82R7277 JXC-F
	By: Ellis	S.B. No. 1277

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of Harris
	County Improvement District No. 5 and to the boundaries of the
	district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  BOUNDARIES.  (a)  The boundaries of Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5 are enlarged to include the following
	tracts of land:
	TRACT 1-COMMENCING at the existing boundary of Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5 at the intersection of N ROW of Bissonnet
	St and E ROW of US 59 (Southwest Fwy) Access Road N/B;
	THENCE, northeast along E ROW of US 59 (Southwest Fwy) Access
	Road N/B to W ROW of S Gessner Rd;
	THENCE, south along W ROW of S Gessner Rd to S ROW of
	Bissonnet Rd;
	THENCE, northeast along S ROW of Bissonnet Rd to E ROW
	Hillcroft St;
	THENCE, along E ROW of Hillcroft St to N ROW of N. Braeswood
	Blvd where it intersects the existing boundary of Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5;
	THENCE, west along the existing boundary of Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5 to THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
	Tract 2-COMMENCING at the existing boundary of Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5 at intersection of E ROW of Hillcroft St
	Blvd and N ROW of Willowbend Blvd;
	THENCE, north along E ROW of Hillcroft St to S boundary of
	utility easement;
	THENCE, east along the S boundary of utility easement to the E
	ROW of S Post Oak Rd;
	THENCE, south along the E ROW of S Post Oak Rd to NW corner of
	0.375 acre parcel (TR 5K ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH);
	THENCE, east along N boundary of 0.375 acre parcel (TR 5K ABST
	135 W N BRONAUGH) to NE corner of said parcel;
	THENCE, south along E boundary of 0.375 acre parcel (TR 5K
	ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH) to SE corner of said parcel and N boundary of
	0.45 acre parcel (TR 5C (001*TR 5E-1) (WILLOW WATERHOLE DETENTION)
	ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH);
	THENCE, east along N boundary of 0.45 acre parcel (TR 5C
	(001*TR 5E-1) (WILLOW WATERHOLE DETENTION) ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH)
	to NE corner of said parcel;
	THENCE, southeast along E boundary 0.45 acre parcel (TR 5C
	(001*TR 5E-1) (WILLOW WATERHOLE DETENTION) ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH)
	to SE corner of said parcel and N boundary of 5.0 acre parcel (TRS
	6D-3 & 6G ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH);
	THENCE, east along N boundary of 5.0 acre parcel (TRS 6D-3 &
	6G ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH) to NE corner of said parcel;
	THENCE, south along E boundary of 5.0 acre parcel (TRS 6D-3 &
	6G ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH) to SE corner of said parcel and adjacent NE
	corner of 52 acre parcel (TRS 6 & 6D ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH);
	THENCE, south and southeast along E boundary of 52 acre
	parcel (TRS 6 & 6D ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH) to N ROW of So. Pacific
	Rail line;
	THENCE, southwest along N ROW of So. Pacific Rail line to SE
	corner of 52 acre parcel (TRS 6 & 6D ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH);
	THENCE, west along S boundary of 52 acre parcel (TRS 6 & 6D
	ABST 135 W N BRONAUGH) and S ROW of Gasmer Dr to E ROW of S Post Oak
	Rd;
	THENCE, south along E ROW of S Post Oak Rd to N ROW of So.
	Pacific Rail line;
	THENCE, southwest along N ROW of So. Pacific Rail line to E
	ROW of Haviland St to the existing boundary of Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5;
	THENCE, north and east along the existing boundary TO THE
	POINT OF BEGINNING.
	(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Subsection
	(a) of this section 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 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.
	SECTION 2.  VALIDATION.  (a)  The legislature validates and
	confirms all governmental acts and proceedings of the Harris County
	Improvement District No. 5 that were taken before the effective
	date of this Act.  An act or proceeding may not be held invalid
	because the act or proceeding was not in accordance with Chapter
	3834, Special District Local Laws Code, or other law.
	(b)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the
	effective date of this Act:
	(1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation
	ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
	judgment; or
	(2)  has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
	SECTION 3.  NOTICE.  (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)  The general law relating to consent by political
	subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
	reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
	districts has been complied with.
	(e)  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.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  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, 2011.