H.B. No. 4123

AN ACT

relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The Greater Southeast Management District is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1476, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, and the territory contained in the following described area:

BEGINNING at a point being the intersection of the centerline of the right-of-way of South Main Street and Holcombe Street;

THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Main to the intersection of South Main Street and South Loop East;

THENCE in an easterly direction along the centerline of South Loop East to the intersection of the West R.O.W. line of Martin Luther King Street;

THENCE along the rear property line of the lots fronting the West R.O.W. line of Martin Luther King Street to the north line of Browncroft Street;

THENCE west along the north line of Browncroft St. passing Lisa Lane to the south continuing in a generally west direction to the west line of Milart Street;

THENCE south along the west line of Milart Street to the southeast corner of tract 23 of the WCRR Co. Survey A 936;

THENCE west along the southerly property line of Tract 23 and 14B of the WCRR Co. Survey A 936 to the east line of Schroeder Street;

THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the easterly line of Schroeder Road to its intersection with the southerly line on Griggs Road;

THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Griggs Road to the intersection of the rear of the rear property line of the lot facing Grace Lane;

THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the rear property line of the lots facing Grace Lane to the intersection of the rear property line projection of all lots fronting, more or less the north line of Kingsbury Lane;

THENCE westerly along the rear property line projection of all lots fronting the north line of Kingsbury Lane to the east right-of-way line of Calhoun Road;

THENCE northeasterly along the easterly line of Calhoun Road to the rear property line projection of the lots fronting on Griggs Road;

THENCE west along the rear property line of all the lots fronting on Griggs Road to the east line of Cullen Road;

THENCE in a southerly direction along the east line of Cullen Road to the south line projection of Dixie Street;

THENCE in a westerly direction along the south line of Dixie Street, crossing St. Augustine Street, to the rear line of the lot facing St. Augustine St.;

THENCE north to the rear lot line of the lots that front on Old Spanish Trail;

THENCE west along the rear lot line of the lots that front on Old Spanish Trail to the rear property line of the lot that fronts on Scottcrest Street;

THENCE north to the south right-of-way line of Old Spanish Trail;

THENCE west to the intersection of the east line of Scottcrest Street;

THENCE in a southwesterly direction to the rear property line of all lots that front Zephyr Street to the west right-of-way line of La Sallette Drive;

THENCE northwesterly along the west right-of-way line of LaSallette Drive to the intersection of the south right-of-way line of Old Spanish Trail;

THENCE southwesterly along the south right-of-way line of Old Spanish Trail to rear property line of the corner lot fronting on Tierwester Street;

THENCE south along the rear property line of the corner lot fronting Tierwester Street to the southeast corner of this lot;

THENCE west along the south line of the corner lot fronting on Tierwester Street to the east right-of-way line of Tierwester Street;

THENCE southerly along the east right-of-way line of Tierwester Street to the south property line of Zephyr Street;

THENCE west crossing Tierswater Street, where the street name changes from Zephyr Street to Southland Avenue and along the south line of Southland Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way line of Old Spanish Trail;

THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the south line of Old Spanish Trail to the east line of Allegheny Street;

THENCE south along the east right-of-way line of Allegheny Street the southeast corner of the first corner lot;

THENCE east along the south line of the corner lot to the rear property line;

THENCE south along the rear property line for one lot long to the southeast corner of this lot fronting on the east line of Allegheny Street;

THENCE west to the east property line of Allegheny Street;

THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the east right-of-way line of Allegheny Street to the intersection of the north right-of-way line of Yellowstone Street;

THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the north right-of-way line of Yellowstone Street to the east right-of-way line of Peerless Street;

THENCE in a southerly direction along the east right-of-way line of Peerless Street to the intersection of the south right-of-way line of Corder Street;

THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the southerly line of Corder Street to the intersection of the centerline of Almeda;

THENCE in a southerly direction, along the centerline of Almeda, to the intersection of the centerline of the right-of-way of El Paseo;

THENCE in a westerly direction, along the southerly line of El Paseo, to the intersection of the centerline of the right-of-way of Knight Rd;

THENCE in a northerly direction along the centerline of Knight Rd. to its intersection with Fannin St;

THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Fannin Street to the intersection of Holcombe Street;

THENCE in a westerly direction along the centerline of Holcombe Street to the intersection of South Main Street, the Point of Beginning, SAVE AND EXCEPT all tracts or parcels of land, right of way, facilities and improvements owned by a utility.

SECTION 2. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all governmental acts and proceedings of the Greater Southeast Management District of Harris County, including acts of the district's board of directors, that occurred before the effective date of this Act.

(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the effective date of this Act:

(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court judgment; or

(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment.

SECTION 3. 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 4. 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, 2007.

______________________________ ______________________________

President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4123 was passed by the House on May 11, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4123 was passed by the Senate on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________

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Governor