By: Taylor S.B. No. 1884
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of the Westwood Management District;
  providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
  fees or taxes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3917 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 3917.  WESTWOOD MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3917.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "City" means the City of League City.
               (3)  "County" means Galveston County.
               (4)  "Director" means a board member.
               (5)  "District" means the Westwood Management
  District.
         Sec. 3917.002.  PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION. (a)  The
  district may not exercise any powers under this chapter until each
  municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
  jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or
  resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of
  land in the district.
         (b)  This chapter, including Section 3917.055, expires
  September 1, 2015, if any municipality described by Subsection (a)
  has not consented to the creation of the district and the inclusion
  of land in the district by that date.
         Sec. 3917.003.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Westwood Management
  District is a special district created under Section 59, Article
  XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 3917.004.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a)  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
  chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the
  county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the
  district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish
  the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas
  Constitution.
         (b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
  develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
  transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
  entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
  welfare in the district.
         (c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
  interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the
  level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act
  enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is
  created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services
  provided in the district.
         Sec. 3917.005.  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 chapter.
         (c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest
  and is essential to further the public purposes of:
               (1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the
  state;
               (2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
               (3)  developing or expanding transportation and
  commerce.
         (d)  The district will:
               (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
  residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
  and consumers in the district, and of the public;
               (2)  provide needed funding for the district to
  preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
  the district territory as a community and business center;
               (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;
  and
               (4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
  recreational facilities for the district.
         (e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
  grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
  landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
  necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
  or road improvement.
         (f)  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.
         Sec. 3917.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a)  The
  district is initially composed of the territory described by
  Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
         (b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
  the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
  field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
  does not affect the district's:
               (1)  organization, existence, or validity;
               (2)  right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
  for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
  interest on bonds;
               (3)  right to impose or collect a tax; or
               (4)  legality or operation.
         Sec. 3917.007.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES;
  AGREEMENTS. (a)  All or any part of the area of the district is
  eligible to be included in:
               (1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
  Chapter 311, Tax Code;
               (2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
  Chapter 312, Tax Code;
               (3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
  Government Code; or
               (4)  a district created under Chapter 42, Local
  Government Code, that has the same or similar powers, duties, and
  authority as the district created under this chapter.
         (b)  The district may enter into an agreement with a district
  described by Subsection (a)(4) to coordinate services and
  improvement projects.
         Sec. 3917.008.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
  DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
         Sec. 3917.009.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
  be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes
  stated in this chapter.
  SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 3917.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a)  The district is
  governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of
  four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of
  each odd-numbered year.
         (b)  The board by resolution or the governing body of the
  city by resolution or ordinance may change the number of directors
  on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best
  interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than
  five or more than seven directors.
         Sec. 3917.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The mayor and
  members of the governing body of the city shall appoint directors
  from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a
  majority of those members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.
         Sec. 3917.053.  QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
  requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
  counted:
               (1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including
  death, resignation, or disqualification; or
               (2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in
  a vote because of a conflict of interest.
         Sec. 3917.054.  COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
  receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
  provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
  375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
         Sec. 3917.055.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a)  The initial board
  consists of the following directors:
                     Pos. No.   Name of Director
                     1          Travis Campbell
                     2          Scott Short
                     3          Javier Morales
                     4          Tommy Cones
                     5          Maria Morales
         (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
  appointed for positions one and two expire June 1, 2015, and the
  terms of directors appointed for positions three through five
  expire June 1, 2017.
         (c)  Section 3917.052 does not apply to this section.
         (d)  This section expires September 1, 2019.
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 3917.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has
  the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 3917.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The
  district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
  relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
  service using any money available to the district, or contract with
  a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
  acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
  improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
         Sec. 3917.103.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND DISTRICT
  POWERS. The district, using money available to the district, may
  exercise the powers given to a development corporation under
  Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and a municipal development
  district under Chapter 377, Local Government Code, including the
  power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or
  maintain a project under those chapters.
         Sec. 3917.104.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a)  As provided by
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, 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.
         (c)  The board may enter into a contract with the board of
  directors of a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
  Chapter 311, Tax Code, that has territory within or bordering the
  district and the governing body of the municipality or county that
  created the zone to manage the zone or implement the project plan
  and reinvestment zone financing plan.
         Sec. 3917.105.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
  public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
  including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement
  services in the district for a fee.
         Sec. 3917.106.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
  district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
  organization that performs a service or provides an activity
  consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
         Sec. 3917.107.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a)  The district may
  engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
  purposes of the district.
         (b)  The district may establish and provide for the
  administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
  economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
  activity in the district, including programs to:
               (1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
               (2)  provide district personnel and services.
         (c)  The district may create economic development programs
  and exercise the economic development powers that:
               (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a
  municipality; and
               (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code,
  provides to a municipality.
         Sec. 3917.108.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a)  The
  district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
  Water Code.
         (b)  The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
  J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
  Code, does not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3917.109.  APPROVAL BY CITY.  (a)  The district must
  obtain the approval of the city for:
               (1)  the issuance of bonds; and
               (2)  the plans and specifications of an improvement
  project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement
  granted to the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or
  highway.
         (b)  The district may not issue bonds until the governing
  body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the
  issuance of the bonds.
         (c)  The governing body of the city:
               (1)  is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance
  to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a);
  and
               (2)  may establish an administrative process to approve
  plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the
  involvement of the governing body.
         Sec. 3917.110.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
  SUBCHAPTER D.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
         Sec. 3917.151.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
  board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
  signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
  transfer of district money.
         Sec. 3917.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR
  SERVICES. The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate,
  or maintain an improvement project or service authorized under this
  chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money
  available to the district.
         Sec. 3917.153.  ASSESSMENTS NOT AUTHORIZED. (a)  The
  district may not impose an assessment.
         (b)  Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does
  not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3917.154.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
  375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax approved by
  the district voters or a required payment for service provided by
  the district, including water and sewer services.
         Sec. 3917.155.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Subchapter I, Chapter
  49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and
  375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3917.156.  PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO
  IMPOSE TAXES OR BORROW MONEY, INCLUDING BONDS. Before the district
  may issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the
  city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted
  interlocal project development agreement regarding the development
  plans and rules for:
               (1)  the development and operation of the district; and
               (2)  the financing of improvement projects.
  SUBCHAPTER E.  TAXES AND BONDS
         Sec. 3917.201.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and
  other obligations secured by:
               (1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
               (2)  contract payments described by Section 3917.203.
         (b)  The district must hold an election in the manner
  provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
  obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
  tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
         (c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
  to the district.
         (d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
  may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
  submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
  voted on at the election.
         Sec. 3917.202.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a)  If
  authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held in accordance with Section 3917.201, the district may
  impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the
  district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
  district purpose, including to:
               (1)  maintain and operate the district;
               (2)  construct or acquire improvements; or
               (3)  provide a service.
         (b)  The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
  exceed the rate approved at the election.
         (c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
  district.
         Sec. 3917.203.  CONTRACT TAXES. (a)  In accordance with
  Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
  an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
  the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
  the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
  voting at an election held for that purpose.
         (b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
  provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
  the board without further voter approval.
         Sec. 3917.204.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE
  BONDS. (a)  The district may borrow money on terms determined by
  the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply
  to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or
  financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem
  taxes.
         (b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
  obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact
  fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money,
  or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any
  authorized district purpose.
         Sec. 3917.205.  TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
  issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
  board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
  direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount,
  for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as
  required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602,
  Water Code.
         Sec. 3917.206.  BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  The
  limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and
  other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not
  apply to the district.
         Sec. 3917.207.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT
  OBLIGATIONS. Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local
  Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or
  other obligation of the district.
  SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION
         Sec. 3917.251.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING
  DEBT. (a)  The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter
  M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264,
  Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
         (b)  The board may dissolve the district regardless of
  whether the district has debt.
         (c)  If by December 31, 2037, the district has not been
  dissolved, the district is dissolved and this chapter expires on
  that date.
         (d)  If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the
  district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of
  discharging its debts.  The dissolution is effective when all debts
  have been discharged.
         SECTION 2.  The Westwood Management District initially
  includes all territory contained in the following area:
  A 24.113 acre (1,050,366 sq. ft.) tract of land being a commercial
  reserve out of the John Dickinson Survey , Abstract - 9, lying in
  League City, Galveston County, Texas.
  Beginning at a found 5/8" iron rod with cap lying at the
  intersection of East right-of-way line of Windmere Road, called 60'
  right-of-way and the South right-of-way of Farm to Market Road 518,
  Called 140' right-of-way being also the common boundary of League
  City and Friendswood.
  Thence, South 77 deg. 38 min. 11 sec. East along the South
  right-of-way line of the said F.M. 518 a distance of 1,614.01 feet
  to a found 5/8" iron rod w/cap being a point of curve to the right
  with a radius of 25' for the Northeast corner of the herein
  described tract.
  Thence, along the curve to the right with a delta angle of 90
  degrees, an arc length of 39.27' whose chord bears South 32 deg. 38
  min. 11 sec. East a distance of 35.36' to a found 5/8" iron rod w/cap
  for the Northeast corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, South 12 deg. 21 min. 44 sec. West along the West
  right-of-way line of Maple Leaf Drive (called 100' right-of-way) a
  distance of 451.53' to a found 5/8" iron rod w/cap being a point of
  curve to the right with a radius of 3,150' for an Easterly corner of
  the herein described tract.
  Thence, continuing along the West right-of-way line of Maple Leaf
  Drive and the said curve to the right with a delta angle of 2 deg. 14
  min. 47 sec., an arc length of 123.50', whose chord bears South 13
  deg. 29 min. 12 sec. West a distance of 123.49' to a found 5/8" iron
  rod w/cap for the Southeast corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, North 77 deg. 38 min. 11 sec. West along the North line of
  Section 1 of Westwood Subdivision a distance of 1,860.57' to a found
  5/8" iron rod w/cap lying on the East line of Windmere Road for the
  Southwest corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, North 32 deg. 50 min. 02 sec. East along the East line of
  Windmere Road a distance of 640.44' to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
  containing 24.113 acres 1,050,366 square feet.
  A 148.778 acre (6,480,767 sq. ft.) tract of land out of the John
  Dickinson Survey , Abstract - 9, lying in League City, Galveston
  County, Texas.
  Beginning at a point being Northwest corner of the league City
  Parkway (called 100' right-of-way) and a Westerly line of Windmere
  Road and also the Southwest corner of the herein described tract for
  the POINT OF BEGINNING.
  Thence, North 4 deg. 55 min. 57 sec. West along the West line of the
  subject tract and the East line of Windmere Road a distance of
  400.00 feet to a point for a Westerly corner of the herein described
  tract.
  Thence, South 85 deg. 55 min. 58 sec. East continuing along the East
  line of Windmere Road a distance of 1,094.00 feet a point for a
  Westerly corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, North 32 deg. 50 min. 02 sec. East along the West line of the
  subject tract and the East line of Windmere Road a distance of
  3,239.74 feet to a point for the Northwest corner of the herein
  described tract.
  Thence, the following bearings and distances along the South line
  of the existing Westwood subdivision section 1:
  S. 75 deg. 17 min. 00 sec. E. - 734.15'
  Curve to the left, Radius = 945.00', delta angle = 5 deg. 02 min. 53
  sec., arc length = 83.26', chord = S. 12 deg. 04 min. 23 sec.
  E. - 83.23'
  S. 09 deg. 32 min. 56 sec. W. - 296.81'
  S. 09 deg. 33 min. 16 sec. W. - 60.00'
  Curve to the right, Radius = 1,655.00', delta angle = 8 deg. 35 min.
  16 sec., arc length = 248.06', chord = S. 13 deg. 45 min. 29 sec.
  W. - 247.83'
  S. 71 deg. 51 min. 51 sec. E. - 115.00'
  S. 18 deg. 13 min. 05 sec. W. - 5.02'
  S. 71 deg. 42 min. 07 sec. E. - 60.01'
  S. 70 deg. 32 min. 30 sec. E. - 120.03'
  Curve to the left, Radius = 1,950.00', delta angle = 3 deg. 11 min.
  47 sec., arc length = 108.79', chord = N. 16 deg. 42 min. 02 sec.
  E. - 108.78'
  S. 74 deg. 53 min. 52 sec, E. - 120.00'
  Curve to the right, Radius = 2,070.00', delta angle = 00 deg. 28
  min. 50 sec., arc length = 17.36', chord = S. 15 deg. 20 min. 32 sec.
  W. - 17.36'
  S. 74 deg. 25 min. 02 sec. E. - 180.00'
  Curve to the left, Radius = 2,250.00', delta angle = 3 deg. 02 min.
  51 sec., arc length = 119.67', chord = N. 14 deg. 03 min. 32 sec.
  E. - 119.66'
  S. 77 deg. 27 min. 53 sec. E. - 180.00'
  Curve to the left, Radius = 2,430.00', delta angle = 00 deg. 46 min.
  12 sec., arc length =32.66', chord = N. 12 deg. 09 min. 01 sec.
  E. - 32.66'
  S. 78 deg. 14 min. 05 sec. E. - 120.00'
  Curve to the left, Radius = 2,550.00', delta angle = 1 deg. 32 min.
  34 sec., arc length = 68.67', chord = N. 10 deg. 59 min. 38 sec.
  E. - 68.66'
  N. 09 deg. 43 min. 17 sec. E. - 60.00'
  N. 09 deg. 32 min. 54 sec. E. - 120.00'
  S. 80 deg. 27 min. 07 sec. E. - 70.00'
  Curve to the right, Radius = 170.00', delta angle = 95 deg. 44 min.
  09 sec., arc length = 284.05', chord = S. 60 deg. 39 min. 23 sec.
  E. - 252.14'
  Thence, S. 68 deg. 53 min. 16 sec. E. a distance of 44.12 feet to a
  point of curve to the left with a radius of 3,250.00 feet, lying on
  the West right-of-way of Maple Leaf Drive (100' right-of-way) for
  the Northeast corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, along the said curve to the left , delta angle = 12 deg. 18
  min. 41 sec., arc length = 698.34', chord = S. 14 deg. 57 min. 24
  sec. W. - 697.00' to a point for an Easterly corner of the herein
  described tract.
  Thence, S. 8 deg. 48 min. 03 sec. W. a distance of 1,044.90 feet to a
  point of curve to the right with a radius of 25.00 feet, lying on the
  West right-of-way of Maple Leaf Drive (100' right-of-way) for the
  Southeast corner of the herein described tract
  Thence, along the said curve to the right , delta angle = 88 deg. 41
  min. 18 sec., arc length = 38.70', chord = S. 53 deg. 08 min. 42 sec.
  W. - 34.95' to a point on the North right-of-way line of League City
  Parkway for a Southerly corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, along the said curve to the left , with a radius of 3,250.00
  feet, delta angle = 26 deg. 39 min. 08 sec., arc length = 1,511.80',
  chord = S. 84 deg. 09 min. 47 sec. W. - 1,498.20' to a point for a
  Southerly of the herein described tract.
  Thence, S. 70 deg. 50 min. 13 sec. West along the North line of the
  League City Parkway a distance of 938.41 feet to a point for a
  Southerly corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, along the said curve to the right , with a radius of
  3,150.00 feet, delta angle = 15 deg. 05 min. 45 sec., arc length =
  829.94', chord = S. 78 deg. 22 min. 55 sec. W. - 827.54' to a point
  for a Southerly of the herein described tract.
  Thence, S. 85 deg. 55 min. 58 sec. West along the North line of the
  League City Parkway a distance of 1,133.35 feet to the POINT OF
  BEGINNING, containing 148.778 acres 6,480,767 square feet.
  A 242.462 acre (10,561,639 sq. ft.) tract of land out of the John
  Dickinson Survey , Abstract - 9, lying in League City, Galveston
  County, Texas.
  Beginning at a point being the Southwest corner of the West
  right-of-way line of Maple Leaf Drive, called 100' right-of-way and
  the Southeast corner of the herein described tract for the POINT Of
  BEGINNING.
  Thence, South 87 deg. 53 min. 09 sec. West along the South line of
  the herein described tract a distance of 1,651.84 feet to a point
  being the Southwest corner of the herein described tract.
  Thence, North 4 deg. 55 min. 57 Sec. West along the West line of the
  subject tract and the East line of Windmere Road a distance of
  3,230.63 feet to a point for a Westerly corner of the herein
  described tract.
  Thence, the following bearings and distances along the South line
  of League City Boulevard:
  South 85 deg. 55 min. 58 sec. East - 1,131.85 feet
  Curve to the left Radius = 3,250.00, arc length = 856.28 feet,
  delta = 15 deg. 05 min 45 sec. and a chord which bears North 78 deg.
  22 min. 55 sec. East a distance of 853.81 feet.
  North 70 deg. 50 min. 13 sec. East - 938.41 feet
  Curve to the right Radius = 3,150.00, arc length = 1,461.82 feet,
  delta = 26 deg. 35 min 21 sec. and a chord which bears North 84 deg.
  07 min. 54 sec. East a distance of 1,448.74 feet.
  Curve to the right Radius = 25.00, arc length = 39.87 feet,
  delta = 91 deg. 22 min 29 sec. and a chord which bears South 36 deg.
  53 min. 11 sec. East a distance of 35.78 feet to a point on the West
  right-of-way of Maple Leaf Drive for the Northeast corner of the
  herein described tract.
  Thence, the following bearings and distances along the West line of
  Maple Leaf Drive:
  South 8 deg. 48 min. 03 sec. West - 156.30 feet
  Curve to the right Radius = 2,950.00, arc length =2,138.22 feet,
  delta = 41 deg. 31 min 45 sec. and a chord which bears South 29 deg.
  33 min. 56 sec. West a distance of 2,09l.72 feet
  South 50 deg. 19 min. 48 sec. West - 352.28 feet
  Thence, continuing along the West right-of-way line of Maple Leaf
  Drive and a curve to the left with radius on 3,250 feet, a delta
  angle of 34 deg. 56 min. 02 sec., an arc length of 1,981.56 feet,
  whose chord bears South 32 deg. 51 min. 47 West a distance of
  1,951.01 to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 242.462 acres
  10,561,639 square feet.
         SECTION 3.  (a)  The 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
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
  Government Code.
         (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
  submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
         (c)  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.
         (d)  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.
         (e)  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, 2013.