1-1 By: Brown S.B. No. 23
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed April 9, 1997; April 10, 1997, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
1-4 April 21, 1997, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 10,
1-5 Nays 0; April 21, 1997, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the boundaries, confirmation election, and taxing
1-9 authority of the Clear Creek Watershed Regional Flood Control
1-10 District.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 3, Chapter 699, Acts of the 74th
1-13 Legislature, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 3. BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICT. The district is composed of
1-15 land in Harris County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, and Fort
1-16 Bend County. The boundaries of the district can be described as
1-17 follows:
1-18 Being approximately 186.4-square miles of land in Harris County,
1-19 Galveston County, Brazoria County and Fort Bend County, Texas; and
1-20 being out of and a portion of the unincorporated areas of said
1-21 counties lying within the following described 186.4-square miles of
1-22 land; and being out of and a portion of the various incorporated
1-23 areas lying within the following described 186.4-square miles of
1-24 land; said approximately 186.4-square miles of land being more
1-25 particularly described by bounds as follows:
1-26 BEGINNING at the intersection of State Highway 3 and Genoa-Red
1-27 Bluff Road;
1-28 THENCE Easterly with Genoa-Red Bluff Road, approximately 2,187-feet
1-29 to Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road;
1-30 THENCE Easterly with Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road, approximately
1-31 3,238-feet to a Northerly bend in Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road;
1-32 THENCE South, approximately 7,435-feet to State Highway 3;
1-33 THENCE Southeasterly with State Highway 3, approximately 2,605-feet
1-34 to F.M. 1959;
1-35 THENCE Southwesterly with F.M. 1959, approximately 4,861-feet to
1-36 Gulf Breeze Street;
1-37 THENCE Southeasterly, 925-feet Easterly of and parallel with
1-38 Interstate Highway 45 South, approximately 7,760-feet to Clear Lake
1-39 City Boulevard;
1-40 THENCE Southwesterly with Clear Lake City Boulevard, approximately
1-41 853-feet to the Easterly right-of-way line Interstate Highway 45;
1-42 THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly right-of-way line of
1-43 Interstate Highway 45, approximately 7,555-feet to Eldorado
1-44 Boulevard;
1-45 THENCE Northeasterly with Eldorado Boulevard, approximately
1-46 889-feet;
1-47 THENCE Southeasterly, 889-feet Easterly of and parallel with
1-48 Interstate Highway 45, approximately 5,864-feet to the City of
1-49 Houston - City of Webster corporate limits;
1-50 THENCE Northeasterly with the City of Houston - City of Webster
1-51 corporate limits, approximately 2,696-feet;
1-52 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 2,470-feet to the intersection
1-53 of State Highway 3 and Bay Area Boulevard;
1-54 THENCE Northwesterly with State Highway 3, approximately 4,621-feet
1-55 to the Westerly extension of Buoy Street;
1-56 THENCE Northeasterly with the extension of and along Buoy Street
1-57 approximately 1,033-feet to La Cabana Street;
1-58 THENCE Northerly with La Cabana Street, approximately 582-feet to
1-59 Richvale Street;
1-60 THENCE Easterly with Richvale Street, approximately 764-feet to
1-61 Seaside Street;
1-62 THENCE Northerly with Seaside Street, approximately 1,507-feet to
1-63 El Dorado Boulevard;
1-64 THENCE Northeasterly with El Dorado Boulevard, approximately
2-1 1,090-feet to El Camino Real;
2-2 THENCE Southeasterly with El Camino Real, approximately 2,836-feet
2-3 to Resada Drive;
2-4 THENCE Northeasterly with Resada Drive, approximately 912-feet to
2-5 Diana Lane;
2-6 THENCE Southeasterly with Diana Lane, approximately 2,059-feet to
2-7 Ramada Drive;
2-8 THENCE Northeasterly with Ramada Drive, approximately 1,724-feet;
2-9 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 982-feet to Bay Area Boulevard;
2-10 THENCE Northeasterly with Bay Area Boulevard, approximately
2-11 1,739-feet to University Green Boulevard;
2-12 THENCE Southeasterly with University Green Boulevard, approximately
2-13 574-feet to Broadlawn Drive;
2-14 THENCE Northeasterly with Broadlawn Drive, approximately 1,350-feet
2-15 to Abbeywood Drive;
2-16 THENCE Southeasterly with Abbeywood Drive, crossing Green Drive at
2-17 approximately 461-feet and continuing a total distance of
2-18 approximately 1,197-feet to the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.
2-19 Johnson Space Center;
2-20 THENCE Southwesterly with the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.
2-21 Johnson Space Center and the extension of same, approximately
2-22 4,368-feet;
2-23 THENCE Southeasterly parallel to Saturn Drive, approximately
2-24 835-feet;
2-25 THENCE Northeasterly parallel to the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.
2-26 Johnson Space Center, approximately 3,005-feet;
2-27 THENCE Northeasterly approximately 3,688-feet to Avenue "B";
2-28 THENCE Southeasterly with Avenue "B", approximately 1,643-feet to
2-29 Second Street;
2-30 THENCE Southwesterly with Second Street, approximately 2,858-feet
2-31 to an internal Space Center road;
2-32 THENCE Southeasterly with said internal road, approximately
2-33 2,275-feet to Fifth Street;
2-34 THENCE Northeasterly with Fifth Street, approximately 2,810-feet to
2-35 East Linkage Road;
2-36 THENCE Southeasterly with East Linkage Road, approximately
2-37 1,197-feet to Space Center Boulevard;
2-38 THENCE Southeasterly with Space Center Boulevard, approximately
2-39 1,294-feet to NASA Road One;
2-40 THENCE Easterly with NASA Road One, approximately 4,410-feet to the
2-41 East line of Clear Lake Park;
2-42 THENCE North with the East line of the Clear Lake Park,
2-43 approximately 798-feet to the Westerly extension of Shirleen Drive;
2-44 THENCE Easterly with the extension of and along Shirleen Drive,
2-45 approximately 1,090-feet to Lakeview Street;
2-46 THENCE Northerly with the extension of and along the City of
2-47 Pasadena corporate limits and the City of Taylor Lake Village
2-48 corporate limits, approximately 1,146-feet;
2-49 THENCE Easterly approximately 1,055-feet to Kirby Street;
2-50 THENCE Northerly with Kirby Street, approximately 3,650-feet to the
2-51 North City of Taylor Lake Village corporate limits;
2-52 THENCE Northeasterly with the North City of Taylor Lake Village
2-53 corporate limits, approximately 6,330-feet to the North City of
2-54 Seabrook corporate limits;
2-55 THENCE Northeasterly with the North City of Seabrook corporate
2-56 limits, approximately 2,209-feet;
2-57 THENCE Easterly with the North City of Seabrook corporate limits,
2-58 approximately 1,338-feet to State Highway 146;
2-59 THENCE Southerly with State Highway 146, approximately 10,592-feet
2-60 to Delabrook Street;
2-61 THENCE Easterly with Delabrook Street, approximately 2,331-feet to
2-62 North Meyer Avenue;
2-63 THENCE Southeasterly with Delabrook Court, approximately 420-feet;
2-64 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 211-feet to the Northerly
2-65 extension of Hester Street;
2-66 THENCE Southeasterly with the extension of and along Hester Street,
2-67 approximately 1,364-feet to Toddville Road;
2-68 THENCE Southwesterly with Toddville Road, approximately 5,202-feet
2-69 to Eleventh Street;
3-1 THENCE Southeasterly with Eleventh Street, approximately 1,933-feet
3-2 to the North shoreline of the Clear Creek outlet;
3-3 THENCE Southerly across the Clear Creek outlet, approximately
3-4 1,064-feet to the intersection of Fourth Street and Bradford
3-5 Street;
3-6 THENCE Southerly along Bradford Street and the extension thereof,
3-7 approximately 2,564-feet;
3-8 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 395-feet to the intersection of
3-9 F.M. Highway 518 and State Highway 146;
3-10 THENCE Southeasterly along State Highway 146, approximately
3-11 4,731-feet to the Northeasterly extension of the City of League
3-12 City corporate limits;
3-13 THENCE Southwesterly with the bends and meanders of the extension
3-14 of and along the City of League City corporate limits, a total
3-15 distance of approximately 9,473-feet to the intersection of South
3-16 Kemah Street and Lawerence Road;
3-17 THENCE Westerly with the extension of and along Tucker Road,
3-18 approximately 4,628-feet to the East line of Meadow Bend
3-19 Subdivision;
3-20 THENCE Southerly with the East line of Meadow Bend Subdivision,
3-21 approximately 66-feet to the Southeast corner of Meadow Bend
3-22 Subdivision;
3-23 THENCE Westerly with the South line of Meadow Bend Subdivision,
3-24 approximately 3,692-feet to the Easterly line of the Houston Gulf
3-25 Airport;
3-26 THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly line of the Houston Gulf
3-27 Airport, approximately 5,214-feet to F.M. Highway 1266;
3-28 THENCE Southerly with F.M. Highway 1266, approximately 4,211-feet
3-29 to the South City of League City corporate limits;
3-30 THENCE Southwesterly with the South City of League City corporate
3-31 limits, approximately 6,556-feet to G.H.& H. Railroad;
3-32 THENCE Northwesterly with the G.H.& H. Railroad, approximately
3-33 12,792-feet to Walker Street;
3-34 THENCE Southwesterly along Walker Street, approximately 1,521-feet
3-35 to State Highway 3;
3-36 THENCE Southeasterly along State Highway 3, approximately
3-37 3,067-feet;
3-38 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 379-feet to the Northerly
3-39 extension of Bradshaw Street;
3-40 THENCE Southerly with the extension of and along Bradshaw Street,
3-41 approximately 2,115-feet to Link Road;
3-42 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 1,428-feet to a point
3-43 approximately 1100-feet Northerly of and parallel with Link Road;
3-44 THENCE Westerly, approximately 1,100-feet Northerly of and parallel
3-45 with Link Road, approximately 3,516-feet;
3-46 THENCE Southerly, approximately 1,078-feet;
3-47 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 1,562-feet to the Easterly
3-48 right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 45;
3-49 THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly right-of-way line of
3-50 Interstate Highway 45, approximately 1,882-feet to the Easterly
3-51 extension of Turner Avenue;
3-52 THENCE Westerly with the extension of and along Turner Avenue,
3-53 approximately 2,411-feet to Butler Avenue;
3-54 THENCE Southerly with Butler Avenue, approximately 796-feet;
3-55 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 6,363-feet to the American
3-56 Canal at a point approximately 569-feet West of a Southerly bend in
3-57 said Canal;
3-58 THENCE Westerly with the general bends and meanders of the American
3-59 Canal, approximately 25,636-feet;
3-60 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 3,273-feet to the South City of
3-61 Friendswood corporate limits and the West City of League City
3-62 corporate limits;
3-63 THENCE Northerly with the South City of Friendswood corporate
3-64 limits and the West City of League City corporate limits,
3-65 approximately 1,815-feet to the most Westerly Northwest corner of
3-66 the City League City corporate limits;
3-67 THENCE Westerly, approximately 4,152-feet to the intersection of
3-68 F.M. Highway 528 and County Club Drive;
3-69 THENCE Southerly with F.M. Highway 528, approximately 2,897-feet to
4-1 William Moore Road;
4-2 THENCE Westerly with William Moore Road, approximately 7,614-feet
4-3 to State Highway 35;
4-4 THENCE Southerly with State Highway 35, approximately 465-feet;
4-5 THENCE West, approximately 710-feet to the West City of Alvin
4-6 corporate limits;
4-7 THENCE South with the West City of Alvin corporate limits,
4-8 approximately 405-feet to the Easterly extension of Mattes Road;
4-9 THENCE West with the extension of and along Mattes Road and the
4-10 Westerly extension of same, approximately 2,833-feet to the
4-11 American Canal;
4-12 THENCE North with the American Canal, approximately 438-feet to an
4-13 angle point in the Canal;
4-14 THENCE West, approximately 1,762-feet to a bend in Herring Road;
4-15 THENCE West with Herring Road, approximately 7,275-feet to Heights
4-16 Road;
4-17 THENCE Northwesterly with Heights Road, approximately 2,778-feet to
4-18 Pearland Sites Road;
4-19 THENCE Southwesterly with Pearland Sites Road, approximately
4-20 3,081-feet;
4-21 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 4,602-feet to the intersection
4-22 of Wink-Wyn Road with Brazoria County Road 397;
4-23 THENCE Westerly, approximately 3,678-feet to the East City of
4-24 Manvel corporate limits;
4-25 THENCE Northerly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,
4-26 approximately 1,510-feet to an angle point in said corporate
4-27 limits;
4-28 THENCE Westerly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,
4-29 approximately 430-feet to an angle point in said corporate limits;
4-30 THENCE Northeasterly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,
4-31 approximately 787-feet to Belcher Road;
4-32 THENCE Northwesterly with Belcher Road, approximately 2,533-feet;
4-33 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 6,621-feet to the American
4-34 Canal;
4-35 THENCE Northwesterly with the American Canal, approximately
4-36 2,692-feet to an angle point in said Canal;
4-37 THENCE Northerly with the American Canal, approximately 1,554-feet;
4-38 THENCE Westerly, approximately 2,928-feet to the intersection of
4-39 Manvel Road and an oil field road;
4-40 THENCE Northerly with Manvel Road, approximately 2,835-feet to the
4-41 intersection with an oil field road;
4-42 THENCE Westerly with an oil field road, approximately 1,235-feet to
4-43 a Southerly bend in said oil field road;
4-44 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 647-feet to Allen Road;
4-45 THENCE Northerly with Allen Road, approximately 996-feet;
4-46 THENCE Westerly, approximately 1,884-feet;
4-47 THENCE Northerly, approximately 1,319-feet to the American Canal;
4-48 THENCE Westerly with the American Canal, approximately 5,796-feet
4-49 to a bend in said Canal;
4-50 THENCE Northwesterly with the American Canal, approximately
4-51 6,527-feet;
4-52 THENCE Northerly, approximately 4,828-feet to Dallas Road;
4-53 THENCE Westerly with Dallas Road, at approximately 2,130-feet
4-54 passing State Highway 288, and continuing a total distance of
4-55 approximately 2,719-feet;
4-56 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 4,427-feet;
4-57 THENCE Southerly, approximately 804-feet to the American Canal;
4-58 THENCE Westerly with the general bends and meanders of the American
4-59 Canal, approximately 43,760-feet to the City of Houston corporate
4-60 limits;
4-61 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 4,207-feet to Texas Parkway;
4-62 THENCE Easterly with Texas Parkway, approximately 12,908-feet to
4-63 Park Manor Street;
4-64 THENCE Northerly with Park Manor Street, approximately 1,787-feet
4-65 to the Northeasterly extension of Ridge Harbor Drive;
4-66 THENCE Southeasterly with the extension of and along Ridge Harbor
4-67 Drive, approximately 1,224-feet to Rapid Creek Drive;
4-68 THENCE Northerly with Rapid Creek Drive, approximately 569-feet to
4-69 Court Road;
5-1 THENCE Southeasterly with Court Road, approximately 746-feet to
5-2 Bunker Ridge Drive;
5-3 THENCE Northeasterly with Bunker Ridge Road, approximately 938-feet
5-4 to Ridgeton Drive;
5-5 THENCE Southeasterly with Ridgeton Road, approximately 436-feet to
5-6 Hiram Clark Road;
5-7 THENCE Northeasterly with Hiram Clark Road, approximately
5-8 1,405-feet to Ridge Creek Drive;
5-9 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 1,021-feet to the intersection
5-10 of the City of Houston corporate limits with the Harris County -
5-11 Fort Bend County line;
5-12 THENCE Easterly, approximately 5,885-feet to the intersection of
5-13 the Union Pacific Railroad and Riley Road;
5-14 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 3,576-feet to the intersection
5-15 of White Road and Almeda School Road;
5-16 THENCE Northerly with Almeda School Road, approximately 1,303-feet
5-17 to Fellows Road;
5-18 THENCE Easterly with Fellows Road, approximately 5,283-feet to
5-19 Woods Road;
5-20 THENCE Northerly with Woods Road, approximately 2,575-feet to a
5-21 bend in Anderson Road;
5-22 THENCE Easterly with the extension of Anderson Road, approximately
5-23 1,384-feet;
5-24 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 1,425-feet to Lew Briggs Road;
5-25 THENCE Easterly, approximately 1,322-feet to McGrath Road;
5-26 THENCE Southerly with the extension of McGrath Road, approximately
5-27 486-feet;
5-28 THENCE Easterly, approximately 1,937-feet;
5-29 THENCE Northerly, approximately 611-feet;
5-30 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 749-feet to the City of Houston
5-31 corporate limits;
5-32 THENCE Northerly with the City of Houston corporate limits,
5-33 approximately 1,421-feet to Almeda-Genoa Road;
5-34 THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 5,308-feet to
5-35 Segrest Road;
5-36 THENCE Southerly with Segrest Road, approximately 1,641-feet to
5-37 Fuqua Road;
5-38 THENCE Easterly with Fuqua Road, approximately 2,826-feet to Cullen
5-39 Boulevard;
5-40 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 1,142-feet;
5-41 THENCE Easterly, approximately 3,108-feet;
5-42 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 1,021-feet to the intersection
5-43 of Cottingham Street and Schurimer Road;
5-44 THENCE Easterly with Schurmier Road, approximately 747-feet;
5-45 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 3,245-feet to the Westerly
5-46 extension of Fuqua Road;
5-47 THENCE Easterly with the extension of and along Fuqua Road,
5-48 approximately 8,799-feet to Mykawa Road;
5-49 THENCE Northwesterly with Mykawa Road, approximately 3,322-feet to
5-50 Almeda-Genoa Road;
5-51 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 2,245-feet to a Westerly
5-52 extension of Almeda-Genoa Road;
5-53 THENCE Easterly, approximately 4,399-feet to the intersection of
5-54 Almeda-Genoa Road and State Highway 35;
5-55 THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 17,535-feet
5-56 to Kleckley Drive;
5-57 THENCE Southerly with Kleckley Drive, approximately 2,672-feet to
5-58 Kingspoint Road;
5-59 THENCE Easterly with Kingspoint Road, approximately 2,710-feet to
5-60 the intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and North Broadway;
5-61 THENCE Northerly with North Broadway, approximately 521-feet to
5-62 Almeda-Genoa Road;
5-63 THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 7,272-feet to
5-64 State Highway 3;
5-65 THENCE Southeasterly with State Highway 3, approximately 160-feet
5-66 to the PLACE OF BEGINNING [Brazoria County tracts 0601.10, 0601.20,
5-67 0602.12, 0602.22, and 0602.32; and that part of Brazoria County
5-68 tract 0602.11 included in block group 1 and blocks 201A, 201B,
5-69 202A, 202B, 202C, 206B, 301A, and 301B; and that part of Brazoria
6-1 County tract 0602.21 included in blocks 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
6-2 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112A, 112B, 113A, 113B, 114,
6-3 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B, 303B,
6-4 304, 305A, 305B, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310A, 310B, and
6-5 311; and that part of Brazoria County tract 0603.10 included in
6-6 blocks 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 308A,
6-7 308B, 308C, 312, 317, 318A, 318B, 319, 320, 321, 322, 326A, and
6-8 327; and that part of Fort Bend County tract 0701.15 included in
6-9 blocks 607A, 607B, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616A,
6-10 and 616B; and that part of Fort Bend County tract 0701.25 included
6-11 in blocks 101, 102, 103A, 103C, 104, 105, 122, 123, 201, 202, 203,
6-12 204, and 205; Galveston County tracts 1201.01, 1201.02, 1205,
6-13 1206.10, and 1206.20; and that part of Galveston County tract 1202
6-14 included in block groups 1, 2, 5, and blocks 301, 302, 303, 304,
6-15 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316A,
6-16 316B, 316C, 317, 319, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409,
6-17 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, and 415; and that part of Galveston County
6-18 tract 1203 included in block groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and blocks 601,
6-19 and 602; and that part of Galveston County tract 1204 included in
6-20 block groups 1 and 2 and blocks 304, 305, 306, and 307; and that
6-21 part of Galveston County tract 1207 included in block groups 1, 3,
6-22 4, 5, and blocks 201A, 201B, 201E, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206,
6-23 207, 208, 209, 210, and 211; and that part of Galveston County
6-24 tract 1208 included in block 407A; and that part of Galveston
6-25 County tract 1209 included in blocks 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
6-26 107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130,
6-27 and 131; Harris County tracts 0337, 0341, 0345.02, 0371.02,
6-28 0371.11, 0371.21, 0372, 0373.04, 0374, and 0375; and that part of
6-29 Harris County tract 0336 included in blocks 403B, 408, 409, 410,
6-30 411, and 412; and that part of Harris County tract 0338 included in
6-31 blocks 401 and 413; and that part of Harris County tract 0340
6-32 included in blocks 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, and 609; and that part
6-33 of Harris County tract 0342 included in blocks 113, 126, 128, 129,
6-34 130, 131, 132, and 133; and that part of Harris County tract 0344
6-35 included in block 426; and that part of Harris County tract 0345.01
6-36 included in block groups 4, 5, 6, and blocks 303, 304, 305, 306,
6-37 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,
6-38 and 320; and that part of Harris County tract 0346 included in
6-39 blocks 204, 209, 210, 212, and 304; and that part of Harris County
6-40 tract 0347.03 included in block 202; and that part of Harris County
6-41 tract 0367 included in blocks 131B, 132, and 133; and that part of
6-42 Harris County tract 0368.01 included in block groups 5, 6, 7, 8,
6-43 and blocks 402A, 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, 403, 404, 499A, 499B,
6-44 499C, 499D, and 499E; and that part of Harris County tract 0368.02
6-45 included in blocks 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 202, 203, 204,
6-46 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 305, 308, 309, 312,
6-47 315, 316, 319, 320, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
6-48 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344,
6-49 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 358, 359,
6-50 364, 365, and 399; and that part of Harris County tract 0369
6-51 included in blocks 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
6-52 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 199A, 199B, 199C, 201, 202, 203,
6-53 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207C, 208, 209, 212, 299, 301B, and 301D; and
6-54 that part of Harris County tract 0370.10 included in block groups 1
6-55 and 2 and blocks 301A, 301B, and 303; and that part of Harris
6-56 County tract 0373.02 included in block group 6 and blocks 305, 308,
6-57 309, 702, 703, 704, and 705; and that part of Harris County tract
6-58 0373.03 included in block groups 1, 2, 3, and blocks 401A, 401B,
6-59 403, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420,
6-60 421, 422, 423, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, and 512; and that
6-61 part of Harris County tract 0373.11 included in blocks 101A, 101B,
6-62 102, 103, 104, 301A, 301B, 302, 303A, and 303B; and that part of
6-63 Harris County tract 0373.21 included in block groups 2 and 3 and
6-64 blocks 111, and 112].
6-65 SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 5, Chapter 699, Acts of
6-66 the 74th Legislature, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
6-67 (a) The district may not exercise a power granted by this
6-68 Act other than a power granted by this section until the creation
6-69 of the district is confirmed by a majority of the resident electors
7-1 of the district voting at a confirmation election called under this
7-2 section. The initial board shall call a confirmation election to
7-3 be held not later than three [two] years after the effective date
7-4 of this Act within the boundaries of the proposed district. The
7-5 board may call subsequent confirmation elections if the district is
7-6 not confirmed at the first election. Expenses of a confirmation
7-7 election shall be paid in equal shares by each of the commissioners
7-8 courts and shall be repaid by the district if creation of the
7-9 district is confirmed. Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not
7-10 apply to a confirmation election.
7-11 SECTION 3. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 37, Chapter 699,
7-12 Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1995, are amended to read as follows:
7-13 (a) An ad valorem maintenance tax under Subsection (b) must
7-14 be authorized by a majority vote of the voters qualified to vote
7-15 and voting in the district at an election called and held for that
7-16 purpose.
7-17 (b) If approved by the voters, the [The] district may levy,
7-18 assess, and collect an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable
7-19 property in the district for the maintenance, operation, upkeep,
7-20 and improvement of the district and its facilities, properties, and
7-21 improvements.
7-22 [(b) An ad valorem maintenance tax under Subsection (a) must
7-23 be authorized by a majority vote of the voters qualified to vote
7-24 and voting in the district at an election called and held for that
7-25 purpose.]
7-26 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
7-27 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-28 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-29 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-30 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-31 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
7-32 passage, and it is so enacted.
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