82(R) SB 1882 - Enrolled version

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	S.B. No. 1882

AN ACT

relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No.

22; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and

issue bonds.

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 3904 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 3904. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 22

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3904.001. 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 Harris County Improvement

District No. 22.

Sec. 3904.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Harris County

Improvement District No. 22 is a special district created under

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Sec. 3904.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The

creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of

Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,

Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this

chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the

county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the

district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish

the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas

Constitution.

(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.

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. 3904.004. 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.

and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the

state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and

commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of

residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,

and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to

preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of

the district territory as a community and business center;

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

of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and

developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for

the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;

and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and

recreational facilities for the district.

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

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

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

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

or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or

instrumentality of any private interest even though the district

will benefit many private interests as well as the public.

Sec. 3904.005. 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 issue any type of bond for the purposes

for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and

interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.

Sec. 3904.006. 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;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,

Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42,

Local Government Code.

Sec. 3904.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT

DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,

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

Sec. 3904.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall

be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes

stated in this chapter.

[Sections 3904.009-3904.050 reserved for expansion]

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 3904.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is

governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered

terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring

June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting

directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in

the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of

fewer than 5 or more than 15 voting directors.

Sec. 3904.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors

from persons recommended by the board.

Sec. 3904.053. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) The initial

board consists of the following voting directors:

Pos. No.

Name of Director

Brian Burks

David Kayle

Lisa Chahin

Steve Tennis

Jonathon St. Romain

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

appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2013, and

the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire

June 1, 2015.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2016.

Sec. 3904.054. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint

nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting

directors.

Sec. 3904.055. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the

requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not

counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including

death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in

a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.

Sec. 3904.056. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to

receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as

provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and

375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.

[Sections 3904.057-3904.100 reserved for expansion]

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 3904.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has

the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for

which the district is created.

Sec. 3904.102. 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 or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter

375, Local Government Code.

Sec. 3904.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The

district, using money available to the district, may exercise the

powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local

Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,

construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that

chapter.

Sec. 3904.104. 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.

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. 3904.105. 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. 3904.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the

public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,

including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement

services in the district for a fee.

Sec. 3904.107. 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. 3904.108. 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.

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. 3904.109. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may

acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,

operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking

facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other

structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the

streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public

purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public

purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of

years.

components of a street and are considered to be a street or road

improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking

facilities may be considered an economic development program.

Sec. 3904.110. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The

district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,

Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter

J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government

Code, does not apply to the district.

Sec. 3904.111. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. The

district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic

partnership under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code, with a

municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district

is located.

Sec. 3904.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may

not exercise the power of eminent domain.

[Sections 3904.113-3904.150 reserved for expansion]

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS

Sec. 3904.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The

board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'

signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or

transfer of district money.

Sec. 3904.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain

any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter

375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the

district.

Sec. 3904.153. 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. 3904.154. 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.

Sec. 3904.155. 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 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.

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.

Sec. 3904.156. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section

375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax approved by

the district voters or a required payment for service provided by

the district, including water and sewer services.

Sec. 3904.157. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Subchapter I, Chapter

49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and

375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.

Sec. 3904.158. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district

may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax

or assessment on property in the zones.

[Sections 3904.159-3904.200 reserved for expansion]

SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS

Sec. 3904.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and

other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3904.203.

(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.

to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that

may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be

submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be

voted on at the election.

Sec. 3904.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If

authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an

election held in accordance with Section 3904.201, the district may

impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the

district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any

district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not

exceed the rate approved at the election.

district.

Sec. 3904.203. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with

Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than

an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from

the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of

the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters

voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a

provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by

the board without further voter approval.

Sec. 3904.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE

BONDS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by

the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply

to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or

financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem

taxes.

(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. 3904.205. 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. 3904.206. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. The

limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and

other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not

apply to the district.

[Sections 3904.207-3904.250 reserved for expansion]

SUBCHAPTER F. DEFINED AREAS

Sec. 3904.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR

DESIGNATED PROPERTY. The district may define areas or designate

certain property of the district to pay for improvements,

facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or

property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a

whole.

Sec. 3904.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION. (a) Before the

district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad

valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under

Section 3904.251, the board shall call and hold an election in the

defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property

only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on

the same ballot to be used in another election.

Sec. 3904.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER. (a) If

a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the

proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results

and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by

metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) The board's order is not subject to judicial review.

Sec. 3904.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND

FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY. On voter

approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3904.253,

the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and

specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined

area or designated property to provide money to construct,

administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and

facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated

property.

Sec. 3904.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREAS OR

DESIGNATED PROPERTY. After the order under Section 3904.253 is

adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land,

improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for

the defined area or designated property.

[Sections 3904.256-3904.300 reserved for expansion]

SUBCHAPTER G. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION AND DISSOLUTION

Sec. 3904.301. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION.

(a) The district is a "water or sewer district" under Section

43.071, Local Government Code.

(b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the

district.

to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.

SECTION 2. Harris County Improvement District No. 22

initially includes all territory contained in the following area:

A FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION of 82.7881 acres (3,606,248 square

feet) of land in the William Perkins Survey, Abstract No. 621, in

the T. A. Duclos Survey, Abstract No. 1473 and in the C. W. Hall

Survey, Abstract No. 1639, Harris County, Texas; said 82.7881 acre

tract of land being part of a 24.9205 acre tract of land described

as "Tract 1", being part of a 59.7996 acre tract of land described

as "Tract 2", conveyed to A-K Texas Venture Capital, L.C., as

recorded under Harris County Clerk's File No. P577137, being all of

Proposed Grand Parkway (width varies) as recorded in Harris County

Clerk's File Nos. L091863 and T419832, being all of Lot 1, conveyed

to John H. Walker, Jr., as recorded under Harris County Clerk's File

No. U083376, being all of Lot 3, conveyed to Jack Hall, as recorded

under Harris County Clerk's File No. U083379, being all of Lot 4,

conveyed to Margaret Gallagher, as recorded under Harris County

Clerk's File No. U083382 and being all of Lot 5, conveyed to Robert

Conwell, as recorded under Harris County Clerk's File No. U083385;

said tract being more particularly described by metes and bounds as

follows with the bearings being based on the easterly right-of-way

line of Boudreaux Road (60 feet wide), as recorded under Harris

County Clerk's File No. P577137, the bearing being North 02° 41' 05"

West:

COMMENCING FOR REFERENCE at a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap set

at the intersection of the south right-of-way line of said

Boudreaux Road with the east line of said Boudreaux Road for the

northwest corner of a 14.8700 acre tract of land conveyed to Greater

Life Church, as recorded under Harris County Clerk's File No.

P747894;

THENCE, North 87° 37' 18" East - 600.21 feet with the north

line of said 14.8700 acre tract and with the south right-of-way line

of Boudreaux Road to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap set for the

northwest corner and POINT OF BEGINNING of this tract;

THENCE, North 87° 37' 18" East - 552.95 feet with the south

right-of-way line of said Boudreaux Road to a 5/8-inch iron rod with

cap set for the northwest end of a cutback corner at the

intersection of the south right-of-way line of said Boudreaux Road

with the west right-of-way line of State Highway 249 (right-of-way

width varies) for an angle point of this tract;

THENCE, South 58° 59' 02" East - 40.31 feet with said cutback

to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap set in the west right-of-way line of

said State Highway No. 249 for an angle point of this tract;

THENCE, South 18° 19' 22" East - 367.55 feet with the west

right-of-way line of said State Highway 249 to a 5/8-inch iron rod

found for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left;

THENCE, in a southerly direction with the west right-of-way

line of said State Highway 249 and with a curve to the left having a

radius of 5,940.58 feet, a central angle of 08° 30' 26", a length of

882.05 feet and a chord bearing South 22° 37' 15" East - 881.24 feet

to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap set for a

point-of-reverse-curvature;

THENCE, in a southerly direction with the west right-of-way

line of said State Highway 249 and with said curve to the right

having a radius of 1,379.00 feet, a central angle of 04° 10' 43", a

length of 100.57 feet and a chord bearing South 24° 35' 34" East -

100.55 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap set for a

point-of-non-tangency;

THENCE, South 22° 42' 55" East - 154.41 feet with the west

right-of-way line of said State Highway 249 to a Texas Department of

Transportation Monument Disk found for a point-of-curvature;

THENCE, in a southeasterly direction with the west

right-of-way line of said State Highway 249 and with a curve to left

having a radius of 1,512.00 feet, a central angle of 12° 29' 50", a

length of 329.80 feet and a chord bearing South 28° 57' 50" East -

329.14 feet to a Texas Department of Transportation Monument Disk

found for a point-of-non-tangency;

THENCE, South 35° 11' 04" East - 395.67 feet with the west

right-of-way line of said State Highway 249 to a Texas Department of

Transportation Monument Disk found for the north end of a cutback at

the intersection of the west right-of-way line of said State

Highway 249 with the north right-of-way line of Proposed Boudreaux

Road (100 feet wide), as recorded under Harris County Clerk's File

No. D900150 for a southeast corner of this tract;

THENCE, South 08° 41' 12" West - 53.94 feet with said cutback

to a Texas Department of Transportation Monument Disk found for a

south corner of this tract;

THENCE, South 58° 20' 27" West - 791.84 feet with the

northwest right-of-way line of said Proposed Boudreaux Road to a

5/8-inch iron rod found for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to

the right;

THENCE, in a westerly direction with the north right-of-way

line of said Proposed Boudreaux Road and with said curve to the

right having a radius of 2,750.00 feet, a central angle of 28° 57'

23", a length of 1,389.80 feet and a chord bearing South 72° 52' 14"

West - 1,375.06 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found at the

intersection of the north right-of-way line of said Proposed

Boudreaux Road with the east right-of-way line of said Boudreaux

Road for the southwest corner of this tract;

THENCE, North 02° 41' 05" West - 1,579.90 feet with the east

right-of-way line of said Boudreaux Road to a 5/8-inch iron rod

found for the southwest corner of said 14.8700 acre tract and for a

northwest corner of this tract;

THENCE, North 52° 05' 02" East - 418.86 feet with the

northwest right-of-way line of said Proposed Grand Parkway and with

the southeast line of said 14.8700 acre tract to a 5/8-inch iron rod

found for the southeast corner of said 14.8700 acre tract, with the

southwest corner of said "Tract 1" and with an interior corner of

this tract;

THENCE, North 01° 53' 02" West - 887.65 feet with the east line

of said 14.8700 acre tract and with the west line of said "Tract 1"

to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 82.7881 acres (3,606,248

square feet) of land.

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.

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, 2011.

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1882 passed the Senate on

May 5, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1882 passed the House on

May 19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor