT. All of the land and other 30-6 property included within the boundaries of the district will be 30-7 benefited by the works and projects that are to be accomplished by 30-8 the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, 30-9 Texas Constitution. The district is created to serve a public use 30-10 and benefit. 30-11 SECTION 6. POWERS. (a) The district has all of the rights, 30-12 powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by 30-13 the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 66, Water 30-14 Code, applicable to stormwater control districts created under 30-15 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. In addition, the 30-16 district has the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, 30-17 and duties provided by Chapter 56, Water Code. This Act prevails 30-18 over any provision of general law that is in conflict or 30-19 inconsistent with this Act. If there is a conflict between Chapter 30-20 56 and Chapter 66, Water Code, Chapter 66 prevails. 30-21 (b) The rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, 30-22 and duties of the district are subject to the continuing right of 30-23 supervision of the state to be exercised by and through the Texas 30-24 Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 30-25 SECTION 7. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is 30-26 governed by a board of seven directors. 30-27 (b) Temporary directors serve until initial directors are 31-1 elected under Section 10. 31-2 (c) Initial directors serve until permanent directors are 31-3 elected under Section 11. 31-4 (d) Permanent directors serve staggered four-year terms. 31-5 (e) Each director must qualify to serve as director in the 31-6 manner provided by Section 49.055, Water Code. 31-7 SECTION 8. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) The temporary board of 31-8 directors is composed of: 31-9 (1) Warren Johnson; 31-10 (2) Norman Lowery; 31-11 (3) Claire Mason; 31-12 (4) Kenneth McFarland; 31-13 (5) Jeanie Turk; 31-14 (6) Burt Shivers; and 31-15 (7) Paul Fontenot. 31-16 (b) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office, the 31-17 temporary directors who have qualified shall appoint a person to 31-18 fill the vacancy. If at any time there are fewer than seven 31-19 qualified temporary directors for any other reason, the Texas 31-20 Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall appoint the 31-21 necessary number of persons to fill all vacancies on the board. 31-22 (c) As soon as all temporary directors have qualified, the 31-23 directors shall meet and elect a chairman and vice chairman from 31-24 among their membership and other officers as necessary. 31-25 SECTION 9. BENEFIT HEARING; APPEAL. (a) As soon as 31-26 practicable after all temporary directors have qualified and 31-27 officers have been elected as provided by Section 8 of this Act, 32-1 the temporary board of directors shall set a date for a hearing to 32-2 determine whether the land to be included in the district will be 32-3 benefited by the creation of the district. 32-4 (b) After a date is set for the hearing, the temporary board 32-5 of directors shall give notice of the hearing and shall hold the 32-6 hearing and issue an order stating its final decision in the manner 32-7 provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. In addition to other 32-8 notice required by law, the temporary board of directors shall 32-9 publish notice in a newspaper with general circulation in the area 32-10 of the district once a week for two consecutive weeks, the first 32-11 publication to be made at least 30 days before the date set for the 32-12 hearing. 32-13 (c) After the hearing, if the temporary board of directors 32-14 finds that the creation of the district will be a benefit to land 32-15 included in the district, the temporary board of directors shall 32-16 make that finding and by order shall confirm the boundaries of the 32-17 district as described in Section 3 of this Act. 32-18 (d) In making its decision, if the temporary board of 32-19 directors finds that a part of the land to be included in the 32-20 district will not be benefited by creation of the district, the 32-21 temporary board of directors shall make this finding and by order 32-22 exclude the nonbenefited land from the proposed district and redraw 32-23 the boundaries of the district to conform to this change. 32-24 (e) The temporary board of directors shall mail to the Texas 32-25 Natural Resource Conservation Commission the order confirming or 32-26 redrawing the boundaries of the district. 32-27 (f) The order of the temporary board of directors confirming 33-1 or redrawing the boundaries of the district may be appealed as 33-2 provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. 33-3 SECTION 10. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' ELECTION. 33-4 (a) After a hearing has been held and the temporary board of 33-5 directors has confirmed or redrawn the boundaries of the district 33-6 as provided by Section 9 of this Act, the temporary board of 33-7 directors shall call and hold an election to confirm establishment 33-8 of the district and to elect seven initial directors as provided by 33-9 Chapter 49, Water Code. 33-10 (b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to a 33-11 confirmation election held as provided by this section. 33-12 SECTION 11. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) On the first 33-13 Saturday in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in 33-14 which the confirmation election is held, an election shall be held 33-15 in the district for the election at large of two directors who 33-16 shall each serve two-year terms and three directors who shall each 33-17 serve four-year terms. Thereafter, on the same date in each 33-18 subsequent even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors 33-19 shall be elected to the board. 33-20 (b) The directors elected at the election described in 33-21 Subsection (a) of this section may assign a position number to each 33-22 director's seat, after which directors shall be elected by 33-23 position. 33-24 SECTION 12. ADDITIONAL POWERS. (a) The district as a 33-25 stormwater control district may issue bonds to provide for all 33-26 improvements and the maintenance of those improvements necessary to 33-27 achieve the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 34-1 Constitution, and may provide for the payment of the bonds through 34-2 ad valorem taxes and revenues collected for that purpose as 34-3 authorized by Chapter 66, Water Code. 34-4 (b) The district may acquire land, materials, waste grounds, 34-5 easements, rights-of-way, and everything considered necessary for 34-6 the purpose of accomplishing any one or more of the authorized 34-7 functions of the district. 34-8 (c) The district shall have the right to acquire property by 34-9 gift, grant, or purchase, and the right to acquire property shall 34-10 include property considered necessary for the construction, 34-11 improvement, extension, enlargement, operation, or maintenance of 34-12 the plants, works, improvements, facilities, equipment, or 34-13 appliances of the district. 34-14 (d) The district may acquire either the fee simple title to 34-15 or an easement on all land, both public and private, either inside 34-16 or outside the boundaries and may acquire the title to or an 34-17 easement on property other than land held in fee. 34-18 (e) The district may also lease property on terms and 34-19 conditions the board of directors determines to be advantageous to 34-20 the construction, improvement, extension, enlargement, operation, 34-21 or maintenance of the plants, works, improvements, facilities, 34-22 equipment, or appliances of the district. 34-23 (f) The district may acquire either the fee simple title to 34-24 or an easement on all land, both public and private, either inside 34-25 or outside the boundaries and may acquire the title to or an 34-26 easement on property other than land held in fee. 34-27 (g) The district may also lease property on terms and 35-1 conditions the board of directors determines to be advantageous to 35-2 the district. 35-3 (h) The district may acquire any land, easements, or other 35-4 property inside the district or within five miles of the district 35-5 solely for sewer, water, storm drainage, and flood drainage 35-6 connections when necessary by condemnation and may elect to condemn 35-7 either the fee simple title or an easement only. 35-8 SECTION 13. FINDINGS RELATING TO PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. 35-9 (a) The proper and legal notice of the intention to introduce this 35-10 Act, setting forth the general substance of this Act, has been 35-11 published as provided by law, and the notice and a copy of this Act 35-12 have been furnished to all persons, agencies, officials, or 35-13 entities to which they are required to be furnished by the 35-14 constitution and other laws of this state, including the governor, 35-15 who has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Natural Resource 35-16 Conservation Commission. 35-17 (b) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has 35-18 filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, 35-19 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives 35-20 within the required time. 35-21 (c) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this 35-22 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect 35-23 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled 35-24 and accomplished. 35-25 SECTION 14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. The importance of this 35-26 legislation and the crowded condition of the calendars in both 35-27 houses create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that 36-1 the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 36-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 36-3 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 36-4 passage, and it is so enacted.