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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the territory of the Horizon Regional Municipal Utility |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 32, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, 1961, is amended by adding Section 2A to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2A. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Area" means the area described by Subsection (c) |
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of this section. |
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(2) "District" means the Horizon Regional Municipal |
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Utility District. |
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(b) The inclusion of the area into the territory of the |
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district is contingent on an election being held within the area and |
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the successful passage of a proposition on the question of: |
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(1) inclusion of the area in the district; |
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(2) authorizing the assumption by the area of a |
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proportional part of the bonds, notes, obligations, and taxes of |
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the district outstanding at the time of the election; and |
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(3) authorizing the assumption by the area of a |
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proportional part of the bonds payable wholly or partly by taxes |
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that have been previously approved but not yet issued or sold by |
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the district and the imposition of a tax on all taxable property |
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within the area along with a tax on the rest of the district for |
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payment of those bonds. |
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(c) The following area may be included in the district as |
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described by Subsection (b) of this section: |
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"TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING" being a found 1" iron rod held for the |
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common corner of Sections 39, 38,46, and 47, Block 78, Township 3, |
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Texas and Pacific Railway Company Surveys and having Texas State |
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Plane Coordinates N=10,617,593.31, E=493,881.12. |
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Thence, South 02'25°56" West a distance of 1,318.09 feet to a |
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point; |
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Thence, North 87'00°52" West a distance of 1,315.55 feet to a |
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found 5/8"" rebar; |
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Thence, North 02'25°56" East a distance of 1,318.04 feet to a |
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found 1/2" rebar with cap "2998"; |
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Thence, South 87'00°59" East a distance of 1315.55 feet to |
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"TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING" and containing in all 1,733,899 square |
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feet or 39.8048 acres of land more or less. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |