1-1 By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) H.B. No. 2490 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 1999; 1-3 April 27, 1999, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 6, 1999, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 6, 1999, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the Houston Downtown Management District. 1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-10 SECTION 1. ENLARGEMENT OF BOUNDARIES. (a) The boundaries 1-11 of the Houston Downtown Management District created pursuant to 1-12 Subchapter A, Chapter 376, Local Government Code, are hereby 1-13 enlarged to include the territory contained in the following 1-14 described areas: 1-15 Annexation Area A - 378 acres, more or less, in the J. Austin 1-16 Survey, Abstract 1, the J. S. Holman Survey, Abstract 323, the O. 1-17 Smith Survey, Abstract 696, the S. Harris Survey, Abstract 327, S. 1-18 M. Williams Survey, Abstract 87 and the J. Wells Survey, Abstract 1-19 832, Harris County, Texas, more particularly described as follows: 1-20 BEGINNING at a point along the Houston Downtown Management District 1-21 boundary at the intersection of the center line of the right-of-way 1-22 of Interstate Highway 45 with the center line of the right-of-way 1-23 of Franklin Avenue, 1-24 Thence in an easterly direction along the Houston Downtown 1-25 Management District boundary and the center line of the 1-26 right-of-way of Franklin Avenue to the intersection with a 1-27 southerly projection of the center line of the northbound ramp to 1-28 Interstate Highway 10, a continuation of Louisiana Street, 1-29 Thence in a northerly direction along the Houston Downtown 1-30 Management District boundary and the center line of the 1-31 right-of-way of the northbound ramp to Interstate Highway 10 and 1-32 the southerly projection thereof, to the intersection with the 1-33 center line of the Southern Pacific Rail Road's "Main Passenger 1-34 Line" right-of-way, 1-35 Thence in an easterly direction along the Houston Downtown 1-36 Management District boundary and the center line of the Southern 1-37 Pacific Rail Road's "Main Passenger Line" right-of-way to the 1-38 intersection with the center line of the right-of-way of North San 1-39 Jacinto Street, 1-40 Thence in a southerly direction along the Houston Downtown 1-41 Management District Boundary and the center line of the 1-42 right-of-way of North San Jacinto Street to the intersection with 1-43 the center line of the right-of-way of Commerce Avenue, 1-44 Thence in a southeasterly direction along the Houston 1-45 Downtown Management District boundary and the center line of the 1-46 right-of-way of Commerce Avenue to the center line of the 1-47 right-of-way of Austin Street, 1-48 Thence in a southwesterly direction along the Houston 1-49 Downtown Management District boundary and the center line of the 1-50 right-of-way of Austin Street to the intersection with the center 1-51 line of the right-of-way of Capitol Avenue, 1-52 Thence in a southeasterly direction along the Houston 1-53 Downtown Management District boundary and the center line of the 1-54 right-of-way of Capitol Avenue to the intersection with the center 1-55 line of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 59, 1-56 Thence in a north and easterly direction with the center line 1-57 of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 59 to the intersection with the 1-58 center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 10, 1-59 Thence in a southwesterly direction with the center line of 1-60 the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 10 to the intersection with 1-61 the center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 45, 1-62 Thence in a southerly direction with the center line of the 1-63 right-of-way of Interstate Highway 45 to The Point of Beginning, 1-64 containing 378 acres, more or less, including, without limitation, 2-1 all air space above and all subsurface below said property. 2-2 Annexation Area B - 95 acres, more or less, in the J. Austin 2-3 Survey, Abstract 1, the J. S. Holman Survey, Abstract 323, the O. 2-4 Smith Survey, Abstract 696, and the J. Wells Survey, Abstract 832, 2-5 Harris County, Texas, more particularly described as follows: 2-6 BEGINNING at a point along the southern boundary of the 2-7 Houston Downtown Management District at the intersection of the 2-8 center line of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 59 with the center 2-9 line of the right-of-way of Clay Avenue, 2-10 Thence in a northwesterly direction along the boundary of the 2-11 Houston Downtown Management District and the center line of the 2-12 right-of-way of Clay Avenue to the intersection with the center 2-13 line of the right-of-way of Caroline Street, 2-14 Thence in a southwesterly direction along the boundary of the 2-15 Houston Downtown Management District and the center line of the 2-16 right-of-way of Caroline Street to the intersection with the center 2-17 line of the right-of-way of Pierce Avenue, 2-18 Thence in a easterly direction with the center line of the 2-19 right-of-way of Pierce Avenue to the intersection with the center 2-20 line of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 59, 2-21 Thence in a northeasterly direction with the center line of 2-22 the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 59 to The Point of Beginning, 2-23 containing 95 acres, more or less, including, without limitation, 2-24 all air space above and all subsurface below said property. 2-25 (b) The boundaries of the Houston Downtown Management 2-26 District as enlarged by this Act shall include the territory 2-27 contained in the following described area: 2-28 1178 acres, more or less, in the J. Austin Survey, Abstract 2-29 1, the J. S. Holman Survey, Abstract 323, the O. Smith Survey, 2-30 Abstract 696, the S. Harris Survey, Abstract 327, the S. M. 2-31 Williams Survey, Abstract 87 and the J. Wells Survey, Abstract 832, 2-32 Harris County, Texas, more particularly described as follows: 2-33 BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of the 2-34 right-of-way of US Highway 59 with the center line of the 2-35 right-of-way of Capitol Avenue, 2-36 Thence in a southeasterly direction with the center line of 2-37 the right-of-way of Capitol Avenue to the intersection with the 2-38 center line of the right-of-way of Chartres Street, 2-39 Thence in a southwesterly direction with the center line of 2-40 the right-of-way of Chartres Street to the intersection with the 2-41 center line of the right-of-way of Clay Avenue, 2-42 Thence in a northwesterly direction with the center line of 2-43 the right-of-way of Clay Avenue to the intersection with the center 2-44 line of the right-of-way of US Highway 59, 2-45 Thence in a southwesterly direction with the center line of 2-46 the right-of-way of US Highway 59 to the intersection with the 2-47 center line of the right-of-way of Pierce Avenue, 2-48 Thence in a northwesterly direction with the center line of 2-49 the right-of-way of Pierce Avenue to the intersection with the 2-50 center line of the right-of-way of Bagby Street, 2-51 Thence in a northeasterly direction with the center line of 2-52 the right-of-way of Bagby Street to the intersection with a 2-53 southerly projection of the west line of the right-of-way of Heiner 2-54 Street, 2-55 Thence in a northerly direction with the west line of the 2-56 right-of-way of Heiner Street and southerly and northerly 2-57 projections thereof to the intersection with the center line of the 2-58 right-of-way of W. Dallas Street, 2-59 Thence in a westerly direction with the center line of the 2-60 right-of-way of W. Dallas Street to the intersection with a 2-61 southerly projection of the west line of the right-of-way of Heiner 2-62 Street, 2-63 Thence in a northerly direction with the west line of the 2-64 right-of-way of Heiner Street and southerly and northerly 2-65 projections thereof to the intersection with the center line of the 2-66 right-of-way of Allen Parkway, 2-67 Thence in an easterly direction with the center line of the 2-68 right-of-way of Allen Parkway to the intersection with a southerly 2-69 projection of the center line of the right-of-way of Sabine Street, 3-1 Thence in a northerly direction with a southerly projection 3-2 of the center line of the right-of-way of Sabine Street and then 3-3 with the center line of the right-of-way of Sabine Street to the 3-4 intersection with the north right-of-way line of Memorial Drive, 3-5 Thence in an easterly direction with the north right-of-way 3-6 line of Memorial Drive to the intersection with the west 3-7 right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 45, 3-8 Thence in a northeasterly direction with the west 3-9 right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 45 to the intersection with 3-10 the center line of the right-of-way of Franklin Avenue, 3-11 Thence in an easterly direction with the center line of the 3-12 right-of-way of Franklin Avenue to the intersection with the center 3-13 line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 45, 3-14 Thence in a northerly direction with the center line of the 3-15 right-of-way of the Interstate Highway 45 to the intersection with 3-16 the center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 10, 3-17 Thence in an southeasterly direction with the center line of 3-18 Interstate Highway 10 to the intersection with the center line of 3-19 the right-of-way of US Highway 59, 3-20 Thence in a south and westerly direction with the center line 3-21 of the right-of-way of US Highway 59 to The Point of Beginning, 3-22 containing 1178 acres, more or less, including, without limitation, 3-23 all air space above and all subsurface below said property. 3-24 SECTION 2. FINDINGS RELATED TO ENLARGED BOUNDARIES. The 3-25 boundaries and field notes of the Houston Downtown Management 3-26 District as enlarged by this Act form a closure. If a mistake is 3-27 made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the 3-28 legislative process, the mistake does not in any way affect the: 3-29 (1) organization, existence, and validity of the 3-30 Houston Downtown Management District; 3-31 (2) right of the Houston Downtown Management District 3-32 to issue any type of bonds or refunding bonds for the purposes for 3-33 which the Houston Downtown Management District is created or pay 3-34 the principal of and interest on the bonds; 3-35 (3) right of the Houston Downtown Management District 3-36 to impose and collect assessments or taxes; 3-37 (4) validity of the enlargement of the Houston 3-38 Downtown Management District by this Act; or 3-39 (5) legality or operation of the Houston Downtown 3-40 Management District or its governing body. 3-41 SECTION 3. VALIDATION. The governmental acts and 3-42 proceedings of the Houston Downtown Management District and its 3-43 directors and officers occurring before the effective date of this 3-44 Act are validated as of the dates they occurred. 3-45 SECTION 4. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 3-46 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-47 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-48 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-49 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 3-50 * * * * *