By Sibley                                             S.B. No. 1207
         77R6686 SGA-F                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to validating certain actions and the boundaries of the
 1-3     Acton Municipal Utility District.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  DEFINITION. In this Act, "district" means the
 1-6     Acton Municipal Utility District.
 1-7           SECTION 2.  VALIDATION. The following actions and annexations
 1-8     of the district are validated and confirmed as if the actions and
 1-9     annexations had been done as authorized by law:
1-10                 (1)  any resolution, order, or other act or attempted
1-11     act of the board of directors of the district relating to an
1-12     annexation by the district taken before the effective date of this
1-13     Act; and
1-14                 (2)  any annexation by the district since its creation.
1-15           SECTION 3.  VALIDATION OF BOUNDARIES. The following
1-16     boundaries of the district are validated as the legal boundaries of
1-17     the district:
1-18           The district consists of an area in the southeast quadrant of
1-19     Hood County, including the area comprising and surrounding the
1-20     unincorporated community of Acton, as well as the subdivisions
1-21     known as Acton Meadows, the Bluffs, Bluff View on Lake Granbury,
1-22     Champion, DeCordova Bend Estates, DeCordova Hills, D. R. Bales,
1-23     Enchanted Village, Forest Oaks, Gran Tera, Grande Cove Estates,
1-24     Green Meadows, Holiday Estates, Indian Harbor, James Road, Martin,
 2-1     Nassau Bay, Oak Grove Estates (formerly known as Sierra Blanca),
 2-2     Part Oak, Pecan Plantation, Port Ridglea, Secluded Oaks, Stewart
 2-3     Oaks, Stoney Creek, Thistle Ridge, Timber Cove, Trees, Victoria
 2-4     Place, Walnut Creek, and Wild Wood Estates, and that portion of
 2-5     Johnson County that includes a portion of the Pecan Plantation
 2-6     subdivision.      
 2-7           SECTION 4.  FINDINGS RELATIVE TO BOUNDARIES. The legislature
 2-8     finds that the boundaries and field notes of the district form a
 2-9     closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field
2-10     notes in the legislative process does not affect the organization,
2-11     existence, or validity of the district, the right of the district
2-12     to levy and collect taxes, or the legality or operation of the
2-13     district or its governing body.
2-14           SECTION 5.  EFFECT ON LITIGATION. This Act does not apply to
2-15     any matter that on the effective date of this Act:
2-16                 (1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation
2-17     ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final
2-18     judgment of a court; or
2-19                 (2)  has been held invalid by a final judgment of a
2-20     court.
2-21           SECTION 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect immediately
2-22     if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to
2-23     each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
2-24     Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
2-25     immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2001.