Bill Text: TX HB4341 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2017-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB4341 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB4341-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 4341 | ||
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| relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Management | ||
| District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing | ||
| authority to impose assessments, fees, or 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 3795 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 3795. LIBERTY COUNTY MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 3795.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
| (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. | ||
| (2) "City" means the City of Plum Grove, Texas. | ||
| (3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on | ||
| Environmental Quality. | ||
| (4) "County" means Liberty County. | ||
| (5) "Director" means a board member. | ||
| (6) "District" means the Liberty County Municipal | ||
| Management District No. 1. | ||
| Sec. 3795.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The | ||
| district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, | ||
| Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. | ||
| Sec. 3795.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (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. By creating the district and in authorizing the city 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. | ||
| (b) 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. | ||
| (c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be | ||
| interpreted to relieve the city or 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 city or county services | ||
| provided in the district. | ||
| Sec. 3795.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) | ||
| The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. | ||
| (b) 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. | ||
| (c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a | ||
| municipal management district as provided by general law and | ||
| Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, | ||
| Texas Constitution. | ||
| (d) 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. | ||
| (e) 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; and | ||
| (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. | ||
| (f) 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. | ||
| (g) 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. 3795.005. 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 contract; | ||
| (3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other | ||
| obligations described by Section 3795.205 or to pay the principal | ||
| and interest of the bonds or other obligations; | ||
| (4) right to impose or collect an assessment or | ||
| collect other revenue; or | ||
| (5) legality or operation. | ||
| Sec. 3795.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| DISTRICT LAW. Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, | ||
| Local Government Code, applies to the district. | ||
| Sec. 3795.007. 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. 3795.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is | ||
| governed by a board of five voting directors who must be qualified | ||
| under Section 375.063, Local Government Code. | ||
| (b) The directors serve staggered terms of four years with | ||
| two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered | ||
| year. | ||
| Sec. 3795.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The commission | ||
| shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. | ||
| Sec. 3795.053. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board, | ||
| the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder | ||
| of the unexpired term. | ||
| Sec. 3795.054. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district | ||
| may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each | ||
| board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may | ||
| receive each year may not exceed $2,000. | ||
| (b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary | ||
| and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and | ||
| responsibilities of the board. | ||
| Sec. 3795.055. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board | ||
| consists of: | ||
| (1) two directors appointed by the Cleveland | ||
| Independent School District; | ||
| (2) two directors appointed by the county | ||
| commissioners court; and | ||
| (3) one director appointed by the person who owns the | ||
| largest portion of the assessed value of the real property in the | ||
| district. | ||
| (b) The terms of the initial directors expire June 1, 2019. | ||
| (c) Of the directors who replace an initial director, the | ||
| terms of three directors must expire June 1, 2021, and the terms of | ||
| two directors must expire June 1, 2023. | ||
| (d) Section 3795.052 does not apply to initial directors | ||
| under this section. | ||
| (e) This section expires September 1, 2023. | ||
| SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES | ||
| Sec. 3795.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has | ||
| the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for | ||
| which the district is created. | ||
| Sec. 3795.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The | ||
| district 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, using any money available to the district, or | ||
| contract with a governmental or private entity to 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. | ||
| Sec. 3795.103. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (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. 3795.104. FIREFIGHTING SERVICES. Notwithstanding | ||
| Section 49.351(a), Water Code, the district may, as authorized by | ||
| Section 59(f), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Section 49.351, | ||
| Water Code: | ||
| (1) establish, operate, and maintain a fire | ||
| department; | ||
| (2) contract with another political subdivision for | ||
| the joint operation of a fire department; or | ||
| (3) contract with any other person to perform | ||
| firefighting services in the district and may issue bonds and | ||
| impose taxes to pay for the department and the activities. | ||
| Sec. 3795.105. FEES AND CHARGES. (a) The district may | ||
| adopt and enforce all necessary charges, mandatory fees, or | ||
| rentals, in addition to taxes, for providing or making available | ||
| any district facility or service, including firefighting | ||
| activities provided under Section 3795.104. | ||
| (b) To enforce payment of an unpaid fee or charge due to the | ||
| district, on the request of the district, a retail public utility, | ||
| as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, providing water or sewer | ||
| service to a customer in the district shall terminate the service. | ||
| Sec. 3795.106. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may | ||
| not exercise the power of eminent domain. | ||
| SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 3795.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The | ||
| board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and | ||
| the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the | ||
| district's money. | ||
| Sec. 3795.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES. | ||
| The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain | ||
| an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or | ||
| Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to | ||
| the district. | ||
| Sec. 3795.153. 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. 3795.154. METHOD OF NOTICE OF HEARING. The district | ||
| may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local | ||
| Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. | ||
| The board shall determine the method of mailing notice. | ||
| Sec. 3795.155. 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. 3795.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS. (a) | ||
| The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and | ||
| other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes. | ||
| (b) The district must hold an election in the manner | ||
| provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government 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. 3795.202. AGREEMENT REQUIRED FOR BONDS. Before the | ||
| district may issue bonds, the district must enter into an agreement | ||
| with a developer of land in the district, the Cleveland Independent | ||
| School District, and Liberty County for the transfer of land for use | ||
| as the sites of facilities for the school district and for emergency | ||
| services. | ||
| Sec. 3795.203. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If | ||
| authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an | ||
| election held in accordance with Section 3795.201, the district may | ||
| impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the | ||
| district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for | ||
| operation and maintenance purposes, including for: | ||
| (1) maintaining and operating the district; | ||
| (2) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, | ||
| repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, | ||
| plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment | ||
| of the district; or | ||
| (3) paying costs of services, engineering and legal | ||
| fees, and organization and administrative expenses. | ||
| (b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not | ||
| exceed the rate approved at the election. | ||
| Sec. 3795.204. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The district may | ||
| impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters | ||
| of the district voting at an election called for that purpose. | ||
| Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad | ||
| valorem tax revenue of the district may be used. | ||
| (b) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a | ||
| result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and | ||
| use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions | ||
| of this state having territory in the district would exceed two | ||
| percent at any location in the district. | ||
| (c) If the voters of the district approve the adoption of a | ||
| sales and use tax at an election held on the same election date on | ||
| which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or | ||
| approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a | ||
| result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the | ||
| district and other political subdivisions of this state having | ||
| territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location | ||
| in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under | ||
| this chapter has no effect. | ||
| (d) Chapter 321, Tax Code, applies to the imposition, | ||
| computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the | ||
| sales and use tax imposed by this section except to the extent it is | ||
| inconsistent with this chapter. | ||
| Sec. 3795.205. 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. | ||
| Sec. 3795.206. 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 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. | ||
| Sec. 3795.207. 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. | ||
| SUBCHAPTER Z. SPECIAL BOND PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 3795.901. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only | ||
| to bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from | ||
| assessments on real property in the district. | ||
| Sec. 3795.902. CONFLICT OF LAWS. In the event of a conflict | ||
| between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter | ||
| prevails. | ||
| Sec. 3795.903. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL | ||
| APPRAISALS. Before the district may issue bonds, the district and | ||
| any person to whom the board intends that proceeds of the bonds be | ||
| distributed, including a developer of or owner of land in the | ||
| district and any entity acting as a lender to a developer of or | ||
| owner of land in the district for the purpose of a project relating | ||
| to the district, must enter into a written agreement that: | ||
| (1) waives for the term of the agreement the right to a | ||
| special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under | ||
| Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and | ||
| (2) remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on | ||
| the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties, | ||
| and on their successors and assignees. | ||
| Sec. 3795.904. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE. | ||
| The district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the | ||
| completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the | ||
| improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable | ||
| for district assessments and necessary to support the district | ||
| bonds. | ||
| Sec. 3795.905. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE. The district | ||
| may not issue bonds until: | ||
| (1) the district submits to the commission: | ||
| (A) an engineer's report describing the project | ||
| for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, | ||
| maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and | ||
| (B) a cash flow analysis to determine the | ||
| projected rate of assessment, which includes the following | ||
| assumptions: | ||
| (i) each ending balance for debt service in | ||
| the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's | ||
| debt service requirement; | ||
| (ii) interest income is only shown on the | ||
| ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and | ||
| (iii) the projected rate of assessment is | ||
| level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the | ||
| district; | ||
| (2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the | ||
| projected value of the improvements, including houses and other | ||
| buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary | ||
| to support the district bonds; and | ||
| (3) the district has obtained an independent market | ||
| study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market | ||
| analysis supporting the development projects for the real property | ||
| that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support | ||
| the district bonds. | ||
| Sec. 3795.906. REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO | ||
| PAY BONDS. The district may not collect an assessment to be used | ||
| for the payment of bonds until: | ||
| (1) the completion of at least 95 percent of the | ||
| underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed | ||
| from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected | ||
| build-out, as certified by the district's engineer; | ||
| (2) the district or other appropriate party has | ||
| secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits | ||
| that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected | ||
| build-out; | ||
| (3) the completion of at least 95 percent of lift | ||
| station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity | ||
| sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for | ||
| a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's | ||
| engineer; and | ||
| (4) the completion of at least 95 percent of the | ||
| streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas | ||
| served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by | ||
| the district, as certified by the district's engineer and | ||
| constructed in accordance with city or county standards. | ||
| SECTION 2. The Liberty County Municipal Management District | ||
| No. 1 initially includes all territory contained in the following | ||
| area: | ||
| BEING a 5.030 acre tract situated in the Ann Holshousen Survey, | ||
| Abstract No. 208, Liberty County, Texas, being a portion of that | ||
| called 552.454 acre tract described in instrument to Colony Ridge | ||
| Development, LLC, recorded under Clerk's File Number 2011006320 of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas | ||
| (O.P.R.L.C.T.), said 5.030 acre tract being more particularly | ||
| described by metes and bounds as follows: | ||
| BEGINNING at a 5/8 inch iron rod found for the southeast corner of | ||
| the Sallas 4.15 acre tract, for the northeast corner of the herein | ||
| described 5.030 acre tract; | ||
| THENCE South 02°39'02" East, with the west line of Montebello, | ||
| Section One, as shown on the map or plat thereof, recorded under | ||
| Clerk's File Number 2011-013088, O.P.R.L.C.T., at a distance of | ||
| 10.63 feet, pass a 1/2 inch iron rod found for reference, at a | ||
| distance of 22.82 feet, pass a 5/8 inch iron rod found for | ||
| reference, in all, a total distance of 266.08 feet to a 5/8 inch | ||
| iron rod found for the northeast corner of a called 13.2864 acre | ||
| tract described in instrument recorded under Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2006-002427, O.P.R.L.C.T., and the southeast corner of the herein | ||
| described 5.030 acre tract; | ||
| THENCE South 86°13'24" West, 822.18 feet, with the north line of | ||
| said 13.2864 acre tract, to a 12 inch pin oak tree found for the | ||
| southeast corner of a called 1.0 acre tract described in instrument | ||
| recorded under Volume 1864, Page 509 of the Liberty County Deed | ||
| Records (L.C.D.R.), being the southwest corner of the herein | ||
| described 5.030 acre tract; | ||
| THENCE North 03°05'36" West, with the east line of said 1.0 acre | ||
| tract, at a distance of 226.45 feet, pass a 5/8 inch iron rod found | ||
| for reference, in all, a total distance of 266.32 feet to a 5/8 inch | ||
| iron rod found in a gravel drive in the south line of a called 1.8035 | ||
| acre tract described in instrument recorded under Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2009-009011, O.P.R.L.C.T., being the northwest corner of the | ||
| herein described 5.030 acre tract; | ||
| THENCE North 86°14'31" East, 824.24 feet, with the south line of | ||
| said 1.8035 acre tract, the south line of a called 1.1499 acre tract | ||
| described in instrument recorded under Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2004-005863, O.P.R.L.C.T., and the south line of said Sallas 4.15 | ||
| acre tract, to the PLACE OF BEGINNING; | ||
| CONTAINING a computed area of 5.030 acres of land within this Field | ||
| Note Description. | ||
| This Field Note Description and is referenced to Survey Drawing | ||
| Project No. C69-320_5.030ac. | ||
| Bearings recited hereon are based on the recorded plat of said | ||
| Camino Real, Section Three. | ||
| Being Reserve A of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve B of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve C of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve D of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve E of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve F of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve G of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve H of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve I of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve J of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve K of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve L of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve M of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve N of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve O of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve P of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve Q of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve R of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve S of Santa Fe, Section 1, a plat of said subdivision | ||
| recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number 2017-005075, of | ||
| the Official Public Records of Liberty County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 258, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 259, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 260, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 261, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 262, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 263, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 264, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 265, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 266, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 267, Block 8 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat | ||
| of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 517, Block 15 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 519, Block 15 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 520, Block 15 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 521, Block 15 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 869, Block 23 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 3, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-003954, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 870, Block 23 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 3, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-003954, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 871, Block 23 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 3, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-003954, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1186, Block 31 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 3, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-003954, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1187, Block 31 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 3, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-003954, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 2691, Block 70 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 5, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2015-003710, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 2692, Block 70 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 5, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2015-003710, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 2693, Block 70 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 5, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2015-003710, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 2694, Block 70 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 5, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2015-003710, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 2695A, Block 70 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 5, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2015-003710, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 2740, Block 70 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 5, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2015-003710, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3134, Block 79 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3135, Block 79 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3172, Block 80 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3173, Block 80 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3231, Block 81 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3232, Block 81 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3298, Block 82 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3299, Block 82 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3552, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3553, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3554, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3555, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3556, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3557, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3558, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3559, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3560, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3561, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3562, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3563, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3564, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3565, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 3566, Block 88 of Grand San Jacinto, Section 7, a | ||
| plat of said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File | ||
| Number 2016-007933, of the Official Public Records of Liberty | ||
| County, Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve C of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve D of Grand San Jacinto, Section 2, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-017696, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve V of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve W of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve X of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve Y of Grand San Jacinto, Section 6, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2014-014549, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 893, Block 14 of Camino Real, Section 1, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-004667, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 894, Block 14 of Camino Real, Section 1, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-004667, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 895, Block 14 of Camino Real, Section 1, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-004667, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 896, Block 14 of Camino Real, Section 1, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-004667, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 372, Block 8 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 408, Block 8 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 409, Block 8 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 543, Block 10 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 489, Block 21 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1298, Block 22 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1299, Block 22 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1300, Block 22 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1301, Block 22 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1302, Block 22 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being all of Lot 1303, Block 22 of Camino Real, Section 2, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2015-012997, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve 1 of Partial Replat of Rancho San Vicente, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-008924, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve 2 of Partial Replat of Rancho San Vicente, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-008924, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve 9 of Partial Replat of Rancho San Vicente, a plat of | ||
| said subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-008924, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve H of Bella Vista, Section 3, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2012-014595, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; | ||
| Being Reserve L of Bella Vista, Section 4, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-002215, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| Being Reserve O of Bella Vista, Section 4, a plat of said | ||
| subdivision recorded under Liberty County Clerk's File Number | ||
| 2013-002215, of the Official Public Records of Liberty County, | ||
| Texas. | ||
| 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) 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. 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, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 4341 was passed by the House on May | ||
| 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 7, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 4341 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
