84R20411 KJE-F
 
  By: Nichols S.B. No. 2044
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Town Center Management
  District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
  to impose assessments, 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 3941 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 3941.  VALLEY RANCH TOWN CENTER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3941.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "County" means Montgomery County.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Valley Ranch Town Center
  Management District.
         Sec. 3941.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Valley Ranch Town
  Center Management District is a special district created under
  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 3941.003.  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 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 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 county services provided in the
  district.
         Sec. 3941.004.  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. 3941.005.  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 the bonds;
               (3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
               (4)  legality or operation.
         Sec. 3941.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
  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)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
  Local Government Code.
         Sec. 3941.007.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
  DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
         Sec. 3941.008.  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. 3941.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a)  The district is
  governed by a board of five voting 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 may change the number of voting
  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 nine voting directors.
         Sec. 3941.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The Texas
  Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors
  from persons recommended by the board.
         Sec. 3941.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
  nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting
  directors.
         Sec. 3941.054.  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;
               (2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in
  a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
               (3)  a nonvoting director.
         Sec. 3941.055.  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. 3941.056.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The initial
  board consists of the following voting directors:
 
Pos. No. Name of Director
 
1 Jason Tramonte
 
2 Temple Brown
 
3 Steve Sample
 
4 Melissa Fitzgerald
 
5 Adam Cohen
         (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
  appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2017, and
  the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire
  June 1, 2019.
         (c)  Section 3941.052 does not apply to this section.
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 3941.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 3941.102.  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. 3941.103.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
  district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
  powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
  Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
  construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
  chapter.
         Sec. 3941.104.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a)  The board by
  resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
  assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
  providing a service authorized by this chapter.
         (b)  The nonprofit corporation:
               (1)  has each power of and is considered to be a local
  government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
  Transportation Code; and
               (2)  may implement any project and provide any service
  authorized by this chapter.
         (c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
  nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
  corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
  of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
  Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
  required to reside in the district.
         Sec. 3941.105.  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.
         Sec. 3941.106.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
  public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
  including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
  district for a fee.
         Sec. 3941.107.  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. 3941.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (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 provided to
  municipalities by:
               (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
               (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
         Sec. 3941.109.  PARKING FACILITIES. (a)  The district may
  acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
  operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
  facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
  structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
  streets and related appurtenances.
         (b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public
  purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
  purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
  years.
         (c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and
  necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
  or road improvement.
         (d)  The development and operation of the district's parking
  facilities may be considered an economic development program.
         Sec. 3941.110.  ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex
  land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
         Sec. 3941.111.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
         Sec. 3941.151.  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. 3941.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
  any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter
  375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the
  district.
         Sec. 3941.153.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
  IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a)  The board may not finance a
  service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
  unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
  has been filed with the board.
         (b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
  the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
  the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
  certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
         Sec. 3941.154.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
  for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
  district.
         (b)  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 a charge against
  the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
  assessment proceedings.
         (c)  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.
         (d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
  assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
  any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
  the manner required for additional assessments.
         Sec. 3941.155.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
  may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of
  district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
  SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
         Sec. 3941.201.  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 3941.203.
         (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. 3941.202.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a)  If
  authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held in accordance with Section 3941.201, 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. 3941.203.  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. 3941.204.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS
  AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (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,
  assessments, 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.
         (c)  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. 3941.205.  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.
  SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION AND MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION
         Sec. 3941.251.  MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION. (a) The
  district is a "water or sewer district" under Section 43.071, Local
  Government Code.
         (b)  Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the
  district.
         (c)  Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply
  to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.
         SECTION 2.  The Valley Ranch Town Center Management District
  initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
         Being a 210.64 acres tract of land out of the William Massey
  Survey, Abstract Number 387, and the William Smith Survey (WM. S.
  Beaty), Abstract Number 540, Montgomery County, Texas; and being
  out of and a portion of that certain called 548.300 acre tract of
  land conveyed to Sig-Valley Ranch, LTD., by Warranty Deed executed
  December 23, 2003, as recorded in File No. 2003-157058 in the
  Official Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
  also being all of that certain called 57.24 acre tract of land
  conveyed to Sig-Valley Ranch, LTD., by Warranty deed executed June
  30, 2005, as recorded in File No. 2005-070741 in the Official
  Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County Texas; also
  being all of that certain called 0.7389 acres tract of land conveyed
  to Valley Ranch Town Center, LTD., as recorded in File Number
  2008-043809 in the Official Public Records of Real Property,
  Montgomery County, Texas; and being all of that certain called
  71.727 acres tract of land conveyed to Valley Ranch Town Center,
  LTD., as recorded in File Number 2007-047721 in the Official Public
  Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas; and being all
  of that certain called 3.5714 acres tract of land conveyed to A-S 96
  HWY 59 North-Grand Parkway, L.P. as recorded in File Number
  2007-087020 in the Official Public Records of Real Property,
  Montgomery County, Texas; said 210.64 acres tract of land being
  more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows, with
  all bearings being referenced to Texas Coordinate System, Central
  Zone, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83), CORS96, EPOCH 2002.00;
         BEGINNING at a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped "TxDOT" for
  the Northeast corner of said 3.5714 acres tract, the Southeast
  corner of that certain called 1.37 acres tract of land conveyed to E &
  K Investments as recorded in File Number 99076562 in the Official
  Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas; also
  being in the Northwest right-of-way of U.S. 59 (320-feet
  right-of-way) as recorded in Volume 516, Pg. 341 in the Montgomery
  County Deed Records;
         THENCE South 12° 02' 45" West, with the Northwest right-of-way
  of said U.S. 59, 493.05 feet to a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped
  "TxDOT" for the Southeast corner of said 3.5714 acres tract and the
  Northeast corner of that certain called 2.155 acres tract of land
  conveyed to Martha S. Baker, as recorded in File Number 2001-109901
  in the Official Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County,
  Texas;
         THENCE South 86° 40' 34" West, with the North line of said
  2.155 acres tract and the South line of said 3.5714 acres tract,
  262.78 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
  ENGINEERING" for the Southwest corner of said 3.5714 acres tract
  and the Northwest corner of said 2.155 acres tract, and being in the
  East line of said 57.24 acres tract;
         THENCE South 03° 15' 06" East with the East line of said 57.24
  acres tract and the West line of said 2.155 acres tract, 477.39 feet
  to set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING"
  for the Southwest corner of said 2.155 acres tract and the Northwest
  corner of said 0.7389 acres tract;
         THENCE North 86° 07' 44" East, with the South line of said
  2.155 acres tract and the North line of said 0.7389 acres tract,
  133.19 feet to a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped "TxDOT" for the
  Southeast corner of said 2.155 acres tract and the Northeast corner
  of said 0.7389 acres tract, and being in the Northwest right-of-way
  of said U.S. 59;
         THENCE South 12° 06' 38" West, with the Northwest right-of-way
  of said U.S. 59, 502.74 feet to a found 4-inch aluminum disc stamped
  "TxDOT" for the South corner of said 0.7389 acres tract and a
  Southwest corner of said 57.24 acres tract;
         THENCE South 11° 54' 13" West, with the Northwest right-of-way
  of said U.S. 59, 246.19 feet to a found concrete monument for corner
  and the beginning of a tangent curve to the right;
         THENCE continuing with the Northwest right-of-way of said
  U.S. 59, along said curve to the right having a radius of 523.97
  feet, an arc length of 475.27 feet, a central angle of 51° 58' 16",
  and a chord bearing South 37° 56' 17" West, 459.15 feet to a found
  concrete monument for corner;
         THENCE South 63° 56' 06" West, continuing with the Northwest
  right-of-way of said U.S. 59, 392.73 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod
  with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for corner and the
  beginning of a tangent curve to the left;
         THENCE continuing with the Northwest right-of-way of said
  U.S. 59, along said curve to the left having a radius of 335.48
  feet, an arc length of 133.24 feet, a central angle of 22° 45' 20",
  and a chord bearing South 52° 45' 51" West, 132.36 feet to a set
  3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the
  southeast corner of said 71.727 acres tract and being in the
  Proposed North right-of-way of Grand Parkway;
         THENCE South 85° 28' 53" West, with the Proposed North
  right-of-way of Grand Parkway and the South line of said 71.727
  acres tract, 2497.13 feet to a point for corner and the beginning of
  a tangent curve to the right;
         THENCE along said curve to the right, having a radius of
  1886.00 feet, an arc length of 339.44 feet, a central angle of 10°
  18' 43", and a chord bearing North 89° 21' 46" West, 338.98 feet to a
  point for corner being in the centerline of White Oak Bayou;
         THENCE with the meanders of the centerline of White Oak Bayou
  and the Southwesterly lines of the herein described tract, the
  following courses and distances:
