Bill Text: TX HB5375 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB5375 Detail]

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  88R13052 JTZ-F
 
  By: Metcalf H.B. No. 5375
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
  relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management
  District No. 2; 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 C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3800 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 3800. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3800.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "County" means Montgomery County.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Montgomery County Management
  District No. 2.
         Sec. 3800.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Montgomery County
  Management District No. 2 is a special district created under
  Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 3800.0103.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
  creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
  Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
  chapter.
         (b)  By creating the district and in authorizing the county
  and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
  legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
  purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
         (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)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
  interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of
  services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
  chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to
  supplement and not to supplant county or municipal services
  provided in the district.
         Sec. 3800.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
  (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; and
               (3)  developing or expanding transportation and
  commerce.
         (d)  The district will:
               (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
  residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
  and consumers in the district, and of the public;
               (2)  provide needed funding for the district to
  preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
  the district territory as a community and business center;
               (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
  of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
  developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
  the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
  and
               (4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and
  recreational facilities for the district.
         (e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
  grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
  landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
  necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
  or road improvement.
         (f)  The district will not act as the agent or
  instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
  will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
         Sec. 3800.0105.  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. 3800.0106.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
  included in:
               (1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
  Chapter 311, Tax Code; or
               (2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
  Chapter 312, Tax Code.
         Sec. 3800.0107.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
  DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
         Sec. 3800.0108.  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. 3800.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is
  governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as
  provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 3800.0203, directors
  serve staggered four-year terms.
         Sec. 3800.0202.  COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to
  receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as
  provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and
  375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
         Sec. 3800.0203.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the
  effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners
  of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the
  district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll
  for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality 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)  The temporary or successor temporary directors shall
  hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by
  Section 49.102, Water Code.
         (c)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Subsection (b); or
               (2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
  the Act creating this chapter.
         (d)  If permanent directors have not been elected under
  Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have
  expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
  reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that
  expire on the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Subsection (b); or
               (2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the
  appointment or reappointment.
         (e)  If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a
  majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
  according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the
  county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality 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. 3800.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
  has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 3800.0302.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The
  district, using any 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)  The implementation of a district project or service is a
  governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791,
  Government Code.
         Sec. 3800.0303.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
  public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
  including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
  district for a fee.
         Sec. 3800.0304.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
  organization that performs a service or provides an activity
  consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
         Sec. 3800.0305.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The
  district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic
  development purposes of the district.
         (b)  The district may establish and provide for the
  administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
  economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
  activity in the district, including programs to:
               (1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
               (2)  provide district personnel and services.
         (c)  The district may create economic development programs
  and exercise the economic development powers provided to
  municipalities by:
               (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
               (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
         Sec. 3800.0306.  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. 3800.0307.  ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND. The district may
  add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter
  49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
         Sec. 3800.0308.  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. 3800.0309.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
  SUBCHAPTER D. ASSESSMENTS
         Sec. 3800.0401.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
  AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
  service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
  unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
  has been filed with the board.
         (b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
  the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
  the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
  certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
         Sec. 3800.0402.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
  purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
  district.
         (b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
  resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
  by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
  reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
  fees incurred by the district:
               (1)  are a first and prior lien against the property
  assessed;
               (2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than
  a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
  taxes; and
               (3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against
  the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
  assessment proceedings.
         (c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's
  resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
  paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
  board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
         (d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
  assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
  any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
  the manner required for additional assessments.
  SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
         Sec. 3800.0501.  TAX ELECTION REQUIRED. (a)  The district
  must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water
  Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
  obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
  tax.
         (b)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
  to the district.
         Sec. 3800.0502.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
  authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
  election under Section 3800.0501, the district may impose an
  operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district
  in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
  district purpose, including to:
               (1)  maintain and operate the district;
               (2)  construct or acquire improvements; or
               (3)  provide a service.
         (b)  The board shall determine the operation and maintenance
  tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the
  election.
         Sec. 3800.0503.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE
  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on
  terms determined by the board.
         (b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
  obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
  assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or
  other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,
  to pay for any authorized district purpose.
         (c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of
  bonds, notes, or other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,
  Water Code, does not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3800.0504.  BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT
  PAYMENTS. The district may issue, without an election, bonds
  secured by:
               (1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including
  contract revenues; or
               (2)  contract payments, provided that the requirements
  of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
         Sec. 3800.0505.  BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES;
  ELECTIONS. (a) If authorized at an election under Section
  3800.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem
  taxes.
         (b)  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or
  partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual
  imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without
  limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the
  bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by
  Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
         (c)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
  may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
  submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
  voted on at the election.
         Sec. 3800.0506.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. (a) The
  board may not issue bonds 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.
         (b)  This section applies only to the district's first
  issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
  SUBCHAPTER F. SALES AND USE TAX
         Sec. 3800.0601.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE
  PROVISIONS. (a)  Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition,
  computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the
  sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent
  Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.
         (b)  A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality
  or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the
  district or the board, respectively.
         Sec. 3800.0602.  ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX. (a) The
  district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority
  of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that
  purpose.
         (b)  The board by order may call an election to authorize the
  adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any
  uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district
  election.
         (c)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or
  against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in
  the Montgomery County Management District No. 2 at a rate not to
  exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of
  one-eighth of one percent).
         Sec. 3800.0603.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE. (a) On or after the
  date the results are declared of an election held under Section
  3800.0602 at which the voters approved imposition of the tax
  authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt
  by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in
  one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.
         (b)  After the authorization of a tax under Section
  3800.0602, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by
  one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.
         (c)  The board may not decrease the rate of the tax if the
  decrease would impair the repayment of any outstanding debt or
  obligation payable from the tax.
         (d)  The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from
  subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:
               (1)  the maximum rate authorized by the district voters
  at the election held under Section 3800.0602; or
               (2)  a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales
  and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with
  territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined
  rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in
  the district.
         (e)  In determining whether the combined sales and use tax
  rate under Subsection (d)(2) would exceed the maximum combined rate
  prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the
  district, the board shall include:
               (1)  any sales and use tax imposed by a political
  subdivision whose territory overlaps all or part of the district;
               (2)  any sales and use tax to be imposed by the county
  or a municipality in which the district is located as a result of an
  election held on the same date as the election held under Section
  3800.0602; and
               (3)  any increase to an existing sales and use tax
  imposed by the county or a municipality in which the district is
  located as a result of an election held on the same date as the
  election held under Section 3800.0602.
         (f)  If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at
  an election under Section 3800.0602 and subsequently includes new
  territory in the district, the district:
               (1)  is not required to hold another election to
  approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included
  territory; and
               (2)  shall impose the sales and use tax in the included
  territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.
         (g)  If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at
  an election under Section 3800.0602 and subsequently excludes
  territory in the district, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to
  the excluded territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is
  applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
         Sec. 3800.0604.  TAX AFTER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. (a)  This
  section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part
  of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's
  sales and use tax in the annexed territory.
         (b)  If at the time of annexation the district has
  outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from
  district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code,
  applies to the district.
         (c)  If at the time of annexation the district does not have
  outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from
  district sales and use tax revenue, the district may:
               (1)  exclude the annexed territory from the district,
  if the district has no outstanding debt or other obligations
  payable from any source; or
               (2)  reduce the sales and use tax in the annexed
  territory by resolution or order of the board to a rate that, when
  added to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the municipality in
  the annexed territory, is equal to the sales and use tax rate
  imposed by the district in the district territory that was not
  annexed by the municipality.
         Sec. 3800.0605.  NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.  The board
  shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate
  under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary
  provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax
  Code.
         Sec. 3800.0606.  USE OF REVENUE. Revenue from the sales and
  use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of
  the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district
  may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds,
  notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in
  combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to
  the district.
         Sec. 3800.0607.  ABOLITION OF TAX. (a)  Except as provided
  by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this
  subchapter without an election.
         (b)  The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this
  subchapter if the district has any outstanding debt or obligation
  secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt or obligation would be
  impaired by the abolition of the tax.
         (c)  If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify
  the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal
  secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section
  321.405(b), Tax Code.
         (d)  If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate
  to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held
  under Section 3800.0602 before the district may subsequently impose
  the tax.
         (e)  This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales
  and use tax authorized under Section 3800.0604(c)(2).
  SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION
         Sec. 3800.0901.  DISSOLUTION. (a) The board shall dissolve
  the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners
  of at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject
  to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent
  certified county property tax rolls.
         (b)  The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at
  any time.
         (c)  The district may not be dissolved by its board under
  Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:
               (1)  has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that
  bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with
  the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;
               (2)  has a contractual obligation to pay money until
  that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the
  contract; or
               (3)  owns, operates, or maintains public works,
  facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with
  another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the
  public works, facilities, or improvements.
         (d)  Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local
  Government Code, do not apply to the district.
         SECTION 2.  The Montgomery County Management District No. 2
  initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
  Being 57.4 acres of land, more or less, located in the Raleigh
  Rogers Survey, Abstract 33, Montgomery County, Texas, out of land
  conveyed to Homeplace Lands, LLC, as recorded under Clerk's File
  No. 2012125424 of the Official Public Records of Real Property,
  Montgomery County, Texas, (O.P.R.M.C.), being comprised of three
  (3) tracts as described below; said 57.4 acres, more or less, being
  more particularly described as follows, with all bearings
  referenced to the Texas Coordinate System, Central Zone, NAD83
  (NA2011) Epoch 2010.00:
         TRACT 1: 8.1 Acres
         BEGINNING at a corner of a 50 acre tract (Tract 7), as
  recorded under Clerk's File No. 2012125424 of the O.P.R.M.C., also
  being the northeast corner of an 18.69 acre tract as described under
  Clerk's File No. 2005-078277 of the Official Public Records of Real
  Property Montgomery County, Texas (O.P.R.R.P.M.C.), lying in the
  westerly right-of-way line of F.M. 2854;
         THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY approximately 612 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining the northerly line of said 18.69 acre tract, to
  an easterly corner of a 123.962 acre tract as defined under Clerk's
  File No. 2009-017518 of the O.P.R.R.P.M.C.,
         THENCE NORTHWESTERLY approximately 512 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining an easterly line of said 123.962 acre tract, also
  being the centerline of the meanders of MOUND CREEK, to a westerly
  corner of the herein described tract, lying in a southerly
  right-of-way line of a proposed 80 foot public road, as reserved in
  document recorded under Clerk's File No. 2009-017518;
         THENCE NORTHEASTERLY approximately 729 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining said southerly line of said proposed 80 foot
  public road , to the southwesterly right-of-way line of F.M. 2854
  (width varies);
         THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY approximately 586 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining said southwesterly right-of-way line of F.M.
  2854, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing approximately 8.1
  acres of land. This document was prepared under 22 Texas
  Administrative Code §138.95, 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.
         TRACT 2: 25.7 Acres
         COMMENCING at a southeast corner of a 50 acre tract (Tract 7),
  as recorded under Clerk's File No. 2012125424 of the O.P.R.M.C.,
  also being the northeast corner of an 18.69 acre tract as described
  under Clerk's File No. 2005-078277 of the Official Public Records
  of Real Property Montgomery County, Texas (O.P.R.R.P.M.C.), lying
  in the westerly right-of-way line of F.M. 2854;
         THENCE NORTHWESTERLY approximately 716.1 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining said southwesterly right-of-way line of F.M.
  2854, to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract, also
  being the intersection of the northerly line of a right-of-way line
  of a proposed 80 foot public road, (southerly alignment) as
  reserved in document recorded under Clerk's File No. 2009-017518 of
  the O.P.R.R.P.M.C., and the southwesterly right-of-way line of said
  F.M. 2854, said public road being a portion of a 123.962 acre tract
  described under Clerk's File No. 2009-017518 of the
  O.P.R.R.P.M.C.;
         THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY approximately 810 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining the northwesterly line of said proposed 80 feet
  public road, to centerline of MOUND CREEK and easterly line of said
  123.962 acre tract;
         THENCE NORTHWESTERLY approximately 2,239 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining said easterly line of the 123.962 acre tract,
  also being the meanders of MOUND CREEK, to the northwest corner of
  the herein described tract, lying in the northwesterly line of said
  123.962 acre tract, also being a northwesterly corner of a 0.8579
  acre tract as recorded under Clerk's File No. 2018005220 of the
  O.P.R.M.C.;
         THENCE NORTHEASTERLY approximately 859 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining the northwesterly line of said 0.8579 acre
  tract, to a northerly corner of the herein described tract, lying in
  the southwesterly right-of-way line of said F.M. 2854;
         THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY approximately 1,268 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining said southwesterly right-of-way line of F.M.
  2854, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing approximately 25.7
  acres. This document was prepared under 22 Texas Administrative
  Code §138.95, 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.
         TRACT 3: 23.6 Acres
         BEGINNING at a northeast corner of an 18.984 acre tract, as
  described in a deed recorded under Clerk's File No. 8216886 of the
  Official Public Records of Real Property Montgomery County, Texas
  (O.P.R.R.P.M.C.)., lying in the southwesterly right-of-way line of
  F.M. 2854;
         THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY approximately 982 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining said southwesterly right-of-way line of F.M.
  2854, to the southeast corner of the herein described tract, also
  being the north corner of a 0.8579 acre tract as recorded under
  Clerk's File No. 2018005219 of the Official Public Records of
  Montgomery County, Texas (O.P.R.M.C.);
         THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY approximately 1,174 feet, more or less,
  with and adjoining the northwesterly line of said 0.8579 acre tract
  and a 2.975 acre tract as recorded under Clerk's File No, 2018005218
  of the O.P.R.M.C., to a southwesterly corner of the herein
  described tract;
         THENCE NORTHWESTERLY approximately 353 feet, more or less, to
  a westerly corner of the herein described tract, also being the
  southwest corner of said 18.984 acre tract;
         THENCE NORTHERLY approximately 950 feet, more or less, to a
  northwesterly corner of the herein described tract;
         THENCE NORTHEASTERLY approximately 523 feet, more or less, to
  the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing approximately 23.6 acres.
  This document was prepared under 22 Texas Administrative Code §
  138.95, 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.
         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 immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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