By: Creighton S.B. No. 2603
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility
  District No. 216; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
  providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
  assessments, fees, and taxes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7958A to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 7958A. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
  NO. 216
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 7958A.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal
  Utility District No. 216.
         Sec. 7958A.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a
  municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 7958A.0103.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION
  REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to
  confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
  directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
         Sec. 7958A.0104.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
  temporary directors may not hold an election under Section
  7958A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
  extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
  consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
  district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by
  applicable law.
         Sec. 7958A.0105.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
         (b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
               (1)  a municipal utility district as provided by
  general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
               (2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
  relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
  or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
  improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
         Sec. 7958A.0106.  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 made 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 bond for the purposes
  for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
  interest on a bond;
               (3)  right to impose a tax; or
               (4)  legality or operation.
  SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 7958A.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district
  is governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 7958A.0202, directors
  serve staggered four-year terms.
         Sec. 7958A.0202.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after
  January 1, 2024, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed
  value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to
  the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary
  directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission
  shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the
  petition.
         (b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 7958A.0103; or
               (2)  January 1, 2028.
         (c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under
  Section 7958A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have
  expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
  reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
  expire on the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 7958A.0103; or
               (2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the
  appointment or reappointment.
         (d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
  majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
  may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
  commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
  persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as
  successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
  petition.
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 7958A.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district
  has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 7958A.0302.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
  DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the
  general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
  applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 7958A.0303.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under
  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may
  design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve,
  operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a
  municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled,
  or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid
  of those roads.
         Sec. 7958A.0304.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
  road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
  zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
  municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
  jurisdiction the road project is located.
         (b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
  or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
  project must meet all applicable construction standards,
  subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
  the road project is located.
         (c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
  Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
  specifications of the road project.
         Sec. 7958A.0305.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
  ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all
  applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is
  adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that
  consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land
  in the district.
  SUBCHAPTER D.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 7958A.0401.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)
  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
  obligations secured by:
               (1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
               (2)  contract payments described by Section
  7958A.0403.
         (b)  The district must hold an election in the manner
  provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
  before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
  payable from ad valorem taxes.
         (c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
  taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
  vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held for that purpose.
         Sec. 7958A.0402.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If
  authorized at an election held under Section 7958A.0401, the
  district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
  property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water
  Code.
         (b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not
  exceed the rate approved at the election.
         Sec. 7958A.0403.  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.
  SUBCHAPTER E.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
         Sec. 7958A.0501.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
  OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations
  payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
  revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
  combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
  purpose.
         Sec. 7958A.0502.  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 ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
  or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
  provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
         Sec. 7958A.0503.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
  issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
  issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
  valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
  real property in the district.
         SECTION 2.  The Montgomery County Municipal Utility District
  No. 216 initially includes all the territory contained in the
  following area:
         TRACT 1: 401.4 Acres
         A 401.4 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE JAMES EDWARDS SURVEYS,
  ABSTRACT NO. 189, 190, AND IN THE ROBERT MARSH SURVEY ABSTRACT NO.
  355, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF A CALLED
  47.932 ACRE TRACT (TRACT ONE), ALL OF A CALLED 65.153 ACRE TRACT
  (TRACT TWO), AND OUT OF AND A PART OF A CALLED 410.539 ACRE TRACT
  (TRACT FOUR), ALL CONVEYED TO CONROE VENTURE, LTD. AND RECORDED
  UNDER MONTGOMERY COUNTY CLERK'S FILE (M.C.C.F.) NO. 9149317, THE
  SAID 401.4 ACRE TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES
  AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, (WITH BEARINGS BASED ON TEXAS STATE PLANE
  COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983, CENTRAL ZONE, AS DETERMINED BY GPS
  MEASUREMENTS):
         BEGINNING at a 3/4 inch iron pipe found marking the most
  northerly corner of a called 55.369 acre tract (TREND tract 2),
  conveyed to Trendmaker Homes, Inc. as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO.
  2019104424, and an angle in the southerly line of said TRACT FOUR,
  and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 71°38'09" West, along the southerly line of said
  TRACT FOUR, common with the northerly line of said TREND tract 2, a
  called 1.820 acre tract conveyed to the city of Conroe as recorded
  under M.C.C.F. NO. 2012000764, a called 32.724 acre tract (TREND
  tract 1) conveyed to Trendmaker Homes, Inc. as recorded under
  M.C.C.F. NO. 2019104424, a called 12.756 acre tract conveyed to
  Colony Ridge Land LLC, as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2020041993,
  and a called 210.3078 acre tract conveyed to Colony Ridge Land, LLC,
  as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2017005562, passing at a distance of
  2,659.33 feet a 5/8-inch iron rod found marking the common
  northerly corner of said TREND tract 1, and said 12.756 acre tract,
  continuing a total distance of 5,361.84 feet, to a 3/4-inch iron
  pipe found marking the southwest corner of said TRACT FOUR, and the
  southeasterly corner of said TRACT TWO, and an angle in the
  northerly line of said 210.3078 acre tract, and an angle in the
  southerly line of the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 71°33'49" West, continuing along the northerly
  line of said 210.3078 acre tract, common with the southerly line of
  said TRACT TWO, a distance of 1,624.60 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod
  with cap stamped "S&V Surveying", found marking the southeast
  corner of a called 10.45 acre tract conveyed to San Jacinto River
  Authority, as recorded under Volume (VOL.) 692, Page (PG.) 779 of
  the Montgomery County Deed Records (M.C.D.R.), and the southwest
  corner of said TRACT TWO, and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, departing the northerly line of said 210.3078 acre
  tract, and along the westerly line of said TRACT TWO, common with
  the easterly line of said 10.45 acre tract the following six (6)
  courses and distances;
         North 28°22'23" West, a distance of 1,185.66 feet, to the high
  bank of a water course and an angle in the said common line;
         North 00°53'08" East, along said high bank, a distance of
  69.28 feet, to an angle in the said common line;
         North 22°13'01" East, along said high bank, a distance of
  59.71 feet, to an angle in the said common line;
         North 56°36'03" East, along said high bank, a distance of
  117.87 feet, to an angle in the said common line;
         North 23°27'25" East, along said high bank, a distance of
  191.76 feet, to an angle in the said common line;
         North 27°00'38" West, along said high bank, a distance of
  50.96 feet, to the southwest corner of a called 87.22 acre tract
  conveyed to San Jacinto River Authority, as recorded under VOL.
  563, PG. 219 M.C.D.R., and the northwest corner of said TRACT TWO
  and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, North 58°48'27" East, along the southerly line of said
  87.22 acre tract, common with the northerly line of said TRACT TWO,
  and said TRACT FOUR, passing at a distance of 1,573.75 feet, a
  1-inch iron pipe (bent) found marking the common northerly corner
  of said TRACT TWO and TRACT FOUR, continuing a total distance of
  3,242.65 feet, to a 2-inch iron pipe found marking the southeast
  corner of said 87.22 acre tract, the southwest corner of a called
  43.796 acre tract conveyed to San Jacinto River Authority as
  recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2009114038, and a northerly corner of
  said TRACT FOUR, and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 76°41'28" East, along the south line of said
  43.796 acre tract, and a called 4.321 acre tract conveyed to Aqua
  Texas, Inc. as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2013074043, common with
  the north line of said TRACT FOUR, passing at a distance 1,274.47
  feet, a 5-8-inch iron rod found marking the southwest corner of said
  4.321 acre tract, continuing a total distance of 1,664.37 feet, to a
  1-inch iron rod (bent) found marking the southeast corner of said
  4.321 acre tract, and an interior corner of said TRACT FOUR, and the
  herein described tract;
         THENCE, North 12°48'52" East, along the westerly line of said
  TRACT FOUR, common with the easterly line of said 4.321 acre tract,
  and said 43.796 acre tract, passing at a distance of 400.00 feet,
  the northeast corner of said 4.321 acre tract, from which a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "S&V Surveying" found bears, South 60°06'
  West, 0.2 feet, continuing a total distance of 767.77 feet, to a
  1/2-inch iron rod found marking the most westerly southwest corner
  of the south Right-Of-Way (R.O.W.) line of Pine Valley Drive (based
  on a variable width) as dedicated under Cabinet (CAB.) Z, Sheet
  (SHT.) 4404 of the Montgomery County Map Records (M.C.M.R.), and a
  northerly corner of the herein described tract;
         THENCE, departing said common line, and along the southerly
  R.O.W. line of said Pine Valley Drive, and over and across said
  TRACT FOUR, and said TRACT ONE, the following eleven (11) courses
  and distances:
         South 76°37'29" East, a distance of 583.23 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the
  beginning of a curve to the left;
         In a northeasterly direction, along said curve to the left,
  having a radius of 991.00 feet, a central angle of 60°39'48" (chord
  bears North 73°02'38" East, 1,000.92 feet) and an arc distance of
  1049.25 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A.
  713-784-4500" set marking the point of tangency;
         North 42°42'44" East, a distance of 209.59 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking an
  exterior corner of the herein described tract;
         South 47°17'16" East, a distance of 13.87 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking an
  exterior corner of the herein described tract, and the beginning of
  a non-tangent curve to the right;
         In a northeasterly direction, along said curve to the right,
  having a radius of 746.00 feet, a central angle of 26°37'47" (chord
  bears, North 58°47'35" East, 343.61 feet) and an arc distance of
  346.72 feet, to the point of tangency, from which a 5/8-inch iron
  rod found bears, South 79 12' East, 0.6 feet;
         North 72°06'29" East, a distance of 52.46 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the
  beginning of a curve to the right;
         In an easterly direction, along said curve to the right,
  having a radius of 946.00 feet, a central angle of 28°03'11" (chord
  bears, North 86°08'05" East, 458.57 feet) and an arc distance of
  463.18 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A.
  713-784-4500" set marking the point of tangency;
         South 79°50'20" East, a distance of 1,282.23 feet, to a
  5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set
  marking the beginning of a curve to the right;
         In a southeasterly direction, along said curve to the right,
  having a radius of 1,146.00 feet, a central angle of 38°55'52"
  (chord bears, South 60°22'24" East, 763.79 feet) and an arc distance
  of 778.68 feet, to the point of tangency, from which a 5/8-inch iron
  rod with cap stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS 4639" found bears, South 76
  43', 0.7 feet;
         South 40°54'28" East, a distance of 298.45 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the
  beginning of a curve to the left;
         In a southwesterly direction, along said curve to the left,
  having a radius of 1,254.00 feet, a central angle of 26°56'38"
  (chord bears, South 54°22'42" east, 584.29 feet) and an arc distance
  of 589.71 feet, to a 1/2-inch iron rod found marking the northwest
  corner of a called 20.00 acre tract conveyed to Board of Trustees of
  the Willis Independent School District, as recorded under M.C.C.F.
  NO. 2019109575, the northwest corner of Restricted Reserve "A" of
  Willis ISD Elementary No. 6, map or plat thereof recorded under
  Cabinet Z, Sheet 6802, M.C.M.R., and the northeast corner of the
  herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 22°12'21" West, departing the southerly R.O.W.
  line of said Pine Valley Drive, and along the westerly line of said
  20.00 acre tract and said Reserve "A", a distance of 550.24 feet to
  a 5/8-inch iron rod found marking an exterior corner of said 20.00
  acre tract and an interior corner of the herein describe tract;
         THENCE, South 18°27'27" East, continuing along said westerly
  line, a distance of 504.76 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap
  stamped "WEST BELT SURVEYING INC" found marking the southwest
  corner of said 20.00 acre tract and said Reserve "A", and in the
  south line of said TRACT FOUR, and in the north line of a called
  7.4806 acre tract conveyed to William Lewis Pattillo III, ET UX. as
  recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2005137433, and marking the southeast
  corner of the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 71°32'33" West, along the south line of said
  TRACT FOUR, common with the northerly line of said 7.4806 acre
  tract, and a called 7.0047 acre tract conveyed to Darrel Caldwell,
  ET UX., passing at a distance of 369.97 feet, a 1/2-inch iron rod
  found marking the common north corner of said 7.4806 acre tract and
  said 7.0047 acre tract, continuing a total distance of 423.29 feet,
  to an angle in the said common line, from which a found 1/2-inch
  iron pipe bears, South 64 39' 0.2 feet;
         THENCE, North 77°47'56" West, along the southerly line of said
  TRACT FOUR, common with the northerly lines of said 7.0047 acre
  tract, a called 8.005 acre tract conveyed to Michelle and Gregory
  Mills as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2021020741, Reserve "A", of
  Replat of Willowridge Estates section One, as recorded under CAB.
  D, SHT. 74 M.C.M.R., a called 5.98 acre tract conveyed to Diane and
  Daniel Erb as recorded under M.C.C.F NO. 2021021750, and said TREND
  tract 2, passing at a distance of 336.33 feet, a 1/2-inch iron rod
  found marking the common north corner of said 7.0047 acre tract and
  said 8.000 acre tract, continuing a total distance of 2,221.10
  feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 401.4 acres of land.
         TRACT 2: 76.55 Acres
         A 76.55 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE JAMES EDWARDS SURVEY,
  ABSTRACT NO. 190, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING OUT OF AND A PART
  OF A CALLED 47.932 ACRE TRACT (TRACT ONE), AND OUT OF AND A PART OF A
  CALLED 410.539 ACRE TRACT (TRACT FOUR), BOTH CONVEYED TO CONROE
  VENTURE, LTD. AND RECORDED UNDER MONTGOMERY COUNTY CLERK'S FILE
  (M.C.C.F.) NO. 9149317, THE SAID 76.55 ACRE TRACT BEING MORE
  PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, (WITH
  BEARINGS BASED ON TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983,
  CENTRAL ZONE, AS DETERMINED BY GPS MEASUREMENTS):
         BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A.
  713-784-4500" set in the northerly Right-Of-Way (R.O.W.) line of
  Pine Valley Drive (based on a variable width) dedicated under
  Cabinet (CAB.) Z, Sheet (SHT.) 4404 of the Montgomery County Map
  Records (M.C.M.R.), and in the southeasterly line of a called
  43.796 acre tract conveyed to San Jacinto River Authority as
  recorded under Montgomery County Clerk's File Number (M.C.C.F. NO.)
  2009114038, common with the northwesterly line of said TRACT FOUR
  marking the most westerly southwest corner of the herein described
  tract;
         THENCE, North 12°48'52" East, departing the northerly R.O.W.
  line of said Pine Valley Drive, and along said common line, passing
  at a distance of 1,035.12 feet, a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "S&V Surveying" found marking the northeast corner of said 43.796
  acre tract, and the southeast corner of Restricted Reserve "E",
  Villas at White Oak Ranch, Section 1, map or plat thereof recorded
  under CAB. Z, SHT. 4853 M.C.M.R., continuing a total distance of
  1,135.27 feet, to a 1-inch iron rod found marking an interior corner
  of said Restricted Reserve "E", and the northwest corner of said
  TRACT FOUR, and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, North 79°02'55" East, along the northerly line of said
  TRACT FOUR, common with the southerly lines of said Villas at White
  Oak Ranch, Section 1, Restricted Reserve "C", White Oak Ranch
  Section 1, map or plat thereof recorded under CAB. Q, SHT. 74
  M.C.M.R., Villas at White Oak Ranch, Section 2, map or plat thereof
  recorded under CAB. Z, SHT. 6099 M.C.M.R., and a called 0.608 acre
  tract conveyed to Aquasource Development Company, as recorded under
  M.C.C.F. NO. 2001060128, passing at 18.40 feet a 1/2-inch iron rod
  with cap stamped "TPS 100834-00" found marking the common south
  corner between said Reserve "E", and Lot 28, Block 1 of said Villas
  at White Oak Ranch Section 1, passing at a distance of 1,528.75
  feet, a 5/8-inch iron rod found marking the common southerly corner
  of said 0.608 acre tract, and Reserve "D", of said Villas at White
  Oak Ranch, Section 2, continuing a total distance of 1,711.69 feet,
  to the west line of Reserve "C", of said Villas at White Oak Ranch,
  Section 2, marking the southeast corner of said 0.608 acre tract and
  the most northerly corner of said TRACT FOUR, from which a nail
  found bears, South 09°59' West, 0.9 feet;
         THENCE, South 09°58'31" West, along the west line of said
  Reserve "C", and a called 31.430 acre tract conveyed to John R.
  Collett as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2020139248, common with the
  east line of said TRACT FOUR, a distance of 778.74 feet, to a
  1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped "TPS 1000-834-00" found marking
  the southwest corner of said 31.430 acre tract, and an interior
  corner of said TRACT FOUR, and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 79°46'17" East, along the southerly line of said
  31.430 acre tract, a distance of 1,357.92 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron
  rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the
  southeast corner of said 31.430 acre tract, common with the
  southwest corner of Lot 1, Stovall West, map or plat thereof
  recorded under CAB. Z, SHT. 3834 M.C.M.R., from which a found
  1/2-inch iron rod bears North 12°41' East, 1.2 feet;
         THENCE, South 79°56'30" East, along the southerly line of said
  Stovall West subdivision, and White Oak Manor, map of plat thereof
  recorded under CAB. A, SHT. 23 M.C.M.R., passing at a distance of
  519.57 feet, a 1/2-inch iron rod found marking the common southerly
  corners of Stovall West section 1, and White Oak Manor, passing at a
  distance of 764.77 feet, a 1/2-inch iron pipe (bent) found marking
  the common southerly corner of Lot 9 and 10, White Oak Manor,
  continuing a total distance of 2,058.31 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod
  with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set in the south line of
  Lot 14, White Oak Manor, marking the northwest corner of a called
  6.045 acre tract conveyed to Stephen Scott Spiller as recorded
  under M.C.C.F. NO. 2009086905, and a northerly corner of said TRACT
  ONE, and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 0°13'07" East, departing the southerly line of
  said White Oak Manor, and along the easterly line of said TRACT ONE,
  common with the westerly lines of said 6.045 acre tract, and a
  called 4.058 acre tract conveyed to Bonnie Jean Laramore as
  recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2018085525, a distance of 662.85 feet,
  to a 5/8-inch iron rod found marking the southwest corner of said
  4.058 acre tract, and an interior corner of said TRACT ONE, and the
  herein describe tract;
         THENCE, North 69°14'55" East, along the southerly line of said
  4.058 acre tract common with the north line of said TRACT ONE, a
  distance of 552.90 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking an angle in the said common
  line;
         THENCE, North 24°15'41" West, along said common line, a
  distance of 126.31 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking an angle in the said common
  line;
         THENCE, North 65°29'42" East, along said common line a
  distance of 581.14 feet, to a 1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "Jeff Moon RPLS 4639" found in the southwesterly R.O.W. line of
  Longmire Road (based on a variable width) marking the northwest
  corner of a called 0.150 acre public street easement granted to the
  city of Conroe as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2012011632, and the
  most easterly southeast corner of said 4.058 acre tract, and the
  most easterly northeast corner of said TRACT ONE, and the herein
  described tract;
         THENCE, South 30°28'33" East, along the west line of said
  0.150 acre public street easement, a distance of 341.77 feet, to a
  5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set
  marking the southwest corner of said called 0.150 acre public
  street easement, and the northwest corner of a called 0.578 acre
  public street easement granted to city of Conroe as recorded under
  M.C.C.F. NO. 2012011630, and an angle in the westerly R.O.W. line of
  said Longmire Road;
         THENCE, South 29°44'08" East, continuing along the westerly
  R.O.W. line of said Longmire Road, and said 0.578 acre tract, a
  distance o f 83.92 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the southeast corner of the
  herein described tract, and the beginning of a curve to the right;
         THENCE, departing the westerly R.O.W. line of said Longmire
  Road, and along the northerly R.O.W. line of said Pine Valley Drive
  the following fifteen (15) courses and distances:
         In a southerly direction, along a curve to the right, having a
  radius of 25.00 feet, a central angle of 88°58'45" (chord bears,
  South 14°45'15" West, 35.04 feet) and an arc distance of 38.82 feet,
  to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set
  marking the point of tangency;
         South 59°14'37" West, a distance of 292.28 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the
  beginning of a curve to the right;
         In a northwesterly direction, along said curve to the right,
  having a radius of 1,156.00 feet, a central angle of 79°51'01"
  (chord bears North 80°49'59" West, 1,483.81 feet) and an arc
  distance of 1,611.06 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the point of tangency;
         North 40°54'28" West, a distance of 298.45 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713- 784-4500" set marking the
  beginning of a curve to the left;
         In a northwesterly direction, along said curve to the left,
  having a radius of 1,244.00 feet, a central angle of 38°55'52"
  (chord bears, North 60°22'24" West, 829.10 feet) and an arc distance
  of 845.27 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod (bent) found marking the
  point of tangency;
         North 79°50'20" West, a distance of 1,282.23 feet, to a
  5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set
  marking the beginning of a curve to the left;
         In a westerly direction, along said curve to the left, having
  a radius of 1,044.00, a central angle of 28°03'11" (chord bears,
  South 86°08'05" West, 506.07 feet) and an arc distance of 511.16
  feet, to the point of tangency, from which a found 5/8-inch iron rod
  bears North 07°18' west, 0.5 feet;
         South 72°06'29" West, a distance of 52.46 feet, to the
  beginning of a curve to the left, from which a found 5/8-inch iron
  rod bears, North 88°29' West, 0.3 feet;
         In a southwesterly direction, along said curve to the left,
  having a radius of 844.00 feet, a central angle of 28°18'34" (chord
  bears, South 57°57'12" West, 412.79 feet) and an arc distance of
  417.01 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS
  4639" found marking the end of said curve;
         South 47°17'16" East, a distance of 24.85 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS 4639" found marking an
  exterior corner of the herein described tract;
         South 42°42'44" West, a distance of 189.59 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking the
  beginning of a curve to the right;
         In a southwesterly direction, along said curve to the right,
  having a radius of 931.00 feet, a central angle of 60°39'48" (chord
  bears, South 73°02'37" West, 940.32 feet) and an arc distance of
  985.72 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS
  4639" found marking the point of tangency;
         North 76°37'29" West, a distance of 414.93 feet, to an angle
  in the said R.O.W. line, from which a found 1/2-inch iron rod (bent)
  bears South 41°27' East, 0.2 feet;
         North 13°22'31" East, a distance of 65.00 feet, to a 5/8-inch
  iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set marking an
  angle in the north R.O.W. line;
         North 76°37'29" West, a distance of 170.09 feet, to the POINT
  OF BEGINNING and containing 76.55 acres of land.
         TRACT 3: 16.40 Acres
         A 16.40 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE JAMES EDWARDS SURVEY,
  ABSTRACT NO. 190, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING ALL OF A CALLED
  7.5 ACRE TRACT (TRACT THREE) AND OUT OF AND A PART OF A CALLED
  410.539 ACRE TRACT (TRACT FOUR), BOTH CONVEYED TO CONROE VENTURE,
  LTD. AND RECORDED UNDER MONTGOMERY COUNTY CLERK'S FILE (M.C.C.F.)
  NO. 9149317, THE SAID 16.40 ACRE TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
  DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, (WITH BEARINGS BASED ON
  TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983, CENTRAL ZONE, AS
  DETERMINED BY GPS MEASUREMENTS):
         BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch iron rod found in the southwesterly
  Right-Of-Way (R.O.W.) line of Longmire Road (base on a variable
  width) marking the southwest corner of a called 0.283 acre Public
  Street Easement granted to City of Conroe as recorded under
  M.C.C.F. NO. 2012011629, and the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 1,
  of Smith Place on Longmire Section 1, map or plat thereof recorded
  under Cabinet (CAB.) Z, Sheet (SHT.) 4635 Montgomery County Map
  Records (M.C.M.R.), and the southeast corner of said TRACT THREE
  and the herein described tract;
         THENCE, South 71°38'45" West, departing the southwesterly
  R.O.W. line of said Longmire road, along the south line of said
  TRACT THREE, common with the north line of said Lot 1, Block 1, a
  distance of 774.14 feet, to the northeast line of a called 3.979
  acre tract conveyed to Charles P. Peters III, ET UX. as recorded
  under M.C.C.F. NO. 9143598, marking the northwest corner of said
  Lot 1, Block 1, and the southwest corner of said TRACT THREE, and
  the herein described tract, from which a found 1/2-inch iron rod
  bears, South 30°26' East, 0.3 feet;
         THENCE, North 18°17'47" West, along the northeasterly line of
  said 3.979 acre tract, common with the southwest line of said TRACT
  THREE, a distance of 433.40 feet, to a 1/2-inch iron rod found in
  the southerly line of said TRACT FOUR, marking the northeast corner
  of said 3.979 acre tract, the southeast corner of a called 20.00
  acre tract conveyed to Board of Trustees of the Willis Independent
  School District as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO. 2019109575, and the
  northwest corner of said 7.5 acre tract, and an angle in the west
  line of the herein described tract;
         THENCE, North 18°30'26" West, along the east line of said
  20.00 acre tract, and the west line of the herein described tract, a
  distance of 621.17 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped
  "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500", set in the southerly R.O.W. line of Pine
  Valley Drive (based on a variable width) as dedicated in CAB. Z,
  SHT. 4404 M.C.M.R., marking the northeast corner of said 20.00 acre
  tract, and the northwest corner of the herein described tract, and
  the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left;
         THENCE, In a northeasterly direction, along said curve to the
  left, and along the southerly R.O.W. line of said Pine Valley Drive,
  having a radius of 1,254.00 feet, a central angle of 10°00'50"
  (chord bears, North 64°15'02" East, 218.89 feet) and an arc distance
  of 219.17 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A.
  713-784-4500", set marking the point of tangency;
         THENCE, North 59°14'37" East, continuing along the southerly
  R.O.W. line of said Pine Valley Drive, a distance of 289.20 feet, to
  a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A. 713-784-4500" set
  marking the beginning of a curve to the right;
         THENCE, in a southeasterly direction, continuing along said
  southerly R.O.W. line, along said curve to the right, having a
  radius of 25.00 feet, a central angle of 92°04'20" (chord bears,
  South 76°41'06" East, 35.99 feet) and an arc distance of 40.17, to
  the southwesterly line of a called 0.578 acre public street
  easement granted to city of Conroe as recorded under M.C.C.F. NO.
  2012011630 and the southwesterly R.O.W. line of said Longmire Road,
  and the northeast corner of the herein described tract, from which a
  found 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "Jeff Moon RPLS 4639"
  bears, South 39°53' West, 1.5 feet;
         THENCE, South 29°44'08" East, along the southwesterly R.O.W.
  line of said Longmire Road, and said 0.578 acre tract, a distance of
  389.61 feet, to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "E.H.R.A.
  713-784-4500" set marking an angle in said 0.578 acre tract and the
  R.O.W. line of Longmire Road;
         THENCE, South 31°06'09" East, continuing along the
  southwesterly R.O.W. line of said Longmire Road, a distance of
  762.81 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 16.40 acres of
  land.
         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, the
  lieutenant governor, and the 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 are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 4.  (a)  If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
  vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
  7958A, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
  this Act, is amended by adding Section 7958A.0306 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 7958A.0306.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
         (b)  This section is not intended to be an expression of a
  legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
  Article I, Texas Constitution.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.