  -  THENCE North 12° 45' 20" West, 43.40 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 23° 29' 16" East, 51.25 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 33° 14' 49" West, 41.90 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 62° 47' 32" West, 14.97 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 35° 00' 17" West, 33.24 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 77° 36' 34" West, 42.16 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 42° 17' 25" West, 53.80 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 45° 18' 16" West, 53.91 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 55° 39' 35" West, 35.08 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 76° 24' 26" West, 37.08 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 48° 59' 11" West, 106.48 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 34° 24' 21" West, 30.40 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 56° 21' 38" West, 66.27 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 85° 31' 21" West, 26.27 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 36° 15' 31" West, 109.67 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 75° 49' 44" West, 24.85 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE South 80° 56' 52" West, 41.81 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 83° 19' 45" West, 67.67 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 66° 30' 42" West, 35.69 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 31° 35' 01" West, 41.52 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 53° 03' 12" West, 37.58 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 10° 36' 32" East, 22.99 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North N 40° 09' 07" West, 18.26 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 64° 15' 33" West, 36.09 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE South 89° 32' 37" West, 22.93 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 04° 18' 58" East, 40.40 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 51° 29' 10" West,21.95 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 74° 46' 16" West,24.92 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE South 68° 05' 35" West,26.22 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE South 04° 28' 48" East, 49.05 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE South 39° 20' 23" West,33.30 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 80° 06' 29" West,29.12 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 54° 19' 38" West,66.25 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 44° 00' 07" West,67.67 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 72° 28' 15" West,58.48 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 53° 00' 58" West,113.50 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 58° 32' 21" West,105.66 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 80° 46' 30" West,42.17 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 27° 39' 25" West,16.86 feet to a point for corner;
  -  THENCE North 82° 42' 23" West, 43.55 feet to a point for corner at
  the Southwest corner of the herein described tract;
         THENCE North 04° 31' 09" West, 1299.57 feet to a set 3/4-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for corner at
  the Northwest corner of the herein described tract; also being in
  the South line of a certain called 0.275 acre tract of land conveyed
  to Montgomery County, Texas as recorded in File Number 2008-111022
  in the Official Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County,
  Texas;
         THENCE North 86° 31 04" East with the South line of said 0.275
  acres tract, 492.66 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the southeast corner of said 0.275
  acres tract, and being in the West line of that certain called 3.003
  acres tract of land conveyed to Montgomery County, Texas as
  recorded in File Number 2008-111021 of the Official Public Records
  of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
         THENCE South 03° 28' 56" East with the West line of said 3.003
  acres tract, 100.00 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the Southwest corner of said 3.003
  acres tract;
         THENCE North 86° 31' 04" East with the South line of said 3.003
  acres tract, 2,290.00 feet to a set 3/4 with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
  ENGINEERING" for the Southeast corner of said 3.003 acres tract,
  and being the Southwest corner of that certain called 0.165 acres
  tract conveyed to Montgomery County, Texas as recorded in File
  Number 2008-111022 of the Official Public Records of Real Property,
  Montgomery County, Texas;
         THENCE North 86° 32' 59" East with the South line of said 0.165
  acres tract, 60.00 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" for the Southeast corner of said 0.165
  acres tract;
         THENCE North 03° 28' 56" West with the East line of said 0.165
  acres tract, 120.00 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING" in the North line of said 548.300 acres
  tract, also being in the South line of that certain called 32.645
  acres tract of land conveyed to Montgomery County, as recorded in
  File Number 2007-102058 of the Official Public Records of Real
  Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
         THENCE North 86° 32' 59" East with the North line of said
  548.300 acres tract and the South line of said 32.645 acres tract of
  land, 94.65 feet to a set 3/4-iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
  ENGINEERING" for the Southeast corner of said 7.479 acres tract,
  and being the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right;
         THENCE along said curve to the right, having a radius of
  312.28, an arc length of 141.43 feet, a central angle of 25° 56' 53",
  and a chord bearing South 17° 28' 08" East, 140.22 feet to found
  1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner;
         THENCE South 04° 30' 58" East, 690.96 feet to found 1/2-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner;
         THENCE North 85° 29' 02" East, 812.68 feet to found 1/2-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner and the
  beginning of a tangent curve to the left;
         THENCE along said curve to the left, having a radius of
  250.00, an arc length of 312.69 feet, a central angle of 71° 39' 45",
  and a chord bearing North 49° 39' 08" East, 292.70 feet to found
  1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner;
         THENCE North 13° 49' 15" East, 580.62 feet to found 1/2-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner and the
  beginning of a tangent curve to the left;
         THENCE along said curve to the left, having a radius of
  270.00, an arc length of 84.42 feet, a central angle of 17° 54' 53",
  and a chord bearing North 04° 51' 48" East, 84.08 feet to found
  1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "JEFF MOON RPLS 4639" for corner
  being in the North line of said 57.24 acres tract and the South line
  of that certain called 33.22 acres tract of land conveyed to Joseph
  Popowitz as recorded in File Number 2001-007697 in the Official
  Public Records of Real Property, Montgomery County, Texas;
         THENCE North 86° 27' 53" East, with the North line of said
  57.24 acre tract and the South line of said 33.22 acres tract,
  723.29 feet to a set 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "DANNENBAUM
  ENGINEERING" for the Northeast corner of said 57.24 acres tract,
  also being the Northwest corner of said 3.5714 acres tract of land;
         THENCE North 86° 27' 53" East, with the North line of said
  3.5714 acres tract, 392.87 feet to POINT OF BEGINNING; containing
  210.64 acres of land, more or less.
         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, 2015.