84(R) HB 4156 - Enrolled version

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	H.B. No. 4156

AN ACT

relating to the creation of Missouri City Management District

No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to

impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3932 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 3932. MISSOURI CITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3932.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "County" means Fort Bend County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Missouri City Management

District No. 2.

Sec. 3932.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Missouri City

Management District No. 2 is a special district created under

Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Sec. 3932.003. 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. 3932.004. 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. 3932.005. 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 bonds for the purposes

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

interest on the bonds;

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

(4) legality or operation.

Sec. 3932.006. 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. 3932.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT

DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,

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

Sec. 3932.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall

be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes

stated in this chapter.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 3932.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is

governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered

terms of four years, with three or four 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 11 voting directors.

Sec. 3932.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The mayor

and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting

directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is

appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body,

including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.

Sec. 3932.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint

nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting

directors.

Sec. 3932.054. 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. 3932.055. 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.

Sec. 3932.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) The initial

board consists of the following voting directors:

Pos. No.

Name of Director

John A. Van De Wiele

Jim Brown

Jack McDonald

Charles L. Howell, Jr.

Dawn Hurd

Ivy Levingston

Bobby Merchant

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

appointed for positions one through four expire June 1, 2019, and

the terms of directors appointed for positions five through seven

expire June 1, 2017.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 3932.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has

the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for

which the district is created.

Sec. 3932.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The

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

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

service using any money available to the district, or contract with

a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,

acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an

improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or

Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

Sec. 3932.103. 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. 3932.104. 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. 3932.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by

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

agreement with or accept a gift or grant from any person. The

district shall promptly notify the city of any gift or grant

accepted by the district.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental

function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government

Code.

Sec. 3932.106. 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. 3932.107. 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. 3932.108. 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.

necessary 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. 3932.109. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex

land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

Sec. 3932.110. APPROVAL BY CITY. (a) Except as provided

by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city

for:

(1) the issuance of bonds;

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement

project financed by bonds; and

(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement

project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement

granted to or by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or

highway.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing

body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the

issuance of the bonds.

governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to

exceed five years, the district may finance the capital

improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without

further approval from the city.

(d) The governing body of the city:

(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance

to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a);

and

(2) may establish an administrative process to approve

plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the

involvement of the governing body.

Sec. 3932.111. CONSENT OF CITY REQUIRED. The district may

not take any of the following actions until the city has consented

by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to

the inclusion of land in the district:

(1) hold an election under Subchapter L, Chapter 375,

Local Government Code;

(2) impose an ad valorem tax;

(3) impose an assessment;

(4) issue bonds; or

(5) enter into an agreement to reimburse the costs of

facilities.

Sec. 3932.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may

not exercise the power of eminent domain.

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS

Sec. 3932.151. 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. 3932.152. 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. 3932.153. 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. 3932.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment

for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the

district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment

resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll

by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or

reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's

fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property

assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than

a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem

taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against

the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the

assessment proceedings.

resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is

paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the

board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the

assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of

any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in

the manner required for additional assessments.

SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS

Sec. 3932.201. 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 3932.203.

(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. 3932.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If

authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an

election held in accordance with Section 3932.201, 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. 3932.203. 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. 3932.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS

AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (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.

bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,

Water Code, does not apply to the district.

Sec. 3932.205. 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. 3932.206. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT

OBLIGATIONS. Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local

Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or

other obligation of the district.

SECTION 2. The Missouri City Management District No. 2

initially includes all territory contained in the following area:

TRACT 1

BEING a 152.586 acre tract situated in the Elijah Roark

League Survey, Abstract 77, Fort Bend County, Texas same being

Tract 11A of Olympia Estates. Said 152.586 acre tract being more

particularly described by metes and bounds as follows (all bearings

are referenced to the Texas Coordinate System, South Central Zone

(nad83):

BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "COTTON"

found for the intersection of the northwest line of a 80-foot wide H

L & P Fee Strip recorded in Volume 495, Page 659, Fort Bend County

Deed Records (FBCDR) and the east boundary line of Olympia Estates;

THENCE, South 19'38'12", West, 2339.12 feet along said

northwest line of the 80-foot wide H L & P Fee Strip to the

centerline of a Proposed 80-foot wide Collector Road;

THENCE, along the centerline of said Collector Road, THE

FOLLOWING:

273.94 feet along the arc of the curve to the left

having a radius of 800.00 feet, a central angle of 19'37'11"

and chord which bears North 23"17"47' West, 272.61 feet to a

point of tangency,

North 33'06'22' West, 519.69 feet to a point of

curvature;

1008.22 feet along the arc of a curve to the right

having a radius of 2010.00 fee, a central angle of 28'44'23"

and a chord which bears North 18'44'11" West, 997.68 feet to a

point of tangency;

North 04'21'59" West, 330.66 feet to a point of

curvature;

708.67 feet along the arc of a curve to the right,

having a radius of 2010.00 feet a central angle of 20'12'03"

and a chord which bears North 05'44'02" East, 705.00 feet to a

point of tangency;

North 15'50'03" East, 178.96 feet to a point of

curvature;

687.32 feet along the arc of a curve to left, having a

radius of 1190.00 feet, a central angle of 33'05'34", and a

chord which bears North 00'42'43" West, 677.80 feet to a point

of tangency;

North 17'15'30" West, 130.28 feet to a point of

curvature;

890.16 feet along the arc of a curve to the right having

a radius of 3010.00 feet a central angle of 16'56'39" and a

chord which bears North 08'47'10" West, 886.92 feet to a point

of tangency;

North 00'18'51" West, 793.93 feet to a point for corner

in the north line of Senior Road (variable width Roadway

Easement) as recorded in Volume 446, page 42 and Volume 446,

page 49 FBCDR;

THENCE, South 89'54'41" East, 1606.62 feet to the east

boundary line of Olympia Estates;

THENCE, South 00'17'18" West, 3100.93 feet to the POINT OF

BEGINNING and containing a computed area of 152.586 acres

(6,646,629 square feet) of land.

TRACT 2

BEING a 116.302 acre tract situated in the Cochran and

McCluer Survey, Abstract 191, Fort Bend County, Texas. Said

116.302 acre tract being more particularly described by metes and

bounds as follows, (all bearings are referenced to the Texas

Coordinate System, South Central Zone (NAD83):

BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch iron rod set for the southwest corner

of said 116.302 acre tract, same also being east R.O.W. corner of a

Proposed Fort Bend County Toll Road with a variable R. O. W. width;

THENCE, Northwesterly along west property line, same also

being the east R.O.W. line of said Proposed Fort Bend County Toll

Road, with a curve to the left, having a radius of 5,879,60 feet on

arc length of 4,992.03' a chord bearing of N00'20'03"W, and a chord

length of 4752.91' to a point of tangency;

THENCE, N 24'10'28" W, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 807.08 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 11'34'52" W, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 68'96 feet to a point of curvature;

THENCE Northwesterly, continuing along west property line,

with a curve to the left, having a radius of 1,453.39 feet, an arc

length of 319.45', a chord bearing of N 17'52'40"W, a chord length of

318.81 feet to a point of tangency;

THENCE, N 24'10'28" W, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 289.05 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 23'37'13" W, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 106.91 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 38'55'39" E, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 61.27 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 00'04'56" E, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 98.12 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 89'55'04" W, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 15.22 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 53'23'49" W, continuing along west property line, a

distance of 9/98 feet to a point marking the northwest corner and

the north property line of said 116.302 acre tract;

THENCE, S, 89'54'41" E, along north property line, a distance

of 1,300.91 feet to an angle point marking the northeast corner of

said 116.302 acre tract;

THENCE, S. 00'18'51" E, along east property line, a distance

of 793.93 feet to a point of curvature;

THENCE, Southeasterly, continuing along east property line,

with a curve to the left, having a radius of 3,010.00 feet an arc

length of 890.16', a chord bearing of S 08'47'10" E and a chord

length of 886.92 feet to a point of tangency;

THENCE, S 17'15'30" E, continuing along east property line, a

distance of 130.28 feet to a point of curvature;

THENCE, Southeasterly, continuing along east property line,

with a curve to the right, having a radius of 1,190.00 feet, an arch

length of 687.32, a chord bearing of S 00'42'43" E, and a chord

length of 677.80 feet to a point of tangency;

THENCE, S 15'50'03" W, continuing along east property line, a

distance of 178.96 feet to a point of curvature;

THENCE, Southwesterly, continuing along east property line,

with a curve to the right, having a radius of 2010.00 feet, and an

arc length of 708.66 feet, a chord bearing of S 05'44'02" W, a chord

length of 705.00 feet to a point of tangency;

THENCE, S 04'21'59" E, continuing along east property line, a

distance of 330.66 feet to appoint of curvature;

THENCE, Southeasterly, continuing along the east property

line, with a curve to the left, having a radius of 2010.00 feet and

an arc length of 1008.22 feet a chord bearing of S 18'44'11" E, a

chord length of 997.68 feet to a point of tangency;

THENCE, S 33'06'22" E, continuing along east property line, a

distance of 519.69 feet to a point of curvature;

THENCE, Southeasterly, continuing along eh east property

line, with a curve to the right, having a radius of 800.00 feet, and

an arc length of 273.94 feet, a chord bearing of S 23'17'47" E, a

chord length of 272.71 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, S 19'38'12" W, along the east property line, a

distance of 1188.58 feet to an angle point marking the southeast

corner of said 116.302 acre tract;

THENCE, S 89'06'43" W, along the south property line, a

distance of 257.43 feet to a point of curvature;

THENCE, Westerly, continuing along the south property line,

with a curve to the left, having a radius of 117130.73 feet, and an

arc length of 118.10 feet, a chord bearing of S 89'18'33" W, a chord

length of 118.10 feet to a point of tangency;

THENCE, S 89'30'22" W, continuing along south property line,

a distance of 40.75 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 86'20'48" W, continuing along south property line,

a distance of 401.05 feet to an angle point;

THENCE, N 82'48'17" W, continuing along south property line,

a distance of 276.38 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing

116.302 acres and 5,066,122.07 square feet;

TRACT 3

OF 38.4163 acres or 1,678.415 Square Feet of land being part

of the remainder of that certain 80 acres tract of land, conveyed to

HERMANN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, Inc. by a deed recorded under Clerk's

File No. 9774265, of the Fort Bend County Deed Records (F.B.C.D.R.)

lying in the ELIJAH ROARK LEAGUE Survey, Abstract No. 77, in Fort

Bend County, Texas, said 38.4163 Acre tract is more particularly

described by metes and bounds as follows:

BEGINNING at the North Right-of-Way of Trammel-Fresno Road,

(A variable Width Right-of Way as monument and occupied), at the

Southwest corner of that certain 961.03 acre tract of land conveyed

to TEAL RUN, LTD & TEAL RUN No. 2, LTD BY A DEED RECORDED UNDER

Volume 1923, Page 968, F.B.C.D.R., from which a 5/8 inch iron rod

with a Cotton Cap found North, 1.98 feet and west, 0.39 feet;

THENCE South 84 deg. 17 min. 58 sec. West , along the North

Right-of-Way of said Trammel-Fresno Road, a distance of 380.11 feet

to a point for corner, from which a 5/8 inch iron rod was found North

0.15 feet and East 0.14 feet;

THENCE South 89 deg. 08 min. 32 sec. West along the North

Right-of-Way of said Trammel- Fresno Road, a distance of 711.97

feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod found at a point for corner at the

Southeast corner of that certain 6.269 acre tract of land conveyed

to HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER Co. by a deed reordered under Volume

495, Page 659, F.B.C.D.R.;

THENCE North 19 deg. 38 min. 12 sec. East along the Southeast

line of said 6.269 acre tract of land, a distance of 3289.59 feet to

a point for corner, from which a 5/8 inch iron rod with a Cotton Cap

was found North, 0.08 feet;

THENCE South 00 deg. 17 min. 18 sec. West along the West line

of said 961.03 acre tract of land a distance of 3049.90 feet to the

POINT OF BEGINNING, containing within these calls 38.4163 acres or

1,673,415 Square Feet of land as depicted on sheet 4 of 4 of a plat

prepared by Donald K. Hall, R.P.L.S. No. 4070, dated November 20,

2000, revised February 13, 2001, and June 28, 2001.

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) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this

state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect

to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been

fulfilled and accomplished.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2015.

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4156 was passed by the House on May 8,

2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 2, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 4156 on May 29, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0,

2 present, not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4156 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

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Governor