By: Lindsay S.B. No. 1775 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, 1-3 operation, and financing of the Harris County Municipal Utility 1-4 District No. 386. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. CREATION. (a) A conservation and reclamation 1-7 district, to be known as the Harris County Municipal Utility 1-8 District No. 386, is created in Harris County, subject to approval 1-9 at a confirmation election under Section 10 of this Act. The 1-10 district is a governmental agency and a body politic and corporate. 1-11 (b) The district is created under and is essential to 1-12 accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 1-13 Constitution. 1-14 SECTION 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, "district" means the 1-15 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 386. 1-16 SECTION 3. BOUNDARIES. The district includes the territory 1-17 contained within the following area: 1-18 A tract or parcel of land containing 200.000 acres (8,712,000 1-19 square feet) of land out of the Andrew Lawson Survey, Abstract No. 1-20 509, Harris County, Texas, said 200.000 acres being more 1-21 particularly described by metes and bounds as follows with all 1-22 control referred to the 1927 Texas State Plane Coordinate System, 1-23 Lambert Projection, South Central Zone; 1-24 COMMENCING at an axle found at the northwest corner of the John 1-25 Brock Survey, Abstract No. 122, also being the northeast corner of 2-1 the Isaac Bunker Survey, Abstract No. 120, lying in the south line 2-2 of the Andrew Lawson Survey, Abstract No. 509, having a Texas State 2-3 Plane Coordinate Value of X = 3,097,761.69 (E), Y = 853,817.96 (N); 2-4 THENCE NORTH 88 degrees 24 minutes 13 seconds EAST, 721.18 feet to 2-5 a point; 2-6 THENCE NORTH 88 degrees 25 minutes 09 seconds EAST, 312.27 feet to 2-7 a point; 2-8 THENCE NORTH 88 degrees 27 minutes 01 seconds EAST, 211.70 feet to 2-9 the POINT OF BEGINNING and the southwest corner of the herein 2-10 described tract; 2-11 THENCE NORTH 01 degrees 34 minutes 50 seconds WEST, 2,000.08 feet 2-12 to the northwest corner of the herein described tract; 2-13 THENCE NORTH 88 degrees 25 minutes 10 seconds EAST, 4,355.60 feet 2-14 to the northeast corner of the herein described tract; 2-15 THENCE SOUTH 01 degrees 50 minutes 48 seconds EAST, 91.63 feet to a 2-16 5/8" iron rod found at an easterly corner of the herein described 2-17 tract, lying in the east line of said Andrew Lawson Survey, A-509, 2-18 also being the west line of the James Cooper Survey Abstract No. 2-19 189; 2-20 THENCE SOUTH 01 degrees 42 minutes 18 seconds EAST, 729.98 feet to 2-21 an easterly corner of the herein described tract; 2-22 THENCE SOUTH 01 degrees 42 minutes 23 seconds EAST, 1,178.56 feet 2-23 to a 1-inch iron pipe found at the southeast corner of said Andrew 2-24 Lawson Survey, A-509, also being the southeast corner of the herein 2-25 described tract; 2-26 THENCE SOUTH 88 degrees 25 minutes 10 seconds WEST, 1,356.53 feet 3-1 to a southerly corner of the herein described tract; 3-2 THENCE SOUTH 88 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds WEST, 661.31 feet to 3-3 a southerly corner of the herein described tract; 3-4 THENCE SOUTH 88 degrees 24 minutes 42 seconds WEST, 2,340.36 feet 3-5 to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 200.000 acres (8,712,000 3-6 square feet) of land. 3-7 SECTION 4. FINDINGS RELATING TO BOUNDARIES. The legislature 3-8 finds that the boundaries and field notes of the district form a 3-9 closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field 3-10 notes in the legislative process does not affect the organization, 3-11 existence, or validity of the district, the validity of its bonds, 3-12 notes, or other indebtedness, the right of the district to levy and 3-13 collect taxes, or the legality or operation of the district or its 3-14 governing body. 3-15 SECTION 5. FINDING OF BENEFIT. All of the land and other 3-16 property included within the boundaries of the district will be 3-17 benefited by the works and projects that are to be accomplished by 3-18 the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, 3-19 Texas Constitution. The district is created to serve a public use 3-20 and benefit. 3-21 SECTION 6. POWERS. (a) The district has all of the rights, 3-22 powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by 3-23 the general law of this state, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, 3-24 Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under 3-25 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. This Act prevails 3-26 over any provision of general law that is in conflict or 4-1 inconsistent with this Act. 4-2 (b) The rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, 4-3 and duties of the district are subject to the continuing right of 4-4 supervision of the state to be exercised by and through the Texas 4-5 Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 4-6 (c) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment 4-7 on the property, equipment, rights of way, facilities, or 4-8 improvements of an electric utility or a power generation company 4-9 as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code, or a gas utility as 4-10 defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code. 4-11 SECTION 7. RELOCATION OF FACILITIES. The district may 4-12 relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of, or alter the 4-13 construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, 4-14 pipeline, canal, or drainage ditch if considered necessary by the 4-15 board of directors. The district shall pay for any relocation, 4-16 raising, rerouting, changing, or altering under this section, 4-17 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the interested parties. If a 4-18 facility is replaced, the cost of replacement is limited to an 4-19 amount equal to the cost of replacing the facility with a 4-20 comparable facility, less the replaced facility's net salvage 4-21 value. 4-22 SECTION 8. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is 4-23 governed by a board of five directors. 4-24 (b) Temporary directors serve until initial directors are 4-25 elected under Section 10 of this Act. 4-26 (c) Initial directors serve until permanent directors are 5-1 elected under Section 11 of this Act. 5-2 (d) Permanent directors serve staggered four-year 5-3 terms. 5-4 (e) Each director must qualify to serve as director in the 5-5 manner provided by Section 49.055, Water Code. 5-6 (f) A director serves until the director's successor has 5-7 qualified. 5-8 SECTION 9. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or 5-9 after the effective date of this Act, a person who owns land 5-10 included in the district may petition the Texas Natural Resource 5-11 Conservation Commission to appoint the five temporary directors 5-12 listed in the petition. The commission shall appoint the directors 5-13 listed in the petition. If the commission receives more than one 5-14 petition under this subsection, the commission shall appoint the 5-15 directors listed in the first petition the commission receives. 5-16 (b) A person appointed to be a temporary director shall take 5-17 the oath of office as soon as practicable. 5-18 (c) If an appointee of the commission fails to qualify or if 5-19 a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the Texas 5-20 Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall appoint an 5-21 individual to fill the vacancy. 5-22 (d) As soon as all temporary directors have qualified, the 5-23 directors shall meet and elect officers from among their 5-24 membership. 5-25 SECTION 10. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' ELECTION. 5-26 (a) The temporary board of directors shall call and hold an 6-1 election to confirm establishment of the district and to elect five 6-2 initial directors as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code. 6-3 (b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to a 6-4 confirmation and initial directors' election held as provided by 6-5 this section. 6-6 SECTION 11. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) On the first 6-7 Saturday in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in 6-8 which the district is authorized to be created at a confirmation 6-9 election, an election shall be held in the district for the 6-10 election of two directors to serve two-year terms and three 6-11 directors to serve four-year terms. 6-12 (b) The board of directors by order may postpone the 6-13 election date for two years if: 6-14 (1) the election will occur within 60 days after the 6-15 date on which the confirmation election is held; or 6-16 (2) the board determines that there is not sufficient 6-17 time to comply with the requirements of law and to order the 6-18 election. 6-19 (c) On the first Saturday in May of each even-numbered year 6-20 following the first election held under this section, the 6-21 appropriate number of directors shall be elected. 6-22 SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. 6-23 Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the 6-24 district shall comply with all valid and applicable requirements of 6-25 any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City 6-26 of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before the 7-1 effective date of this Act, that consents to the creation of the 7-2 district or to the inclusion of lands within the district. 7-3 SECTION 13. FINDINGS RELATING TO PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. 7-4 (a) The proper and legal notice of the intention to introduce this 7-5 Act, setting forth the general substance of this Act, has been 7-6 published as provided by law, and the notice and a copy of this Act 7-7 have been furnished to all persons, agencies, officials, or 7-8 entities to which they are required to be furnished by the 7-9 constitution and other laws of this state, including the governor, 7-10 who has submitted the notice and a copy of this Act to the Texas 7-11 Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 7-12 (b) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has 7-13 filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, 7-14 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives 7-15 within the required time. 7-16 (c) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this 7-17 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect 7-18 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled 7-19 and accomplished. 7-20 SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION DATE. (a) This Act 7-21 takes effect September 1, 2001. 7-22 (b) If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a 7-23 confirmation election held under Section 10 of this Act before 7-24 September 1, 2003, this Act expires on that date.