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By: Miles
S.B. No. 2911

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment

District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority

to impose assessments or fees.

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 3961 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 3961. NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3961.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Northeast Houston

Redevelopment District.

Sec. 3961.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The

district is a special district created under Section 59, Article

XVI, Texas Constitution.

Sec. 3961.0103. 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 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) The district is created to supplement and not to

supplant county services provided in the district.

Sec. 3961.0104. 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 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;

(3) developing or expanding transportation and

commerce; and

(4) providing quality residential housing.

(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 residential community and business

center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment

of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping,

removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the

district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation,

and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at

grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street

landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of

and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an

improvement project that includes 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. 3961.0105. 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 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 or collect an assessment; or

(4) legality or operation.

Sec. 3961.0106. 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;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under

Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,

Government Code.

Sec. 3961.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT

DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,

Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.

Sec. 3961.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter

shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and

purposes stated in this chapter.

Sec. 3961.0109. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) Before

issuing any bonds or other obligations, imposing any assessments,

or recommending persons for appointment as succeeding directors,

the initial directors shall hold an election in the boundaries of

the district on a uniform election date provided by Section 41.001,

Election Code, to determine if the district shall be created.

(b) Notice of a confirmation election shall state the day

and place or places for holding the election and the propositions to

be voted on.

(c) The ballots for a confirmation election shall be printed

to provide for voting "For District" and "Against District."

(d) Immediately after the confirmation election, the

presiding judge shall take returns of the results to the initial

board. The initial board shall canvass the returns and issue an

order declaring the results at the earliest practicable time. The

order must include a description of the district's boundaries.

(e) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the

creation of the district, the initial board shall issue an order

declaring that the district is created and enter the result in its

minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are

against the creation of the district, the initial board shall issue

an order declaring that the district was defeated and enter the

result in its minutes.

(f) A copy of each order issued under this section must be

filed:

(1) in the deed records of the county or counties in

which the district is located; and

(2) with the Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 3961.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district

is governed by a board of 13 voting directors who must be qualified

under and appointed by the governing body of the city as provided by

Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The directors serve staggered terms of four years with

six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered

year.

Sec. 3961.0202. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A

director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office

with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or

affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or

affirmation with the clerk of the county.

Sec. 3961.0203. QUORUM. A vacant director position is not

counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.

Sec. 3961.0204. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among

the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices

of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.

Sec. 3961.0205. 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. 3961.0206. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may

obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance

coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that

protects and insures a director against personal liability and from

all claims relating to:

(1) actions taken by the director in the director's

capacity as a member of the board;

(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or

(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the

district.

Sec. 3961.0207. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not

create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.

Sec. 3961.0208. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold

meetings at a place accessible to the public.

Sec. 3961.0209. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board

consists of the following directors:

Pos. No. Name of Director

1 Zano Bailey

2 Ken Campbell

3 Gregory Collins

4 Derrick Davis

5 Carol Galloway

6 Kathy Gunther

7 Stan Hilliard

8 Kimberly Lee

9 Michael Neely

10 Allen Provost

11 Rich Robertson

12 Maryland Whittaker

13 Faye Willis

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors

appointed for positions 1 through 6 expire June 1, 2021, and the

terms of directors appointed for positions 7 through 13 expire June

1, 2023.

(c) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply

to the initial directors named by Subsection (a).

(d) This section expires September 1, 2023.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 3961.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district

has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for

which the district is created.

Sec. 3961.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The

district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,

relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or

service using 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. 3961.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. An

improvement project described by Section 3961.0302 may be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if

the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure

improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.

Sec. 3961.0304. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by

resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to

assist and act for the district in implementing a project or

providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local

government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,

Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service

authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the

nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit

corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors

of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,

Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not

required to reside in the district.

Sec. 3961.0305. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by

Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an

agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental

function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government

Code.

Sec. 3961.0306. 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. 3961.0307. 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. 3961.0308. 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 that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a

municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code,

provides to a municipality.

Sec. 3961.0309. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the

territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or

the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district

may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the

district was created unless the governing body of the municipality

by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.

Sec. 3961.0310. NO AD VALOREM TAX. The district may not

impose an ad valorem tax.

Sec. 3961.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may

not exercise the power of eminent domain.

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3961.0401. 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. 3961.0402. 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. 3961.0403. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF

DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS. The district may

provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or

other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other

contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the

establishment, administration, and operation of the district and

the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an

improvement project or district contractual obligation or

indebtedness by:

(1) the imposition of an assessment, user fee,

concession fee, or rental charge; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district.

Sec. 3961.0404. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The

district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or

other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the

manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J,

Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the

district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,

note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a

proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or

other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by

Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local

Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable

wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district

receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.

Sec. 3961.0405. BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more

than 40 years from their date of issue.

Sec. 3961.0406. COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The

district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons,

including the city or the county, all or part of the cost of an

improvement project, including an improvement project:

(1) for improving, enhancing, and supporting public

safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical

services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or

(2) that confers a general benefit on the entire

district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.

Sec. 3961.0407. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES. The

district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property,

including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.

Sec. 3961.0408. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM

ASSESSMENTS AND FEES. The district may not impose an assessment,

impact fee, or standby fee on the property, including the

equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements,

of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company

as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or

121.001, Utilities Code, or a person who owns pipelines used for the

transportation or sale of oil or gas or a product or constituent of

oil or gas;

(3) a person who owns pipelines used for the

transportation or sale of carbon dioxide;

(4) a telecommunications provider as defined by

Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(5) a cable service provider or video service provider

as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.

SUBCHAPTER E. ASSESSMENTS

Sec. 3961.0501. 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) The petition must be signed by the owners of at least 50

percent of the property in the district subject to assessment

according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the

county.

Sec. 3961.0502. 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 that is not a residential property, including a multiunit

residential property or a condominium.

(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 a

taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, 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.

Sec. 3961.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR 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 notice.

SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION

Sec. 3961.0901. DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE. (a) A

municipality that includes territory of the district, in the

corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the

municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The municipality may not dissolve the district until the

district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been

repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed

the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.

(c) Section 375.263, Local Government Code, does not apply

to the district.

Sec. 3961.0902. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER

REVENUE. (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other

obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or

other revenue, the municipality that dissolves the district shall

succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding

enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The municipality shall have and exercise all district

powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to

pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and

payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other

obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding

bonds or obligations.

Sec. 3961.0903. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

(a) If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality

assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds,

the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt

payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If a municipality dissolves the district, the board

shall transfer ownership of all district property to the

municipality.

Sec. 3961.0904. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION. (a) Except as

limited by Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the board shall

dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by

the owners of:

(1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value of the

property subject to assessment by the district based on the most

recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the

district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility

rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from

assessment by the district according to the most recent certified

county property tax rolls.

(b) Section 375.262, Local Government Code, does not apply

to the district.

SECTION 2. The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District

initially includes all the territory contained in the following

area:

The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is +/- 12,905 acres of

land situated east of US Hwy 59 North and north of Liberty Road

within the Municipal Limits of the City of Houston and Harris

County, Texas, and described as follows:

Beginning at intersection of west right-of-way (ROW) of Lockwood Dr

and centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E;

Then generally west along centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E to

centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North;

Then north along centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North to centerline of

Southern Pacific Railway;

Then north northeast along centerline of Southern Pacific Railway

to centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St;

Then east along centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St to centerline

ROW of Hirsch Rd;

Then north and north northeast along centerline ROW of Hirsch Rd to

centerline ROW of Van Zandt St;

Then east along centerline ROW of Van Zandt St to centerline ROW of

Homestead Rd;

Then north along centerline ROW of Homestead Rd to centerline of

drainage ditch P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou);

Then east, south and east along centerline of drainage ditch

P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou) to southwest corner of

0.1525 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LT 1 BLK 43);

Then east and generally east southeast along south boundary of

NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LTS 1-9 BLK 43, LTS 1-11 BLK 54, and LTS 13-16

BLK 53, and NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LTS 55-63 BLK 1 and LTS 191-206 BLK

6 to southwest corner of 0.271 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LT

191 BLK 6);

Then east along south boundary of said 0.271 acre lot and NORTHWOOD

MANOR SEC 8 to centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of

City of Houston Municipal Limits;

Then south along centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of

City of Houston Municipal Limits to a point west of southwest corner

of 233.2922 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2C);

Then east to east ROW line of N Wayside Dr and along south boundary

of said 233.2922 acre tract, and 195.79 acre tract (ABST 119 J E

BUNDICK TRS 2B & 2D), and boundary line of City of Houston Municipal

Limits, to west boundary of 32.0224 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND ML

(BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60);

Then southwest along west boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to

north ROW of Little York Rd;

Then east along north ROW of Little York Rd across 32.0224 acre

tract to east boundary of said tract;

Then northeast along east boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to

boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits and southwest

corner of 6.8196 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2E);

Then east along south boundary of said 6.8196 acre tract, and along

boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits, across ROW of

Mesa Dr, and along north boundary of 32.42 acre tract (TRAYLOR FIELD

SEC 1 RES A BLK 1), and 71.6700 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39K)

to northeast corner of said 71.6700 acre tract;

Then south along east boundary of said 71.6700 acre tract and

boundary line of City of Houston Municipal Limits, and east

boundary of 192.9761 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39 & 39E),

and 31.03 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39J), and 7.3476 acre

tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39B & 39C), and 1.375 acre tract (ABST

600 E NOLAND TRS 21A & 22A), and 6.435 acre tract (OAKLAND ACRES TR A

(NM)), and 48.0056 acre tract (MESA DRIVE CROSSING RES A BLK 1) to

southeast corner of said 48.0056 acre tract;

Then west along south boundary of said 48.0056 acre tract to east

boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 3 Subdivision;

Then south along east boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 1-3

Subdivision to centerline ROW of Caddo St;

Then west along centerline ROW of Caddo St to centerline ROW of

Thorn St;

Then south along centerline ROW of Thorn St to centerline ROW of

Sterlingshire Rd;

Then west along centerline ROW of Sterlingshire Rd to centerline

ROW of Balsam Rd;

Then south along centerline ROW of Balsam Rd to centerline ROW of

Tidwell Rd;

Then west along centerline ROW of Tidwell Rd to centerline ROW of

Mesa Rd;

Then south along centerline ROW of Mesa Rd to north boundary of

Southern Pacific Rail Easement;

Then west southwest along north boundary of Southern Pacific Rail

Easement to a point south of west ROW line of Majestic St;

Then north along west ROW line of Majestic St to a point west of

southwest corner of 0.124 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 TR 181

BLK 10);

Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along south boundary of said

0.124 acre tract and south boundary of 0.5159 acre tract (LIBERTY

GARDENS SEC 1 TRS 181B THRU 185B BLK 10) to southeast corner of said

0.5159 acre tract and coincident west boundary of 9.9226 acre tract

(ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1Y);

Then north along west boundary of said 9.9226 acre tract, and

7.46000 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1), and 4.8780 acre

tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 62C) to south boundary of 0.6359

acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON LT 207 & TRS 205 & 206 BLK 11 & TR

62);

Then west, north and west along boundary line of said 0.6359 acre

tract, across ROW of Majestic St to west ROW;

Then north along west ROW of Majestic St to a point west of

northwest corner of 0.7779 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 LTS 209 &

210 & TR 208 BLK 12);

Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along north boundary of said

0.779 acre tract to northeast corner of said tract and west ROW of

Blaffer St;

Then north along west ROW of Blaffer St to southeast corner of

18.0091 acre tract (CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS HOUSTON RES A BLK 1);

Then west along south boundary of said 18.0091 acre tract, and

11.5346 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 4) to west ROW of

Dabney St;

Then north along west ROW of Dabney St to northeast corner 0.1657

acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT 25 BLK 1);

Then west along north boundary of said lot and STANNARD PLACE LTS

24-14 BLK 1 to northwest corner of 0.168 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT

14 BLK 1) and east ROW of Hoffman St;

Then south along east ROW of Hoffman St to south ROW of Minden St;

Then west along south ROW of Minden to west ROW of Lockwood Dr;

Then north along west ROW of Lockwood Dr to centerline of North Loop

Fwy E and beginning of +/- 12,905 acre tract.

Save and Except Harris County MUD 439.

Save and Except ABST 600 E NOLAND ML (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60.

Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract situated southeast of

intersection of Feland St and Woodlyn Rd and consisting of Oaks of

Lakewood Village Section 1-2 with beginning point being east ROW

line of Feland St and northwest corner of 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF

LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A);

Then east along north boundary of said 3.0045 acre tract, and OAKS

OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 to northeast corner of 0.2361 acre lot

(OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 LT 36 BLK 1);

Then south along east boundary of said 0.2361 acre lot, and OAKS OF

LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1-2 to southeast corner of 0.2849 acre lot

(OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 30 BLK 1);

Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2849 acre lot,

and OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 to southwest corner of 0.1779

acre lot (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 46 BLK 1) and east ROW

line of Feland St;

Then north along east ROW line of Feland St to northwest corner of

3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A)

and point of beginning of Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract.

Save and Except 1.8095 acre tract (TR 4C BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);

Save and Except 2.585 acre tract (LT 5 BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 104 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 107 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 108 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 109 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 110 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 121 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 122 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

Save and Except 0.3223 acre tract (LTS 123 & 124 BLK 10 TOWNLEY

PLACE);

Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 125 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);

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, 2015.