1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas
1-3 Department of Criminal Justice to Galveston County.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. (a) Not later than January 31, 2002, the Texas
1-6 Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer to Galveston County,
1-7 for consideration to which the parties mutually agree, the real
1-8 property described by Subsection (c) of this section.
1-9 (b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer
1-10 the property by a deed without warranties.
1-11 (c) The real property to which Subsection (a) of this
1-12 section refers is described as follows:
1-13 All that certain 36.812 acres of land, more or less, being located
1-14 and situated in the JOHN SELLERS LEAGUE, ABSTRACT 180, Galveston
1-15 County, Texas, more particularly being a part of Lots 2, 3, 4, 5
1-16 and 7 and all of Lots 6, 8, 9 and 10, Block 11, together with an
1-17 intervening 40 foot Roadway Easement, all being out of TEXAS CITY
1-18 GARDENS, a Subdivision in Galveston County, Texas, according to the
1-19 map thereof recorded in Volume 254, Page 11, Galveston County Map
1-20 Records, said 36.812 acres being more particularly described by
1-21 metes and bounds as follows:
1-22 BEGINNING at a 1-3/4 inch iron pipe found for corner and being the
1-23 Northeast corner of aforesaid Lot 2, Block 11, said point being in
1-24 the South line of Industrial Road having a 60 foot right-of-way,
1-25 and further being on the common line of the JOHN SELLERS LEAGUE
2-1 with the JOHN W. LYTTLE LEAGUE;
2-2 THENCE SOUTH, along and with the East line of said Block 11, the
2-3 same being the common line of said SELLERS and LYTTLE LEAGUES, a
2-4 distance of 1926.50 feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod found for corner
2-5 and being at the Southeast corner of aforesaid Lot 10, Block 11;
2-6 THENCE N 89 51'00" W, along and with the South line of said Lot 10,
2-7 at 545.29 feet pass the East line of a 40 foot Roadway Easement
2-8 (not open), the same being the Southwest corner of said Lot 10; at
2-9 565.29 feet pass a 5/8 inch iron rod found on line and being at the
2-10 centerline of said 40 foot Roadway Easement; at 585.29 feet pass
2-11 the Southeast corner of Lot 9, Block 11; and continuing for a total
2-12 distance of 1130.58 feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod found for corner
2-13 and being the Southwest corner of aforesaid Lot 9, the same being
2-14 the Southeast corner of Lot 10, Block 10, TEXAS CITY GARDENS;
2-15 THENCE NORTH, along and with the West line of Block 11, the same
2-16 being the East line of Block 10; at 430.86 feet pass the
2-17 Southeasterly line of a 200 foot Canal Easement to Gulf Coast Water
2-18 Authority as described in Film Code 009-19-1017, Galveston County
2-19 Deed Records; and continuing for a total distance of 745.02 feet to
2-20 a 5/8 inch iron rod found for corner, said point being at the
2-21 Northwesterly line of said 200 Canal Easement, said point being
2-22 SOUTH, a distance of 25.58 feet from the Northwest corner of Lot 7,
2-23 Block 11;
2-24 THENCE N 39 32'24" E, along and with the Northwesterly line of said
2-25 Canal Easement and across Lots 7, 5, 3, 4 and 2, a distance of
2-26 1532.56 feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod found for corner and being in
3-1 the North line of said Lot 2, the same being the South line of
3-2 aforesaid Industrial Road;
3-3 THENCE S 89 51'00" E, along and with the South line of said
3-4 Industrial Road, a distance of 154.92 feet to the POINT OF
3-5 BEGINNING and containing 36.812 acres of land, more or less.
3-6 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-7 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-8 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-9 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-10 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1144 passed the Senate on
April 5, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1144 passed the House on
May 8, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present,
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor