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  H.B. No. 3603
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of the Joshua Farms Municipal Management
  District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
  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 3926 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 3926. JOSHUA FARMS MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3926.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "City" means the City of Burleson, Texas.
               (3)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
               (4)  "County" means Johnson County, Texas.
               (5)  "Director" means a board member.
               (6)  "District" means the Joshua Farms Municipal
  Management District No. 1.
         Sec. 3926.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Joshua
  Farms Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district
  created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 3926.003.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
  creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
  Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
  chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and
  other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
  legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
  purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
         (b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
  develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
  transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
  entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
  welfare in the district.
         Sec. 3926.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
         (b)  All land and other property included in the district
  will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
  the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
  Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
  other powers granted under this chapter.
         (c)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a
  municipal management district as provided by general law and
  Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.
         (d)  The creation of the district is in the public interest
  and is essential to:
               (1)  further the public purposes of developing and
  diversifying the economy of the state;
               (2)  eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and
               (3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce.
         (e)  The district will:
               (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
  residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
  and consumers in the district, and of the public;
               (2)  provide needed funding for the district to
  preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
  the district territory as a community and business center; and
               (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
  of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
  developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
  the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.
         (f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
  grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
  landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
  necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
  or road improvement.
         Sec. 3926.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
  district is initially composed of the territory described by
  Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
         (b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
  the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
  field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
  does not affect the district's:
               (1)  organization, existence, or validity;
               (2)  right to contract;
               (3)  authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other
  obligations described by Section 3926.253 or to pay the principal
  and interest of the bonds or other obligations;
               (4)  right to impose or collect an assessment or
  collect other revenue; or
               (5)  legality or operation.
         Sec. 3926.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
  (a)  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.
         (b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
  described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
  the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
  in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
  for:
               (1)  the purposes permitted for money granted to a
  corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and
               (2)  any other district purpose, including the right to
  pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations
  issued by the district under Section 3926.253.
         (c)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
  described by Subsection (a), the city may determine the percentage
  of the property in the zone that may be used for residential
  purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section
  311.006, Tax Code.
         Sec. 3926.007.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION
  REQUIRED. On receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a
  majority of the acreage and the assessed value of real property in
  the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal
  roll for the county, the initial directors shall hold an election to
  confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
  directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
         Sec. 3926.008.  DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT
  EXECUTION REQUIRED. (a)  The initial directors may not hold an
  election under Section 3926.007 until the city has entered into a
  development and operating agreement under Section 3926.156.
         (b)  The district is dissolved and this chapter expires March
  1, 2018, if the development and operating agreement is not entered
  into before that date.
         Sec. 3926.009.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
  DISTRICT LAW.  (a)  Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375,
  Local Government Code, including Subchapters E and F, applies to
  the district.
         (b)  The following provisions of Chapter 375, Local
  Government Code, do not apply to the district:
               (1)  Sections 375.164 and 375.262; and
               (2)  Subchapters B and O.
         Sec. 3926.010.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall
  be construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in
  this chapter.
         Sec. 3926.011.  CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
  legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the
  powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of
  the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district
  may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city
  consents to that change by ordinance or resolution.
         Sec. 3926.012.  CITY CONSENT TO CREATION OF DISTRICT.  The
  city's consent to the creation of the district is not subject to the
  limitations on the conditions or other restrictions the city may
  place on its consent under Section 42.042, Local Government Code.
  SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 3926.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is
  governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 3926.054, directors serve
  staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors' terms
  expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
         Sec. 3926.052.  BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
  meetings at a place accessible to the public.
         Sec. 3926.053.  REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board may
  remove a director by unanimous vote of the other directors if the
  director has missed at least half of the meetings scheduled during
  the preceding 12 months.
         (b)  A director removed under this section may file a written
  appeal with the commission not later than the 30th day after the
  date the director receives written notice of the board action. The
  commission may reinstate the director if the commission finds that
  the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after
  considering the reasons for the absences, the time and place of the
  meetings, the business conducted at the meetings missed, and any
  other relevant circumstances.
         Sec. 3926.054.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
  consists of:
                         Pos. No.   Name of Director
                         1         Ross Gatlin
                         2         Trent Horton
                         3         Pelham Smith
                         4         Brian Hegi
                         5         Nat Parker
         (b)  Initial directors serve until the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 3926.007; or
               (2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
  the Act enacting this chapter.
         (c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under
  Section 3926.007 and the terms of the initial directors have
  expired, successor initial directors shall be appointed or
  reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
  expire on the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 3926.007; or
               (2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the
  appointment or reappointment.
         (d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
  majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
  according to the most recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the
  county may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
  commission appoint as successor initial directors the five persons
  named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor
  initial directors the five persons named in the petition.
  SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 3926.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has
  the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 3926.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district may
  provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or
  private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by
  Subchapter C-1 or activities in support of or incidental to those
  projects.
         Sec. 3926.103.  WATER DISTRICT POWERS. The district has the
  powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation and
  reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
  Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
         Sec. 3926.104.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section
  52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
  acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
  maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
  operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or
  improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
         Sec. 3926.105.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A road
  project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and
  subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in
  whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road
  project is located.
         (b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
  or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
  project must meet all applicable construction standards,
  subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
  the road project is located.
         (c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
  Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
  specifications of the road project.
         Sec. 3926.106.  PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
  district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government
  Code, to a municipality or county.
         Sec. 3926.107.  CONTRACT POWERS. The district may contract
  with a governmental or private entity, on terms determined by the
  board, to carry out a power or duty authorized by this chapter or to
  accomplish a purpose for which the district is created.
         Sec. 3926.108.  AD VALOREM TAXATION.  The district may not
  impose an ad valorem tax.
         Sec. 3926.109.  LIMITATIONS ON EMERGENCY SERVICES POWERS.  
  The district may not establish, operate, maintain, or finance a
  police or fire department without the consent of the city by
  ordinance or resolution.
         Sec. 3926.110.  ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY. As provided
  by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the board may add territory
  inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city to the
  district or remove territory inside the extraterritorial
  jurisdiction of the city from the district, except that:
               (1)  the addition or removal of the territory must be
  approved by the city;
               (2)  the addition or removal may not occur without
  petition by the owners of the territory being added or removed; and
               (3)  territory may not be removed from the district if
  bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly
  from assessments assessed on the territory are outstanding.
         Sec. 3926.111.  NO TOLL ROADS.  The district may not
  construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
         Sec. 3926.112.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) Section 375.094, Local
  Government Code, does not apply to the district.
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), and subject to the
  consent of the city by ordinance or resolution, the district may
  exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by
  Section 49.222, Water Code.  The city may not unreasonably withhold
  consent under this section.
         (c)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent
  domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:
               (1)  a road project authorized by Section 3926.104; or
               (2)  a recreational facility as defined by Section
  49.462, Water Code.
         Sec. 3926.113.  ENFORCEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS.  
  The district may enforce a real property restriction in the manner
  provided by Section 54.237, Water Code, if, in the reasonable
  judgment of the board, the enforcement of the restriction is
  necessary.
         Sec. 3926.114.  POWERS SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING
  AGREEMENT.  In addition to the other limitations provided by this
  chapter, the district's authority to exercise its powers is subject
  to the terms of the development and operating agreement required
  under Section 3926.156.
  SUBCHAPTER C-1.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES
         Sec. 3926.151.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The
  district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
  relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
  service, including water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway
  projects or services, using any money available to the district, or
  contract with a governmental or private entity and reimburse that
  entity for the provision, design, construction, acquisition,
  improvement, relocation, operation, maintenance, or financing of
  an improvement project, service, or cost, for the provision of
  credit enhancement, or for any cost of operating or maintaining the
  district or the issuance of district obligations authorized under
  this chapter, Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter
  49 or 54, Water Code.
         Sec. 3926.152.  BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.  The district
  may not undertake an improvement project unless the board
  determines the project is necessary to accomplish a public purpose
  of the district.
         Sec. 3926.153.  LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. An
  improvement project may be located or provide service inside or
  outside the district.
         Sec. 3926.154.  CITY REQUIREMENTS.  An improvement project
  in the district must comply with any applicable requirements of the
  city, including codes and ordinances, unless specifically waived or
  superseded by the development and operating agreement entered into
  under Section 3926.156 or another agreement with the city.
         Sec. 3926.155.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SERVICE IN DEFINABLE
  AREA; BENEFIT BASIS.  The district may undertake an improvement
  project or service that confers a special benefit on a definable
  area in the district and levy and collect a special assessment on
  benefited property in the district in accordance with:
               (1)  Chapter 372, Local Government Code; or
               (2)  Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
         Sec. 3926.156.  DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT
  REQUIRED. (a)  After the district's board is organized, but before
  the district may undertake any improvement project, issue bonds,
  levy assessments or fees, or borrow money, the district, the city,
  and the owner of a majority of the assessed value of real property
  in the district according to the most recent certified tax rolls of
  the central appraisal district of the county must negotiate and
  execute a mutually approved and accepted development and operating
  agreement, including any limitations imposed by the city.
         (b)  An agreement authorized by this section is not effective
  until its terms and execution are approved by the board, the
  governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution, and the owner
  described by Subsection (a).
  SUBCHAPTER D. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
         Sec. 3926.201.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES. (a)
  Subject to Subsection (b), the district, including territory added
  to the district under Section 3926.110, may be divided into two or
  more new districts only if the district has no outstanding bonded
  debt.  Territory previously added to the district under Section
  3926.110 may be included in a new district.
         (b)  If the board adds territory inside the extraterritorial
  jurisdiction of the city or any other municipality to the district
  under Section 3926.110, the district may be divided under
  Subsection (a) only with the consent by ordinance or resolution of
  the city and any other municipality whose extraterritorial
  jurisdiction is included in the district.
         Sec. 3926.202.  LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT. This
  chapter applies to any new district created by division of the
  district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the
  district.
         Sec. 3926.203.  DIVISION PROCEDURES. (a) The board, on its
  own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real
  property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the
  district.
         (b)  If the board decides to divide the district, the board
  shall:
               (1)  set the terms of the division, including names for
  the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any
  outstanding district obligations;
               (2)  prepare a metes and bounds description for each
  proposed district; and
               (3)  appoint initial directors for each new district.
         Sec. 3926.204.  NOTICE AND RECORDING OF ORDER.  Not later
  than the 30th day after the date of an order dividing the district,
  the district shall:
               (1)  file the order with the commission; and
               (2)  record the order in the real property records of
  the county.
         Sec. 3926.205.  CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS. (a)  
  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the new districts may
  contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new
  districts consider appropriate, including the joint construction
  or financing of a utility or roadway improvement and the joint
  financing of a maintenance obligation.
         (b)  The new districts may not contract with each other for
  water and wastewater services.  This subsection does not affect the
  right to contract described by Subsection (a).
  SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
         Sec. 3926.251.  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 the district's money.
         Sec. 3926.252.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
  The district may undertake and provide an improvement project or
  service authorized by this chapter using any money available to the
  district.
         Sec. 3926.253.  BORROWING MONEY; OBLIGATIONS. (a) Subject
  to the terms of the development and operating agreement required
  under Section 3926.156, the district may borrow money for a
  district purpose, including the acquisition or construction of
  improvement projects authorized by this chapter and the
  reimbursement of a person who develops or owns an improvement
  project authorized by this chapter, by issuing bonds, notes, time
  warrants, or other obligations, or by entering into a contract or
  other agreement payable wholly or partly from an assessment, a
  contract payment, a grant, revenue from a zone created under
  Chapter 311 or 312, Tax Code, other district revenue, or a
  combination of these sources.
         (b)  An obligation described by Subsection (a):
               (1)  may bear interest at a rate determined by the
  board; and
               (2)  may include a term or condition as determined by
  the board.
         (c)  The board may issue an obligation under this section
  without an election.
         Sec. 3926.254.  ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  Except as provided by
  Subsection (b), the district may impose an assessment on property
  in the district to pay for an obligation described by Section
  3926.253 or an improvement project authorized by Section 3926.151
  in the manner provided for:
               (1)  a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter
  375, Local Government Code; or
               (2)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A,
  Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
         (b)  The district may not impose an assessment on a
  municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
         Sec. 3926.255.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
  375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3926.256.  NO IMPACT FEES. The district may not impose
  an impact fee.
         Sec. 3926.257.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.  The district may
  contract as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code, with the
  commissioners court of the county for the assessment and collection
  of assessments imposed under this subchapter.
  SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION
         Sec. 3926.301.  DISSOLUTION BY BOARD. The board may
  dissolve the district in the manner provided by Section 375.261,
  Local Government Code, subject to Section 375.264, Local Government
  Code.
         Sec. 3926.302.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY. (a) The city may
  dissolve the district by ordinance.
         (b)  The city may not dissolve the district until:
               (1)  the district's outstanding debt or contractual
  obligations have been repaid or discharged; or
               (2)  the city agrees to succeed to the rights and
  obligations of the district, including an obligation described by
  Section 3926.304.
         Sec. 3926.303.  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 city succeeds to the rights and obligations of the
  district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or
  other revenue.
         (b)  The city 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)  revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations
  issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations of
  the district.
         Sec. 3926.304.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)
  After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the
  obligations of the district, including any contractual obligations
  or bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district
  revenue.
         (b)  If the city dissolves the district, the board shall
  transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
         SECTION 2.  The Joshua Farms Municipal Management District
  No. 1 initially includes all the territory contained in the
  following area:
  BEING a tract of land situated in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey,
  Abstract Number 103, the A.J. Tucker Survey, Abstract Number 833,
  the R.H. Barrow Survey, Abstract Number 1149 and the McKinney &
  Williams Survey, Abstract Number 631, Johnson County, Texas and
  being a portion of that tract of land described by deed Joshua Land
  Farm LLC., recorded in Instrument Number 22522, County Records,
  Johnson County, Texas:
  BEGINNING at the most southerly southeast corner of said Joshua
  Land Farm LLC. tract;
  THENCE S 87°43'23"W, 1610.10 feet with said south line;
  THENCE N 89°16'22"W, 1067.28 feet with said south line;
  THENCE N 00°16'47"E, 3316.57 feet departing said south line, with
  the west line of said Joshua Land Farm tract to the south line of
  Cherry Ridge Phase One, an addition to Johnson County, as recorded
  in Cabinet C, Volume 8, said County Records;
  THENCE N 87°25'01"E, 1757.56 feet with said south line;
  THENCE N 01°24'23"W, 1023.82 feet with the east line of said Cherry
  Ridge Phase One;
  THENCE S 33°45'00"E, 3383.50 feet departing said east line;
  THENCE S 56°14'59"E, 442.41 feet;
  THENCE N 68°17'01"E, 1321.19 feet to the east line of said Joshua
  Land Farm tract;
  THENCE S 00°03'03"W, 669.58 feet with the east line of said Joshua
  Land Farm tract;
  THENCE N 89°55'29"W, 2552.86 feet continuing with said east line;
  THENCE S 00°23'03"E, 1132.41 feet to the Point of Beginning and
  containing 10,965,460 square feet or 252 acres of land more or less.
         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.  (a)  Section 3926.112, Special District Local
  Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, takes effect only if
  this Act receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
  each house.
         (b)  If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the
  members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter 3926, Special
  District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, is
  amended by adding Section 3926.112 to read as follows:
         Sec. 3926.112.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
         (c)  This section is not intended to be an expression of a
  legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
  Article I, Texas Constitution.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3603 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 3603 on May 29, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0,
  3 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3603 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
  1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor