By: Moody (Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez) H.B. No. 4730
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
  May 15, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Intergovernmental Relations; May 20, 2019, reported adversely,
  with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7,
  Nays 0; May 20, 2019, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4730 By:  Alvarado
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the creation of the City of El Paso Municipal Management
  District No. 1; 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 3972 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 3972.  CITY OF EL PASO MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3972.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "City" means the City of El Paso.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the City of El Paso Municipal
  Management District No. 1.
         Sec. 3972.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The City
  of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special
  district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 3972.0103.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (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.
         (b)  By creating the district and in authorizing the city 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.
         (c)  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.
         (d)  The district is created to supplement and not to
  supplant city services provided in the district.
         Sec. 3972.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC USE. (a)
  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.
         (b)  The district is created to serve a public use and
  benefit.
         (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;
               (3)  developing or expanding transportation and
  commerce; and
               (4)  providing quality residential housing.
         (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 residential community and business
  center; and
               (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.
         (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. 3972.0105.  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. 3972.0106.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
  (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)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
  Local Government Code.
         (b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
  described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
  the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
  in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
  for:
               (1)  the purposes permitted for money granted to a
  corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and
               (2)  any other district purpose, including the right to
  pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations
  issued by the district.
         (c)  A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in
  the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section
  311.006, Tax Code.
         Sec. 3972.0107.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
  DISTRICT LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
         Sec. 3972.0108.  ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT
  AGREEMENT.  (a)  Any agreement between the district and a
  municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation
  of the district is valid and enforceable.
         (b)  On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district
  is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a
  municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of
  an agreement described by this section.
         Sec. 3972.0109.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND ENTITLEMENT
  AGREEMENT REQUIRED. The board may not impose an assessment, issue
  bonds, or hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until:
               (1)  the governing body of the city by ordinance or
  resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the
  inclusion of land in the district; and
               (2)  the city and the owner or owners of a majority of
  the assessed value of real property in the district negotiate and
  execute a mutually approved and accepted entitlement agreement
  regarding the development of land in the district.
         Sec. 3972.0110.  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. 3972.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. 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 even-numbered year.
         Sec. 3972.0202.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS. (a) To be
  qualified to serve as a director, a person must be:
               (1)  a resident of the city who is also a registered
  voter of the city;
               (2)  an owner of property in the district;
               (3)  an owner of stock or a partnership or membership
  interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate
  partnership, limited liability company, or other entity owner of a
  direct or indirect interest in property in the district;
               (4)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust, or a
  trustee in a trust, that directly or indirectly owns property in the
  district; or
               (5)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
  described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
         (b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the
  district.
         Sec. 3972.0203.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The governing
  body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended
  by the board.
         Sec. 3972.0204.  VACANCY. (a) If a vacancy occurs on the
  board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the
  remainder of the unexpired term.
         (b)  A director may resign from the board at any time.
         Sec. 3972.0205.  OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
  the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
  of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
         Sec. 3972.0206.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
  may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for
  each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each
  director in one year may not exceed $7,200.
         (b)  A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
  and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
  responsibilities of the board.
         Sec. 3972.0207.  LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may
  obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
  coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
  protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
  all claims relating to:
               (1)  actions taken by the director in the director's
  capacity as a member of the board;
               (2)  actions and activities taken by the district; or
               (3)  the actions of others acting on behalf of the
  district.
         Sec. 3972.0208.  NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
  create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
         Sec. 3972.0209.  BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
  meetings at a place accessible to the public.
         Sec. 3972.0210.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) On or after January
  1, 2020, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
  real property in the district may submit a petition to the governing
  body of the city requesting that the governing body appoint five
  persons as initial directors from a list of persons agreed on by the
  governing body of the city and the owner or owners of a majority of
  the assessed value of real property in the district.
         (b)  A petition must name more than five qualified persons.
         (c)  The governing body shall appoint as initial directors
  five persons listed in the petition who are qualified to serve as
  directors.
         (d)  The initial directors shall determine by lot which three
  positions expire June 1, 2022, and which two positions expire June
  1, 2024.
         (e)  An initial director is not entitled to compensation
  under Section 3972.0206.
         (f)  This section expires September 1, 2025.
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 3972.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district
  has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 3972.0302.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  (a)  
  The district, using money available to the district for the
  purpose, may 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.
         (b)  The district may contract with a governmental or private
  entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).
         (c)  An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may
  be located:
               (1)  in the district; or
               (2)  in an area outside the district if the project is
  for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement
  beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
         Sec. 3972.0303.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SERVICE IN
  DEFINABLE AREA; BENEFIT BASIS.  The district may undertake an
  improvement project or service that confers a special benefit on a
  definable area in the district and levy and collect a special
  assessment on benefited property in the district in accordance
  with:
               (1)  Chapter 372, Local Government Code; or
               (2)  Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
         Sec. 3972.0304.  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 that Chapter 380,
  Local Government Code, provides to a municipality.
         Sec. 3972.0305.  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. 3972.0306.  ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY. (a) The
  board may add or remove territory as provided by Subchapter J,
  Chapter 49, Water Code.
         (b)  The district may add territory as described by
  Subsection (a) only if the governing body of the city by ordinance
  or resolution consents to the addition.
         Sec. 3972.0307.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
  SUBCHAPTER D. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
         Sec. 3972.0401.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES. The
  district, including territory added to the district under Section
  3972.0306, may be divided into two or more new districts only if the
  district has no outstanding bonded debt.  Territory previously
  added to the district under Section 3972.0306 may be included in a
  new district.
         Sec. 3972.0402.  LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT. This
  chapter applies to any new district created by division of the
  district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the
  district.
         Sec. 3972.0403.  DIVISION PROCEDURES. (a) The board, on its
  own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real
  property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the
  district.
         (b)  If the board decides to divide the district, the board
  shall:
               (1)  set the terms of the division, including names for
  the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any
  outstanding district obligations;
               (2)  prepare a metes and bounds description for each
  proposed district; and
               (3)  appoint four initial directors for each new
  district.
         (c)  The governing body of the city shall appoint one
  director for each new district.
         Sec. 3972.0404.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS. The
  new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards
  of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint
  construction or financing of a utility improvement.
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
         Sec. 3972.0501.  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. 3972.0502.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The
  district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements
  of a tax or assessment imposed by the district on property in the
  zones.
  SUBCHAPTER F.  TAXES AND BONDS
         Sec. 3972.0601.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The
  district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
  other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or
  assessments in the manner provided by Chapter 375, Local Government
  Code, or, if an improvement financed by an obligation issued under
  this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a
  municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an
  agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the
  obligation, in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372,
  Local Government Code.
         (b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
  district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
  note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
  proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
  other type of obligation.
         (c)  In addition to the sources of money described by
  Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
  Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
  wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district
  receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
         Sec. 3972.0602.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. If
  authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, the
  district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
  property in the district in the manner provided by that section for
  any district purpose, including to:
               (1)  maintain and operate the district;
               (2)  construct or acquire improvements; or
               (3)  provide a service.
         Sec. 3972.0603.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. At
  the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad
  valorem taxes are issued:
               (1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual
  ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are
  outstanding; and
               (2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem
  tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient
  to:
                     (A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other
  obligations as the interest becomes due; and
                     (B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the
  principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the
  redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
  SUBCHAPTER G. SPECIAL BOND PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3972.0701.  APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies
  only to bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from
  assessments on real property in the district.
         Sec. 3972.0702.  CONFLICT OF LAWS. In the event of a
  conflict between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter
  prevails.
         Sec. 3972.0703.  WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL
  APPRAISALS. Before the district may issue bonds, the district and
  any person to whom the board intends that proceeds of the bonds be
  distributed, including the developer, another owner of land in the
  district, and any entity acting as a lender to the developer or
  other landowner for the purpose of a project relating to the
  district, must enter into a written agreement that:
               (1)  waives for the term of the agreement the right to a
  special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under
  Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and
               (2)  remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on
  the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties,
  and on their successors and assignees.
         Sec. 3972.0704.  REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE. A
  district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the
  completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the
  improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable
  for district assessments and necessary to support the district
  bonds.
         Sec. 3972.0705.  REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE.  The district
  may not issue bonds until:
               (1)  the district submits to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality:
                     (A)  an engineer's report describing the project
  for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles,
  maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and
                     (B)  a cash flow analysis to determine the
  projected rate of assessment, which includes the following
  assumptions:
                           (i)  each ending balance for debt service in
  the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's
  debt service requirement;
                           (ii)  interest income is only shown on the
  ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and
                           (iii)  the projected rate of assessment is
  level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the
  district;
               (2)  the completion of at least 75 percent of the
  projected value of the improvements, including houses and other
  buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary
  to support the district bonds; and
               (3)  the district has obtained an independent market
  study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market
  analysis supporting the development projects for the real property
  that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support
  the district bonds.
         Sec. 3972.0706.  REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO
  PAY BONDS. The district may not collect an assessment to be used
  for the payment of bonds until:
               (1)  the completion of at least 95 percent of the
  underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed
  from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected
  build-out, as certified by the district's engineer;
               (2)  the district or other appropriate party has
  secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits
  that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected
  build-out;
               (3)  the completion of at least 95 percent of lift
  station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity
  sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for
  a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's
  engineer; and
               (4)  the completion of at least 95 percent of the
  streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas
  served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by
  the district, as certified by the district's engineer and
  constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards.
  SUBCHAPTER I.  DISSOLUTION
         Sec. 3972.0901.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY. (a)  The city may
  dissolve the district in the manner provided by Section 375.263,
  Local Government Code, only if the city also complies with any
  dissolution procedures in the entitlement agreement described by
  Section 3972.0109.
         (b)  In the case of a conflict between Section 375.263, Local
  Government Code, and the entitlement agreement, the entitlement
  agreement controls.
         SECTION 2.  The City of El Paso Municipal Management
  District No. 1 initially includes all territory contained in the
  following area:
  3,643.3423 acres of land located in El Paso County, Texas, being
  that certain 3,699.05 acres described as "Area 2" (650.600 acres),
  "Area 3" (2,045.343 acres) and "Area 4" (1,003.107 acres), as
  described below, LESS AND EXCEPT that certain 5.0000 acre tract,
  and that certain 50.7077 acre tract, as described below.
  METES AND BOUNDS - AREA 2
  650.600 acres (28,340,145 square feet)
  A Portion of Sections 11, 14 & 19, Block 81,
  Township 1, Texas & Pacific Railroad Company Surveys City of El
  Paso, El Paso County, Texas
  BEING a portion of Sections 11, 14 & 19, Block 81,Township 1, Texas &
  Pacific Railroad Company Surveys City of El Paso, El Paso County,
  Texas, being a portion of a tract of land described in Deed to City
  of El Paso, recorded in Volume 1176, Page 504 of the Deed Records of
  El Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of land described
  in Deed to The City of El Paso, recorded in Volume 1186, Page 183,
  Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of
  land described in Deed to The City of El Paso, recorded in Volume
  1272, Page 231 of the Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas and
  being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
  BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch iron rod with plastic cap set for the
  intersection of east right of-way line of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Boulevard (a 160-foot wide public right of way) and the north
  right-of-way line of Loma Real Avenue (a public right-of-way), for
  the southwest corner of said premises, from which a 1/2-inch iron
  rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for the common corner of
  Sections 89, 19, 22 & 23, Block 81, bears North 87°57'17" West, 92.85
  feet;
  THENCE North 02°08'51" East, with the east right-of-way line of
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, a distance of 860.05 feet to a
  1/2-inch iron rod with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE North 01°35'21" East, the east right-of-way line of Martin
  Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, a distance of 4432.74 feet to a point
  for corner;
  THENCE North 01°35'21" East, the east right-of-way line of Martin
  Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, a distance of 5424.52 feet to a point
  for corner;
  THENCE North 01°35'21" East, the east right-of-way line of Martin
  Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, a distance of 725.66 feet to a point for
  corner;
  THENCE South 86°53'30" East, leaving the east right-of-way line of
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, a distance of 2528.30 feet to a
  1/2-inch iron rod with plastic cap set for corner in the west line
  of a tract of land described in Deed to El Paso Electric Company,
  recorded in Volume 1338, Page 471 of the Real Property Records of El
  Paso County, Texas;
  THENCE South 02°04'19" West, with the west line of the El Paso
  Electric Company tract, a distance of 6102.12 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE South 01°58'57" West, with the west line of the El Paso
  Electric Company tract, a distance of 5293.60 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic cap set for corner in the north right-of-way
  line of Loma Real Avenue;
  THENCE North 87°57'17" West, with the north right-of-way line of
  Loma Real Avenue, a distance of 2448.11 feet to the POINT OF
  BEGINNING and containing 650.600 acres (28,340,145 square feet) of
  land, more or less.
  "This document was prepared under 22 TAC §663.21, does not reflect
  the results of an on the ground survey, and is not to be used to
  convey or establish interests in real property except those rights
  and interests implied or established by the creation or
  reconfiguration of the boundary of the political subdivision for
  which it was prepared."
  METES AND BOUNDS - AREA 3
  2,045.343 acres (89,095,150 square feet)
  A Portion of Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21, Block 81, Township
  1, Texas & Pacific Railroad Company Surveys City of El Paso, El Paso
  County, Texas
  BEING a portion of Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 &21,
  Block81,Township 1, Texas & Pacific Railroad Company Surveys City
  of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of land
  described in Deed to City of El Paso, recorded in Volume 1176, Page
  504 of the Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas, being a portion of
  a tract of land described in Deed to The City of El Paso, recorded in
  Volume 1186, Page 183, Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas, being
  a portion of a tract of land described in Deed to The City of El
  Paso, recorded in Volume 1272, Page 231 of the Deed Records of El
  Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of land described in
  Deed to El Paso Water Utilities Board, recorded in Volume 1263, Page
  146 of the Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas and being more
  particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
  BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch iron rod with plastic cap set on the west
  light-of-way line of Mccombs Street, dedicated to the State of
  Texas by Deed recorded in Volume 1410, Page 576 of the Deed Records
  of El Paso County, Texas (a 150-foot wide public right of-way) from
  which a Concrete TxDot Monument with bronze cap found for the common
  corner of Sections 20 & 21, Block 81 and Sections 19 & 30, Block 80,
  bears South 87°58'34" East, 75.00 feet;
  THENCE South 02°01'26" West, with the west right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 526.41 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner in the north
  right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 54 (a 400-foot wide public
  right-of-way);
  THENCE South 51°37'59" West, with the north right-of-way line of
  U.S. Highway 54, a distance of 1124.39 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
  THENCE North 38°22'40" West, leaving the north right-of-way line of
  U.S. Highway 54, a distance of 1647.88 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
  THENCE North 87°58'27" West, with the south line of said premises, a
  distance of
  3283.45 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found
  for corner;
  THENCE North 87°57'17" West, with the south line of said premises, a
  distance of 2539.39 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with plastic cap set
  for comer in the east line of a tract of land described in Deed to El
  Paso Electric Company, recorded in Volume 1338, Page 471 of the Real
  Property Records of El Paso County, Texas;
  THENCE North 01°58'57" East, with the east line of said El Paso
  Electric Company tract, a distance of 5293.68 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE North 02°04'19" East, with the east line of said El Paso
  Electric Company tract, a distance of 6098.32 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE South 86°53'15" East, leaving the east line of said El Paso
  Electric Company tract, a distance of 7744.48 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic cap set for corner in the west right-of-way
  line of Mccombs Street;
  THENCE South 02°05"16" West, with the west right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 660.46 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE South 02°03'39" West, with the west right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 5288.97 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE South 01°56'52" West, a distance of 5296.37 feet to the POINT
  OF BEGINNING and containing 2,045.343 acres (89,095,150 square
  feet) of land, more or less.
  "This document was prepared under 22 TAC §663.21, does not reflect
  the results of an on the ground survey, and is not to be used to
  convey or establish interests in real property except those rights
  and interests implied or established by the creation or
  reconfiguration of the boundary of the political subdivision for
  which it was prepared."
  METES AND BOUNDS - AREA 4
  1003.107 acres (43,695,333 square feet)
  A Portion of Sections 7, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 30, Block 80, Township 1,
  Texas & Pacific Railroad Company Surveys City of El Paso, El Paso
  County, Texas
  BEING a tract of land situated in Sections 7, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 30,
  Block 80, Township 1 of the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company Survey,
  City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of
  land described in Deed to The City of El Paso, recorded in Volume
  1186, Page 183 of the Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas, being a
  portion of a tract of land described in Deed to El Paso Natural Gas
  Company, recorded in Volume 307, Page 91 of the Deed Records of El
  Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of land described in
  Deed to City of El Paso, recorded in Volume 1176, Page 504 of the
  Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas, being a portion of a tract of
  land described in Deed to The City of El Paso, recorded in Volume
  1186, Page 178 of the Deed Records of El Paso County, being a
  portion of a tract of land described in Deed to El Paso Water
  Utilities Board, recorded in Volume 1616, Page 219 & Volume 1263,
  Page 1476 of the Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas, being a
  portion of a tract of land described and conveyed in Deed's to City
  of El Paso, recorded in Volume 4614, Pages 353, 361, 369 & 377 of the
  Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas and being more particularly
  described by metes and bounds as follows;
  BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch iron rod with plastic cap set for the
  intersection of east right of-way line of Mccombs Street, dedicated
  to the State of Texas by Deed recorded in Volume 1410, Page 576 of
  the Deed Records of El Paso County, Texas (a 150-foot wide public
  right-of-way) and the north right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 54 (a
  400-foot wide public right-of-way) for the southwest corner of the
  subject property;
  THENCE North 02°01'26" East, with the east right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 510.01 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic cap set for corner, from which a Concrete TxDot
  Monument with bronze cap found for the common corner of Sections 30 &
  19, Block 80 and Sections 20 & 21, Block 81, bears North 86°57'30"
  West, 75.01 feet;
  THENCE North 01°56'52" East, with the east right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 5296.22 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic 'TX 5337" cap found for corner;
  THENCE North 02°03'39" East, with the east right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 5288.02 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic cap set for corner;
  THENCE North 02°05'16" East, with the east right-of-way line of
  Mccombs Street, a distance of 539.84 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for the intersection of the south
  right-of-way line of Stan Roberts Sr. Drive (a 120-foot wide public
  right-of-way) and the east right-of-way line of Mccombs Street;
  THENCE South 86°53'15" East, with the south right-of-way line of
  Stan Roberts Sr. Drive, a distance of 789.26 feet to a 1/2-inch iron
  rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for comer;
  THENCE leaving the south right-of-way line of Stan Roberts Sr.
  Drive, the following courses and distances to wit:
         South 33°39'07" East, a distance of 1441.10 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for comer;
         South 02°22'35" West, a distance of 1516.17 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with
         plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 87°35'40" East, a distance of 2115.02 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 65°17'57" East, a distance of 1547.56 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 45°19'14" East, a distance of 25.54 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with
         plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 45°17'44" East, a distance of 1720.06 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 45°19'14" East, a distance of 71.58 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         --South 45°12'25" East, a distance of 1315.09 feet to a
  1/2-inch iron rod with
         plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner in the north
  right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 54;
  THENCE with the north right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 54, the
  following courses and distances to wit:
         South 51°37'39" West, a distance of 233.27 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 51°37'59" West, a distance of 1314.86 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         North 83°22'01" West, a distance of 48.08 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 51°37'59" West, a distance of 120.00 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 06°37'59" West, a distance of 48.08 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         South 51°37'59" West, a distance of 7897.13 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         North 63°11'30" West, a distance of 108.92 feet to a 1/2-inch
  iron rod with plastic "TX 5337" cap found for corner;
         North 88°03'02" West, a distance of 25.46 feet to the POINT OF
  BEGINNING
         and containing 1003.107 acres (43,695,333 square feet) of
  land, more or less.
  "This document was prepared under 22 TAC §663.21, does not reflect
  the results of an on the ground survey, and is not to be used to
  convey or establish interests in real property except those rights
  and interests implied or established by the creation or
  reconfiguration of the boundary of the political subdivision for
  which it was prepared."
  LESS AND EXCEPT the following three (3) tracts of land:
  Tract 1:
  A 5.0000 acre parcel situate within the corporate limits of the City
  of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas as a portion of the west half of
  Section 14, Block 81, Township 1, Texas and Pacific Railway Company
  Surveys and being more particularly described by metes and bounds
  as follows:
  COMMENCING for reference at a two inch iron pipe in concrete found
  for the corner common to Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, Block 81,
  Township 1, Texas and Pacific Railway Company Surveys; WHENCE, a
  1/2 inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" found for the corner
  common to Sections 13, 14, 19 and 20, Block 81, Township 1, Texas
  and Pacific Railway Company Surveys bears South 02°04'30" West, a
  distance of 5,358.25 feet; THENCE, leaving the corner common to
  said Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, South 45°08'53" West, a distance of
  4,011.69 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" set
  on the west boundary line of a 200 feet wide El Paso Electric
  Company right-of-way for the POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel
  herein described;
  THENCE, following the west boundary line of said 200 feet wide El
  Paso Electric Company right-of-way, South 02°04'30" West, a
  distance of 450.00 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX
  5337" set for the southeast corner of the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, leaving the west boundary line of said 200 feet wide El Paso
  Electric Company right-of-way, North 87°55'30" West, a distance of
  484.00 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" set
  for the southwest corner of the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, North 02°04'30" East, a distance of 450.00 feet to a 1/2 inch
  rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" set for the northwest corner of
  the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, South 87°55'30" East, a distance of 484.00 feet to the POINT
  OF BEGINNING;
  Said parcel containing 5.0000 acres (217,800.0 square feet), more
  or less, and being subject to all easements of record.
  Tract 2:
  A 50.7077 acre parcel situate within the corporate limits of the
  City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, as a portion of Section 19,
  Block 81, Township 1, Texas & Pacific Railway Company Surveys and
  being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
  COMMENCING for reference at a 5/8 inch diameter rebar with an
  aluminum cap set for the corner common to Sections 19, 20, 21 and
  22, Block 81, Township 1, Texas & Pacific Railway Company Surveys;
  WHENCE, a 1/2 inch rebar found for the corner common to Sections 18,
  19, 22 and 23, Block 81, Township 1, Texas & Pacific Railway Company
  Surveys, bears North 87°57'12" West, a distance of 5,280.47 feet;
  and WHENCE, a 1/2 inch rebar found for the corner common to Sections
  13, 14, 19 and 20, Block 81, Township 1, Texas & Pacific Railway
  Company Surveys, bears North 01°59'00" East, a distance of 5,294.24
  feet; THENCE, following the section line common to said Sections 19
  and 20, North 01°59'00" East, a distance of 288.04 feet; THENCE,
  leaving the section line common to said Sections 19 and 20, North
  88°01'00" West, a distance of 38.00 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar with
  survey cap No. "TX 5337" set for the POINT OF BEGINNING and the
  southeast corner of the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, North 87°57'12" West, a distance of 1,640.00 feet to a 1/2
  inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" set for the southwest
  corner of the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, North 01°59'00" East, a distance of 1,345.94 feet to a 1/2
  inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" set for the northwest
  corner of the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, South 88°01'00" East, a distance of 1,640.00 feet to a 1/2
  inch rebar with survey cap No. "TX 5337" set for the northeast
  corner of the parcel herein described;
  THENCE, South 01°59'00" West, a distance of 1,347.75 feet the to the
  true POINT OF BEGINNING;
         Said parcel contains 50.7077 acres (2,208,826.1 square
  feet), more or less, and being subject to all easements of record.
         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)  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 January 1, 2020.
 
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