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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility |
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District No. 120; providing authority to impose taxes and issue |
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bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8267 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 8267. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 120 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8267.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the |
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district. |
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(2) "Director" means a member of the board. |
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(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal |
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Utility District No. 120. |
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Sec. 8267.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a |
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municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and |
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essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 8267.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED. If the |
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creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation |
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election held under Section 8267.023 before September 1, 2015: |
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(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2015, |
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except that the district shall: |
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(A) pay any debts incurred; |
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(B) transfer to Montgomery County any assets that |
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remain after the payment of debts; and |
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(C) maintain the organization of the district |
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until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and |
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(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2016. |
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Sec. 8267.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) |
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All land and other property included in the district will benefit |
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from the improvements and services to be provided by the district. |
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(b) The district is created to accomplish: |
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(1) the purposes of a municipal utility district as |
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provided by general law; and |
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(2) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article |
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III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, |
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improvement, maintenance, or operation of arterial or main feeder |
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roads or improvements in aid of those roads. |
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Sec. 8267.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The |
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district is initially composed of the territory described by |
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Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter. |
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(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the |
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field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process |
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does not affect the district's: |
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(1) organization, existence, or validity; |
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(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes |
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for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and |
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interest on a bond; |
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(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or |
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(4) legality or operation. |
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[Sections 8267.006-8267.020 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER A-1. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8267.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) The temporary |
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board consists of: |
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(1) Kent Puckett; |
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(2) Tammy Evans; |
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(3) Andy Taylor; |
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(4) Roy Knowles; and |
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(5) Keith Behrens. |
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(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date initial directors are elected under |
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Section 8267.023; or |
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(2) the date this subchapter expires under Section |
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8267.025. |
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Sec. 8267.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY |
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DIRECTORS. As soon as practicable after all the temporary |
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directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the |
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temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district |
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agreeable to a majority of the directors. At the meeting, the |
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temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary |
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directors and conduct any other district business. |
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Sec. 8267.023. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' |
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ELECTION. Not later than the second anniversary of the |
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organizational meeting held under Section 8267.022, the temporary |
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directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the |
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district and to elect five initial directors as provided by Section |
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49.102, Water Code. |
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Sec. 8267.024. INITIAL ELECTED DIRECTORS; TERMS. Unless |
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the initial board otherwise agrees, the directors elected under |
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Section 8267.023 shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve |
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until the first regularly scheduled election of directors under |
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Section 8267.052 and which three shall serve until the second |
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regularly scheduled election of directors. |
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Sec. 8267.025. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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expires September 1, 2015. |
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[Sections 8267.026-8267.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 8267.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is |
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governed by a board of five directors. |
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(b) Except for temporary or initial directors, directors |
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serve staggered four-year terms. |
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Sec. 8267.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. On the uniform |
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election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate |
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number of directors shall be elected. |
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[Sections 8267.053-8267.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 8267.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND |
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DUTIES. (a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the |
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general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, |
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applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, |
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Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to |
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accomplish the purposes for which the district is created. |
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Sec. 8267.102. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) To the extent authorized |
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by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may |
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acquire, construct, or finance a road that meets the criteria or |
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requirements for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of the |
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county in which the road is located or the municipality in whose |
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corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road is |
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located or improvements in aid of that road. |
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(b) A road project must meet all applicable standards, |
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regulations, and ordinances of the municipality or county in whose |
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jurisdiction the district is located. |
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Sec. 8267.103. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT |
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DOMAIN POWER. (a) In this section, "recreational facilities" and |
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"develop and maintain" have the meanings assigned by Section |
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49.462, Water Code. |
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(b) The district may develop and maintain recreational |
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facilities. |
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(c) The district may not, for the development or maintenance |
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of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an |
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easement, or other property inside or outside the district. |
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Sec. 8267.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT |
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ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS. Subject to the limitations of Section |
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54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable |
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requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the |
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governing body of the municipality that consents to the creation of |
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the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district. |
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[Sections 8267.105-8267.150 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8267.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The |
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district may issue, without an election, bonds and other |
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obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source |
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other than ad valorem taxation. |
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(b) The district must hold an election in the manner |
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provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval |
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before the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax or |
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issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes. |
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Sec. 8267.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If |
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authorized at an election held under Section 8267.151, the district |
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may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in |
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the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code. |
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(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not |
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exceed the rate approved at the election. |
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[Sections 8267.153-8267.200 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS |
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Sec. 8267.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations |
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payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, |
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revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of |
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those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose. |
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Sec. 8267.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. (a) The district |
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may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section |
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8267.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds |
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majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called |
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for that purpose. |
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(b) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance |
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projects authorized by Section 8267.102 may not exceed one-fourth |
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of the assessed value of the real property in the district. |
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Sec. 8267.203. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. If |
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authorized at an election under Section 8267.151, the district may |
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issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for the development |
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and maintenance of recreational facilities. |
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Sec. 8267.204. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time bonds payable |
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wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: |
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(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual |
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ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year |
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that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and |
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(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem |
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tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient |
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to: |
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(A) pay the interest on the bonds as the interest |
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becomes due; |
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(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the |
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principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any |
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earlier required redemption date; and |
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(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes. |
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SECTION 2. The Montgomery County Municipal Utility District |
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No. 120 initially includes all the territory contained in the |
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following area: |
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BEING A 545.93 ACRE (23,780,883 SQUARE FOOT) PARCEL SITUATED IN THE |
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL LAND SURVEY, ABSTRACT 351, MONTGOMERY |
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COUNTY, TEXAS, OUT OF A CALLED 1,023.05 ACRE TRACT CONVEYED TO LAND |
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TEJAS SPRING TRAILS, LTD. BY DEED RECORDED UNDER CLERK'S FILE NO. |
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2006-102227 OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF |
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REAL PROPERTY, SAID 545.93 ACRE TRACT MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED |
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BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS; |
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COMMENCING at a 5/8-inch iron rod found with cap in the south |
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right-of-way line of Riley Fuzzel Road (width varies), for the most |
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westerly corner of a 60.25 acre tract conveyed to Sowell |
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Equities-Lockeridge, L.P. by Deed recorded under Clerks' File No. |
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2005-070370 of the Montgomery County Official Public Records of |
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Real Property, and a northwesterly corner of said 1,023.05 acre |
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tract; |
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THENCE, South 48°22'09" East, 1628.43 feet along the southwest line |
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of said 60.25 acre tract, and a northerly line of said 1,023.05 |
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acres to a 1-3/4 inch axle found for the most southerly corner of |
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said 78.5 acre tract; |
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THENCE, North 40°56'58" East, 2,384.78 feet along the southeast line |
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of said 60.25 acre tract, and a northerly line of said 1,023.05 acre |
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tract to a 3/4-inch iron rod found with cap in the southwest line of |
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Benders Landing Section 1 according to the map or plat thereof |
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recorded under Cabinet P, Sheets 140-146 of the Montgomery County |
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Map Records; |
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THENCE, South 46°25'01" East, 6,701.58 feet along the southwest line |
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of said Benders Landing Section 1, and Benders Landing Section 2 |
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according to the map or plat thereof recorded under Cabinet R, |
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Sheets 142-149 of the Montgomery County Map Records, and a |
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northeasterly line of said 1,023.05 acres to a 5/8-inch iron rod |
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found with cap; |
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THENCE, South 39°38'05" West, 134.12 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set |
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(with cap stamped "Montgomery and Associates") for a northeasterly |
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corner and POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, along the westerly line of said Benders Landing Section 2, |
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and an easterly line of said 1,023.05 acre tract the following |
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courses and distances: |
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South 39°38'05" West, 864.71 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 18°40'11" West, 945.72 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 06°57'50" West, 538.98 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 00°37'32" East, 639.78 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 34°25'08" West, 261.49 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 00°45'04" East, 455.55 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 16°54'59" East, 260.08 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 39°25'26" East, 91.46 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 16°53'19" East, 475.42 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 78°13'35" East, 749.53 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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South 40°35'45" East, 1,096.38 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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North 49°17'52" East, 306.41 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap in the southwesterly line of Benders Landing estates |
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Section 1 according to the map or plat thereof recorded under |
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Cabinet X, Sheet 157-165 of the Montgomery County Map Records; |
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THENCE, South 40°32'09" East, 3,520.80 feet to a point in the |
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centerline of Spring Creek for a southeasterly corner of the herein |
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described parcel; |
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THENCE, in a westerly direction along the south line of said |
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1,023.05 acres, and along the centerline of said Spring Creek the |
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following courses and distances; |
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North 58°27'16" West, 67.02 feet; |
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North 65°47'28" West, 79.43 feet; |
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South 87°45'24" West, 98.65 feet; |
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South 86°18'05" West, 112.17 feet; |
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South 74°34'12" West, 107.49 feet; |
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South 67°37'57" West, 96.64 feet; |
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South 69°08'33" West, 87.21 feet; |
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South 78°17'27" West, 61.17 feet; |
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South 86°54'50" West, 53.19 feet; |
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South 63°38'03" West, 89.66 feet; |
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South 63°42'43": West, 90.99 feet; |
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South 52°38'43" West, 109.56 feet; |
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South 66°16'35" West, 104.22 feet; |
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South 59°39'29"West, 101.53 feet; |
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South 78°44'54" West, 69.23 feet |
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North 69°54'12" West, 60.22 feet; |
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North 70°17'19" West, 60.20 feet; |
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North 39°45'54" West, 89.91 feet; |
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North 28°31'01" West, 130.66 feet; |
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North 37°25'52" West, 81.24 feet; |
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North 23°29'15" West, 110.37 feet; |
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North 40°28'00" West, 50.10 feet; |
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North 41°09'40" West, 79.98 feet; |
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North 46°55'19" West, 86.64 feet; |
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North 64°57'37" West, 110.45 feet; |
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North 57°25'24" West, 105.72 feet; |
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North 77°19'52" West, 86.19 feet; |
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North 65°11'30" West, 121.39 feet; |
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South 67°59'24" West, 66.46 feet; |
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South 65°16'51" West, 91.66 feet; |
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South 71°05'48" West, 109.76 feet; |
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South 70°55'36" West, 84.10 feet; |
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South 63°59'21" West, 107.46 feet; |
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South 41°58'45" West, 88.22 feet; |
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South 55°24'41" West, 134.36 feet; |
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South 34°44'42" West, 107.29 feet; |
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South 33°46'12" West, 88.55 feet; |
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South 40°53'08" West, 67.02 feet; |
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South 84°08'22" West, 48.85 feet; |
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North 81°48'14" West, 80.25 feet; |
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North 60°56'37" West, 83.79 feet; |
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North 81°47'33" West, 107.63 feet; |
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North 67°42'36" West, 96.65 feet; |
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North 75°46'15" West, 117.30 feet; |
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North 63°56'54" West, 107.32 feet; |
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North 75°51'46" West, 87.19 feet; |
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North 75°40'47" West, 98.56 feet; |
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North 70°30'22" West, 108.24 feet; |
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North 86°01'14" West, 114.79 feet; |
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South 80°55'22" West, 77.17 feet; |
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North 65°31'45" West, 50.61 feet to a point in the northeasterly |
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line of a called 4.386 acre tract conveyed to Patricia Carothers by |
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Deed Clerk's File No. 2000-070063 of the Montgomery County Official |
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Public Records of Real Property, for a southerly corner of the |
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herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 34°25'42" West, 1,314.18 feet along the northeasterly |
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line of said 4.386 acre tract, a called 16.2 acre tract conveyed to |
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Carl Brendgen by Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. 8726592 of the |
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Montgomery County Official Public Records of Real Property, and a |
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southwesterly line of said 1,023.05 acre tract to a 5/8-inch iron |
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rod found for an angle point in the southwesterly line of the herein |
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described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 34°14'25" West, 855.12 feet along the northeasterly |
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line of a called 22 acre tract conveyed to Leroy Dreggors by Deed |
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recorded under Clerk's File No. 8632433 of the Montgomery County |
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Official Public Records of Real Property, and a southwesterly line |
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of said 1,023.05 acre tract to a 3/4-inch iron rod found for an |
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angle point in the southwesterly line of the herein described |
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parcel; |
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THENCE, North 34°33'24" West, 868.59 feet along the northeasterly |
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line of a called 5.91 acre tract conveyed to the Immanuel United |
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Church of Christ by Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. |
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2001-077792 of the Montgomery County Official Public Records of |
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Real Property, a called 5.91 acre tract conveyed to Donald Wunsche |
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by Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. 83538809 of the Montgomery |
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County Official Public Records of Real Property, the remainder of a |
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called 101 acre tract conveyed to William Wunsche by Deed recorded |
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under Volume 844, Page 303 of the Montgomery County Deed Records, a |
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called 6.1466 acre tract conveyed to Ralph Shirley by Deed recorded |
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under Clerk's File No. 8300577 of the Montgomery County Official |
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Public Records of Real Property, a called 6.6876 acre tract |
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conveyed to Ralph Shirley by Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. |
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8353185 of the Montgomery County Official Public Records of Real |
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Property, and a southwesterly line of said 1,023.05 acre tract to a |
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1-inch axle found for an angle point in the southwesterly line of |
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the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 34°39'00" West, 878.70 feet along the northeasterly |
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line of a called 8.2613 acre tract conveyed to Ralph Shirley by Deed |
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recorded under Clerk's File No. 8300574 of the Montgomery County |
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Official Public Records of Real Property, a called 7.7258 acre |
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tract conveyed to Ralph Shirley by Deed recorded under Clerk's File |
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No. 8300579 of the Montgomery County Official Public Records of |
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Real Property, a called 2.1 acre tract conveyed to Houston Lighting |
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and Power by Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. 8108035 of the |
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Montgomery County Official Public Records of Real Property, and a |
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called 7.44 acre tract conveyed to L.T. Wunsche by Deed recorded |
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under Volume 630, Page 198 of the Montgomery County Deed Records, |
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and a southwesterly line of said 1,023.05 acre tract to a 1-inch |
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axle found for an angle point in the southwesterly line of the |
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herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 35°09'47" West, 254.61 feet to a 1-1/2" axle found for |
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an angle point in the southwesterly line of the herein described |
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parcel; |
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THENCE, North 34°11'55" West, 586.07 feet along the northeasterly |
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line of a called 11.057 acre tract conveyed to the Houston Audubon |
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Society by Deed recorded under Clerk's File No. 8243154 of the |
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Montgomery County Official Public Records of Real Property, and a |
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southwesterly line of said 1,023.05 acre tract to a 3/4-inch iron |
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pipe inside a 1-inch iron pipe found for an angle point in the |
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southwesterly line of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 34°38'25" West, 848.51 feet along the northeasterly |
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line of a called 20.1 acre tract conveyed to Diana Dushkin by Deed |
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recorded under Clerk's File No. 8328156 of the Montgomery County |
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Official Public Records of Real Property, and a southwesterly line |
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of said 1,023.05 acre tract to an angle point in the southwesterly |
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line of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, along the northeasterly line of a called 998.5360 acre |
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tract conveyed to Midway Spring Trails Partners, L.P. by Deed |
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recorded under Clerk's File No. 2000-081148 of the Montgomery |
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County Official Public Records of Real Property the following |
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courses and distances: |
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North 34°04'57" West, 1024.35 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod |
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found with cap; |
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South 79°24'08" West, 32.60 feet to a point; |
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North 67°44'22" West, 136.84 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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North 30°40'58" West, 204.47 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap; |
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North 17°23'50" West, 409.17 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod in |
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concrete; |
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North 43°10'54" East, 105.00 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found |
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with cap for a northwesterly corner of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 51°31'37" East, 450.95 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set |
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(with cap stamped "Montgomery and Associates") for a northerly |
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corner of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, South 42°47'40" East, 236.36 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set |
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(with cap stamped "Montgomery and Associates") for a northerly |
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corner of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 87°33'13" East, 557.05 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set |
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(with cap stamped "Montgomery and Associates") for a northerly |
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corner of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 21°37'03" East, 827.36 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set |
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(with cap stamped "Montgomery and Associates") for a northerly |
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corner of the herein described parcel beginning a curve to the |
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right; |
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THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right having a radius of |
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25.00 feet, an arc length of 38.61 feet, through a delta of |
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88°28'52", and a chord bearing North 65°51'29" East, 34.88 feet to a |
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5/8-inch iron rod set (with cap stamped "Montgomery and |
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Associates") beginning a curve to the left; |
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THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the left having a radius of |
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2050.00 feet, an arc length of 1242.72 feet, through a delta of |
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34°43'59", and a chord bearing South 87°16'04" East, 1223.78 feet to |
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a 5/8-inch iron rod set (with cap stamped "Montgomery and |
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Associates") for a northerly corner of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 75°21'56" East, 1587.09 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod |
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set (with cap stamped "Montgomery and Associates") for a northerly |
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corner of the herein described parcel beginning a curve to the |
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right; |
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THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right having a radius of |
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1950.00 feet, an arc length of 433.26 feet, through a delta of |
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12°43'49", and a chord bearing North 81°43'51" East, 432.37 feet to a |
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5/8-inch iron rod set (with cap stamped "Montgomery and |
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Associates") for a northerly corner of the herein described parcel; |
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THENCE, North 88°05'45" East, 245.40 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, |
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CONTAINING 545.93 acres (23,780,883 square feet) of land in |
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Montgomery County, Texas. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 4. The legislature finds that: |
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(1) the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District |
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No. 120, as created by Chapter 8267, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as added by this Act, is not officially created until |
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confirmed by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an |
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election held for that purpose; |
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(2) securing the consent of political subdivisions to |
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the creation of the district before the introduction or passage of |
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this Act may be impractical because of the uncertainties of the |
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legislative process; and |
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(3) the constitutional requirement for the district's |
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compliance with the provisions of the general laws relating to the |
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consent of political subdivisions to the creation of the district |
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and the inclusion of land within the district is satisfied if that |
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consent is secured before the date and hour of canvassing the |
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returns and declaring the results of the confirmation election. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4084 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4084 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Date |
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Governor |