H.B. No. 2547
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice to Fort Bend County.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a) In this Act:
               (1)  "Utility" means:
                     (A)  an electric utility, as defined by Section
  31.002, Utilities Code; or
                     (B)  a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003
  or 121.001, Utilities Code.
               (2)  "Utility infrastructure" means any facility owned
  by a utility.
         (b)  Not later than December 31, 2015, the Texas Board of
  Criminal Justice shall donate and transfer to Fort Bend County the
  real property described by Subsection (i) of this section.
         (c)  Fort Bend County may use the property transferred under
  this Act only for a public road and utility right-of-way. If Fort
  Bend County uses the property for any purpose other than a public
  road and utility right-of-way, ownership of the property
  automatically reverts to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
         (d)  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall transfer the
  property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The instrument
  of transfer must:
               (1)  provide that:
                     (A)  Fort Bend County may use the property only
  for a public road and utility right-of-way;
                     (B)  ownership of the property will automatically
  revert to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if Fort Bend
  County uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose
  described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision;
                     (C)  if a relocation of utility infrastructure
  located within the property is requested, the relocation costs are
  paid by the requesting party; and
                     (D)  the property is subject to an easement
  created for all existing utility infrastructure located within the
  property; and
               (2)  describe the property to be transferred by metes
  and bounds.
         (e)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall retain
  custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of
  transfer is filed in the real property records of Fort Bend County.
         (f)  Fort Bend County shall identify and convert Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice utilities located along and within
  the existing roadway to public utilities of the county as necessary
  without disruption in service or cost to the Texas Department of
  Criminal Justice.
         (g)  Fort Bend County shall identify and preserve all
  existing access locations to Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  properties and facilities.
         (h)  Fort Bend County shall grant all easements, without
  reservation, to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as
  necessary to maintain utility infrastructure retained by the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice.
         (i)  The real property referred to in this section consists
  of the following two tracts of land:
               (1)  Being 10.58 acres (460,792 square feet) of land,
  out of the Remainder of a called 5656.65 acres, conveyed to the
  State of Texas, by deed recorded under Volume 152, Page 423 Deed
  Records of Fort Bend County, Texas (D.R. F.B.C.T.), said 10.58 acre
  tract lying in the Jane Wilkins Survey, Abstract 96 and being more
  particularly described by metes and bounds as follows;
  COMMENCING at a found 5/8 inch iron rod with cap in the east
  right-of-way of Harlem Road, Public R.O.W. varies, being 70' east
  at a right angle of station point 109+40.00, also being the west
  line of said Remainder;
  THENCE South 03°33'12" East, a distance of 426.05 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking the west corner of a Proposed Owens
  Road and the POINT OF BEGINNING;
  THENCE South 48°12'05" East, a distance of 35.57 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking an angle point of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE North 87°09'03" East, a distance of 243.73 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the left, having a radius of 810.00 feet, an
  internal angle of 37°07'53", a chord bearing of North 68°35'06" East,
  a distance of 515.79 feet, an arc length of 524.93 feet to a point of
  tangency of the herein described tract;
  THENCE North 50°01'10" East, a distance of 149.90 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the right, having a radius of 900.00 feet,
  an internal angle of 36°18'06", a chord bearing of North 68°10'13"
  East, a distance of 560.74 feet, an arc length of 570.23 feet to a
  point of tangency of the herein described tract;
  THENCE North 86°19'16" East, a distance of 956.53 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the right, having a radius of 1650.00 feet,
  an internal angle of 31°15'05", a chord bearing of South 78°05'07"
  East, a distance of 888.85 feet, an arc length of 899.98 feet to a
  point of tangency of the herein described tract;
  THENCE South 61°03'29" East, a distance of 1158.75 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap in the west line of called Tract IV, 143.287
  acres, Grand Parkway 1358, LP by deed recorded under County Clerk's
  File Number (C.F.) 2014037769 Official Public Records of Fort Bend
  County, Texas (O.P.R. F.B.C.T.), marking the northeast corner of
  the herein described tract;
  THENCE South 03°00'25" East, along said west line, a distance of
  117.85 feet to a found 5/8 inch iron rod with cap, marking the
  southeast corner of the herein described tract;
  THENCE North 61°03'29" West, a distance of 1221.11 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the left, having a radius of 1550.00 feet,
  an internal angle of 31°09'47", a chord bearing of North 78°08'01"
  West, a distance of 832.69 feet, an arc length of 843.04 feet to a
  point of tangency of the herein described tract;
  THENCE South 86°19'16" West, a distance of 956.53 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the left, having a radius of 800.00 feet, an
  internal angle of 36°18'06", a chord bearing of South 68°10'13" West,
  a distance of 498.3 feet, an arc length of 506.87 feet to a point of
  tangency of the herein described tract;
  THENCE South 50°01'10" West, a distance of 173.14 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the right, having a radius of 900.00 feet,
  an internal angle of 37°07'53", a chord bearing of South 68°35'06"
  West, a distance of 573.11 feet, an arc length of 583.26 feet to a
  point of tangency of the herein described tract;
  THENCE South 87°09'03" West, a distance of 229.86 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking an angle point of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE South 41°47'55" West, a distance of 35.14 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap in said west line of said Harlem Road,
  marking the southwest corner of the herein described tract;
  THENCE North 03°33'12" West, along said west R.O.W., a distance of
  162.01 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing a computed
  10.58 acres (460,792 square feet) of land.
