78R8950 DRH-F
By: Hegar H.B. No. 3563
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of the Waller County Road Improvement
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) Waller County Road
Improvement District No. 1 is created as a special district under
Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
Constitution.
(b) The board by resolution may change the district's name.
SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The creation of the
district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain
transportation, safety, employment, commerce, housing, tourism,
recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, and the
public welfare in the area of the district.
(b) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish
the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated
in this Act.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the
district.
(2) "District" means Waller County Road Improvement
District No. 1.
SECTION 4. BOUNDARIES. The district includes all the
territory contained in the following described area:
FIELD NOTES FOR A 31.6118 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE H&TC RAILROAD
COMPANY SURVEY, SECTION 103, ABSTRACT 169, WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS,
SAID 31.6118 ACRE TRACT BEING THAT CERTAIN CALLED 31.6120 ACRE
TRACT (PART OF TRACT 4) IN DEED TO K-B MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, LTD.,
RECORDED IN VOLUME 305, PAGE 361, DEED RECORDS, WALLER COUNTY,
TEXAS, AND FURTHER DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 236, PAGE 630, DEED RECORDS,
WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, BEARINGS FOR THE HEREIN DESCRIBED TRACT ARE
GRID BASED UPON G.P.S. OBSERVATIONS OF TRIANGULATIONS STATION
"BROOKSHIRE", DISTANCES ARE GEODETIC, SALE FACTOR USED IS
0.99988896, COORDINATES ARE TEXAS STATE PLANE, SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE,
NAD 1983;
COMMENCING at a 3/4 inch iron pipe found in the east line of Igloo
Road (80-feet wide) at the southwest corner of the K-B Management
Partners, LTD., called 39.581 acre tract (Tract 2), recorded in
Volume 305, Page 361, Deed Records, Waller County, Texas, and
further described in Volume 235, Page 43, Deed Records, Waller
County, Texas. surveyed this date as 39.3537 acres, same being the
northwest corner of the K-B Management Partners, LTD. called
161.383 acre tract (Tract 2), surveyed this date as 161.8245 acres,
recorded in Volume 305, Page 361, Deed Records, Waller County,
Texas, said point bears North 87 degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds East,
11.5 feet from the southwest corner of the H&TC Railroad Company
Survey, Section 103, Abstract 169, same being the northwest corner
of the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104);
THENCE North 87 degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds East, along the common
line of the H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract
169, and the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), and
the south line of said adjoining called 39.581 acre K-B Management
Partners, LTD tract, 3.135.06 feet to a 1-1/4 inch iron pipe found
on said line for the southwest corner of Place of Beginning of the
herein described 31.6118 acre tract of land, same being the
southeast corner of said adjoining K-B Management Partners, LTD.
called 39.581 acre tract, surveyed this date as 39.3537 acres, and
being in the north line of a certain adjoining Pennzoil Exploration
and Production Company called 142 acre tract, recorded in Volume
464, Page 271, Deed Records, Waller County, Texas;
THENCE North 02 degrees 00 minutes 55 seconds West along the common
line of the herein described 31.6118 acre tract and the
aforementioned adjoining called 39.581 acre K-B Management
Partners, LTD tract, surveyed this date as 39.3537 acres (called
North 02 degrees 01 minute West, 540.4 feet) for a distance of
541.97 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe found on the south right-of-way
line of Interstate Highway 10 for the northwest corner of the herein
described 31.6118 acre tract, same being the northeast corner of
said adjoining 39.581 acre K-B Management Partners, LTD tract, said
point having coordinates of Y=13,844,652.304, X=2,954,875,326;
THENCE North 88 degrees 15 minutes 42 seconds East, along the north
line of the herein described 31.6118 acre tract, being the south
line of Interstate Highway 10 (called North 87 degrees 58 minutes 56
seconds East, 2,047.09 feet) for a distance of 2,049.18 feet to a
concrete right-of-way marker found on said line at the beginning of
a curve to the right;
THENCE around said curve to the right with a central angle of 40
degrees 08 minutes 27 seconds, a radius of 534.68 feet, a length of
374.59 feet, a tangent of 195.35 feet, and a chord bearing South 71
degrees 40 minutes 04 seconds East, 366.98 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
pipe with cap marked "Kalkomey Surveying" set at the tangency of
said curve;
THENCE South 51 degrees 56 minutes 59 seconds East, 337.90 feet to a
1/2 inch iron pipe with cap marked "Kalkomey Surveying" set at the
beginning of a curve to the left;
THENCE around said curve to the left with a central angel of 40
degrees 10 minutes 58 seconds, a radius of 617.97 feet, a length of
433.39 feet, a tangent of 226.04 feet, and a chord bearing South 71
degrees 13 minutes 35 seconds East, 424.57 feet to a concrete
right-of-way marker found at the tangency of said curve;
THENCE North 88 degrees 13 minutes 11 seconds East continuing along
the south right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 10, being the
north line of the herein described tract (called North 88 degrees 17
minutes 10 seconds East, 158.67 feet) for a distance of 158.16 feet
to a 1/2 inch iron pipe with cap marked "Kalkomey Surveying" set at
its point of intersection with the west right-of-way line of
Pederson Road, being the northeast-most corner of the herein
described 31.6118 acre tract of land, and being located in the east
line of said H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract,
169, same being the west line of the H&TC Railroad Company Survey,
Section 107, Abstract, 170;
THENCE South 02 degrees 33 minutes 46 seconds East (called South 02
degrees 15 minutes East, 30 feet) along the east line of the herein
described tract, the west right-of-way line of Pederson Road (50
feet wide), and the common line of said H&TC Railroad Company
Survey, Section 103, Abstract, 169, and said H&TC Railroad Company
Survey, Section 107, Abstract 170, a distance of 30.46 feet to a 1
inch iron pipe found on said common line for the southeast-most
corner of the herein described 31.6118 acre tract of land, same
being the northeast corner of an adjoining Cooper Cameron Corp.
called 58.6130 acre tract, recorded in Volume 0509, Page 919,
Official Records, Waller County, Texas, and being the southeast
corner of said H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract,
169, and the northeast corner of the aforementioned J.G. Bennett
Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), said point having coordinates
of Y=13,844,228.624, X=2,958,099.425;
THENCE South 87 degrees 53 minutes 32 seconds West along the south
line of the herein described tract, being the common line between
the H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract 169, and
the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), same being the
north line of said adjoining Cooper Cameron Corp. called 58.6130
acre tract, and the north line of the aforementioned adjoining
Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company called 142 acre tract
(called South 87 degrees 43 minutes 39 seconds West, 3.204.36 feet)
for a distance of 3,207.21 feet to the Place of Beginning containing
31.6118 acres of land, more or less.
FIELD NOTES FOR 39.3537 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE H&TC RAILROAD
COMPANY SURVEY, SECTION 103, ABSTRACT 169, WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS,
SAID 39.3537 ACRE TRACT BEING THAT CERTAIN CALLED 39.581 ACRE TRACT
(TRACT 2) IN DEED TO K-B MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, LTD., RECORDED IN
VOLUME 305, PAGE 361, DEED RECORDS, WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, FURTHER
DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 235, PAGE 43, DEED RECORDS, WALLER COUNTY,
TEXAS, BEARINGS FOR THE HEREIN DESCRIBED TRACT ARE GRID BASED UPON
G.P.S. OBSERVATIONS FROM TRANGULATION STATION "BROOKSHIRE",
DISTANCES ARE GEODETIC, SCALE FACTOR USED IS 0.99988896,
COORDINATES ARE TEXAS STATE PLANE, SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE, NAD 1983;
BEGINNING at a 3/4 inch iron pipe found on the east tine of Igloo
Road (80 feet right-of-way) for the southwest corner and Place of
Beginning of the herein described 39.3537 acre tract of land, said
point being North 87 degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds East, 11.5 feet
from the southwest corner of the aforementioned H&TC Railroad
Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract 169, same being the northwest
corner of the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), said
beginning point also being the northwest corner of an adjoining
161.8245 acre tract (called 161.383 acres), surveyed by the
undersigned this date, being in deed to K-B Management Partners,
LTD., recorded in Volume 305, Page 361, Deed Records, Waller
County, Texas, said point having coordinates Y=13,843,997.417,
X=2,951,761.369;
THENCE North 01 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West along the east
line of Igloo Road being the west line of the herein described tract
(called North 00 degrees 14 minutes 57 seconds West, 125.66 feet)
for a distance of 125.66 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe with cap marked
"Kalkomey Surveying" set on said line for an angle point;
THENCE North 06 degrees 04 minutes 27 seconds East continuing along
the west line of the herein described tract (called North 07 degrees
39 minutes 20 seconds East, 438.71 feet) for a distance of 438.71
feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe with cap marked "Kalkomey Surveying"
set at the point of intersection of said line with the south
right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 10 for the northwest corner
of the herein described 39.3537 acre tract of land;
THENCE North 88 degrees 15 minutes 54 seconds East along the south
right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 10, being the north line of
the herein described tract (called North 89 degrees 44 minutes 20
seconds East, 3,073.79 feet) for a distance of 3,072.96 feet to a
1/2 inch iron pipe found on said line for the northeast corner of
the herein described 39.3537 acre tract of land, same being the
northwest corner of an adjoining K-B Management Partners, LTD.,
called 31.6120 acre tract, surveyed this date as 31.6118 acres,
recorded in Volume 305, Page 361 (Deed Description in Volume 236,
Page 630), Deed Records, Waller County, Texas, said point having
coordinates of Y=13,844,652.304, X=2,954,875.326;
THENCE South 02 degrees 00 minutes 55 seconds East along the common
line of the herein described 39.3537 acre tract and the
aforementioned adjoining 31.6118 acre tract surveyed this date
(called South 00 degrees 34 minutes 45 seconds East, 547.87 feet)
for a distance of 541.97 feet to a 1-1/4 iron pipe found at the point
of intersection of said line with the common line of the
aforementioned H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract
169, and the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), the
southeast corner of the herein described 39.3537 acre tract, same
being the southwest corner of the aforementioned adjoining 31.6118
acre tract surveyed this date, said point also being in the north
line of an adjoining Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company
called 142 acre tract, recorded in Volume 464, Page 271, Deed
Records, Waller County, Texas, said point having coordinates of
Y=13,844,110.6650, X=2,954,894.385;
THENCE South 87 degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds West along the common
line of the H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract
169, and the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), being
the north line of the aforementioned Pennzoil Exploration and
Production Company called 142 acre tract, at 244.24 feet pass the
northwest corner of said adjoining called 142 acre Pennzoil
Exploration and Production Company tract, same being the upper
northeast corner of a certain adjoining called 261.7841 acre tract
conveyed to Margene West Lloyd and W.R. Lloyd, Jr., recorded in
Volume 303, Page 584, Deed Records, Waller County, Texas, at 324.24
feet pass a 1/2 inch iron pipe with cap marked "Kalkomey Surveying"
set on said line being the upper northwest corner of said adjoining
called 261.7841 acre Lloyd tract, same being the northeast corner
of the aforementioned adjoining K-B Management Partners, LTD.
called 161.383 acre tract (Tract 3), and continue along said line
(called North 89 degrees 30 minutes 50 seconds West, 3,137.31 feet)
for a distance of 3,135.06 feet to the Place of Beginning,
containing 39.3537 acres of land, more or less.
FIELD NOTES FOR A 161.8245 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE J.G. BENNETT
SURVEY, ABSTRACT 292 (SECTION 104), WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID
161.8245 ACRE TRACT BEING THAT CERTAIN CALLED 161.383 ACRE TRACT
(TRACT 3) IN DEED TO K-B MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LTD. RECORDED IN VOLUME
305, PAGE 361, DEED RECORDS, WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, FURTHER
DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 236, PAGE 223, DEED RECORDS, WALLER COUNTY,
TEXAS. BEARINGS FOR THE HEREIN DESCRIBED TRACT ARE GRID BASED UPON
G.P.S. OBSERVATIONS OF TRIANGULATION STATION "BROOKSHIRE",
DISTANCES ARE GEODETIC, SALE FACTOR USED IS 0.99988896.
COORDINATES ARE TEXAS STATE PLANE, SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE, NAD 1983;
BEGINNING at a 3/4 inch iron pipe found on the east line of Igloo
Road (80 feet wide) for the north west corner and Place of Beginning
of the herein described 161.8245 acre tract of land, same being a
southwest corner of an adjoining called 39.581 acre tract (surveyed
by the undersigned this date as 39.3537 acres) conveyed to K-B
Management Partners, LTD. recorded in Volume 305, Page 361, and
further described in Volume 235, Page 43, Deed Records, Waller
County, Texas, said beginning point having coordinates of
Y=13,843,997.417, X=2,951,761.369, said point being North 87
degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds East. 11.5 feet from. the southwest
corner of the H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section 103, Abstract
169, same being the northwest corner of the J.G. Bennett Survey,
Abstract 292 (Section 104);
THENCE North 87 degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds East, along the common
line of the aforementioned H&TC Railroad Company Survey, Section
103, and the J.G. Bennett Survey, Abstract 292 (Section 104), being
the common line between the herein described 161.8245 acre tract
and said adjoining called 39.581 acre K-B Management Partners
tract, (called North 89 degrees 30 minutes 50 seconds East,
2,813.08 feet) for a distance of 2,810.83 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
pipe with cap marked "Kalkomey Surveying" set on said line for the
northeast corner of the herein described 161.8245 acre tract of
land, same being the most northerly northwest corner of the
adjoining Margene West Lloyd and W. R. Lloyd, Jr. called 261.7841
acre tract, recorded in Volume 303, Page 584, Deed Records, Waller
County, Texas;
THENCE South 02 degrees 36 minutes 59 seconds East along the east
line of the herein described tract, same being the upper west line
of the aforementioned adjoining called 261.7841 acre Lloyd tract
(called South 00 degrees 37 minutes 04 seconds East, 2,482.08 feet)
for a distance of 2,493.17 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe with cap
marked "Kalkomey Surveying" set for the southeast corner of the
herein described 161.8245 acre tract of land, same being a re-entry
corner to the aforementioned adjoining called 261.7841 acre Lloyd
tract, said point having coordinates Y=13,841,608.37995,
X=2,954,684.177568;
THENCE South 88 degrees 02 minutes 01 second West along the south
line of the herein described tract, being the lower north line of
the aforementioned adjoining called 261.7841 acre Lloyd tract
(called South 89 degrees 30 minutes West, 2,850.65 feet), for a
distance of 2,850.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe found on the east
line of Igloo Road (80 feet) for the southwest corner of the herein
described 161.8245 acre tract, same being the lower northwest
corner of the aforementioned adjoining called 261.7841 acre Lloyd
tract;
THENCE North 01 degree 42 minutes 56 seconds West, along the east
line of Igloo Road and the west line of the herein described tract
(called North 00 degrees 14 minutes 57 seconds West, 2,482.97 feet)
for a distance of 2,487.95 feet to the Place of Beginning,
containing 161.8245 acres of land, more or less.
SECTION 5. FINDINGS RELATING TO BOUNDARIES. The boundaries
and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the
field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
does not in any way affect the district's:
(1) organization, existence, or validity;
(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
interest on a bond;
(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
(4) legality or operation.
SECTION 6. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The
district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b) All land and other property included in the district
will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
other powers granted under this Act.
(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
and is essential to:
(1) further the public purposes of the development and
diversification of the economy of the state;
(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and
(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.
(d) The present and prospective traffic congestion in the
district and the safety of pedestrians and the limited availability
of funds require the promotion and development of public
transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, and the
district will serve the public purpose of securing expanded and
improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems.
(e) The district will:
(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the
district and of the public;
(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and
enhance the economic health and vitality of the district as a
community; and
(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.
(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary
components of a street and are considered to be a street or road
improvement.
(g) The district will not act as the agent or
instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
SECTION 7. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 311,
Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to this Act.
SECTION 8. CONSTRUCTION OF ACT. (a) This Act shall be
liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
set forth in this Act.
(b) If any provision of the general law conflicts with this
Act, this Act prevails.
SECTION 9. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is
governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered
terms of four years.
(b) Elections for directors shall be held on the uniform
election date in May in even-numbered years.
SECTION 10. QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A person must meet the
qualifications of Section 375.063, Local Government Code, to serve
as a director of the district.
(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to directors
of the district.
SECTION 11. POWERS OF DISTRICT. The district has all powers
and authority provided by the general laws on road districts and
road utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas
Constitution, and conservation and reclamation districts and
municipal management districts created under Section 59, Article
XVI, Texas Constitution, including:
(1) Chapters 257 and 441, Transportation Code;
(2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and
(3) Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
SECTION 12. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) The district may make
an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
Code.
SECTION 13. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
public interest, the district may contract with a municipality or
county to provide law enforcement services in the district for a
fee.
SECTION 14. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES,
ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES. The district may impose an ad valorem
tax, assessment, or impact fee and use the proceeds of the tax,
assessment, or impact fee for any district purpose, including the
payment of debt or other contractual obligations, or the payment of
maintenance and operating expenses.
SECTION 15. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The
district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49
and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may
impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem
taxes.
(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single
proposition at an election.
SECTION 16. MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) The district may impose
an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for any
district purpose, including to:
(1) maintain and operate the district, including
improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or
(2) provide a service.
(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
SECTION 17. ASSESSMENTS; PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING
SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The board by resolution may impose
and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this Act.
(b) The board may not finance a service or improvement
project through an assessment under this Act unless a written
petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with
the board. The petition must be signed by:
(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of
real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment
according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the
county in which the property is located; or
(2) at least 25 owners of land in the district that
will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own land
in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to
the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which
the property is located.
(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
fees incurred by the district:
(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
assessed;
(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
taxes; and
(3) are the personal liability of and charge against
the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
assessment proceeding.
(d) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
SECTION 18. OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds
or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem
taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of
the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay
for any authorized purpose of the district.
(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
other type of obligation.
SECTION 19. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
consists of the following persons:
Name of Director
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of the first three
directors named in Subsection (a) expire on June 1, 2006, and the
terms of the last two directors named in Subsection (a) expire on
June 1, 2004.
(c) On the uniform election date in May 2004, the board
shall hold an election for the directors whose terms expire on June
1, 2004. On the uniform election date in May 2006, the board shall
hold an election for the directors whose terms expire on June 1,
2006.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2006.
SECTION 20. ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The
legislature finds that:
(1) proper and legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished by
the constitution and laws of this state, including the governor,
who has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality;
(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has
filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
within the required time;
(3) the general law relating to consent by political
subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
districts has been complied with; and
(4) all requirements of the constitution and laws of
this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with
respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have
been fulfilled and accomplished.
SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.