By:  Deuell                                                       S.B. No. 1772
	(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2005; March 30, 2005, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental 
Relations; May 2, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable 
Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; 
May 2, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1772                                   By:  Deuell

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the validation and confirmation of the boundaries and acts of Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. VALIDATION. (a) The following are validated and confirmed in all respects: (1) the boundaries of Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6, as provided by Section 5 of this Act; and (2) any act or proceeding of the district, including elections and annexations, not excepted by Subsection (b) of this section and taken not more than five years before the effective date of this Act, effective as of the date on which the act or proceeding occurred. (b) This section does not apply to an act or proceeding that is the subject of litigation pending on the effective date of this Act or to an act that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or a felony at the time the act occurred. SECTION 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, "district" means Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6. SECTION 3. BOUNDARIES. (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 5 of this Act. (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 5 of this Act form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect: (1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district; (2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or (3) the legality or operation of the district board. SECTION 4. FINDING OF BENEFIT. All of the land and other property included within the boundaries of the district will be benefited by the works and projects that are to be accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district serves a public use and benefit. SECTION 5. The district includes the following area: BEGINNING at a point in the East line of the W.T. SNOW Survey Abstract No. 1348, Dallas County Texas, said point being 1,000 feet South of the centerline of the Old Seagoville Road (a 60 foot right of way), said point also being 1,000 feet South of the Northeast corner of the W. T. SNOW Survey Abstract No. 1348: THENCE S 00°49'17" W, along the East line of said survey, 983.21 feet to a point for corner, said point being at the intersection of the South Right of Way of Rylie Crest Road (formerly Wildhorse Road) and the centerline of Shepherd Lane; THENCE N 89°10'43" W, 30.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the West Right of Way of Shepherd Lane and the East line of the Pleasant Forest Addition; THENCE S 00°49'17" W, along the West Right of Way line of said Shepherd Lane, 1042.84 feet to a 1 inch iron rod found for corner; THENCE N 89°57'00" W, leaving the West Right of Way of Shepherd Lane, 995.93 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE S 00°51'20" E, 500.04 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE N 89°57'00" W, 111.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE N 88°34'30" W, 533.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE S 85°21'00" W, 763.51 feet a point for corner, said point being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE S 00°22'30" W, 208.30 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE N 89°44'00" W, 209.95 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the centerline of Arrowdale Road, said point also being in the called corporate city limits of the City of Dallas and the City of Balch Springs; THENCE S 00°46'00" W, 286.00 feet along the centerline of Arrowdale Road to a point for corner; THENCE WEST, 25.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the West Right of Way line of Arrowdale Road; THENCE S 00°22'00" W, along the West Right of Way line of Arrowdale Road to the North Right of Way of Ravenview Road (formerly Alexander Road); THENCE Westerly along the North Right of Way of Ravenview to the intersection of the North Right of Way of U.S. Highway 175 (a 120 foot Right of Way); THENCE Northwesterly along the Right of Way line of U.S. Highway 175 to the intersection of East right of way of Dubby Lane (a 50 foot Right of Way); Thence N 00°03'00" E, along the East right of way Dubby Lane to a point for a corner, said point being in the West line of a tract of land described in deed to Mariano Martinez, Sr. by Trinity Valley Lumber Co. by deed filed March 15, 1973 said Martinez tract; THENCE N 04°58'00" E, along the West line of said Martinez tract, 332.70 feet to a point for a corner, said point being in the South line of Lot 12, Block 3 of the Buford Jett Subdivision; THENCE S 88°33'00" W, along the South line of Lot 12, 431.45 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the East right of way of Haymarket Road; THENCE N 04°44'00" E, along the East right of way of Haymarket Road, 151.94 feet to a point for a corner, said point being in the North line of said Lot 12; THENCE N 89°38'00" E, along the North line of said Lot 12, 439.33 feet to a point for a corner, said point being in the East line of Lot 11 of said Block 3; THENCE N 00°06'00" E, 300.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the South line of Lot 8 of said Block 3; THENCE S 89°38'00" W, along the South line of said Lot 8, 415.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the East right of way of Haymarket Road; THENCE N 04°44'00" E, along the East right of way of Haymarket Road, 300.81 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the North line of Lot 6 of said Block 3; THENCE N 89°38'00" E, along the North line of said Lot 6, 207.00 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 00°06'00" E, 300.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the South line of Lot 2 of said Block 3; THENCE N 89°38'00" E, along the South line of said Lot 2, 185.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the West right of way of Edgeworth Drive; THENCE N 00°06'00" E, along the West right of way of Edgeworth, 217.56 feet to a point for corner, said point being the South right of way of Rylie Crest Road; THENCE S 89°41'00" E, along the South right of way of Rylie Crest Road, 25.00 feet to a point for a corner, said point being in the centerline of Edgeworth Drive projected; THENCE N 00°25'24" E, along the centerline of Edgeworth Drive, 1,975.90 feet to a point for corner, said point being at the intersection of the centerline of Edgeworth Drive and the projection of the South right of way of Old Seagoville Road; THENCE N 89°32'50" W, along the South right of way line of Old Seagoville Road, (a 60 foot right of way), 921.29 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the South right of way line of Old Seagoville Road and being 200 feet East of the projected East right of way line of Cheyenne Road, said point being a common corner in the called corporate limit line of the City of Dallas and the called corporate limit line of the City of Balch Springs; THENCE N 00°31'20" E, along a line 200 feet East of and parallel to the East right of way line of Cheyenne Road, said line being the called corporate limit line of the City of Balch Springs, 10,873.37 feet to a point, said point being 200 feet North of the North right of way of Lake June Road, (an 80 foot right of way), and 200 feet East of the East right of way line of Cheyenne Road projected from the South; THENCE N 89°35'08" W, along a line 200 feet North of and parallel to the North right of way line of Lake June Road, 217.62 feet to a point, said point being 200 feet North of the North line of Lake June Road and 200 feet East of the East right of way line of Cheyenne Road, said point being in the called corporate line of the City of Balch Springs; THENCE N 00°05'36" W, along a line 200 feet East of and parallel to the East right of way line of Cheyenne Road, said line being the called corporate limit line of the City of Balch Springs, 5,024.37 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the South right of way line of Bruton Road (a 60 foot right of way); THENCE S 89°38'43" E, along the South right of way line of Bruton Road, 3,582.88 feet to a point for corner, said point being 1,500 feet West of the centerline of Hickory Tree Road; THENCE N 00°08'24" E, along a line 1,500 feet West of and parallel to the centerline of Hickory Tree Road, 530.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being 500 feet North of the centerline of Bruton Road; THENCE S 89°38'43" E, along a line 500 feet North of and parallel to the centerline of Bruton Road, 500.00 feet to a point for corner, said point being 500 feet North and 1,000 feet West of the intersection of the centerlines of Bruton Road and Hickory Tree Road; THENCE N 00°08'24" E, along a line 1,000 feet West of and parallel to the centerline of Hickory Tree Road, 6,714.61 feet to a point for corner, said point being 1,000 feet West of and 200 feet North of the Intersection of the centerline of Hickory Tree Road and Military Drive; THENCE S 86°26'59" E, along a line 200 feet North of and parallel to the centerline of Military Drive, 6,036.20 feet to a point for corner, said point being 120 feet West of the West right of way line of Carmack Street, said point also being in the called corporate City limit line of the City of Mesquite as of July 23, 1951; THENCE SOUTH, along a line 120 feet West of the West right of way line of said Carmack Street, and the called City of Mesquite corporate limits, 400.77 feet to a point for corner, said point being 200 feet South of the centerline of Military Drive; THENCE N 86°26'59" W, along a line 200 feet South of and parallel to the centerline of Military Drive, 4,033.63 feet to a point for corner, said point being 1,000 feet East of and 200 feet South of the Intersection of Hickory Tree Road and Military Drive; THENCE S 00°08'24" W, along a line 1,000 feet East of and parallel to Hickory Tree Road, 5,205.33 feet to a point for corner, said point being 1,500 feet North of and 1,000 East of the Intersection of the centerline of Bruton Road and Hickory Tree Road; THENCE S 89°27'52" E, along a line 1,500 feet North of and parallel to the centerline of Bruton Road, 2,200.05 feet to a point, said point being 3,200 feet East and 1,500 feet North of the Intersection of the centerline of Bruton Road and Hickory Tree Road; THENCE S 00°08'24" W, 2,000.05 feet to a point for corner, said point being 500 feet South of and 