               (2)  Being 7.24 acres (315,413 square feet) of land,
  out of the Remainder of a called 5656.65 acres, conveyed to the
  State of Texas, by deed recorded under Volume 152, Page 423 Deed
  Records of Fort Bend County, Texas (D.R. F.B.C.T.) and all of a
  called 5.076 acres, conveyed to said State of Texas, by deed
  recorded under County Clerk's File Number (C.F.) 20100011358
  Official Public Records of Fort Bend County, Texas (O.P.R. F.B.T.),
  said 7.24 acre tract lying in the Jane Wilkins Survey, Abstract 96
  and the Jessee H. Cartwright Survey, Abstract 16 and being more
  particularly described by metes and bounds as follows;
  BEGINNING at a found 3/4 inch iron rod with cap, Texas State Plane
  Coordinates, Texas South Central, Y: 13788421.417 & X: 3022318.446,
  in the west right-of-way (R.O.W.) of F.M. 1464, Public R.O.W.
  varies, marking the northeast corner of the Remainder of a called
  151.20 acres, conveyed to LRI Investments Group, LTD. by deed
  recorded under C.F. 2008008821 O.P.R. F.B.C.T. and the southeast
  corner of said 5.076 acres, also being the southeast corner of a
  Proposed Owens Road and the herein described tract;
  THENCE North 68°11'14" West, along the north line of said remainder
  of a called 151.20 acres, a distance of 2220.51 feet to a found 3/4
  inch iron rod with cap, marking an angle point of the herein
  described tract, from which a found 1/2 inch iron rod with cap bears
  North 24°29'19" East, a distance of 10.05 feet;
  THENCE North 61°02'45" West, along the north line of said remainder
  of a called 151.20 acres, a distance of 1012.92 feet to a found 3/4
  inch iron rod with cap, marking an angle point of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE North 61°20'20" West, along the north line of said remainder
  of a called 151.20 acres, a distance of 1411.48 feet to a found 3/4
  inch iron rod with cap in the east line of Grand Parkway (Highway
  99), marking the southwest corner of the herein described tract,
  from which a found 5/8 inch iron rod with cap, bears North 73°21'42"
  East, a distance of 13.99 feet;
  THENCE North 23°17'56" West, along said Grand Parkway, passing at a
  distance of 76.28 feet to a spike nail, marking the common corner of
  said Remainder of a called 151.20 acres and said 5.076 acres and
  continuing for a total distance of 110.53 feet to a set 5/8 inch
  iron rod with cap, marking the northwest corner of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE South 61°20'24" East, a distance of 1525.67 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking an angle point of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE South 61°02'49" East, a distance of 860.17 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking a point of curvature of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE along a curve to the left, having a radius 1950.00 feet, an
  internal angle of 07°08'18", a chord bearing of South 64°36'58" East,
  a distance of 242.79 feet, arc distance of 242.95 feet to a set 5/8
  inch iron rod with cap, marking an point of tangency of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE South 68°11'07" East, a distance of 2007.90 feet to a found
  alum disk in said west R.O.W. of F.M. 1464, marking the northeast
  corner of the herein described tract;
  THENCE South 21°59'27" West, along said west R.O.W., a distance of
  57.11 feet to a found alum disk to an internal corner of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE South 68°01'33" East, along said west R.O.W., a distance of
  80.02 feet to a point for corner, marking an external corner of the
  herein described tract;
  THENCE South 00°27'54" East, along said west R.O.W., a distance of
  18.26 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing a computed 7.24
  acres (315,413 square feet) of land.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2547 was passed by the House on April
  30, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2547 was passed by the Senate on May
  26, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor