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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the TRR 243 Municipal Management |
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District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose |
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assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3793 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3793. TRR 243 MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 3793.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "City" means the City of Celina, Texas. |
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(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(4) "Director" means a board member. |
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(5) "District" means the TRR 243 Municipal Management |
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District. |
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Sec. 3793.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The |
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district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, |
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Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 3793.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The |
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creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this |
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chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and |
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other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the |
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legislature has established a program to accomplish the public |
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purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, |
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develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, |
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transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, |
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entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public |
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welfare in the district. |
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(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be |
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interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of |
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services provided to the area in the district as of the effective |
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date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to |
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supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the |
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district. |
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Sec. 3793.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. |
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(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. |
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(b) All land and other property included in the district |
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will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by |
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the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, |
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Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and |
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other powers granted under this chapter. |
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(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a |
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municipal management district as provided by general law and |
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Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution. |
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(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest |
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and is essential to: |
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(1) further the public purposes of developing and |
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diversifying the economy of the state; |
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(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; |
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(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce; and |
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(4) provide quality residential housing. |
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(e) The district will: |
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(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of |
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residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, |
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and consumers in the district, and of the public; |
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(2) provide needed funding for the district to |
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preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of |
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the district territory as a community and business center; and |
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(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment |
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of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and |
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developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for |
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the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty. |
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(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at |
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grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street |
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landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and |
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necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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or road improvement. |
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(g) The district will not act as the agent or |
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instrumentality of any private interest even though the district |
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will benefit many private interests as well as the public. |
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Sec. 3793.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is |
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composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting |
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this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other |
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law. |
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(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the |
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field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process |
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does not affect the district's: |
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(1) organization, existence, or validity; |
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(2) right to contract; |
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(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other |
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obligations described by Section 3793.0501 or to pay the principal |
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and interest of the bonds or other obligations; |
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(4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or |
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collect other revenue; or |
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(5) legality or operation. |
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Sec. 3793.0106. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT |
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DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. |
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Sec. 3793.0107. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter |
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shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and |
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purposes stated in this chapter. |
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Sec. 3793.0108. CONFLICTS OF LAW. This chapter prevails |
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over any provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, that is in |
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conflict or inconsistent with this chapter. |
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Sec. 3793.0109. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT |
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AGREEMENT REQUIRED. (a) The board may not hold an election to |
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authorize the issuance of bonds until: |
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(1) the governing body of the city by ordinance or |
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resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the |
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inclusion of land in the district; and |
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(2) the governing body of the city has entered into a |
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development agreement with the owner of a majority of the land in |
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the district. |
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(b) The city's consent must be granted in the manner |
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provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within |
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the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 3793.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is |
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governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of |
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four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of |
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each even-numbered year. One director is appointed by the city, and |
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four directors are appointed by the commission as provided by |
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Sections 3793.0202 and 3793.0203, respectively. |
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Sec. 3793.0202. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR |
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APPOINTED BY CITY. (a) The governing body of the city shall |
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appoint one director who must be: |
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(1) at least 18 years of age; and |
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(2) a resident of the city. |
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(b) At any time the governing body of the city may remove the |
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director appointed by the city and appoint a director to serve the |
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remainder of the removed director's term. |
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Sec. 3793.0203. APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION. (a) Before the |
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term of a director other than a director appointed under Section |
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3793.0202 expires, the board shall recommend to the commission the |
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appropriate number of persons to serve as successor directors. The |
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commission shall appoint as directors the persons recommended by |
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the board. |
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(b) A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a) |
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must be: |
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(1) at least 18 years of age; |
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(2) an owner of property in the district; |
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(3) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or |
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otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district; |
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(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that |
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owns property in the district; or |
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(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person |
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described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4). |
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Sec. 3793.0204. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board, |
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the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder |
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of the unexpired term. |
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Sec. 3793.0205. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A |
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director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office |
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with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or |
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affirmation in the district records. |
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(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or |
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affirmation with the secretary of the city. |
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Sec. 3793.0206. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among |
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the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices |
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of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person. |
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Sec. 3793.0207. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district |
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may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for |
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each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may |
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receive each year may not exceed $7,200. |
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(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary |
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and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and |
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responsibilities of the board. |
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Sec. 3793.0208. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may |
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obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance |
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coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that |
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protects and insures a director against personal liability and from |
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all claims relating to: |
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(1) actions taken by the director in the director's |
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capacity as a member of the board; |
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(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or |
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(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the |
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district. |
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Sec. 3793.0209. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not |
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create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board. |
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Sec. 3793.0210. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) On or after |
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September 1, 2021, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed |
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value of the real property in the district according to the most |
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recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the county may submit a |
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petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint |
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as initial directors the four persons named in the petition. The |
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commission shall appoint as initial directors the four persons |
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named in the petition. |
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(b) The governing body of the city shall appoint one initial |
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director. |
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(c) The initial directors shall determine by lot which three |
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positions expire June 1, 2023, and which two positions expire June |
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1, 2025. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2023. |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 3793.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district |
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has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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which the district is created. |
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Sec. 3793.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) |
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Subject to Subsection (b), the district may provide, design, |
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construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or |
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finance an improvement project or service using money available to |
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the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to |
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provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, |
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maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized |
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under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code. |
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(b) The district may not construct or finance an improvement |
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project, other than a water, sewer, or drainage facility or road, |
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unless the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution |
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consents to the construction or financing. |
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(c) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other |
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obligations to maintain or repair an existing improvement project |
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only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution |
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consents to the issuance. |
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Sec. 3793.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. A |
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district improvement project may be located inside or outside of |
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the district. |
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Sec. 3793.0304. OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) |
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Before a district improvement project may be put into operation, |
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the district must transfer ownership of the project to the city. |
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(b) The transfer of ownership is complete on the city's |
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acceptance of ownership. |
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Sec. 3793.0305. RETAIL WATER AND SEWER SERVICES PROHIBITED. |
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The district may not provide retail water or sewer services. |
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Sec. 3793.0306. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY. (a) Subject |
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to Subsection (b), the board may add or remove territory as provided |
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by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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(b) The district may add territory as described by |
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Subsection (a) only if the governing body of the city by ordinance |
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or resolution consents to the addition. |
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Sec. 3793.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may |
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not exercise the power of eminent domain. |
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS |
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Sec. 3793.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The |
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board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' |
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signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or |
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transfer of the district's money. |
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Sec. 3793.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES. |
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The district may acquire, construct, or finance an improvement |
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project or service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 375, Local |
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Government Code, using any money available to the district. |
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Sec. 3793.0403. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district |
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may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local |
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Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. |
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The board shall determine the method of notice. |
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Sec. 3793.0404. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a) |
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The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any |
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purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the |
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district. |
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(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment |
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resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll |
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by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or |
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reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's |
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fees incurred by the district are: |
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(1) a first and prior lien against the property |
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assessed; |
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(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a |
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lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem |
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taxes; and |
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(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the |
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owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the |
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assessment proceedings. |
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(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's |
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resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is |
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paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the |
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board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property. |
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(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the |
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assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of |
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any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in |
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the manner required for additional assessments. |
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(e) The district may not impose an assessment on a |
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municipality, county, or other political subdivision. |
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Sec. 3793.0405. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. Annually, the board |
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shall file with the secretary of the city written notice that |
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specifies the assessments the district will impose in the |
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district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the |
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assessments for the operation and maintenance of the district and |
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the assessments for the payment of debt service of obligations |
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issued or incurred by the district. |
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SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS |
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Sec. 3793.0501. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The |
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district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable |
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wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner |
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provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. |
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(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the |
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district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, |
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note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a |
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proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or |
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other type of obligation. |
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(c) In addition to the sources of money described by |
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Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds |
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may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any |
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part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or |
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from any other source. |
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(d) Not later than the 30th day before the date the district |
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holds a bond sale, the district shall provide the governing body of |
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the city written notice of the sale. |
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SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION |
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Sec. 3793.0601. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The |
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governing body of the city may dissolve the district by ordinance. |
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(b) The governing body may not dissolve the district until: |
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(1) water, sanitary, sewer, and drainage improvements |
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and roads have been constructed to serve at least 90 percent of the |
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developable territory of the district; and |
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(2) the district has reimbursed each party that has an |
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agreement with the district for all costs advanced to or on behalf |
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of the district. |
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(c) Until the district is dissolved, the district is |
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responsible for all bonds and other obligations of the district. |
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Sec. 3793.0602. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER |
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REVENUE. (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other |
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obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or |
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other revenue, other than revenue from ad valorem taxes, the city |
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shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district |
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regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other |
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revenue. |
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(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to |
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enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay: |
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(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and |
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payable according to their terms; or |
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(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other |
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obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or |
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obligations. |
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Sec. 3793.0603. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a) |
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After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to |
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the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the |
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district, including any bonds or other debt payable from |
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assessments or other district revenue. |
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(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall |
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transfer ownership of all district property to the city. |
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SECTION 2. The TRR 243 Municipal Management District |
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initially includes all the territory contained in the following |
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area: |
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BEING that certain tract of land situated in the Collin County |
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School Land Survey, Abstract No. 168, Collin County, Texas, and |
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being all of that certain called 243.820 acre tract of land as |
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conveyed to Laura Latham Shinker, Elizabeth Brent and David Brent, |
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as recorded in Volume 967, Page 705 of the Deed Records of Collin |
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County, Texas, and also being all of that certain called 243.859 |
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acre tract of land as conveyed to Godwin Family Investments, Ltd., |
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by deed recorded in Volume 5634, Page 3372, said Deed Records, and |
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being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: |
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BEGINNING at a 5/8 inch iron rod found for the southeast corner of |
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said Godwin Family Investments tract, same being the southwest |
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corner of that certain tract of land to Carol J. King or Julia King |
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Needum, and their Successors, as Trustee of the King Family Trust, |
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as recorded in Instrument no. 2012102200134910, Official Public |
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Records, Collin County, Texas, same being in the north right-of-way |
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line of F.M. Highway 428 (a 105' public right-of-way at this point); |
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THENCE Sough 89 deg. 59 min. 43 sec. West, along the common line of |
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said Godwin Family Investments tract, and the north right-of-way |
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line of said F. M. Highway No. 428, a distance of 2602.61 feet to a |
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1/2 inch iron pipe found for the most southerly southwest corner of |
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said Godwin Family Investments tract; |
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THENCE North 45 deg. 11 min. 54 sec. West, continuing along the |
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common line of said Godwin Family Investments tract, and the north |
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right-of-way line of said F. M. Highway 428, a distance of 42.50 |
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feet to a point; |
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THENCE South 89 deg. 59 min. 06 sec. West, continuing along the |
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common line of said Godwin Family Investments tract, and the north |
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right-of-way line of said F. M. Highway No. 428, a distance of 17.50 |
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feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found in the approximate center of |
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County Road No. 54 (a gravel paved prescriptive right-of-way); |
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THENCE North 00 deg. 02 min. 21 sec. West, along the west line of |
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said Godwin Family Investments tract, and generally along the |
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centerline of said County Road No. 54, a distance of 3965.31 feet to |
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a 3/8 inch rod found for the northwest corner of said Godwin Family |
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Investments tract, same being the southwest corner of that certain |
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tract of land to Michael C. Hollifield and wife, Deborah Baker |
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Hollifield, husband and wife, by deed recorded in Volume 5696, Page |
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1982, aforesaid Deed Records; |
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THENCE South 89 deg. 57 min. 51 sec. East, along the common line of |
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said Godwin Family Investments tract, and said Hollifield tract, |
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passing the southeast corner of said Hollifield tract, same being |
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the southwest corner of that certain tract of land to the Pollard |
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Family Living Trust, by deed recorded in County Clerk's File |
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No. 20120608000680240, aforesaid Official Public Records, and |
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continuing along the common line of said Godwin Family Investments |
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tract, and said Pollard tract, a total distance of 2669.06 feet to a |
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3/4 inch iron rod found for the northeast corner of said Godwin |
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Family Investments tract, same being the southeast corner of said |
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Pollard tract, same being in the west line of that certain tract of |
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land to Douglas J. Barker and wife, Saundra Barker, by deed recorded |
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in Volume 1159, Page 423, said Deed Records; |
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THENCE South 00 deg. 14 min. 32 sec. West, along common line of said |
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Godwin Family Investments tract, and said Pollard tract, passing |
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the southwest corner of said Pollard tract, same being the most |
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northerly northwest corner of that certain tract of land to Old |
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Celina, Ltd., by deed recorded in Volume 5208, Page 3376, said Deed |
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Records, and continuing along the common line of said Godwin Family |
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Investments tract, and said Old Celina tract, a total distance of |
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1400.08 feet to a Bois d' Arc Fence found for the most westerly |
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southwest corner of said Old Celina tract, same being the northwest |
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corner of aforesaid King tract; |
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THENCE South 00 deg. 13 min. 28 sec. West, along the common line of |
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said Godwin Family Investments tract, and said King tract, a |
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distance of 2593.32 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing |
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243.846 acres of computed land, more or less. |
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SECTION 3. (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, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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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 have been |
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fulfilled and accomplished. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4590 was passed by the House on May |
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14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 39, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4590 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 103, Nays 43, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4590 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Date |
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Governor |