3,200 feet East of the intersection of the centerline of Bruton Road and Hickory Tree Road; THENCE N 89°27'52" W, along a line 500 feet South of and parallel to the centerline of Bruton Road, 2,200.22 feet to a point for corner, said point being 500 feet South and 1,000 feet East of the intersection of the centerline of Bruton Road and Hickory Tree Road; THENCE S 00°09'32" W, along a line 1,000 feet East of and parallel to the centerline of Hickory Tree Road, 3,797.41 feet to a point for corner, said point being 1,000 feet North of and 1,000 feet East of the intersection of the centerline of Hickory Tree Road and Lake June Road; THENCE S 89°35'08" E, along a line 1,000 feet North of and parallel to the centerline of Lake June Road and the projection thereof, 2,404.78 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the East right of way of Interstate 635 LBJ Freeway; THENCE along the Easterly right of way of Interstate 635 the following courses and distances: N 00°17'37" E, 321.91 feet to a concrete monument for corner; N 00°31'37" E, 475.00 feet to a point for corner; N 00°17'55" E, 827.40 feet to a concrete monument for corner; N 04°57'26" W, 526.86 feet to a point for corner, said point being the beginning of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 5,894.58 feet; Along said curve to the left, a distance of 427.04 feet, said curve to the left with a delta of 04°09'03", and a tangent of 213.61 feet; N 06°49'23" W, 565.12 feet to a point for corner; N 09°49''23" W, 270.63 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the South line of a called P-B-Y Inc., 30.131 acre tract of land; THENCE along said P-B-Y south line as follows: S 89°34'23" E, 673.11 feet to a point for corner; S 89°34'23" E, 489.68 feet to a point for corner; N 73°05'37" E, 167.51 feet to a point for corner; N 68°32'37" E, 328.45 feet to a point for corner; N 24°25'37" E, 124.84 feet to a point for a corner, said point being the South right of way of Bruton Road, said point being the beginning of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 1,005.37 feet; THENCE along said South right of way line of Bruton Road as follows: Along said curve to the left, a distance of 1,052.96 feet, to a point for corner, said curve having a delta of 60°00'29", and a tangent of 580.54 feet; N 71°52'37" E, 443.50 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the centerline of South Mesquite Creek; THENCE along said creek centerline as follows: S 61°28'23" E, 299.00 feet to a point for corner; S 42°13'23" E, 136.29 feet to a point for corner; S 74°00'23" E, 120.07 feet to for a point for corner, said point being in the West line of a 0.72 acre tract conveyed by Lucille Dunson on April 25, 1971, recorded in Volume 71089, Page 2148 DRDCT; S 43°57'23" E, 352.21 feet along the West line of said 0.72 acre tract to a point for corner; S 19°48'37" W, 98.73 feet to a point for corner; S 58°12'23" E, 188.43 feet to a point for corner; S 23°12'23" E, 233.02 feet to a point for a corner, said point being 90 feet Northwesterly from the centerline of Lake June Road/Belt Line Road; THENCE along said Lake June Road/Belt Line Road right of way as follows: S 43°15'47" W, 99.16 feet to a point for corner; S 35°32'00" W, 121.62 feet along the North right of way of Lake June Road/Belt Line Road transition from 90 feet to 60 feet from centerline to a point for corner; S 46°32'52" W, 833.31 feet along Lake June Road/Belt Line Road to a point for corner; THENCE S 44°56'47" E, crossing Belt Line Road, 320.44 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 45°37'00" E, 103.17 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 44°56'47" E, 176.26 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 62°53'00" W, 399.92 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 67°51'28" W, crossing Belt Line Road, 320.07 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the West right of way line of Belt Line Road; THENCE along the westerly right of way line of Belt Line Road as follows: S 11°06'20" W, 530.51 feet to a point for corner; S 11°35'56" E, 608.19 feet to a point for corner; S 00°21'04" W, 102.80 feet to a point for corner; S 10°51'56" E, 300.00 feet to a point for corner; S 22°10'56" E, 102.00 feet to a point for corner; S 10°51'56" E, 87.40 feet to a point, said point being at the beginning of a curve to the right, said curve having a radius of 1,850.08 feet; SOUTHERLY along said curve to the right a distance of 351.36 feet to a point for corner, said curve having a central angle of 10°52'53" and a tangent of 176.21 feet; THENCE S 88°44'42" E, leaving the Westerly line of said Belt Line Road and crossing Belt Line Road, a distance of 120.03 feet to the Northwesterly corner of PIONEER BLUFFS PHASE ONE & TWO, an addition to the City of Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 2003033, Page 89, DRDCT. THENCE along the boundary of said PIONEER BLUFFS addition as follows; S 88°44'42" E, 401.68 feet to a point for corner; S 89°18'30" E, 155.35 feet to a point and the beginning of a curve to the right, said curve having a radius of 40.00 feet; SOUTHEASTERLY along said curve to the right a distance of 60.76 feet to a point for corner, said curve having a central angle of 87°01'56" and a tangent of 37.98 feet; S 02°16'57" E, 667.10 feet to a point for corner; S 01°42'49" E, 649.50 feet to a point for corner; S 00°34'17" E, 756.21 feet to a point, said point being in the Northeast right of way line of McKenzie road; THENCE along the northeast right of way line of McKenzie Road as follows: S 46°02'51" E, 1481.41 feet to the beginning of curve to the left, said curve having a central angle of 08°16'00" and a radius of 661.89 feet; Along said curve to the left, an arc distance of 95.50 feet to the point of tangency; S 54°18'49" E, 531.67 feet to the beginning of a curve to the left, said curve having a central angle of 06°15'00" and a radius of 1,353.42 feet; Along said curve to the left, an arc distance of 147.64 feet to the point of tangency; S 60°33'49" E, 574.47 feet to the beginning of a curve to the left, said curve having a central angle of 14°57'00" and a radius of 351.07 feet; Along said curve to the left, an arc distance of 91.60 feet to the point of tangency; S 75°30'49" E, 292.21 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right, said curve having a central angle of 04°58'00" and a radius of 1,166.54 feet; Along said curve to the right, an arc distance of 101.12 feet to the point of tangency; S 70°32'49" E, 174.76 feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the left, said curve having a central angle of 34°58'00" and a radius of 209.55 feet; Along said curve to the left, an arc distance of 127.88 feet to the point of tangency; N 74°29'11" E, 167.05 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right, said curve having a central angle of 60°55'00" and a radius of 237.46 feet; Along said curve to the right, an arc distance of 252.47 feet to the point of tangency; S 44°35'49" E, 205.75 feet to a point for corner; S 45°02'57" E, 990.73 feet to the beginning of a curve to the left, said curve having a central angle 30°13'00" and a radius of 764.74 feet; Along said curve to the left, an arc distance of 403.31 feet, passing at 286.08 feet an iron rod with a plastic cap marked Pierce-Lunsford at the Southeast corner of said Meadowlake Annexation, in all a total arc distance of 403.31 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right, said curve having a central angle of 30°13'00", and a radius of 824.74 feet; Along a curve to the right, an arc distance of 434.95 feet, to a point for corner, said point also being on the called city limit line of the City of Mesquite; S 45°02'57" E, along said city limit line, 1,469.08 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the West right of way line of Mercury Road; THENCE N 44°56'13" E, along the West right of way line of Mercury Road, 21.78 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 44°43'28" E, along said city limit line, 665.40 feet to a point for corner, said point being the North corner of H. Kurst 21.07 acre tract; THENCE S 45°49'21" W, along the Northwest line of said Kurst tract, 1,046.09 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner, said point being in the North line of S.L. Veach 14.1 acre tract; THENCE S 44°10'32" E, along the North line of said Veach tract, 312.00 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 45°44'52" W, feet along the said Veach tract, 1,168.40 feet to a point for corner in the East corner of the Gracon Construction Co. 5.00 acre tract; THENCE N 44°20'58" W, along the Northeast line of said 5.0 acre tract, 500.00 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 45°44'52" W, along the Northwest line of said 5.0 acre tract, 459.76 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the Center line of Lasater Road; THENCE S 44°43'00" E, along the Center line of Lasater Road, 3,205.10 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the North right of way line of Interstate Highway 20; THENCE along the Northerly right of way of said Interstate Highway 20 as follows: S 89°21'55" W, 2,548.44 feet to smooth 5/8 inch iron rod found near a concrete post; S 84°14'41" W, 784.25 to a point for corner; S 76°18'13" W, 558.93 feet to a point for corner; S 83°29'13" W, 1,758.06 feet to a point for corner, said point being in the East line of the C.L. REED Survey Abstract No. 1265 and the West line of the J.M. SMITH Survey Abstract No. 1374, Dallas County Texas, said point also being 1,300 feet East of the centerline of Pioneer Road; THENCE S 01°55'00" W, crossing said Interstate Highway 20, along a line 1,300 feet East and parallel to the centerline of Pioneer Road, 753.09 feet to a point for a corner, said point being 1,000 feet South of the centerline of Seagoville Road; THENCE N 89°32'50" W, 5,629.02 feet along a line 1,000 feet South of and parallel to Seagoville Road to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract containing 6260 acres of land more or less. SECTION 6. NO ADDITIONAL POWERS OR DUTIES. This Act does not grant any additional powers or duties to the district. SECTION 7. FINDINGS RELATED TO PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. The legislature finds that: (1) the 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 to which they are required to be furnished by the constitution and laws of this state; and (2) all requirements of the constitution and laws of this state and rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished. SECTION 8. 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, 2005.
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