By Jackson                                            H.B. No. 3564

         75R6819 JMC-D                           

                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to the boundaries, confirmation election, and taxing

 1-3     authority of the Clear Creek Watershed Regional Flood Control

 1-4     District.

 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-6           SECTION 1.  Section 3, Chapter 699, Acts of the 74th

 1-7     Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is amended to read as follows:

 1-8           SECTION 3.  BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICT.  The district is composed

 1-9     of land in Harris County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, and

1-10     Fort Bend County.   The boundaries of the district can be described

1-11     as follows:

1-12     Being approximately 186.4-square miles of land in Harris County,

1-13     Galveston County, Brazoria County and Fort Bend County, Texas; and

1-14     being out of and a portion of the unincorporated areas of said

1-15     counties lying within the following described 186.4-square miles of

1-16     land; and being out of and a portion of the various incorporated

1-17     areas lying within the following described 186.4-square miles of

1-18     land; said approximately 186.4-square miles of land being more

1-19     particularly described by bounds as follows:

1-20     BEGINNING at the intersection of State Highway 3 and Genoa-Red

1-21     Bluff Road;

1-22     THENCE Easterly with Genoa-Red Bluff Road, approximately 2,187-feet

1-23     to Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road;

1-24     THENCE Easterly with Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road, approximately

 2-1     3,238-feet to a Northerly bend in Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road;

 2-2     THENCE South, approximately 7,435-feet to State Highway 3;

 2-3     THENCE Southeasterly with State Highway 3, approximately 2,605-feet

 2-4     to F.M.  1959;

 2-5     THENCE Southwesterly with F.M. 1959, approximately 4,861-feet to

 2-6     Gulf Breeze Street;

 2-7     THENCE Southeasterly, 925-feet Easterly of and parallel with

 2-8     Interstate Highway 45 South, approximately 7,760-feet to Clear Lake

 2-9     City Boulevard;

2-10     THENCE Southwesterly with Clear Lake City Boulevard, approximately

2-11     853-feet to the Easterly right-of-way line Interstate Highway 45;

2-12     THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly right-of-way line of

2-13     Interstate Highway 45, approximately 7,555-feet to Eldorado

2-14     Boulevard;

2-15     THENCE Northeasterly with Eldorado Boulevard, approximately

2-16     889-feet;

2-17     THENCE Southeasterly, 889-feet Easterly of and parallel with

2-18     Interstate Highway 45, approximately 5,864-feet to the City of

2-19     Houston - City of Webster corporate limits;

2-20     THENCE Northeasterly with the City of Houston - City of Webster

2-21     corporate limits, approximately 2,696-feet;

2-22     THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 2,470-feet to the intersection

2-23     of State Highway 3 and Bay Area Boulevard;

2-24     THENCE Northwesterly with State Highway 3, approximately 4,621-feet

2-25     to the Westerly extension of Buoy Street;

2-26     THENCE Northeasterly with the extension of and along Buoy Street

2-27     approximately 1,033-feet to La Cabana Street;

 3-1     THENCE Northerly with La Cabana Street, approximately 582-feet to

 3-2     Richvale Street;

 3-3     THENCE Easterly with Richvale Street, approximately 764-feet to

 3-4     Seaside Street;

 3-5     THENCE Northerly with Seaside Street, approximately 1,507-feet to

 3-6     El Dorado Boulevard;

 3-7     THENCE Northeasterly with El Dorado Boulevard, approximately

 3-8     1,090-feet to El Camino Real;

 3-9     THENCE Southeasterly with El Camino Real, approximately 2,836-feet

3-10     to Resada Drive;

3-11     THENCE Northeasterly with Resada Drive, approximately 912-feet to

3-12     Diana Lane;

3-13     THENCE Southeasterly with Diana Lane, approximately 2,059-feet to

3-14     Ramada Drive;

3-15     THENCE Northeasterly with Ramada Drive, approximately 1,724-feet;

3-16     THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 982-feet to Bay Area Boulevard;

3-17     THENCE Northeasterly with Bay Area Boulevard, approximately

3-18     1,739-feet to University Green Boulevard;

3-19     THENCE Southeasterly with University Green Boulevard, approximately

3-20     574-feet to Broadlawn Drive;

3-21     THENCE Northeasterly with Broadlawn Drive, approximately 1,350-feet

3-22     to Abbeywood Drive;

3-23     THENCE Southeasterly with Abbeywood Drive, crossing Green Drive at

3-24     approximately 461-feet and continuing a total distance of

3-25     approximately 1,197-feet to the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.

3-26     Johnson Space Center;

3-27     THENCE Southwesterly with the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.

 4-1     Johnson Space Center and the extension of same, approximately

 4-2     4,368-feet;

 4-3     THENCE Southeasterly parallel to Saturn Drive, approximately

 4-4     835-feet;

 4-5     THENCE Northeasterly parallel to the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.

 4-6     Johnson Space Center, approximately 3,005-feet;

 4-7     THENCE Northeasterly approximately 3,688-feet to Avenue "B";

 4-8     THENCE Southeasterly with Avenue "B", approximately 1,643-feet to

 4-9     Second Street;

4-10     THENCE Southwesterly with Second Street, approximately 2,858-feet

4-11     to an internal Space Center road;

4-12     THENCE Southeasterly with said internal road, approximately

4-13     2,275-feet to Fifth Street;

4-14     THENCE Northeasterly with Fifth Street, approximately 2,810-feet to

4-15     East Linkage Road;

4-16     THENCE Southeasterly with East Linkage Road, approximately

4-17     1,197-feet to Space Center Boulevard;

4-18     THENCE Southeasterly with Space Center Boulevard, approximately

4-19     1,294-feet to NASA Road One;

4-20     THENCE Easterly with NASA Road One, approximately 4,410-feet to the

4-21     East line of Clear Lake Park;

4-22     THENCE North with the East line of the Clear Lake Park,

4-23     approximately 798-feet to the Westerly extension of Shirleen Drive;

4-24     THENCE Easterly with the extension of and along Shirleen Drive,

4-25     approximately 1,090-feet to Lakeview Street;

4-26     THENCE Northerly with the extension of and along the City of

4-27     Pasadena corporate limits and the City of Taylor Lake Village

 5-1     corporate limits, approximately 1,146-feet;

 5-2     THENCE Easterly approximately 1,055-feet to Kirby Street;

 5-3     THENCE Northerly with Kirby Street, approximately 3,650-feet to the

 5-4     North City of Taylor Lake Village corporate limits;

 5-5     THENCE Northeasterly with the North City of Taylor Lake Village

 5-6     corporate limits, approximately 6,330-feet to the North City of

 5-7     Seabrook corporate limits;

 5-8     THENCE Northeasterly with the North City of Seabrook corporate

 5-9     limits, approximately 2,209-feet;

5-10     THENCE Easterly with the North City of Seabrook corporate limits,

5-11     approximately 1,338-feet to State Highway 146;

5-12     THENCE Southerly with State Highway 146, approximately 10,592-feet

5-13     to Delabrook Street;

5-14     THENCE Easterly with Delabrook Street, approximately 2,331-feet to

5-15     North Meyer Avenue;

5-16     THENCE Southeasterly with Delabrook Court, approximately 420-feet;

5-17     THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 211-feet to the Northerly

5-18     extension of Hester Street;

5-19     THENCE Southeasterly with the extension of and along Hester Street,

5-20     approximately 1,364-feet to Toddville Road;

5-21     THENCE Southwesterly with Toddville Road, approximately 5,202-feet

5-22     to Eleventh Street;

5-23     THENCE Southeasterly with Eleventh Street, approximately 1,933-feet

5-24     to the North shoreline of the Clear Creek outlet;

5-25     THENCE Southerly across the Clear Creek outlet, approximately

5-26     1,064-feet to the intersection of Fourth Street and Bradford

5-27     Street;

 6-1     THENCE Southerly along Bradford Street and the extension thereof,

 6-2     approximately 2,564-feet;

 6-3     THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 395-feet to the intersection of

 6-4     F.M. Highway 518 and State Highway 146;

 6-5     THENCE Southeasterly along State Highway 146, approximately

 6-6     4,731-feet to the Northeasterly extension of the City of League

 6-7     City corporate limits;

 6-8     THENCE Southwesterly with the bends and meanders of the extension

 6-9     of and along the City of League City corporate limits, a total

6-10     distance of approximately 9,473-feet to the intersection of South

6-11     Kemah Street and Lawerence Road;

6-12     THENCE Westerly with the extension of and along Tucker Road,

6-13     approximately 4,628-feet to the East line of Meadow Bend

6-14     Subdivision;

6-15     THENCE Southerly with the East line of Meadow Bend Subdivision,

6-16     approximately 66-feet to the Southeast corner of Meadow Bend

6-17     Subdivision;

6-18     THENCE Westerly with the South line of Meadow Bend Subdivision,

6-19     approximately 3,692-feet to the Easterly line of the Houston Gulf

6-20     Airport;

6-21     THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly line of the Houston Gulf

6-22     Airport, approximately 5,214-feet to F.M. Highway 1266;

6-23     THENCE Southerly with F.M. Highway 1266, approximately 4,211-feet

6-24     to the South City of League City corporate limits;

6-25     THENCE Southwesterly with the South City of League City corporate

6-26     limits, approximately 6,556-feet to G.H.& H. Railroad;

6-27     THENCE Northwesterly with the G.H.& H. Railroad, approximately

 7-1     12,792-feet to Walker Street;

 7-2     THENCE Southwesterly along Walker Street, approximately 1,521-feet

 7-3     to State Highway 3;

 7-4     THENCE Southeasterly along State Highway 3, approximately

 7-5     3,067-feet;

 7-6     THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 379-feet to the Northerly

 7-7     extension of Bradshaw Street;

 7-8     THENCE Southerly with the extension of and along Bradshaw Street,

 7-9     approximately 2,115-feet to Link Road;

7-10     THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 1,428-feet to a point

7-11     approximately 1100-feet Northerly of and parallel with Link Road;

7-12     THENCE Westerly, approximately 1,100-feet Northerly of and parallel

7-13     with Link Road, approximately 3,516-feet;

7-14     THENCE Southerly, approximately 1,078-feet;

7-15     THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 1,562-feet to the Easterly

7-16     right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 45;

7-17     THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly right-of-way line of

7-18     Interstate Highway 45, approximately 1,882-feet to the Easterly

7-19     extension of Turner Avenue;

7-20     THENCE Westerly with the extension of and along Turner Avenue,

7-21     approximately 2,411-feet to Butler Avenue;

7-22     THENCE Southerly with Butler Avenue, approximately 796-feet;

7-23     THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 6,363-feet to the American

7-24     Canal at a point approximately 569-feet West of a Southerly bend in

7-25     said Canal;

7-26     THENCE Westerly with the general bends and meanders of the American

7-27     Canal, approximately 25,636-feet;

 8-1     THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 3,273-feet to the South City of

 8-2     Friendswood corporate limits and the West City of League City

 8-3     corporate limits;

 8-4     THENCE Northerly with the South City of Friendswood corporate

 8-5     limits and the West City of League City corporate limits,

 8-6     approximately 1,815-feet to the most Westerly Northwest corner of

 8-7     the City League City corporate limits;

 8-8     THENCE Westerly, approximately 4,152-feet to the intersection of

 8-9     F.M. Highway 528 and County Club Drive;

8-10     THENCE Southerly with F.M. Highway 528, approximately 2,897-feet to

8-11     William Moore Road;

8-12     THENCE Westerly with William Moore Road, approximately 7,614-feet

8-13     to State Highway 35;

8-14     THENCE Southerly with State Highway 35, approximately 465-feet;

8-15     THENCE West, approximately 710-feet to the West City of Alvin

8-16     corporate limits;

8-17     THENCE South with the West City of Alvin corporate limits,

8-18     approximately 405-feet to the Easterly extension of Mattes Road;

8-19     THENCE West with the extension of and along Mattes Road and the

8-20     Westerly extension of same, approximately 2,833-feet to the

8-21     American Canal;

8-22     THENCE North with the American Canal, approximately 438-feet to an

8-23     angle point in the Canal;

8-24     THENCE West, approximately 1,762-feet to a bend in Herring Road;

8-25     THENCE West with Herring Road, approximately 7,275-feet to Heights

8-26     Road;

8-27     THENCE Northwesterly with Heights Road, approximately 2,778-feet to

 9-1     Pearland Sites Road;

 9-2     THENCE Southwesterly with Pearland Sites Road, approximately

 9-3     3,081-feet;

 9-4     THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 4,602-feet to the intersection

 9-5     of Wink-Wyn Road with Brazoria County Road 397;

 9-6     THENCE Westerly, approximately 3,678-feet to the East City of

 9-7     Manvel corporate limits;

 9-8     THENCE Northerly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,

 9-9     approximately 1,510-feet to an angle point in said corporate

9-10     limits;

9-11     THENCE Westerly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,

9-12     approximately 430-feet to an angle point in said corporate limits;

9-13     THENCE Northeasterly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,

9-14     approximately 787-feet to Belcher Road;

9-15     THENCE Northwesterly with Belcher Road, approximately 2,533-feet;

9-16     THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 6,621-feet to the American

9-17     Canal;

9-18     THENCE Northwesterly with the American Canal, approximately

9-19     2,692-feet to an angle point in said Canal;

9-20     THENCE Northerly with the American Canal, approximately 1,554-feet;

9-21     THENCE Westerly, approximately 2,928-feet to the intersection of

9-22     Manvel Road and an oil field road;

9-23     THENCE Northerly with Manvel Road, approximately 2,835-feet to the

9-24     intersection with an oil field road;

9-25     THENCE Westerly with an oil field road, approximately 1,235-feet to

9-26     a Southerly bend in said oil field road;

9-27     THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 647-feet to Allen Road;

 10-1    THENCE Northerly with Allen Road, approximately 996-feet;

 10-2    THENCE Westerly, approximately 1,884-feet;

 10-3    THENCE Northerly, approximately 1,319-feet to the American Canal;

 10-4    THENCE Westerly with the American Canal, approximately 5,796-feet

 10-5    to a bend in said Canal;

 10-6    THENCE Northwesterly with the American Canal, approximately

 10-7    6,527-feet;

 10-8    THENCE Northerly, approximately 4,828-feet to Dallas Road;

 10-9    THENCE Westerly with Dallas Road, at approximately 2,130-feet

10-10    passing State Highway 288, and continuing a total distance of

10-11    approximately 2,719-feet;

10-12    THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 4,427-feet;

10-13    THENCE Southerly, approximately 804-feet to the American Canal;

10-14    THENCE Westerly with the general bends and meanders of the American

10-15    Canal, approximately 43,760-feet to the City of Houston corporate

10-16    limits;

10-17    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 4,207-feet to Texas Parkway;

10-18    THENCE Easterly with Texas Parkway, approximately 12,908-feet to

10-19    Park Manor Street;

10-20    THENCE Northerly with Park Manor Street, approximately 1,787-feet

10-21    to the Northeasterly extension of Ridge Harbor Drive;

10-22    THENCE Southeasterly with the extension of and along Ridge Harbor

10-23    Drive, approximately 1,224-feet to Rapid Creek Drive;

10-24    THENCE Northerly with Rapid Creek Drive, approximately 569-feet to

10-25    Court Road;

10-26    THENCE Southeasterly with Court Road, approximately 746-feet to

10-27    Bunker Ridge Drive;

 11-1    THENCE Northeasterly with Bunker Ridge Road, approximately 938-feet

 11-2    to Ridgeton Drive;

 11-3    THENCE Southeasterly with Ridgeton Road, approximately 436-feet to

 11-4    Hiram Clark Road;

 11-5    THENCE Northeasterly with Hiram Clark Road, approximately

 11-6    1,405-feet to Ridge Creek Drive;

 11-7    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 1,021-feet to the intersection

 11-8    of the City of Houston corporate limits with the Harris County -

 11-9    Fort Bend County line;

11-10    THENCE Easterly, approximately 5,885-feet to the intersection of

11-11    the Union Pacific Railroad and Riley Road;

11-12    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 3,576-feet to the intersection

11-13    of White Road and Almeda School Road;

11-14    THENCE Northerly with Almeda School Road, approximately 1,303-feet

11-15    to Fellows Road;

11-16    THENCE Easterly with Fellows Road, approximately 5,283-feet to

11-17    Woods Road;

11-18    THENCE Northerly with Woods Road, approximately 2,575-feet to a

11-19    bend in Anderson Road;

11-20    THENCE Easterly with the extension of Anderson Road, approximately

11-21    1,384-feet;

11-22    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 1,425-feet to Lew Briggs Road;

11-23    THENCE Easterly, approximately 1,322-feet to McGrath Road;

11-24    THENCE Southerly with the extension of McGrath Road, approximately

11-25    486-feet;

11-26    THENCE Easterly, approximately 1,937-feet;

11-27    THENCE Northerly, approximately 611-feet;

 12-1    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 749-feet to the City of Houston

 12-2    corporate limits;

 12-3    THENCE Northerly with the City of Houston corporate limits,

 12-4    approximately 1,421-feet to Almeda-Genoa Road;

 12-5    THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 5,308-feet to

 12-6    Segrest Road;

 12-7    THENCE Southerly with Segrest Road, approximately 1,641-feet to

 12-8    Fuqua Road;

 12-9    THENCE Easterly with Fuqua Road, approximately 2,826-feet to Cullen

12-10    Boulevard;

12-11    THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 1,142-feet;

12-12    THENCE Easterly, approximately 3,108-feet;

12-13    THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 1,021-feet to the intersection

12-14    of Cottingham Street and Schurimer Road;

12-15    THENCE Easterly with Schurmier Road, approximately 747-feet;

12-16    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 3,245-feet to the Westerly

12-17    extension of Fuqua Road;

12-18    THENCE Easterly with the extension of and along Fuqua Road,

12-19    approximately 8,799-feet to Mykawa Road;

12-20    THENCE Northwesterly with Mykawa Road, approximately 3,322-feet to

12-21    Almeda-Genoa Road;

12-22    THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 2,245-feet to a Westerly

12-23    extension of Almeda-Genoa Road;

12-24    THENCE Easterly, approximately 4,399-feet to the intersection of

12-25    Almeda-Genoa Road and State Highway 35;

12-26    THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 17,535-feet

12-27    to Kleckley Drive;

 13-1    THENCE Southerly with Kleckley Drive, approximately 2,672-feet to

 13-2    Kingspoint Road;

 13-3    THENCE Easterly with Kingspoint Road, approximately 2,710-feet to

 13-4    the intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and North Broadway;

 13-5    THENCE Northerly with North Broadway, approximately 521-feet to

 13-6    Almeda-Genoa Road;

 13-7    THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 7,272-feet to

 13-8    State Highway 3;

 13-9    THENCE Southeasterly with State Highway 3, approximately 160-feet

13-10    to the PLACE OF BEGINNING [Brazoria County tracts 0601.10, 0601.20,

13-11    0602.12, 0602.22, and 0602.32; and that part of Brazoria County

13-12    tract 0602.11 included in block group 1 and blocks 201A, 201B,

13-13    202A, 202B, 202C, 206B, 301A, and 301B; and that part of Brazoria

13-14    County tract 0602.21 included in blocks 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,

13-15    106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112A, 112B, 113A, 113B, 114,

13-16    115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B, 303B,

13-17    304, 305A, 305B, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310A, 310B, and

13-18    311; and that part of Brazoria County tract 0603.10 included in

13-19    blocks 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 308A,

13-20    308B, 308C, 312, 317, 318A, 318B, 319, 320, 321, 322, 326A, and

13-21    327; and that part of Fort Bend County tract 0701.15 included in

13-22    blocks 607A, 607B, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616A,

13-23    and 616B; and that part of Fort Bend County tract 0701.25 included

13-24    in blocks 101, 102, 103A, 103C, 104, 105, 122, 123, 201, 202, 203,

13-25    204, and 205; Galveston County tracts 1201.01, 1201.02, 1205,

13-26    1206.10, and 1206.20; and that part of Galveston County tract 1202

13-27    included in block groups 1, 2, 5, and blocks 301, 302, 303, 304,

 14-1    305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316A,

 14-2    316B, 316C, 317, 319, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409,

 14-3    410, 411, 412, 413, 414, and 415; and that part of Galveston County

 14-4    tract 1203 included in block groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and blocks 601,

 14-5    and 602; and that part of Galveston County tract 1204 included in

 14-6    block groups 1 and 2 and blocks 304, 305, 306, and 307; and that

 14-7    part of Galveston County tract 1207 included in block groups 1, 3,

 14-8    4, 5, and blocks 201A, 201B, 201E, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206,

 14-9    207, 208, 209, 210, and 211; and that part of Galveston County

14-10    tract 1208 included in block 407A; and that part of Galveston

14-11    County tract 1209 included in blocks 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

14-12    107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130,

14-13    and 131; Harris County tracts 0337, 0341, 0345.02, 0371.02,

14-14    0371.11, 0371.21, 0372, 0373.04, 0374, and 0375; and that part of

14-15    Harris County tract 0336 included in blocks 403B, 408, 409, 410,

14-16    411, and 412; and that part of Harris County tract 0338 included in

14-17    blocks 401 and 413; and that part of Harris County tract 0340

14-18    included in blocks 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, and 609; and that part

14-19    of Harris County tract 0342 included in blocks 113, 126, 128, 129,

14-20    130, 131, 132, and 133; and that part of Harris County tract 0344

14-21    included in block 426; and that part of Harris County tract 0345.01

14-22    included in block groups 4, 5, 6, and blocks 303, 304, 305, 306,

14-23    307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,

14-24    and 320; and that part of Harris County tract 0346 included in

14-25    blocks 204, 209, 210, 212, and 304; and that part of Harris County

14-26    tract 0347.03 included in block 202; and that part of Harris County

14-27    tract 0367 included in blocks 131B, 132, and 133; and that part of

 15-1    Harris County tract 0368.01 included in block groups 5, 6, 7, 8,

 15-2    and blocks 402A, 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, 403, 404, 499A, 499B,

 15-3    499C, 499D, and 499E; and that part of Harris County tract 0368.02

 15-4    included in blocks 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 202, 203, 204,

 15-5    205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 305, 308, 309, 312,

 15-6    315, 316, 319, 320, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,

 15-7    332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344,

 15-8    345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 358, 359,

 15-9    364, 365, and 399; and that part of Harris County tract 0369

15-10    included in blocks 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

15-11    107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 199A, 199B, 199C, 201, 202, 203,

15-12    204, 205, 206, 207A, 207C, 208, 209, 212, 299, 301B, and 301D; and

15-13    that part of Harris County tract 0370.10 included in block groups 1

15-14    and 2 and blocks 301A, 301B, and 303; and that part of Harris

15-15    County tract 0373.02 included in block group 6 and blocks 305, 308,

15-16    309, 702, 703, 704, and 705; and that part of Harris County tract

15-17    0373.03 included in block groups 1, 2, 3, and blocks 401A, 401B,

15-18    403, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420,

15-19    421, 422, 423, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, and 512; and that

15-20    part of Harris County tract 0373.11 included in blocks 101A, 101B,

15-21    102, 103, 104, 301A, 301B, 302, 303A, and 303B; and that part of

15-22    Harris County tract 0373.21 included in block groups 2 and 3 and

15-23    blocks 111, and 112].

15-24          SECTION 2.  Section 5(a), Chapter 699, Acts of the 74th

15-25    Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is amended to read as follows:

15-26          (a)  The district may not exercise a power granted by this

15-27    Act other than a power granted by this section until the creation

 16-1    of the district is confirmed by a majority of the resident electors

 16-2    of the district voting at a confirmation election called under this

 16-3    section.  The initial board shall call a confirmation election to

 16-4    be held not later than three [two] years after the effective date

 16-5    of this Act within the boundaries of the proposed district.  The

 16-6    board may call subsequent confirmation elections if the district is

 16-7    not confirmed at the first election.  Expenses of a confirmation

 16-8    election shall be paid in equal shares by each of the commissioners

 16-9    courts and shall be repaid by the district if creation of the

16-10    district is confirmed.  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not

16-11    apply to a confirmation election.

16-12          SECTION 3.  Sections 37(a) and (b), Chapter 699, Acts of the

16-13    74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, are amended to read as

16-14    follows:

16-15          (a)  An ad valorem maintenance tax under Subsection (b) must

16-16    be authorized by a majority vote of the voters qualified to vote

16-17    and voting in the district at an election called and held for that

16-18    purpose.

16-19          (b)  If approved by the voters, the [The] district may levy,

16-20    assess, and collect an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable

16-21    property in the district for the maintenance, operation, upkeep,

16-22    and improvement of the district and its facilities, properties, and

16-23    improvements.

16-24          [(b)  An ad valorem maintenance tax under Subsection (a) must

16-25    be authorized by a majority vote of the voters qualified to vote

16-26    and voting in the district at an election called and held for that

16-27    purpose.]

 17-1          SECTION 4.  The importance of this legislation and the

 17-2    crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

 17-3    emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

 17-4    constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

 17-5    days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,

 17-6    and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its

 17-7    passage, and it is so enacted.